Kentucky Flood Warning - Severe | Effective 05/24/2026 14:12

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued May 24 at 5:12PM EDT until May 26 at 2:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 24, 2026 - 2:12pm
Expires: 
May 25, 2026 - 2:15am
Description: 
...The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers... North Fork Licking River near Mount Olivet. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...North Fork Licking River near Mount Olivet. * WHEN...From this afternoon to early Tuesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 22.0 feet, widespread lowland road flooding occurs along the river in Bracken, Robertson and western Mason counties. Brandywine Road north of State Route 596 to near Pleasant Ridge Road is flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:45 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 20.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 23.0 feet Monday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday morning. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/iln.
Area Description: 
Bracken, KY; Mason, KY; Robertson, KY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wilmington OH