Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 12 at 11:52AM EDT until July 12 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 12, 2026 - 8:52am
Expires:
July 12, 2026 - 12:00pm
Description:
FFWJKL
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Rockcastle County in south central Kentucky...
* Until 300 PM EDT.
* At 1152 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated showers and thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1
inch of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5
inches 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...
Indian Lakes Park, Gum Sulphur, Hiatt, Ottowa and Brodhead.
This includes the following streams and drainages...
Copper Creek, Bee Lick Creek, Dix River, Little Negro Creek, Negro
Creek, Brushy Creek, Turkey Creek, Tarkin Branch and Buck Creek.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Rockcastle, KY
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender: