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Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Jackson, KY
NWS Jackson, KY issued this flash flood warning at Aug 13, 2026, 7:49 PM EDT for Powell County, Kentucky. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2026, 7:49 PM EDT (23:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2026, 10:48 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, KY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Powell County, KY
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 8:04 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Wnw Stanton, KY | Video from NWS JKL Employee showing water overflowing from creek and into roadway. Roadway is completely covered. |
| Aug 13, 8:14 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Stanton, KY | Report of standing water in front of Kroger in Stanton. Fire Department being dispatched to direct traffic. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 15 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 662 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
699
WGUS53 KJKL 132349
FFWJKL
KYC197-140100-
/O.NEW.KJKL.FF.W.0049.260813T2349Z-260814T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson KY
749 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Powell County in east central Kentucky...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 749 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 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...
Stanton, Clay City, Rosslyn, Cat Creek and Bowen.
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 3778 8379 3783 8392 3789 8390 3789 8383
3785 8376
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
MARCUS3 follow-up statements
134
WGUS53 KJKL 140009
FFWJKL
KYC197-140300-
/O.EXT.KJKL.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-260814T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Jackson KY
809 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
The National Weather Service in Jackson has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Powell County in east central Kentucky...
* Until 1100 PM EDT.
* At 809 PM EDT, An NWS Employee reported flash flooding in Stanton
after strong thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall. Between 1.5
and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up
to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
SOURCE...Trained spotters reported.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Stanton, Clay City, Rosslyn, Cat Creek and Bowen.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3778 8379 3783 8392 3789 8390 3789 8383
3785 8376
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
MARCUS193
WGUS73 KJKL 140240
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
1040 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
KYC197-140300-
/O.CON.KJKL.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-260814T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Powell KY-
1040 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR CENTRAL POWELL COUNTY...
At 1040 PM EDT, trained weather spotters reported flash flooding in
Stanton. Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of rain fell from earlier
thunderstorms. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional
rainfall is expected. Flash flooding already occurred.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
SOURCE...Trained spotters reported.
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...
Stanton, Clay City, Rosslyn, Cat Creek and Bowen.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
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 3778 8379 3783 8392 3789 8390 3789 8383
3785 8376
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
$$
MARCUS430
WGUS73 KJKL 140248 RRA
FFSJKL
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Jackson KY
1048 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
KYC197-140258-
/O.CAN.KJKL.FF.W.0049.000000T0000Z-260814T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Powell KY-
1048 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL POWELL COUNTY...
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose an
immediate threat.
However, a Flood Watch remains in effect until 800 AM EDT Friday for
portions of east central, northeast, and southeast Kentucky.
&&
LAT...LON 3778 8379 3783 8392 3789 8390 3789 8383
3785 8376
$$
HALWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Aug 13, 6:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- The potential for showers and thunderstorms will persist through the end of the week. The greatest coverage is expected through tonight. Some of the storms could arrive as organized clusters with a possibility for strong to damaging wind gusts.
- Excessive rainfall may occur where storms are most persistent, leading to flash flooding.
- A Flood Watch is now in effect for the northeast portion of the forecast area through 8 AM EDT Friday morning.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 6:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Jackson KY 629 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - The potential for showers and thunderstorms will persist through the end of the week. The greatest coverage is expected through tonight. Some of the storms could arrive as organized clusters with a possibility for strong to damaging wind gusts. - Excessive rainfall may occur where storms are most persistent, leading to flash flooding. - A Flood Watch is now in effect for the northeast portion of the forecast area through 8 AM EDT Friday morning. && .UPDATE... Issued at 629 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026 The Flood Watch was expanded southwestward to line up with convection developing into the forecast area. && .