NWS Louisville KYFA.W 0043July 21, 2026
Flood Warning: Boyle, Garrard and Mercer, KY
The National Weather Service office in Louisville issued a flood warning for Boyle, Garrard and Mercer in Kentucky, which was in force until 12:00 a.m. local time on July 22. It was the 43rd areal flood warning the NWS office in Louisville issued in 2026. Kentucky had 15 flood warnings in July 2026, against 11 in an average July of 2008-2025 (Kentucky's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Louisville KY
- Area
- Boyle, Garrard and Mercer
- State
- Kentucky
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:54 p.m. EDT, July 21, 2026
- Expires
- 12:00 a.m. EDT, July 22, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KLMK FA.W 0043
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northern Boyle County in central Kentucky... Central Garrard County in central Kentucky... Southern Mercer County in central Kentucky... * WHEN...Until midnight EDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 854 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Danville, Harrodsburg, Lancaster, Mccreary, Burgin, Bushtown, Davistown, Little Needmore, Faulconer and Marcellus. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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