NWS Wilmington OHFA.W 0020August 12, 2026
Flood Warning: Gallatin and Owen, KY
The National Weather Service office in Wilmington issued a flood warning for Gallatin and Owen in Kentucky, which was in force until 2:00 p.m. local time on August 12. It was the 20th areal flood warning the NWS office in Wilmington 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 2.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Wilmington OH
- Area
- Gallatin and Owen
- State
- Kentucky
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:04 a.m. EDT, August 12, 2026
- Expires
- 2:00 p.m. EDT, August 12, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KILN FA.W 0020
- 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...Central Gallatin County in northern Kentucky... Owen County in northern Kentucky... * WHEN...Until 200 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1104 AM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Owenton, Monterey, Gratz, Elmer Davis Lake, Long Ridge, Elk Lake, Squiresville, New Liberty, Needmore, Beechwood, Wheatley, Harmony and Eagle Hill.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. To report flooding, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
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.