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Friday night) Issued at 546 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026 Different day, same scenario. West northwest flow aloft persists, and the remnants of an early MCS are resulting in renewed convective development after diurnal destabilization. Looks like 100mb mixed layer CAPE around 3.5K J/Kg over the western counties of the forecast area, with west southwest flow feeding this into the storms as they approach. Shear looks minimal, but wouldn't rule out some pulse severe. Bigger concern might be hydro, with PW near 2" in that high instability. A Flood Watch remains in place for our far northeast counties, but may need to be extended back southwest based on the track of upstream storms. Once this activity wanes, mesoscale models are now suggesting it could be quieter for a time overnight before another resurgence along our northeast border toward morning. As in recent days, forecast confidence is meager. Once that fades, more scattered activity is possible during the day Friday, especially after diurnal heating destabilization occurs. Main concern again looks to be hydro, but pulse strong storms could happen. The focus again looks to be more toward our northeast counties Friday into Friday night. .LONG TERM...(Saturday through Thursday) Issued at 409 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026 The long term period will open amidst building upper level ridging in the southeastern CONUS, while upper level troughing will sit over the Northeast. At the surface, a weak warm front will be lifting northward. Southwesterly to westerly winds on the warm side of this boundary will help to maintain a highly moist environment; LREF mean PW values range from 2 inches in the northeastern forecast area to around 1.8 inches in the southwest, representing climatologically anomalous moisture generally exceeding the 90th percentile. Despite ridging attempting to build in, eastern Kentucky will still find itself on the periphery of this feature. This could allow for additional convective activity to affect the eastern portion of the forecast area. Given moist antecedent conditions and a very favorable environment for torrential rainfall, any sustained convection could be capable of producing flash flooding, with a Marginal (Level 1/4) Risk for Excessive Rainfall in place across the majority of the forecast area. Furthermore, given ample moisture and increasingly warm temperatures, apparent temperatures should soar into the upper 90s or perhaps low triple digits at their peak. As an additional consequence of this heat and humidity, a highly unstable environment is expected to build on Saturday afternoon. LREF output suggests mean MUCAPE of over 3000 J/kg; this would be more than enough instability to support strong or perhaps severe convection should storms initiate, although very weak shear in the range of 10 to 20 kts should limit the threat of highly organized and long-lived convection. For now, given weak forcing and the expectation of height rises, PoPs in the range of 20-30% have been maintained for the eastern portions of the forecast area, with lower rain chances in our southwest where ridging influence will be the strongest. That being said, should convection initiate, isolated damaging wind gusts will be possible. Thus, the Storm Prediction Center has introduced a Marginal (Level 1/5) Risk for severe thunderstorms for most of the area on Saturday (excluding our southwestern counties). Regardless, any convection should cease with the loss of daytime heating. Sunday should bring drier weather, although things wont stay dry for long. Additional ridging building aloft will make Sunday the hottest day of the week, with highs reaching the low to mid 90s across the forecast area. Given continued humidity, more widespread triple digit apparent temperatures may be possible Sunday afternoon; current LREF output suggests over a 30 percent chance of exceeding a 100 degree apparent temperature for the northern portions of our forecast area by only 2 PM on Sunday. Thankfully, this heat will be short lived. Additional upper level troughing will be digging into the Great Lakes region by Sunday afternoon, and a shortwave rotating through the base of this trough should work to flatten the upper level ridge somewhat by Sunday night. Meanwhile, a surface low will be located near Michigan, with a cold front extending to the southwest. As the system translates eastward, this front will approach Kentucky by early Monday morning, bringing the next round of rain. As in previous days, moisture will be quite high (with westerly flow supporting PW values generally in the range of 1.8-1.9 inches, approximately the 90th percentile), and at least isolated instances of flash flooding will be possible. Thus, WPC has placed the northern and eastern portions of the forecast area in a Marginal (Level 1/4) Risk for Excessive Rainfall on Monday. The magnitude of the flash flood risk will remain fairly dependent on how saturated soils are going into the event, in addition to the timing of this frontal passage (which itself will modulate how widespread any convection is); therefore, uncertainty remains high. Regardless, rain appears likely on Monday. Following the frontal passage, temperatures will be much more tolerable. With less influence from the upper level ridge, MaxTs will generally range from the mid to upper 80s across the forecast area, with the hottest temperatures expected to the southwest. Moisture will be noticeably lower too, with dewpoints generally falling into the upper 60s across the forecast area. That being said, the general pattern will still be fairly active. Upper level troughing over the Great Lakes will persist, while ridging will dominate across the southern CONUS, with models generally depicting the ridge axis in the Four Corners region or slightly farther east in western Texas. This will place eastern Kentucky in a region of either quasi zonal or northwest flow aloft, depending on which model you believe; either way, this will open the door for additional rain chances through the end of the period. