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Flood Watch

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Estill; Powell; Menifee; Rockcastle; Jackson

Status In Progress Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
Severity Severe
Urgency Future
Certainty Possible

Details

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central, northeast, south central, and southeast Kentucky, including the following counties, in east central Kentucky, Elliott, Estill, Menifee and Powell. In northeast Kentucky, Johnson and Martin. In south central Kentucky, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne and Whitley. In southeast Kentucky, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Knott, Knox, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike and Wolfe.
* WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms containing torrential downpours may move repeatedly over the same locations, resulting in isolated to scattered instances of flash flooding in low lying areas through late this evening.
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