Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Olympia, KY ∙ Preston, KY ∙ Mount Sterling, KY ∙ Mount Sterling Montgomery County Airport, KY

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Jackson KY 728 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025 The National Weather Service in Jackson has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... South Central Bath County in east central Kentucky... Central Montgomery County in east central Kentucky... * Until 930 PM EDT. * At 728 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. 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... Mount Sterling, Jeffersonville, Camargo, Howards Mill, Upper Spencer, Lower Spencer, Coons Station, Oggs Station, Stepstone, Peeled Oak, Gatewoods Station, Walkers Crossing, Ewington, Hope, Kendall Springs, Crooks, Preston, Prewitt, Olympia and Klondike. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. && LAT...LON 3804 8403 3810 8400 3811 8368 3803 8366 3803 8367 3801 8369 3801 8371 3800 8372 3801 8373 3801 8374 3800 8375 3800 8401 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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