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Flash Flood Warning issued July 26 at 11:39PM CDT until July 27 at 5:45AM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

8.0

37.8486° N, 87.5852° W·US-KY

Started 3h ago

Event Details

Typeflood

Severity8.0

Statusactive

Location37.8486°N, 87.5852°W (US-KY)

Started2026-07-27T04:39:00+00:00

Last Updated2026-07-27T07:50:37.368+00:00

Sourcenoaa_ahps

Source URLapi.weather.gov

Confidence1.00

Impact Zones

Catastrophic Impact Zone

Flash flooding or major flood stage. Immediate danger to life and property.

NWS polygon

Zone estimates are based on scientific models and may differ from actual local conditions.

Impact Analysis

Note: Zone 1 uses NWS polygon geometry. Exposure for this zone is pending polygon-based computation — totals reflect outer zones only.

Population from ACS 5-Year 2022 tract sampling; structure counts from Microsoft Building Footprints or Census ACS housing data, capped by USGS NLCD 2021 developed land. Estimates for situational awareness — not for actuarial, regulatory, or underwriting use.

Historical Comparison

2005 HENDERSON County, KENTUCKY Flash Flood (2005)77% match

Flash Flood in KENTUCKY, 7km from current event, $18M in recorded damage

HENDERSON County, KENTUCKYDamage: $17.5M

2011 HENDERSON County, KENTUCKY Flood (2011)76% match

Flood in KENTUCKY, 12km from current event, $6M in recorded damage

HENDERSON County, KENTUCKYDamage: $6.0M

2018 VANDERBURGH County, INDIANA Flood (2018)73% match

Flood in INDIANA, 13km from current event, $250K in recorded damage

VANDERBURGH County, INDIANADamage: $250K

Historical comparison based on peril type, geography, and severity. Past events do not predict future outcomes.

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US-KY flood hazard profile All US hazard profiles Scoring methodology

Zone estimates are based on scientific models and may differ from actual local conditions.