SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 293 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 28 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY ANDERSON BOURBON BOYLE CASEY CLARK FAYETTE FRANKLIN GARRARD GREEN HARRISON JESSAMINE LINCOLN MADISON MARION MERCER NELSON NICHOLAS SCOTT SPENCER TAYLOR WASHINGTON WOODFORD IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY ADAIR CLINTON CUMBERLAND METCALFE MONROE RUSSELL THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBANY, ALLENDALE, ALTON, AMANDAVILLE, ARGYLE, BARDSTOWN, BEAUMONT, BEREA, BLACK GNAT, BOHON, BRECKINRIDGE, BRYANTSVILLE, BUCKEYE, BURKESVILLE, CAMPBELLSVILLE, CANE VALLEY, CARLISLE, CLEMENTSVILLE, CLINTONVILLE, COBURG, COLUMBIA, COLVILLE, COXS CREEK, CREELSBORO, CROCUS, CUMBERLAND CITY, CYNTHIANA, DANVILLE, DEATSVILLE, DUBRE, DUCKERS, DUNNVILLE, EDMONTON, ELK CREEK, ELK HORN, ELLA, EXIE, FORD, FRANKFORT, GASCON, GEORGETOWN, GLENS FORK, GLENSBORO, GRADYVILLE, GREENSBURG, HARRODSBURG, HESTAND, HIGH BRIDGE, HIGHGROVE, HOBSON, HOOKTOWN, JABEZ, JAMESTOWN, KEENE, KINGSTON, KIRKSVILLE, KNOB LICK, LANCASTER, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LEESBURG, LEXINGTON, LIBERTY, LITTLE MOUNT, LOWELL, MARROWBONE, MAUD, MCCREARY, MIDDLEBURG, MIDDLETOWN, MILLVILLE, MINTONVILLE, MUD LICK, MYERS, NEW MARKET, NEW ZION, NEWTOWN, NICHOLASVILLE, ODDVILLE, OLGA, OXFORD, PAINT LICK, PARIS, PEYTONSBURG, PIERCE, REDHOUSE, RICHMOND, ROCKBRIDGE, ROWLAND, RUCKERVILLE, RUSSELL SPRINGS, SALEM, SALOMA, SAMUELS, SHAKERTOWN, SPRINGFIELD, STANFORD, STATIC, SUMMER SHADE, SUMMERSVILLE, TAYLORSVILLE, TOMPKINSVILLE, TYRONE, VALLEY VIEW, VERSAILLES, WAKEFIELD, WATERFORD, WILMORE, WINCHESTER, WINDSOR, WISDOM, AND YUMA.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL ALLOW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 293 TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KENTUCKY THIS ALLOWS TO EXPIRE 28 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY ANDERSON BOURBON BOYLE CASEY CLARK FAYETTE FRANKLIN GARRARD GREEN HARRISON JESSAMINE LINCOLN MADISON MARION MERCER NELSON NICHOLAS SCOTT SPENCER TAYLOR WASHINGTON WOODFORD IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY ADAIR CLINTON CUMBERLAND METCALFE MONROE RUSSELL THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBANY, ALLENDALE, ALTON, AMANDAVILLE, ARGYLE, BARDSTOWN, BEAUMONT, BEREA, BLACK GNAT, BOHON, BRECKINRIDGE, BRYANTSVILLE, BUCKEYE, BURKESVILLE, CAMPBELLSVILLE, CANE VALLEY, CARLISLE, CLEMENTSVILLE, CLINTONVILLE, COBURG, COLUMBIA, COLVILLE, COXS CREEK, CREELSBORO, CROCUS, CUMBERLAND CITY, CYNTHIANA, DANVILLE, DEATSVILLE, DUBRE, DUCKERS, DUNNVILLE, EDMONTON, ELK CREEK, ELK HORN, ELLA, EXIE, FORD, FRANKFORT, GASCON, GEORGETOWN, GLENS FORK, GLENSBORO, GRADYVILLE, GREENSBURG, HARRODSBURG, HESTAND, HIGH BRIDGE, HIGHGROVE, HOBSON, HOOKTOWN, JABEZ, JAMESTOWN, KEENE, KINGSTON, KIRKSVILLE, KNOB LICK, LANCASTER, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LEESBURG, LEXINGTON, LIBERTY, LITTLE MOUNT, LOWELL, MARROWBONE, MAUD, MCCREARY, MIDDLEBURG, MIDDLETOWN, MILLVILLE, MINTONVILLE, MUD LICK, MYERS, NEW MARKET, NEW ZION, NEWTOWN, NICHOLASVILLE, ODDVILLE, OLGA, OXFORD, PAINT LICK, PARIS, PEYTONSBURG, PIERCE, REDHOUSE, RICHMOND, ROCKBRIDGE, ROWLAND, RUCKERVILLE, RUSSELL SPRINGS, SALEM, SALOMA, SAMUELS, SHAKERTOWN, SPRINGFIELD, STANFORD, STATIC, SUMMER SHADE, SUMMERSVILLE, TAYLORSVILLE, TOMPKINSVILLE, TYRONE, VALLEY VIEW, VERSAILLES, WAKEFIELD, WATERFORD, WILMORE, WINCHESTER, WINDSOR, WISDOM, AND YUMA. GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING BUT WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER IS NO LONGER EXPECTED.

* WHAT. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE. A portion of central Kentucky, including the following county, Shelby. * WHEN. Until 1030 PM EDT. * IMPACTS. Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 730 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include. Shelbyville, Hooper, Veachland, Clay Village, Mulberry, Hemp Ridge, Middletown Heights, Peytona, Old Christianburg and Bagdad. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood