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Part of: Shelby County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flash Flood Warning issued August 13 at 7:42PM EDT until August 13 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY
This is a severe-significance flash flood warning event affecting Breathitt, KY; Estill, KY; Lee, KY; Powell, KY; Wolfe, KY, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 117,421 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 (Breathitt, KY; Estill, KY; Lee, KY; Powell, KY; Wolfe, 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
Breathitt, KY; Estill, KY; Lee, KY; Powell, KY; Wolfe, KY · ≈ 180 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
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Latest updates
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- Bulletin NWS Jackson KY
Flash Flood Warning issued
Breathitt, KY; Estill, KY; Lee, KY; Powell, KY; Wolfe, KY
- Storm report NWS RLX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Clintwood, VA
Jessee Street, Crimson Circle, Phipps Circle, and Wave Drive are flooded.
- Storm report NWS JKL storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Chip, KY
There was a social media post showing flooding along KY-317 (Main Street) in downtown Neon between the intersection of Missouri Street and KY-343. KY-343 was also flooded between the intersection of Rescue Street and Church Street. A nearby rain gauge recorded nearly 3 inches of rainfall in about 3 hours.
- Storm report NWS JKL storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Horse Creek Junction, KY
At 10:25 PM, a social media user reported floodwater over Muddy Gap Road in front of the Extension Office in Manchester. They reported the flooding was very hard to see, especially in the dark. Clay County Dispatch confirmed that there was standing water over the road in this location and that the state hwy dept was called to this location for public safety. There is a Road May Flood sign at this location on Street View.
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