Kentucky Flood Watch - Severe | Effective 05/23/2026 01:00

Headline: 
Flood Watch issued May 23 at 4:00AM EDT until May 23 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event: 
Flood Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 23, 2026 - 1:00am
Expires: 
May 23, 2026 - 9:15am
Description: 
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of east central Kentucky, including the following counties, Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Montgomery and Rowan. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - An additional round or two of showers and thunderstorms is likely into this evening with the potential to drop another 1 to 2 inches of rain on places already soaked from storms of the past few days. Any additional heavy rain, or repeated training of storms at any particular location 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