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WGUS83 KJKL 180013
FLSJKL
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
813 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
KYC133-180215-
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LETCHER KY-
813 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...NORTH CENTRAL LETCHER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY...
* WHEN...UNTIL 1015 PM 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 813 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 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
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...
WHITESBURG, CROWN, TILLIE, VAN, BELLCRAFT, MARLOWE, SOUTHDOWN,
POLLY, WHITCO, SACKETT, ISOM, ICE, TRAILER, LESTER, LUCASTOWN,
COLSON, ERMINE, COLLY, FARRADAY AND SERGENT.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
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 3723 8288 3725 8281 3713 8273 3710 8279
3711 8291 3712 8292 3718 8297 3718 8296
3719 8296 3719 8294 3720 8294 3720 8292
3721 8291 3721 8289 3722 8289
MARCUS
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