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NWUS53 KJKL 240619
LSRJKL
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
219 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0502 PM FLASH FLOOD WOODS 36.86N 83.19W
09/23/2026 HARLAN KY PUBLIC
MULTIPLE SOCIAL MEDIA REPORTS BETWEEN 5:02PM
AND 5:20 PM DEMONSTRATE THAT FLOODING CAUSED
KY-215 TO BE COMPLETELY IMPASSABLE NEAR THE
EVARTS CHURCH OF GOD. COMMENTS SUGGEST THAT
THE ROAD MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY FLOOD
WATERS. MUDDY STANDING WATER IS VISIBLE
ACROSS BOTH LANES IN THE LATER POSTS.
FLOWING RUNOFF WATER LIKELY CAME OFF THE
TERRAIN ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ROAD AS IT
DRAINED INTO YOCUM CREEK AT FIRST, WHICH
THEN INUNDATED THE ROAD IN THE POSTS. KY-215
WAS THEN CLOSED TO TRAFFIC, WHICH WAS
REDIRECTED.
JMM
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