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Flash Flood Warning

N Issued by NWS Louisville KY ⏳ In force until Thu 15 Oct, 18:45 📍 Marion, KY (approximate) 🕑 5 h ago
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FFWLMK The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Marion County in central Kentucky... * Until 1145 AM EDT. * At 848 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is …

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📡 CAP alert details

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SeveritySevere
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UrgencyImmediate
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CertaintyLikely
EventFlash Flood Warning
Response typeAvoid
CategoryMet
Affected areaMarion, KY
Issuing authorityNWS Louisville KY
ContactNot supplied

🕓 Alert timing · EAT

Sent2026-10-15T08:48:00-04:00
Effective2026-10-15T08:48:00-04:00
Onset2026-10-15T08:48:00-04:00
Expires2026-10-15T11:45:00-04:00

📋 Official instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

📄 Message details

Alert identifierurn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9c59cfb3cfd84147c40ae9f7853d11e080b4fa21.001.1
Message typeAlert
Senderw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
ScopePublic
CAP statusActual
Related messagesNot supplied
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🛡 Safety advice

General guidance for this type of incident - not official instructions.
  • Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
  • Avoid flooded roads, rivers and drainage channels; do not walk or drive through moving water.
  • Move valuables and people to higher ground if water is rising near you.
  • Follow local authority and Red Cross updates for the area.

📰 Story summary

From the report shown in the feed:
  • FFWLMK The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for...
  • Southern Marion County in central Kentucky...
  • * Until 1145 AM EDT.
  • * At 848 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area.
  • Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen.
  • Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area.
  • Flash flooding is …
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