Kentucky Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 07/07/2026 15:26

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued July 7 at 6:26PM EDT until July 7 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 7, 2026 - 3:26pm
Expires: 
July 7, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description: 
FFWJKL The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... North Central Laurel County in south central Kentucky... Southeastern Rockcastle County in south central Kentucky... Southwestern Jackson County in southeastern Kentucky... * Until 815 PM EDT. * At 626 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up 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. 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... Templer, Cruise, Mershons, Lamero, Carico, Ardery, Victory, Horse Lick, Middlefork and Shop Branch.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
Jackson, KY; Laurel, KY; Rockcastle, KY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson KY