Kentucky Severe Flash Flood Warning | Effective 07/21/2026 16:33

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 7:33PM EDT until July 21 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 21, 2026 - 4:33pm
Expires: 
July 21, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description: 
FFWJKL The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Western Laurel County in south central Kentucky... East Central Pulaski County in south central Kentucky... South Central Rockcastle County in south central Kentucky... * Until 1015 PM EDT. * At 733 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 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... Billows, Pongo, Luner, Bunch, Bloss, Bernstadt, Wood Creek Lake, Hazel Patch, Sand Hill, Hare, Bent, Wellhope, Carmichael, Dykes, Pine Hill, East Bernstadt, Burr and Grade.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Area Description: 
Laurel, KY; Pulaski, KY; Rockcastle, KY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson KY