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Flooding displaces families and damages homes in eastern Kentucky (video)
Harlan County residents needed overnight rescues as floodwater damaged homes, roads and water lines. Crews restored service while volunteers helped families clean up, and later flooding brought fresh warnings. The Alert Pulse video for Sep 21 – 27, 2026: the emergency alerts sent across Kentucky, told night by night from the report's own figures, with the full report and its data one link away.
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That was one of 195 emergency warnings in Kentucky in the week of September 21.
The week, day by day. The busiest day was September 22, with 57 warnings.
By 3:30 PM, a first warning in Bell County.
On September 23, 2026, the National Weather Service issued a flash-flood warning covering parts of Bell, Harlan, Leslie and Letcher counties at 3:30 p.m., initially effective until 6:30 p.m.; the notice described flooding as ongoing or expected shortly, rather than documenting specific damage or rescues. That is according to Cedar News.
Monday, 4:57 PM: a first warning in Boyd County, Kentucky.
Monday, 11:49 PM: a considerable damage threat in Harlan County, Kentucky.
Harlan County, Kentucky, was under a warning on 3 of the week's 7 days.
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