Kentucky Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 08/06/2026 18:34

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued August 6 at 9:34PM EDT until August 7 at 12:30AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
August 6, 2026 - 6:34pm
Expires: 
August 6, 2026 - 9:30pm
Description: 
FFWJKL The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Jackson County in southeastern Kentucky... * Until 1230 AM EDT. * At 934 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. 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... Zekes Point, Tyner, Herd, Mildred, Privett, Mummie, Egypt, Maulden, Welchburg, Gray Hawk, Settle Store, Olin, Atkinstown, Nathanton, Elian and Annville.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
Jackson, KY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov