Flooding Threat Continues in Portions of Texas; Poor Air Quality in the Great Lakes through the Mid-Atlantic

Widespread life-threatening flash and urban flooding continues in south-central Texas, with considerable flooding impacts possible across central Texas. Wildfire smoke is impacting air quality across much of the Great Lakes region into southern New England and the Mid-Atlantic. Monsoonal thunderstorms may produce isolated to scattered flash flooding across the Southwest into the Great Basin. Read More >

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
356 PM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

KYZ079-083-084-172030-
McCreary KY-Wayne KY-Pulaski KY-
356 PM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL WAYNE...SOUTH
CENTRAL PULASKI AND CENTRAL MCCREARY COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

At 356 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Wiborg, or 8 miles northwest of Whitley City, moving southwest at 5
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...
Greenwood, Sloans Valley, Ritner, Delta, Parkers Lake, Denney, Beulah
Heights, Alpine, and Wiborg.

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.

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LAT...LON 3695 8452 3680 8439 3671 8458 3685 8469
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 050DEG 6KT 3683 8456

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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