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WGUS63 KJKL 180025  
FFAJKL  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
825 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026  
 
KYZ044-050>052-180130-  
/O.CAN.KJKL.FA.A.0011.000000T0000Z-260818T0400Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JEFFERSONVILLE, CAMARGO, FLEMINGSBURG,  
OWINGSVILLE, MOREHEAD, AND MOUNT STERLING  
825 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED
 
 
THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR A PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY,  
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, BATH, FLEMING, MONTGOMERY AND ROWAN.  
 
FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT.  
 

 
 
KYZ058>060-068-069-080-086>088-104-106>120-180400-  
/O.CON.KJKL.FA.A.0011.000000T0000Z-260818T0400Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-LAUREL-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-  
ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-  
OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BARBOURVILLE, CAMPTON, WHITESBURG, COAL RUN,  
JACKSON, RAVENNA, PIPPA PASSES, BEATTYVILLE, PAINTSVILLE, STANTON,  
HARLAN, HYDEN, SALYERSVILLE, SOUTH WILLIAMSON, BRODHEAD, MANCHESTER,  
IRVINE, LONDON, MOUNT VERNON, WEST LIBERTY, BOONEVILLE, INEZ, MCKEE,  
MIDDLESBORO, JENKINS, SANDY HOOK, HAZARD, PIKEVILLE, CLAY CITY,  
ANNVILLE, ELKHORN CITY, WHEELWRIGHT, PRESTONSBURG, PINEVILLE,  
CUMBERLAND, HINDMAN, AND FRENCHBURG  
825 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
 
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, SOUTH CENTRAL, AND  
SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, IN EAST  
CENTRAL KENTUCKY, ELLIOTT, ESTILL, MENIFEE AND POWELL. IN NORTHEAST  
KENTUCKY, JOHNSON AND MARTIN. IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY, LAUREL AND  
ROCKCASTLE. IN SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY, BELL, BREATHITT, CLAY, FLOYD,  
HARLAN, JACKSON, KNOTT, KNOX, LEE, LESLIE, LETCHER, MAGOFFIN,  
MORGAN, OWSLEY, PERRY, PIKE AND WOLFE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF CREEKS,  
STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- ONE OR MORE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED  
THROUGH THIS EVENING. WHERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOST PERSISTENT,  
FLASH FLOODING COULD RESULT.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD  
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED  
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.  
 

 
 

 
 
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