NWS Jackson KYFF.W 0072September 23, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Knott, Letcher and Perry, KY
The National Weather Service office in Jackson issued a flash flood warning for Knott, Letcher and Perry in Kentucky, which was in force until 6:45 p.m. local time on September 23. It was the 72nd flash flood warning the NWS office in Jackson issued in 2026. Kentucky had 19 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 9 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Kentucky's flash 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, Jackson KY
- Area
- Knott, Letcher and Perry
- State
- Kentucky
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:46 p.m. EDT, September 23, 2026
- Expires
- 6:45 p.m. EDT, September 23, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KJKL FF.W 0072
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWJKL The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Knott County in southeastern Kentucky... Northwestern Letcher County in southeastern Kentucky... East Central Perry County in southeastern Kentucky... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 346 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Letcher, Bath, Vicco, Blackey, Carcassonne, Gander, Carbon Glow, David, Arminta, Elko, Cody, Indian Bottom, Smithsboro, Carr Creek, Redfox, Red Star, Dirk, Jeremiah, Bluefield and Amelia.
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.