Flood Advisory
2026-08-12T12:45:00-04:00

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast Kentucky, including the following counties, in south central Kentucky, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne and Whitley. In southeast Kentucky, Clay, Jackson, Knox and Owsley. * WHEN...Until 1245 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1057 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Somerset, London, Manchester, Science Hill, Burnside, Bernstadt, Bunch, Wood Creek Lake, Hare, Carmichael, Pittsburg, East Bernstadt, Billows, Hightop, Hazel Patch, Sublimity City, Luner, Camp Wildcat, London-Corbin Airport and Keavy.

Rockcastle River At Billows, Ky Historical Data

Historical Data


Streamflow Range


Date Average 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
01-01 2618.5
01-02 5599.38
01-03 3375.63
01-04 1884.63
01-05 1720.38
01-06 1692.38
01-07 1201.13
01-08 1040.38
01-09 843.75
01-10 3719.63
01-11 1678.25
01-12 2025.14
01-13 1669.13
01-14 1557.75
01-15 1437.88
01-16 1113.88
01-17 897.44
01-18 849.0
01-19 854.88
01-20 2503.13
01-21 2230.25
01-22 1261.38
01-23 1026.5
01-24 1503.0
01-25 1995.56
01-26 4864.13
01-27 3202.0
01-28 1630.78
01-29 1671.78
01-30 1548.3
01-31 1344.0
02-01 3342.8
02-02 2256.0
02-03 1436.2
02-04 3094.6
02-05 3331.7
02-06 2562.11
02-07 2635.33
02-08 3301.89
02-09 2087.3
02-10 1491.1
02-11 3330.33
02-12 5347.5
02-13 4246.3
02-14 4166.9
02-15 1870.36
02-16 4132.55
02-17 7982.1
02-18 6036.2
02-19 3125.9
02-20 2266.55
02-21 3810.9
02-22 2683.2
02-23 3879.09
02-24 4402.91
02-25 4517.3
02-26 2505.2
02-27 1927.36
02-28 2410.0
02-29 1865.33
03-01 3969.09
03-02 5051.64
03-03 2144.91
03-04 3084.73
03-05 3503.45
03-06 2704.18
03-07 1451.91
03-08 1298.55
03-09 1167.0
03-10 1699.18
03-11 1818.64
03-12 1619.64
03-13 1345.45
03-14 1747.55
03-15 1873.45
03-16 1958.18
03-17 2786.64
03-18 1435.91
03-19 1319.58
03-20 1819.73
03-21 2133.58
03-22 875.91
03-23 986.17
03-24 882.33
03-25 1550.75
03-26 2029.42
03-27 1485.58
03-28 1458.5
03-29 3262.5
03-30 2589.08
03-31 1635.55
04-01 2522.83
04-02 2180.25
04-03 1619.75
04-04 4463.25
04-05 4290.42
04-06 2212.17
04-07 2172.58
04-08 1688.45
04-09 1584.0
04-10 1332.33
04-11 1522.0
04-12 1271.64
04-13 1004.27
04-14 1436.36
04-15 3526.3
04-16 3241.4
04-17 1800.7
04-18 1280.4
04-19 1437.0
04-20 1191.7
04-21 1337.58
04-22 962.25
04-23 940.36
04-24 1152.75
04-25 948.54
04-26 1073.13
04-27 1336.41
04-28 1146.68
04-29 1288.65
04-30 1343.09
05-01 1309.09
05-02 2329.2
05-03 1779.94
05-04 1445.14
05-05 1541.47
05-06 2151.7
05-07 2811.27
05-08 1794.6
05-09 1427.18
05-10 1367.0
05-11 989.09
05-12 1682.09
05-13 1233.91
05-14 914.56
05-15 699.17
05-16 569.5
05-17 516.89
05-18 809.38
05-19 1646.24
05-20 3335.76
05-21 2108.48
05-22 1617.12
05-23 1086.09
05-24 880.36
05-25 806.91
05-26 676.09
05-27 653.35
05-28 774.16
05-29 745.95
05-30 532.82
05-31 662.13
