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Flash Flood Warning issued August 6 at 7:49PM CDT until August 6 at 10:45PM CDT by NWS Louisville KY

8.0

36.9875° N, 84.9013° W·US-KY

Started 1h ago

Event Details

Typeflood

Severity8.0

Statusactive

Location36.9875°N, 84.9013°W (US-KY)

Started2026-08-07T00:49:00+00:00

Last Updated2026-08-07T02:00:25.478+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

2010 RUSSELL County, KENTUCKY Flash Flood (2010)67% match

Flash Flood in KENTUCKY, 17km from current event, $100K in recorded damage

RUSSELL County, KENTUCKYDamage: $100K

2020 CASEY County, KENTUCKY Flood (2020)64% match

Flood in KENTUCKY, 41km from current event, $250K in recorded damage

CASEY County, KENTUCKYDamage: $250K

2020 WHITLEY County, KENTUCKY Flood (2020)62% match

Flood in KENTUCKY, 70km from current event, $4M in recorded damage

WHITLEY County, KENTUCKYDamage: $4.0MFatalities: 1

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

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