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1 concurrent flood warnings — 4 counties affected
A severe flood outbreak affected Ballard County and Carlisle County in Kentucky and Scott County and Wayne County in Missouri on August 20, 2026, bringing water damage and mold risk to homes in the impacted counties.
Overview written from official NOAA / National Weather Service data.
- Type
- Flood Outbreak
- Extent
- ≈ 1,812,122 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
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Interactive affected-area map
Ballard County, KY; Scott County, MO; Wayne County, MO; Carlisle County, KY · ≈ 2,800 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-08-20 05:31 UTC · snapshot 4 of 4
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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.
- Storm report NWS PAH storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Sikeston, MO
Several roads in Sikeston with water over them. Time estimated.
- News Dayton Daily News
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- News KTVB
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- News NBC10 Philadelphia
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Show 15 earlier updates
- WCYB News
- NWS Paducah KY Bulletin
- NWS Paducah KY Bulletin
- NWS Paducah KY Bulletin
- NWS Paducah KY Bulletin
- Scott County, Iowa (.gov) News
- Springfield News-Sun News
Real estate: New Carlisle farm for sale is on more than 27 acres
- KFVS12 News
Gov. Pritzker issues disaster proclamation after severe weather in July
- NPR News
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers solicits long-term solutions for Juneau's glacial floods
- WKYT News
Flooding risk remains as storms move from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic
- WSBT News
Local group helps community after flooding in Pulaski County
- Brownfield Ag News News
Indiana declares disaster emergency after historic flooding damages crops and communities
- Audacy News
Flooding risk remains as storms move from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic
- 6abc Philadelphia News
Tropical Storm Lala rakes Hawaii with high winds and rain without making landfall
- fox59.com 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 ↗.
Warnings covered
Warnings this outbreak covered
This page tracks the outbreak as a whole; each entry below is one official warning thread with its own live status, map and update log.
- Flash Flood Warning — Alexander, IL +2Alexander, IL; Scott, MO; Stoddard, MOsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Bollinger, MO +1Bollinger, MO; Wayne, MOsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Carlisle, KY +1Carlisle, KY; Graves, KYsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Pulaski, IL +2Pulaski, IL; Ballard, KY; Mississippi, MOsevereEnded