Kentucky Flood Watch - Severe | Effective 05/22/2026 00:00

Headline: 
Flood Watch issued May 22 at 3:00AM EDT until May 23 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event: 
Flood Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 22, 2026 - 12:00am
Expires: 
May 22, 2026 - 9:15am
Description: 
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...A portion of east central Kentucky, including the following counties, Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Montgomery and Rowan. * WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Rounds of showers and thunderstorms are likely today and tonight with many locations, generally along and north of the I-64 corridor, already soaked from storms of the past few days. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain are expected for basin averages into Saturday morning with localized higher amounts of up to 3 inches possible where training of convective cells occur. This could lead to incidents of flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction: 
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Area Description: 
Fleming; Montgomery; Bath; Rowan; Elliott
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov