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Flash Flooding Risk Continues in Texas; Wildfire Smoke Impacts in the East

Widespread, life-threatening considerable flash flooding is expected in south-central Texas through at least Friday. Catastrophic river flooding and rapid rises on small streams, arroyos, and typically dry washes are expected in the Texas Hill Country. Wildfire smoke is impacting air quality across much of the Great Lakes region into the Northeast U.S. with Air Quality Alerts in effect. Read More >

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671 FLUS43 KJKL 151927 HWOJKL Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson KY 327 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-161100- 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- 327 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a portion of eastern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. There is a possibility of thunderstorms at times from Thursday afternoon through Tuesday. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall on Friday and Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected. $$ MARCUS/HAL