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NWUS53 KJKL 240659
LSRJKL
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
259 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0527 PM FLASH FLOOD DRAPER 36.87N 83.21W
09/23/2026 HARLAN KY PUBLIC
MULTIPLE VIDEOS ON FACEBOOK AND TIKTOK SHOW
FLASH FLOOD ALONG SALS BRANCH IN HARLAN
COUNTY. THE FIRST VIDEO WAS POSTED AT 5:27
PM. RAPIDLY FLOWING MUDDY WATER IS SEEN
CASCADING DOWN THE ROAD, WHICH IS
IMPASSABLE. SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS IN THE WAKE
OF THE FLOOD WATERS INDICATE THAT PORTIONS
OF THE ROAD WERE COMPLETELY WASHED AWAY. THE
WATER LINE RUNNING UP THE ROAD WAS EXPOSED
TO THE AIR DUE TO THE WATER WASHING AWAY THE
SOILS SURROUNDING IT. THERE ARE LARGE
AMOUNTS OF ROCK DEBRIS VISIBLE LEFT BEHIND
BY THE FLOODING.
JMM
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