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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
245 AM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0548 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 N MCANDREWS 37.58N 82.27W
08/15/2026 PIKE KY EMERGENCY MNGR
SOCIAL MEDIA POST FROM 5:48 PM SHOWS
CONTINUED FLASH FLOODING IN BETWEEN STONE
AND MCANDREWS, WITH WATER FROM POND CREEK UP
OUT OF ITS BANKS AND SURROUNDING HOMES ALONG
CROSS STREET. A CAR IS SHOWN SUBMERGED IN
THE FLOOD WATERS, CAUGHT ON THE BRIDGE THAT
CROSSES POND CREEK AT THE INTERSECTION OF
KY-199 AND WILLIAMSONS GROCERY ROAD. PIKE
COUNTY EM STATES THAT THE DRIVER HIT A CURVE
WITH WATER IN IT AND LOST CONTROL. THE CAR
WOUND UP IN POND CREEK, BUT THE OCCUPANTS
ESCAPED THE VEHICLE AS THE CREEK CURRENT
SWEPT IT AWAY. THE CAR THEN FLOATED DOWN THE
CREEK UNTIL IT HIT THIS BRIDGE. EM REPORTS
THAT 2 STATE TROOPERS INITIALLY THOUGHT
SOMEONE MIGHT STILL BE IN THE VEHICLE, WHICH
PUT THEM IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THERE ARE
MULTIPLE PHOTOS OF THE CAR FLOATING DOWN
POND CREEK ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THE OCCUPANTS
POSTED IN THE COMMENT SECTIONS OF THESE
POSTS THAT THEY ARE OKAY AND UNHARMED.
JMM
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