Kentucky Flash Flood Warning - Severe | Effective 05/22/2026 16:00

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued May 22 at 7:00PM EDT until May 22 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 22, 2026 - 4:00pm
Expires: 
May 22, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
FFWILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Boone County in northern Kentucky... Southern Campbell County in northern Kentucky... Central Gallatin County in northern Kentucky... Grant County in northern Kentucky... Kenton County in northern Kentucky... Owen County in northern Kentucky... Northwestern Pendleton County in northern Kentucky... * Until 1000 PM EDT. * At 700 PM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Covington, Independence, Erlanger, Edgewood, Alexandria, Taylor Mill, Fort Wright, Williamstown, Walton, Claryville, Crittenden, Dry Ridge, Owenton, Butler, Cold Spring, Ryland Heights, Glencoe, Sanders, Corinth and Sparta.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. To report flash flooding, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
Area Description: 
Boone, KY; Campbell, KY; Gallatin, KY; Grant, KY; Kenton, KY; Owen, KY; Pendleton, KY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wilmington OH
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov