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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Jackson KY
1034 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

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Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Estill-Powell-Menifee-Rockcastle-
Jackson-Pulaski-Laurel-Wayne-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan-
Elliott-Morgan-Johnson-Wolfe-Magoffin-Floyd-Lee-Breathitt-Knott-
Owsley-Perry-Clay-Leslie-Letcher-Martin-Pike-
Including the cities of Pineville, Salyersville, Prestonsburg,
Manchester, Irvine, Annville, Jeffersonville, Frenchburg,
Campton, Booneville, Somerset, Pikeville, Ravenna, Corbin, Pippa
Passes, Coal Run, South Williamson, Mount Sterling, McKee,
Stearns, Hazard, Hyden, West Liberty, Cumberland, Jenkins,
Williamsburg, Sandy Hook, Clay City, Inez, Morehead, Camargo,
Hindman, Burnside, Mount Vernon, Middlesboro, Whitley City,
Barbourville, Paintsville, Monticello, Whitesburg, Beattyville,
Brodhead, Owingsville, London, Jackson, Wheelwright, Elkhorn
City, Flemingsburg, Harlan, and Stanton
1034 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

...A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...The Flood Watch includes the Kentucky counties of Bath,
Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell, Rowan,
Johnson, Martin, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne,
Whitley, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Knott,
Knox, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike,
and Wolfe.

* WHEN...The Flood Watch is in effect until early Sunday morning.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms producing
locally heavy rainfall are expected into the weekend. Already
wet soils in some areas will make those locations more
susceptible to flooding. Localized significant flooding may
develop if some places receive several inches of rainfall.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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