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WGUS83 KJKL 180035  
FLSJKL  
 
FLOOD ADVISORY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY  
835 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026  
 
KYC133-180215-  
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LETCHER KY-  
835 PM EDT MON AUG 17 2026  
   
..FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.  
 
* 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 833 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO  
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN  
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN  
HAVE FALLEN.  
- MINOR FLOODING IMPACTS WILL CONTINUE, BUT NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL  
IS IMMINENT. ADDITIONAL RAIN MAY FALL LATER THIS EVENING.  
- 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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