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Lala Approaching Hawaii; Flash Flooding Risks; Excessive Heat

Lala, may become a hurricane, is expected to impact Hawaii this weekend. Heavy rainfall, strong winds, dangerous surf and localized flooding are expected. Heavy rainfall and flash flooding concerns from the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley into the central Appalachians continues, with the threat shifting toward the mid-Atlantic later this weekend. Record heat continues for areas of the South. Read More >

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482 FLUS43 KJKL 150717 HWOJKL Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson KY 317 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-084>088-104-106>120-160730- Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Estill-Powell-Menifee-Rockcastle- Jackson-Pulaski-Laurel-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan-Elliott- Morgan-Johnson-Wolfe-Magoffin-Floyd-Lee-Breathitt-Knott-Owsley-Perry- Clay-Leslie-Letcher-Martin-Pike- 317 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a portion of eastern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Thunderstorms are possible at times through tonight. Locations where thunderstorms are most persistent could have isolated flash flooding. The most intense thunderstorms could also produce strong to damaging wind gusts, with the greatest threat over portions of far east and northeastern Kentucky. In addition to the threat for thunderstorms, hot temperatures and high humidity levels will yield heat indices of 95 to 105 degrees at most locations this afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Thunderstorms are possible at times from Sunday evening through Monday, and Wednesday night through Friday. Locations where thunderstorms are the most frequent or persistent could have isolated flash flooding. Additionally, the most intense storms on Sunday evening and night could produce damaging winds. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$ KYZ083-160730- Wayne- 317 AM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a portion of eastern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will result in heat indices up to 107 degrees this afternoon. Additionally, an isolated thunderstorm cannot be ruled out this afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Thunderstorms are possible at times from Sunday night through Monday, and Wednesday night through Friday. Locations where thunderstorms are the most frequent or persistent could have isolated flash flooding. The most intense storms on Sunday night could also produce isolated strong to damaging wind gusts. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$ GEERTSON