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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Jackson KY
800 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-092100-
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Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Estill-Powell-Menifee-Rockcastle-
Jackson-Pulaski-Laurel-Wayne-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan-
Elliott-Morgan-Johnson-Wolfe-Magoffin-Floyd-Lee-Breathitt-Knott-
Owsley-Perry-Clay-Leslie-Letcher-Martin-Pike-
Including the cities of Hyden, Mount Sterling, Morehead,
Brodhead, South Williamson, Middlesboro, Beattyville, Camargo,
Pikeville, Burnside, Pippa Passes, Inez, Booneville, Somerset,
Hazard, Corbin, Whitesburg, Campton, Hindman, Whitley City,
Manchester, Williamsburg, Jackson, Flemingsburg, Salyersville,
London, Owingsville, Frenchburg, Elkhorn City, McKee, Clay City,
Pineville, Jeffersonville, Harlan, Barbourville, Irvine, Jenkins,
West Liberty, Monticello, Wheelwright, Sandy Hook, Cumberland,
Prestonsburg, Mount Vernon, Stanton, Annville, Ravenna,
Paintsville, Coal Run, and Stearns
800 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON 
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall will be 
  possible.

* WHERE...Portions of east central, northeast, south central, and 
  southeast Kentucky, including the following counties, in east 
  central Kentucky, Bath, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Menifee, 
  Montgomery, Powell and Rowan. In northeast Kentucky, Johnson and 
  Martin. In south central Kentucky, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, 
  Rockcastle, Wayne and Whitley. In southeast Kentucky, Bell, 
  Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Knott, Knox, Lee, Leslie, 
  Letcher, Magoffin, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike and Wolfe.

* WHEN...From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, 
  creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - Repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms producing
    locally heavy rainfall are expected from this afternoon into
    the weekend. Already wet soils in some areas will make those
    locations more susceptible to flooding. Localized significant
    flooding may develop for areas that see several inches of
    rainfall.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash 
Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

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GREIF