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Part of: Shelby County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flood Warning issued August 12 at 11:04AM EDT until August 12 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Gallatin, KY; Owen, KY, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 197,183 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 (Gallatin, KY; Owen, 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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Gallatin, KY; Owen, KY · ≈ 310 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 ESE Ballardsville, KY
Video shows water rushing across a small road near KY 22.
- Storm report NWS LMK storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 2 E Wilmore, KY
Jessamine Creek is out of its banks onto Bethel Road at the Frankfort Ford Bridge.
- News Dayton Daily News
Flood watch issued as repeated storms threaten the region
- Storm report NWS LMK storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 1 NE Prospect, KY
Photos and videos show running water washing away chunks of asphalt on Hayfield Way.
Show 6 earlier updates
- NWS LMK storm report Storm report
- NWS Wilmington OH Bulletin
- Dayton Daily News News
DeWine warns of statewide flooding threat as storms batter Ohio
- Dayton Daily News News
- Dayton Daily News News
- wsmv.com News
Gallatin police seize 10 alleged illegal gambling machines, charge 3 store owners
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.