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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 10:41 PM Aug. 11, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Harlan County in southeastern Kentucky... Eastern Bell County in southeastern Kentucky... Northeastern Knox County in southeastern Kentucky... Leslie County in southeastern Kentucky... Western Letcher County in southeastern Kentucky... Perry County in southeastern Kentucky... Southwestern Knott County in southeastern Kentucky... Southeastern Clay County in southeastern Kentucky... * Until 745 PM EDT. * At 641 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Soft Shell to near Dice to Manchester, moving south at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Letcher, Garrard, Bath, Hazard, Cumberland, Whitesburg, Harlan, Loyall, Manchester, Evarts, Hindman, Lynch, Benham, Hyden, Vicco, Wallins Creek, Blackey, Elic, Big Fork, and Cody. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 10:33 PM Aug. 11, 2026 – National Weather Service
KY . KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ANDERSON BATH BELL BOONE BOURBON BOYD BOYLE BRACKEN BREATHITT CAMPBELL CARROLL CARTER CLARK CLAY ELLIOTT ESTILL FAYETTE FLEMING FLOYD FRANKLIN GALLATIN GARRARD GRANT GREENUP HARLAN HARRISON HENRY JACKSON JEFFERSON JESSAMINE JOHNSON KENTON KNOTT KNOX LAUREL LAWRENCE LEE LESLIE LETCHER LEWIS LINCOLN MADISON MAGOFFIN MARTIN MASON MENIFEE MERCER MONTGOMERY MORGAN NICHOLAS OLDHAM OWEN OWSLEY PENDLETON PERRY PIKE POWELL ROBERTSON ROCKCASTLE ROWAN SCOTT SHELBY SPENCER TRIMBLE WHITLEY WOLFE WOODFORD
Flood Watch
Issued: 7:38 PM Aug. 11, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Kentucky, including the following counties, in east central Kentucky, Bath, Estill, Menifee, Montgomery and Powell. In southeast Kentucky, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Harlan, Jackson, Knott, Knox, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Owsley, Perry and Wolfe. * WHEN...Through Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A series of systems are expected to traverse the area, each bringing the potential for heavy downpours and training storms which may result in flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. &&
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