NWS Louisville KYFF.W 0079June 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Adair, Barren, Clinton and 5 more, KY
The National Weather Service office in Louisville issued a flash flood warning for Adair, Barren, Clinton and 5 more in Kentucky, which was in force until 8:45 a.m. local time on June 28. It was the 79th flash flood warning the NWS office in Louisville issued in 2026. Kentucky had 78 flash flood warnings in June 2026, against 23 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Kentucky's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Louisville KY
- Area
- Adair, Barren, Clinton and 5 more
- State
- Kentucky
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:49 a.m. CDT, June 28, 2026
- Expires
- 8:45 a.m. CDT, June 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLMK FF.W 0079
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Kentucky since 2008Every warning type in Kentucky
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The notice as issued
FFWLMK The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Green County in central Kentucky... Southern Hart County in central Kentucky... Southwestern Adair County in south central Kentucky... Northeastern Barren County in south central Kentucky... Northeastern Clinton County in south central Kentucky... Northeastern Cumberland County in south central Kentucky... Northern Metcalfe County in south central Kentucky... Southwestern Russell County in south central Kentucky... * Until 845 AM CDT. * At 549 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Columbia, Greensburg, Three Springs, Horse Cave, Cave City, Keltner, Mell, Pickett, Weed and Fry.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.