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Flash Flood Warning 46, NWS Jackson, KY

August 12, 2026Clay County, Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Aug 12, 2026, 9:28 PM EDT for Clay County, Kentucky. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Aug 12, 2026, 9:28 PM EDT (01:28 UTC)
Expired: Aug 12, 2026, 11:30 PM EDT
In force: 2 hr
Issued by: NWS Jackson, KY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Clay County, KY

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Aug 12, 8:46 PM EDT, 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 12, 8:46 PM EDT, 42 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 12, 9:28 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 12, 8:57 PM EDT, 31 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 12, 8:58 PM EDT, 30 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 12, 9:01 PM EDT, 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 12, 9:07 PM EDT, 21 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 12, 9:10 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 12, 9:22 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Jackson, KY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 12, 8:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Rockcastle	25 min
Aug 12, 8:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Whitley	35 min
Aug 12, 8:24 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Jackson, Rockcastle	111 min
Aug 12, 8:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Clay	30 min
Aug 12, 8:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Laurel	23 min
Aug 12, 8:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Knox	34 min
Aug 12, 9:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Clay	29 min
Aug 12, 9:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Clay, Jackson, Laurel	2 hr
Aug 12, 9:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie	29 min
Aug 12, 9:25 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Clay	3 min
Aug 12, 9:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Bell	25 min
Aug 12, 9:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Harlan	35 min
Aug 12, 9:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Clay, Leslie	2 hr
Aug 13, 3:25 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Estill	5 hr
Aug 13, 4:05 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Estill	3 hr
Aug 13, 4:45 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Breathitt, Lee	2 hr
Aug 13, 5:41 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Letcher	3 hr
Aug 13, 7:10 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Magoffin	2 hr
Aug 13, 8:30 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Letcher	3 hr
Aug 13, 8:35 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Pike	3 hr
Aug 13, 12:22 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Harlan	68 min
Aug 13, 6:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Menifee, Powell	36 min
Aug 13, 6:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Lee	26 min
Aug 13, 6:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Breathitt, Menifee, Powell, Wolfe	30 min
Aug 13, 6:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Montgomery	36 min
Aug 13, 6:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Powell	51 min
Aug 13, 7:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Magoffin	29 min
Aug 13, 7:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Bath, Breathitt, Menifee, Montgomery, Wolfe	34 min
Aug 13, 7:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Magoffin	30 min
Aug 13, 7:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Montgomery	112 min
Aug 13, 7:26 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Breathitt, Estill, Lee, Powell, Wolfe	16 min
Aug 13, 7:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Powell	27 min
Aug 13, 7:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Bath, Breathitt, Fleming, Floyd, Magoffin, Menifee and 3 more	35 min
Aug 13, 7:42 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Estill, Lee, Powell, Wolfe	3 hr
Aug 13, 7:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	Fleming	29 min
Aug 13, 7:49 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	JKL	Powell	3 hr
Aug 13, 7:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	Breathitt, Floyd, Magoffin, Wolfe	13 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.