06-01 482.76
06-02 651.04
06-03 449.52
06-04 344.44
06-05 290.41
06-06 1063.95
06-07 749.91
06-08 1320.08
06-09 795.75
06-10 667.56
06-11 752.23
06-12 834.09
06-13 1154.92
06-14 732.35
06-15 592.95
06-16 513.37
06-17 401.93
06-18 736.15
06-19 689.44
06-20 739.38
06-21 976.83
06-22 615.2
06-23 830.02
06-24 589.21
06-25 656.43
06-26 1229.79
06-27 1420.0
06-28 2633.45
06-29 1135.81
06-30 656.02
07-01 747.96
07-02 476.66
07-03 644.82
07-04 1184.99
07-05 934.82
07-06 1137.69
07-07 848.69
07-08 746.9
07-09 790.1
07-10 671.4
07-11 579.32
07-12 527.81
07-13 630.6
07-14 655.57
07-15 2011.47
07-16 1293.99
07-17 468.85
07-18 389.48
07-19 642.79
07-20 397.82
07-21 477.08
07-22 619.05
07-23 506.57
07-24 460.3
07-25 315.47
07-26 234.28
07-27 496.74
07-28 344.9
07-29 911.39
07-30 875.32
07-31 1144.45
08-01 379.16
08-02 480.64
08-03 658.97
08-04 357.87
08-05 320.96
08-06 676.75
08-07 1843.08
08-08 826.8
08-09 436.17
08-10 299.66
08-11 693.61
08-12 558.04
08-13 299.91
08-14 214.64
08-15 224.53
08-16 178.25
08-17 186.18
08-18 193.37
08-19 685.0
08-20 416.17
08-21 298.87
08-22 418.45
08-23 307.85
08-24 314.79
08-25 195.6
08-26 175.51
08-27 148.54
08-28 127.59
08-29 175.62
08-30 263.67
08-31 181.7
09-01 407.72
09-02 345.88
09-03 361.74
09-04 544.17
09-05 315.57
09-06 224.9
09-07 230.44
09-08 177.83
09-09 139.21
09-10 170.9
09-11 190.15
09-12 166.17
09-13 137.3
09-14 799.67
09-15 362.16
09-16 225.79
09-17 236.32
09-18 167.02
09-19 145.62
09-20 152.0
09-21 120.05
09-22 104.93
09-23 197.44
09-24 467.67
09-25 563.74
09-26 426.14
09-27 702.78
09-28 936.16
09-29 448.74
09-30 298.21
10-01 104.78
10-02 101.62
10-03 92.51
10-04 140.42
10-05 187.0
10-06 201.93
10-07 148.77
10-08 132.01
10-09 176.27
10-10 259.12
10-11 208.25
10-12 369.28
10-13 264.53
10-14 204.35
10-15 194.7
10-16 649.21
10-17 378.65
10-18 290.59
10-19 221.61
10-20 186.62
10-21 94.57
10-22 155.11
10-23 148.46
10-24 220.74
10-25 252.42
10-26 197.48
10-27 186.57
10-28 227.88
10-29 247.46
10-30 506.07
10-31 499.32
11-01 501.21
11-02 368.85
11-03 304.07
11-04 295.31
11-05 293.43
11-06 273.14
11-07 1144.98
11-08 550.33
11-09 549.71
11-10 971.29
11-11 564.2
11-12 451.44
11-13 454.32
11-14 366.3
11-15 325.36
11-16 867.97
11-17 523.1
11-18 400.73
11-19 323.46
11-20 290.16
11-21 283.13
11-22 291.76
11-23 580.7
11-24 476.39
11-25 419.33
11-26 330.06
11-27 354.34
11-28 874.58
11-29 381.91
11-30 312.11
12-01 2816.32
12-02 3590.21
12-03 1664.34
12-04 1030.61
12-05 861.38
12-06 742.38
12-07 896.29
12-08 1126.98
12-09 705.63
12-10 638.44
12-11 678.2
12-12 892.8
12-13 696.6
12-14 654.89
12-15 1457.67
12-16 1849.77
12-17 3473.3
12-18 2831.33
12-19 1424.89
12-20 1421.5
12-21 1166.13
12-22 1069.22
12-23 1142.83
12-24 2770.19
12-25 1928.27
12-26 2338.68
12-27 1404.38
12-28 1111.75
12-29 996.57
12-30 2292.0
12-31 2890.63

Annual Peak Streamflow


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