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Part of: Putnam County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flood Warning issued August 22 at 12:18PM EDT until August 29 at 1:24AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Gibson, IN; Knox, IN, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 30,019 acres
- Began
- To end
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- Forecast discussion NWS PAH
Area Forecast Discussion
Scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms are possible, with a small chance of an isolated strong to severe storm mainly over southeast Missouri.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Paducah KY 1240 PM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- There is a 20-40% chance of widely scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. An isolated gusty strong to severe storm cannot be ruled out, with the greatest risk over southeast Missouri.
- A 30-40% chance of patchy fog is possible early Sunday morning, especially across portions of western Kentucky and southeast Missouri.
- Temperatures and humidity levels will be seasonable next week with a 20-30% chance of daily isolated showers and thunderstorms.
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.DISCUSSION... Issued at 1240 PM CDT Sat Aug 22 2026
A trailing cold front associated with sfc low pressure over the Great Lakes region is pushing south across the FA. While most of the CAMs have very little development along the boundary this afternoon, the NSSL/RRFS still support some development that is currently ongoing south of STL. Have increased NBM PoPs to a 20-40% chance across the southern counties where dewpoints will remain higher near 70 degrees. This translates to 3000 to 4000 J/kg of SBCAPE with about 35 kts of effective bulk shear. Combined with 1000 J/kg of DCAPE…
- Bulletin NWS Indianapolis IN
Flood Warning extended until Aug 29, 05:24 UTC
Gibson, IN; Knox, IN
- News ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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- News The Kerr County Lead
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