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Part of: Athens County Area Flooding — July 2026 →
Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 5:34PM EDT until July 21 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
This is a severe-significance flash flood warning event affecting Bullitt, KY; Hardin, KY; Larue, KY; Marion, KY; Nelson, KY, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 437,335 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 (Bullitt, KY; Hardin, KY; Larue, KY; Marion, KY; Nelson, 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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Bullitt, KY; Hardin, KY; Larue, KY; Marion, KY; Nelson, KY · ≈ 680 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 LMK storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 1 ENE Leitchfield, KY
Time Estimated by Radar: Water over roadway near Wallace Avenue and John L Taylor Drive.
- Storm report NWS LMK storm report
FLOOD — 3 W Jeffersontown, KY
Water rescue for sinking vehicle in floodwaters on Six Mile Lane at Breckenridge Lane.
- Bulletin NWS Louisville KY
Flash Flood Warning issued
Bullitt, KY; Hardin, KY; Larue, KY; Marion, KY; Nelson, KY
- News whas11.com
LIVE: Possibly 'significant tornado' hits Hart County, Kentucky, NWS says
Show 3 earlier updates
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