This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record.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 →
Flood Warning issued July 21 at 6:48PM CDT until July 21 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Louisville KY
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Breckinridge, KY; Bullitt, KY; Butler, KY; Grayson, KY; Hancock, KY; Hardin, KY; Hart, KY; Larue, KY; Meade, KY; Nelson, KY; Ohio, KY, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 871,832 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 (Breckinridge, KY; Bullitt, KY; Butler, KY; Grayson, KY; Hancock, KY; Hardin, KY; Hart, KY; Larue, KY; Meade, KY; Nelson, KY; Ohio, 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
Breckinridge, KY; Bullitt, KY; Butler, KY; Grayson, KY; Hancock, KY; Hardin, KY; Hart, KY; Larue, KY; Meade, KY; Nelson, KY; Ohio, KY · ≈ 1,400 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
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Latest updates
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- Bulletin NWS Louisville KY
Flood Warning issued
Breckinridge, KY; Bullitt, KY; Butler, KY; Grayson, KY; Hancock, KY; Hardin, KY; Hart, KY; Larue, KY; Meade, KY; Nelson, KY; Ohio, KY
- News whas11.com
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