Significant Weather Page - Flooding

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Jackson KY
300 AM EDT Fri May 22 2026

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Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Elliott-
Including the cities of Camargo, Mount Sterling, Morehead,
Owingsville, Sandy Hook, Jeffersonville, and Flemingsburg
300 AM EDT Fri May 22 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...A portion of east central Kentucky, including the
following counties, Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Montgomery and Rowan.

* WHEN...From 8 AM EDT this morning through Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Rounds of showers and thunderstorms are likely today and
tonight with many locations, generally along and north of the
I-64 corridor, already soaked from storms of the past few
days. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain are expected for basin
averages into Saturday morning with localized higher amounts
of up to 3 inches possible where training of convective
cells occur. This could lead to incidents of flash flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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GREIF