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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 12:58 AM Aug. 12, 2026 – National Weather Service
KY . KENTUCKY COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ADAIR ALLEN BARREN BATH BELL BOYLE BREATHITT CASEY CLAY CLINTON CUMBERLAND ESTILL GARRARD GREEN HARLAN HART JACKSON JESSAMINE KNOTT KNOX LARUE LAUREL LEE LESLIE LETCHER LINCOLN MCCREARY MADISON MARION MENIFEE MERCER METCALFE MONROE MONTGOMERY OWSLEY PERRY POWELL PULASKI ROCKCASTLE RUSSELL TAYLOR WASHINGTON WAYNE WHITLEY WOLFE
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 12:27 AM Aug. 12, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in JACKSON KY has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Wayne County in south central Kentucky... Southern Bell County in southeastern Kentucky... Southwestern Knox County in southeastern Kentucky... South central Pulaski County in south central Kentucky... McCreary County in south central Kentucky... Whitley County in south central Kentucky... * Until 930 PM EDT. * At 825 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Parnell to Hutch, moving southwest at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Monticello, Williamsburg, Middlesboro, Whitley City, Julip, Cumberland Falls S.P., Co- Operative, Zion Hill, Ponza, Gausdale, Krupp, and Cubage. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Flood Watch
Issued: 11:12 PM Aug. 11, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of south central Kentucky, including the following counties, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne and Whitley. * WHEN...Through Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, 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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