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Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Jackson, KY

August 13, 2026Powell County, Kentucky

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 13, 8:04 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Wnw Stanton, KYVideo from NWS JKL Employee showing water overflowing from creek and into roadway. Roadway is completely covered.
Aug 13, 8:14 PM EDTFLASH FLOODStanton, KYReport 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2026-08-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2026-08-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 23 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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

$$

MARCUS
3 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

$$

MARCUS
193 
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

$$

MARCUS
430 
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

$$

HAL

What 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

MARCUS
Special 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

MARCUS
Special 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

MARCUS
Special 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

MARCUS
Special 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

MARCUS
Special 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

MARCUS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 12, 8:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLRockcastle25 min
Aug 12, 8:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLKnox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Whitley35 min
Aug 12, 8:24 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLJackson, Rockcastle111 min
Aug 12, 8:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLClay30 min
Aug 12, 8:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLLaurel23 min
Aug 12, 8:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLKnox34 min
Aug 12, 9:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLClay29 min
Aug 12, 9:14 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLClay, Jackson, Laurel2 hr
Aug 12, 9:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningJKLBell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie29 min
Aug 12, 9:25 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLClay3 min
Aug 12, 9:28 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLClay2 hr
Aug 12, 9:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBell25 min
Aug 12, 9:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLHarlan35 min
Aug 12, 9:58 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLClay, Leslie2 hr
Aug 13, 3:25 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLEstill5 hr
Aug 13, 4:05 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLEstill3 hr
Aug 13, 4:45 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBreathitt, Lee2 hr
Aug 13, 5:41 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLLetcher3 hr
Aug 13, 7:10 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBreathitt, Floyd, Knott, Magoffin2 hr
Aug 13, 8:30 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLLetcher3 hr
Aug 13, 8:35 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLFloyd, Knott, Letcher, Pike3 hr
Aug 13, 12:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLHarlan68 min
Aug 13, 6:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMenifee, Powell36 min
Aug 13, 6:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLLee26 min
Aug 13, 6:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBreathitt, Menifee, Powell, Wolfe30 min
Aug 13, 6:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMontgomery36 min
Aug 13, 6:58 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLPowell51 min
Aug 13, 7:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMagoffin29 min
Aug 13, 7:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBath, Breathitt, Menifee, Montgomery, Wolfe34 min
Aug 13, 7:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLMagoffin30 min
Aug 13, 7:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLMontgomery112 min
Aug 13, 7:26 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBreathitt, Estill, Lee, Powell, Wolfe16 min
Aug 13, 7:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLPowell27 min
Aug 13, 7:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBath, Breathitt, Fleming, Floyd, Magoffin, Menifee and 3 more35 min
Aug 13, 7:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningJKLBreathitt, Estill, Lee, Powell, Wolfe3 hr
Aug 13, 7:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLFleming29 min
Aug 13, 7:58 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryJKLBreathitt, Floyd, Magoffin, Wolfe13 min

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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.