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Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Heat

Scattered severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall are possible today in the Mid Atlantic, posing a risk for damaging winds and isolated flash flooding. Extreme Heat Warnings are in effect today for northeast Texas into southern Oklahoma and Arkansas. Extreme Heat Warnings are also in effect for the Desert Southwest today into Sunday. Read More >

 
 


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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Jackson KY
1118 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

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Knox-Bell-Harlan-Elliott-Morgan-Johnson-Wolfe-Magoffin-Floyd-Lee-
Breathitt-Knott-Owsley-Perry-Clay-Leslie-Letcher-Martin-Pike-
Including the cities of Barbourville, Campton, Whitesburg, Coal Run,
Jackson, Pippa Passes, Beattyville, Paintsville, Harlan, Hyden,
Salyersville, South Williamson, Manchester, West Liberty, Booneville,
Inez, Middlesboro, Jenkins, Sandy Hook, Hazard, Pikeville, Elkhorn
City, Wheelwright, Prestonsburg, Pineville, Cumberland, and Hindman
1118 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

The Flood Watch is cancelled for portions of east central, northeast,
and southeast Kentucky, including the following areas, in east
central Kentucky, Elliott. In northeast Kentucky, Johnson and Martin.
In southeast Kentucky, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Knott,
Knox, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike and
Wolfe.

Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat.

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Geertson