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WGUS83 KJKL 170239
FLSJKL
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1039 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
KYC071-119-193-170545-
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FLOYD KY-KNOTT KY-PERRY KY-
1039 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM EDT MONDAY
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, FLOYD, KNOTT AND PERRY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 145 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS
IMMINENT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 1039 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. UP TO 1 INCH OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN.
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED OVER
THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
HAZARD, HINDMAN, BATH, WHEELWRIGHT, PIPPA PASSES, VICCO,
AMBURGEY, BRINKLEY, IVIS, LITTCARR, SMITHSBORO, CARR CREEK,
LEBURN, CARRIE, DIRK, CODY, MALLIE, SPIDER, REDFOX AND ELIC.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
PLEASE REPORT OBSERVED FLOODING TO LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND REQUEST THEY PASS THIS INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3719 8301 3720 8314 3717 8320 3724 8334
3732 8324 3736 8295 3740 8292 3739 8283
3742 8270 3737 8266 3731 8267 3731 8269
3729 8270 3727 8275 3727 8282 3726 8285
3722 8289 3717 8298 3720 8300
MARCUS
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