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1 concurrent flood warnings — 7 counties affected
A severe flood outbreak affected seven counties across Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois on July 27, 2026, bringing water damage and mold risk to homes in Crittenden, Henderson, Webster, and Union counties in Kentucky; Posey County in Indiana; and Clay and Effingham counties in Illinois.
Overview written from official NOAA / National Weather Service data.
- Type
- Flood Outbreak
- Extent
- ≈ 1,231,273 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
Each shaded area is one covered warning's reported footprint — this outbreak groups the 7 warnings listed below, colored by hazard type. Press Play below to watch each footprint appear in the order it was issued. Pan and zoom to explore the map.
Interactive affected-area map
Crittenden County, KY; Posey County, IN; Clay County, IL; Henderson County, KY; Webster County, KY; Effingham County, IL; Union County, KY · ≈ 1,900 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-07-27 07:54 UTC · snapshot 7 of 7
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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 PAH storm report
FLOOD — 1 WNW Morganfield, KY
A side street in Morganfield has water over it.
- News Webster-Kirkwood Times
North Elm Ave. Closed For Culvert Work For 5 Months
- Bulletin NWS Paducah KY
Flash Flood Warning issued
Hardin, IL; Crittenden, KY; Union, KY
- Bulletin NWS Lincoln IL
Flash Flood Warning issued
Clay, IL
Show 9 earlier updates
- NWS Lincoln IL Bulletin
- NWS Paducah KY Bulletin
- NWS Paducah KY Bulletin
- NWS Paducah KY Bulletin
- NWS Paducah KY Bulletin
- weareiowa.com News
Gov. Reynolds signs disaster proclamations for Franklin, Hardin counties for severe weather
- WV MetroNews News
Buckhannon woman carried mother, aunt to safety during Tuesday’s flooding
- WTOC News
- Durham Herald Sun News
UPDATE: Flood advisory for Union County early Friday morning triggered by intense rainfall
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.
Warnings covered
Warnings this outbreak covered
This page tracks the outbreak as a whole; each entry below is one official warning thread with its own live status, map and update log.
- Flash Flood Warning — Clay, ILClay, ILsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Edwards, IL +3Edwards, IL; Wabash, IL; Gibson, IN; Posey, INsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Effingham, ILEffingham, ILsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Hardin, IL +2Hardin, IL; Crittenden, KY; Union, KYsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Henderson, KYHenderson, KYsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Union, KYUnion, KYsevereEnded
- Flash Flood Warning — Webster, KYWebster, KYsevereEnded