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Friday afternoon) ISSUED AT 313 PM EDT THU AUG 13 2026 Dry weather had returned to the area at the start of the period, but MVFR ceilings still lingered in some places, mainly around KSYM, KJKL, KPBX, and points northeastward. Those MVFR ceilings should be rising and generally scattering out this afternoon. However, scattered thunderstorms are expected to redevelop as heating and destabilization occurs. Where and when they occur is very uncertain. The threat will last into the night, with the remnant of a thunderstorm complex currently over IL possibly spurring on the activity as it moves southeast. Fog will probably affect some locations again overnight and early in the morning, with favored locations being valleys and in places where rain falls tonight. The thunderstorms and fog would result in localized IFR or worse conditions. Outside of that, mainly VFR is forecast from late today into Friday. && .JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Flood Watch through Friday morning for KYZ044-050>052-058>060- 104-106>113-119-120. && UPDATE...HAL SHORT TERM...HAL LONG TERM...FAGAN AVIATION...HAL
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 13, 6:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson KY 632 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-104-106>113-119-120-141100- Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Estill-Powell-Menifee-Elliott-Morgan- Johnson-Wolfe-Magoffin-Floyd-Lee-Breathitt-Knott-Martin-Pike- 632 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a portion of eastern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Thunderstorms are possible, and could bring locally heavy rainfall which results in flash flooding. The most intense storms may also produce isolated strong to damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Thunderstorms are possible at times Friday through Saturday, and also Sunday night through Tuesday. Locations where thunderstorms are the most frequent or persistent could have localized flash flooding. The most intense storms on Friday and Saturday could also produce strong to damaging winds. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are requested to report any occurrences of flooding or wind damage. KYZ068-069-079-080-083>088-114>118-141100- Rockcastle-Jackson-Pulaski-Laurel-Wayne-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell- Harlan-Owsley-Perry-Clay-Leslie-Letcher- 632 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a portion of eastern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Thunderstorms are possible, and could bring locally heavy rainfall which results in isolated flash flooding. The most intense storms may also produce isolated strong to damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Most locations have a possibility of thunderstorms at times Friday through Saturday, and also Sunday night through Tuesday. Locations where thunderstorms are the most frequent or persistent could have localized flash flooding. The most intense storms on Friday and Saturday could also produce strong to damaging winds. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are requested to report any occurrences of flooding or wind damage. HAL
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 13, 7:01 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
701 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
KYZ109-132330-
Magoffin KY-
701 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MAGOFFIN COUNTY THROUGH
730 PM EDT...
At 701 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Gifford, or near Salyersville, moving south at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Salyersville, Mason, Bradley, Puncheon, Bethanna, Coon, Gifford,
Fritz, Burning Fork, Kernie, Cyrus, Mashfork, Elsie, Licksburg,
Stringtown, Patton, Perlie, Epson, Stella, and Lakesville.
THIS INCLUDES Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 66
and 76.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3767 8324 3779 8321 3784 8306 3772 8295
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 340DEG 9KT 3776 8314
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
MARCUSSpecial weather statement, Aug 13, 7:11 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
711 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
KYZ050-051-059-060-106-108-111>113-132345-
Montgomery KY-Menifee KY-Lee KY-Breathitt KY-Knott KY-Morgan KY-
Bath KY-Powell KY-Wolfe KY-
711 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN POWELL...MONTGOMERY...
SOUTHWESTERN MORGAN...BATH...NORTHWESTERN KNOTT...MENIFEE...
BREATHITT...NORTHEASTERN LEE AND WOLFE COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT...
At 711 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Grassy Lick to Levee to near Bean to Nada to
Glencairn to Grannie to War Creek to Curt. Movement was east at 20
mph.
HAZARD...Torrential Rainfall and Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Mount Sterling, Stanton, Jackson, Owingsville, Frenchburg, Campton,
Marshall, Simpson, Jeffersonville, Camargo, Fincastle, Wellington,
Sharpsburg, Campsites in the Indian Creek area of the Daniel Boone
National Forrest, Buck, Bowen, Cornwell, Rothwell, Pekin, and Pine
Ridge.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 24 and 61.
Interstate 64 in eastern Kentucky between mile markers 105 and 125.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3804 8361 3799 8349 3791 8340 3772 8326
3768 8326 3747 8294 3743 8320 3744 8322
3742 8324 3739 8346 3756 8358 3772 8374
3773 8372 3773 8375 3782 8380 3789 8389
3793 8398 3811 8408 3813 8407 3829 8377
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 252DEG 16KT 3809 8400 3797 8392 3792 8380 3783
8372 3776 8366 3767 8358 3758 8349 3748 8340
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
MARCUSSpecial weather statement, Aug 13, 7:15 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
715 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
KYZ109-110-112-132345-
Breathitt KY-Floyd KY-Magoffin KY-
715 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL FLOYD...EASTERN
BREATHITT AND SOUTHEASTERN MAGOFFIN COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT...
