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Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall in the Ohio Valley; Heat Continuing in the South and Southeast

Severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts will be possible from the mid-Mississippi Valley into parts of the Ohio Valley and central Appalachians tonight. Heavy rain associated with these storms may lead to considerable flash and urban flooding impacts across portions of the Ohio Valley. Mid-summer heat persists from the Central Plains to the Southeast. Read More >

182 FLUS43 KJKL 120745 HWOJKL Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson KY 345 AM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-130745- 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- 345 AM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a portion of eastern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Another round or two of thunderstorm clusters are expected across the area today and tonight. These could produce large swaths of heavy rainfall and lead to localized flash flooding. The better organized storms may also produce strong to damaging wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Additional rounds of thunderstorms are anticipated through Friday. Locations experiencing multiple storms during the rest of the week could also have some flash flooding. Thunderstorms are also possible at times from Saturday through Tuesday, but at this point are not expected to be as intense. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are requested to report any occurrences of flooding or wind damage. $$ GREIF

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Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall in the Ohio Valley; Heat Continuing in the South and Southeast

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