Meteorologist Shane Smith

The rain is letting up for now across most of the state. However we will see more storms fire up this afternoon across Kentucky. Heavy rain is likely and we continue to watch the threat of flash flooding. Flood watches continue through Sunday morning. Stay weather aware today friends!

Flash Flood Warning until 1:30 PM EDT for Pike County, KY. Thunderstorms with heavy rain are causing flash flooding, with 1 to 2 inches already fallen and up to 1 inch more possible. Flooding may hit small creeks, urban areas, highways, streets, underpasses, and low-lying spots. Turn around, don’t drown; avoid flooded roads and report flooding to local emergency services.

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Flash Flood Warning until 8:45 AM EDT for Fayette, Jessamine, and Woodford counties in central Kentucky. Heavy rain is causing flash flooding, with 0.5 to 1 inch more possible. Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, underpasses, and low-lying spots. Turn around, don’t drown. Avoid driving on flooded roads.

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The weather looks to turn active across the Bluegrass tonight. A Flood Watch is in effect for pretty much the entire state through Saturday. Today starts off with a mix of sun and clouds for most of us, with a few pesky scattered storms.

By tonight, a line of storms should dive in from the northwest. This will likely contain gusty winds, heavy rain, and intense lightning. There is a small tornado risk in western Kentucky along the Ohio River, but it is a very small risk. The bigger threats will be the rain and the wind.

Honestly, my biggest concern over the next couple of days is going to be flash flooding and river flooding. The atmosphere is super juicy right now, there's a ton of moisture for these storms to ring out. Couple that with the fact that the pattern is promoting "Training", where the storms will roll over the same area over and over again like a train track. We need to be very weather aware through Saturday, and make sure to respect all Flood and Flash Flood Warnings issued.