Flash Flood Warning Issued for Louisville and Surrounding Counties in Indiana and Kentucky
This alert is no longer in effect.
NOAA issued it on May 8, 2026, 3 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
Areazine synthesizes this NWS weather alert directly from NOAA's official public data feed. See our methodology for full source attribution and refresh cadence.
The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Clark and Floyd counties in Indiana, and Jefferson, Oldham, and Shelby counties in Kentucky, effective until 11:45 PM EDT on April 27, 2026.
Read this weather record in 30 seconds
- Record type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Affected area
- Southern Indiana and Central Kentucky
- Issued
- May 8, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Louisville KY
Flood notices turn on location and timing. Treat the named area as this record's scope; do not assume nearby counties, parishes, or waterways were included.
Record status: historical. It was issued 3 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southern Indiana and Central Kentucky.
Flash Flood Warning in Southern Indiana and Central Kentucky
Alert Details
A Flash Flood Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Louisville, KY. It is effective from 8:33 PM EDT until 11:45 PM EDT on April 27, 2026.
Affected Areas
The warning affects Clark and Floyd counties in Indiana, and Jefferson, Oldham, and Shelby counties in Kentucky. Specific locations that may experience flash flooding include Louisville, Jeffersonville, New Albany, Jeffersontown, St. Matthews, Shively, Lyndon, La Grange, Middletown, and Douglass Hills.
What You Should Do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Expected Conditions
Doppler radar indicates thunderstorms producing heavy rain. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen, with additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches possible. This will cause flash flooding in small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, underpasses, and other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
Timeline
The alert is effective from 8:33 PM EDT on April 27, 2026, and expires at 11:45 PM EDT on the same day.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
Related Weather Alerts
All Weather Alerts →Nationwide notices with similar length or severity timing 8
Two Areazine-derived peer sets for this NWS weather alert: nearest notices by body length and by same severity near the same agency date. Peers come from other categories so they are not the same-feed Related list above.
Similar body length
Nearest notices by article body length (1,252 characters here).
Similar severity timing
Same severity (high) notices issued closest in time to May 8, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about this NWS weather alert.