At 715 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Hendricks, or near Salyersville, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Salyersville, Mason, Fredville, Bradley, Vail, Gunlock, Ordway,
Falcon, Carver, Ivyton, Burning Fork, Pyramid, Swampton, Orchard,
Dotson, West Royalton Station, Mashfork, Carver Station, Conley, and
Blue River.
THIS INCLUDES Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 71
and 76.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 3750 8300 3751 8303 3753 8305 3774 8316
3780 8300 3774 8294 3772 8295 3771 8292
3757 8278
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 317DEG 13KT 3771 8310
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
MARCUSSpecial weather statement, Aug 13, 7:33 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
733 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
KYZ050-058>060-140000-
Montgomery KY-Menifee KY-Estill KY-Powell KY-
733 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT POWELL...SOUTHEASTERN
MONTGOMERY...NORTHEASTERN ESTILL AND WEST CENTRAL MENIFEE COUNTIES
THROUGH 800 PM EDT...
At 733 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Powell Valley, or near Stanton, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Stanton, Clay City, Westbend, Powell Valley, Bowen, Spout Springs,
Kimbrell, Cressy, Furnace, Waltersville, Fagan, Virden, Vaughns Mill,
Hardwick, Rosslyn, Cat Creek, Knowlton, and Rogers Chapel.
THIS INCLUDES Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 12
and 29.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3793 8368 3772 8381 3783 8407 3784 8406
3785 8406 3783 8404 3784 8402 3784 8400
3787 8403 3787 8402 3790 8399 3792 8399
3793 8397
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 288DEG 14KT 3787 8395
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
MARCUSSpecial weather statement, Aug 13, 7:40 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
740 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
KYZ044-050>052-059-060-106>113-140015-
Rowan KY-Montgomery KY-Floyd KY-Johnson KY-Morgan KY-Powell KY-
Wolfe KY-Menifee KY-Lee KY-Breathitt KY-Knott KY-Magoffin KY-
Fleming KY-Bath KY-
740 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN MONTGOMERY...NORTHWESTERN
KNOTT...NORTHERN FLOYD...MENIFEE...NORTHEASTERN LEE...SOUTHEASTERN
FLEMING...SOUTHWESTERN ROWAN...WOLFE...EASTERN POWELL...MORGAN...
BATH...SOUTHWESTERN JOHNSON...BREATHITT AND MAGOFFIN COUNTIES THROUGH
815 PM EDT...
At 738 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Flat Creek to Noble. Movement was east at 20
mph.
HAZARD...Torrential Rainfall. Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size
hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Mount Sterling, Morehead, West Liberty, Prestonsburg, Jackson,
Salyersville, Owingsville, Frenchburg, Campton, Marshall, Mason,
Simpson, Henry, Lewis, Jeffersonville, Camargo, Fincastle, Martin,
Wellington, and Sharpsburg.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway between mile markers 25 and 76.
Interstate 64 in eastern Kentucky between mile markers 110 and 139.
Kentucky Highway 80 in Floyd County between mile markers 1 and 14.
U.S. Highway 23 in Floyd County between mile markers 12 and 16.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3753 8262 3751 8262 3743 8320 3744 8322
3739 8345 3771 8374 3771 8373 3802 8394
3819 8398 3841 8368
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 268DEG 19KT 3815 8388 3745 8319
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
MARCUSSpecial weather statement, Aug 13, 7:46 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
746 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
KYZ044-140015-
Fleming KY-
746 PM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN FLEMING COUNTY
THROUGH 815 PM EDT...
At 746 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Pecks Ridge, or 7 miles southwest of Flemingsburg, moving northeast
at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Flemingsburg, Fairview, Pecks Ridge, Craintown, Mount Carmel, Nepton,
Cowan, Foxport, Elizaville, Ewing, and Flemingsburg Junction.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3852 8363 3851 8363 3848 8358 3846 8358
3830 8384 3834 8384 3834 8386 3836 8388
3835 8390 3836 8389 3836 8392 3842 8395
3844 8398 3849 8393 3846 8385 3852 8365
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 228DEG 25KT 3835 8385
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
MARCUSThe 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, 9:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Clay | 2 hr |
| 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, 7:58 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.