NWS Louisville KYFA.W 0044August 5, 2026
Flood Warning: Casey and Lincoln, KY
The National Weather Service office in Louisville issued a flood warning for Casey and Lincoln in Kentucky, which was in force until 8:45 p.m. local time on August 5. It was the 44th areal flood warning the NWS office in Louisville issued in 2026. Kentucky had 6 flood warnings in August 2026, against 3 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Kentucky's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Louisville KY
- Area
- Casey and Lincoln
- State
- Kentucky
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:46 p.m. EDT, August 5, 2026
- Expires
- 8:45 p.m. EDT, August 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KLMK FA.W 0044
- 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...Southeastern Casey County in central Kentucky... Southern Lincoln County in central Kentucky... * WHEN...Until 845 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 546 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Walltown, Waynesburg, Kings Mountain, Bethelridge, Argyle, Ottenheim and Broughtentown. - 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.
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.