Significant Weather Page - Flooding

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Jackson KY
233 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026

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Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-
Including the cities of Mount Sterling, Flemingsburg, Morehead,
Owingsville, Camargo, and Jeffersonville
233 PM EDT Tue May 26 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

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

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

* WHEN...From Wednesday morning through late Wednesday night.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Recent heavy rainfall has left soil conditions primed for
possible flash flooding. Rounds of showers and thunderstorms
with torrential downpours are possible on Wednesday near a
slow moving boundary.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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JP