Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 18 at 11:51AM EDT until June 18 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 8:51am
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 11:00am
Description:
FFWJKL
The National Weather Service in Jackson has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Estill County in east central Kentucky...
Southwestern Powell County in east central Kentucky...
* Until 200 PM EDT.
* At 1151 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated showers and thunderstorms
producing heavy rain moving back into the warned area. Between 2
and 4 inches of rain have fallen across the warned area since 6
AM. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the
warned area between 12 and 2 PM. This will result in flash
flooding.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Stanton, Irvine, Clay City, Ravenna, Hardwick, Cottage Furnace,
North Irvine, Kimbrell, Willow Tree, Vaughns Mill, Cow Creek,
Hargett, Calloway Crossing, Wiseman Crossing Station, Spout
Springs, West Irvine, Weedon, South Irvine, Pitts and Sandhill.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Estill, KY; Powell, KY
Forcast Office:
NWS Jackson KY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov