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Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 7, 2026, 7:19 PM EDT for Pulaski County, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. It was in force for 116 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2026, 7:19 PM EDT (23:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2026, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 116 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Pulaski County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 230 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 742 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 792 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
636
WGUS53 KJKL 072319
FFWJKL
KYC199-203-080115-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0021.260707T2319Z-260708T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson KY
719 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Pulaski County in south central Kentucky...
South Central Rockcastle County in south central Kentucky...
* Until 915 PM EDT.
* At 719 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional light rain is ongoing across 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...
Dykes, Bent, Grade, Mount Victory, Billows and Pongo.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3696 8450 3701 8456 3725 8431 3721 8427
3720 8427 3720 8428 3719 8428 3718 8428
3717 8430 3716 8430 3716 8429 3715 8429
3714 8429 3702 8438
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
MARCUS2 follow-up statements
798
WGUS73 KJKL 080019
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
819 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
KYC199-203-080115-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260708T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Pulaski KY-Rockcastle KY-
819 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL PULASKI AND SOUTH CENTRAL ROCKCASTLE
COUNTIES...
At 819 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have
fallen. Additional light rainfall is ongoing across the warned area.
Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Dykes, Bent, Grade and Billows.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3721 8434 3722 8431 3720 8428 3718 8428
3717 8430 3716 8430 3716 8429 3715 8429
3714 8429 3700 8443 3698 8445 3698 8449
3703 8454
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
MARCUS523
WGUS73 KJKL 080108
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
908 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
KYC199-203-080118-
/O.EXP.KJKL.FF.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260708T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Pulaski KY-Rockcastle KY-
908 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 915 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
EAST CENTRAL PULASKI AND SOUTH CENTRAL ROCKCASTLE COUNTIES...
The heavy rain has ended, and flood waters have likely receded.
Flash flooding is no longer expected to pose an imminent threat.
Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
&&
LAT...LON 3721 8434 3722 8431 3720 8428 3718 8428
3717 8430 3716 8430 3716 8429 3715 8429
3714 8429 3700 8443 3698 8445 3698 8449
3703 8454
$$
MARCUSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 8:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Laurel | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 5:20 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 23 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Pulaski | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay, Knox, Laurel, Whitley | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Knox, Laurel, Whitley | 112 min |
| Jul 7, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Owsley | 20 min |
| Jul 7, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson | 16 min |
| Jul 7, 5:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Owsley, Rockcastle | 4 hr |
| Jul 7, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Rockcastle | 23 min |
| Jul 7, 5:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Jackson, Laurel, Owsley | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 6:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Jackson, Laurel, Rockcastle | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 6:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Jackson, Laurel, Rockcastle | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 6:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Jackson, Laurel, Rockcastle | 109 min |
| Jul 7, 6:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski | 75 min |
| Jul 7, 6:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Knott, Letcher, Perry | 3 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.