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Heavy Rainfall Threat Continues in the Southwest on Monday; Record Warmth in the Plains and Midwest

Remnant moisture from Tropical Storm Rachel will persist over portions of the Great Basin and Southwest on Monday, bringing a potential heavy to excessive rainfall risk. Well above average and potentially record breaking temperatures will develop across the Plains and Midwest early this week, spreading into the Lower Mississippi Valley and Southeast midweek. Read More >

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671 FLUS43 KJKL 121924 HWOJKL Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson KY 324 PM EDT Mon Oct 12 2026 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-131100- 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- 324 PM EDT Mon Oct 12 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...Tuesday through Sunday. Thunderstorms are a possibility at times from late Wednesday into Friday. A colder air mass arriving for the weekend could bring the area the first significant frost of the season. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected. $$ HAL/CMC