Flood Advisory for Floyd, KY; Knott, KY; Letcher, KY +1 more
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What is happening
What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Where: A portion of southeast Kentucky, including the following counties, Floyd, Knott, Letcher and Pike. When: Until 1145 AM EDT.
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Full official description
Bulletin details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of southeast Kentucky, including the following counties, Floyd, Knott, Letcher and Pike. * WHEN...Until 1145 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 835 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Wheelwright, Speight, Beefhide, McRoberts, Halo, Myra, Melvin, Greenleaf, Dorton, Burton, Hall, Dry Creek, Adamson, Shelby Gap, Kite, Ivan, Omaha, May, Drew and Nealy.
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Flood Advisory issued August 13 at 8:35AM EDT until August 13 at 11:45AM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Jackson KY. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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