Kentucky Flood Warning - Severe | Effective 05/22/2026 23:56

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued May 23 at 2:56AM EDT until May 23 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 22, 2026 - 11:56pm
Expires: 
May 23, 2026 - 12:00pm
Description: 
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers... Eagle Creek near Glencoe. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Eagle Creek near Glencoe. * WHEN...Until late this afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, McDaniel Street in Sanders and Route 36 near Sparta is closed due to high water, with Old Sparta Road near Sparta also closed due to backwater flooding. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:15 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 19.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.2 feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage late this morning. - Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/iln.
Area Description: 
Carroll, KY; Gallatin, KY; Grant, KY; Owen, KY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wilmington OH
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov