Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 6 at 6:59PM EDT until August 6 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 6, 2026 - 3:59pm
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description:
FFWJKL
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Whitley County in south central Kentucky...
Western Bell County in southeastern Kentucky...
Southwestern Knox County in southeastern Kentucky...
* Until 1000 PM EDT.
* At 659 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. 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 will experience flash flooding include...
Siler, Carpenter, Goins, Gatliff, Gausdale, Birdseye, Nevisdale,
Frakes, Louden, Pearl, Polly Camp, Dixie, Packard and Bryants
Store.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Bell, KY; Knox, KY; Whitley, KY
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov