NWS Jackson KYFF.W 0013June 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: McCreary and Wayne, KY
The National Weather Service office in Jackson issued a flash flood warning for McCreary and Wayne in Kentucky, which was in force until 7:00 a.m. local time on June 28. It was the 13th flash flood warning the NWS office in Jackson 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 2.3 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Jackson KY
- Area
- McCreary and Wayne
- State
- Kentucky
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:43 a.m. EDT, June 28, 2026
- Expires
- 7:00 a.m. EDT, June 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KJKL FF.W 0013
- 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
FFWJKL The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern McCreary County in south central Kentucky... Southwestern Wayne County in south central Kentucky... * Until 700 AM EDT. * At 443 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen in portions of the warned area since 3 AM. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 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... Co-Operative, Great Meadows Campsites, Griffin, Parmleysville, Blue Heron, Burfield, Mount Pisgah, Stearns, Pine Knot, Strunk, Slickford, Hidalgo, Powersburg, Sunnybrook and Hollyhill.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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.