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Part of: Ohio Marquee Broadcasting Flooding — August 2026 →
Flood Warning issued August 14 at 12:38AM EDT until August 14 at 3:30AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Knott, KY; Leslie, KY; Letcher, KY; Perry, KY; Pike, KY, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 290,326 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NOAA / National Weather Service (Knott, KY; Leslie, KY; Letcher, KY; Perry, KY; Pike, KY), colored by hazard type. Pan and zoom to explore the map; when more than one observation exists, use the slider below to step through how the reported area changed.
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Knott, KY; Leslie, KY; Letcher, KY; Perry, KY; Pike, KY · ≈ 450 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- News WYMT
Significant flash flooding reported in several counties
- News WKYT
Thursday flash flooding affects several Eastern Kentucky counties
- Storm report NWS JKL storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Estill, KY
911 report of people trapped somewhere between Wayland and Garret.
- News Hindustan Times
Flash Flood Emergency in Kentucky: Mousie, Vest and nearby towns face life-threatening flooding; scary videos emerge | Hindustan Times
Show 7 earlier updates
- NWS MRX storm report Storm report
- NWS JKL storm report Storm report
- NWS JKL storm report Storm report
- NWS JKL storm report Storm report
- NWS Jackson KY Bulletin
- FOX Weather News
Flash Flood Emergency issued as relentless storms continue to target the Midwest and Ohio Valley
- Red Bank Green News
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.