Kentucky Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 08/11/2026 17:53

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued August 11 at 7:53PM CDT until August 11 at 10:45PM CDT by NWS Louisville KY
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
August 11, 2026 - 5:53pm
Expires: 
August 11, 2026 - 8:45pm
Description: 
FFWLMK The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Adair County in south central Kentucky... West Central Russell County in south central Kentucky... * Until 1045 PM CDT. * At 753 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Columbia, Flatwood, Gadberry, Bliss, Fairplay, Sparksville, Chance, Gradyville, Glens Fork and Milltown.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
Adair, KY; Russell, KY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Louisville KY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov