This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
Part of: Athens County Area Flooding — July 2026 →
Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 7:42PM CDT until July 21 at 10:45PM CDT by NWS Louisville KY
This is a severe-significance flash flood warning event affecting Allen, KY; Simpson, KY, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 101,621 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 (Allen, KY; Simpson, 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.
Interactive affected-area map
Allen, KY; Simpson, KY · ≈ 160 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.
- Storm report NWS OHX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Greenbrier, TN
Water rescue in Greenbrier.
- Storm report NWS OHX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 1 WNW Portland, TN
Flooding in Portland on Heritage Drive.
- Storm report NWS OHX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Greenbrier, TN
Roads flooded in Greenbrier.
- Storm report NWS OHX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Springfield, TN
2 inches in the last 30 minutes. Ditches and creeks full.
Show 1 earlier update
- NWS Louisville KY Bulletin
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.