{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.9a0d9b94de83eaab4aceadf0992661fd69297f0d.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flash Flood Warning issued September 23 at 5:04PM EDT until September 23 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-23","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.9a0d9b94de83eaab4aceadf0992661fd69297f0d.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Jackson KY"},"word_count":211,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flash Flood Warning: Flash Flood Warning issued September 23 at 5:04PM EDT until September 23 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Jackson KY\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Immediate\n**Areas:** Letcher, KY\n**Issued by:** NWS Jackson KY\n**Sent:** 2026-09-23T17:04:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-23T17:04:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-23T20:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nFFWJKL\n\nThe National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a\n\n* Flash Flood Warning for...\nCentral Letcher County in southeastern Kentucky...\n\n* Until 800 PM EDT.\n\n* At 504 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing\nheavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have\nfallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in\nthe warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin\nshortly.\n\nHAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,\nhighways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor\ndrainage and low-lying areas.\n\n* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...\nWhitesburg, Trailer, Van, Whitco, Crown, Ice, Oscaloosa, Marlowe,\nBellcraft, Premium, Southdown, Polly, Kings Creek, Lester, Flint,\nLucastown, Democrat and Defeated Creek.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles.\n\nPlease report observed flooding to local emergency services or law\nenforcement and request they pass this information to the National\nWeather Service when you can do so safely."}