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07/27/2026

Jefferson County ALERT

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 27 at 7:48PM EDT until July 28 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
523 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS

IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES

IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA

CLARK CRAWFORD DUBOIS
FLOYD HARRISON JEFFERSON
ORANGE PERRY SCOTT
WASHINGTON

IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 31 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY

ANDERSON BOURBON BOYLE
BRECKINRIDGE BULLITT CASEY
CLARK FAYETTE FRANKLIN
GARRARD HANCOCK HARDIN
HARRISON HENRY JEFFERSON
JESSAMINE LARUE LINCOLN
MADISON MARION MEADE
MERCER NELSON NICHOLAS
OLDHAM SCOTT SHELBY
SPENCER TRIMBLE WASHINGTON
WOODFORD
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http://www.weather.gov

07/25/2026

Please be aware that sand has been placed on Clifty Dr in the area between Interstate Block Rd and Woodside Dr in reference to a hazmat spill. Drive with caution.

07/21/2026

Jefferson County ALERT

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 21 at 2:22PM EDT until July 21 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
508 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING AREAS

IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES

IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA

CLARK CRAWFORD DUBOIS
FLOYD HARRISON JEFFERSON
ORANGE PERRY SCOTT
WASHINGTON

IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 49 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY

ANDERSON BOURBON BOYLE
BRECKINRIDGE BULLITT CASEY
CLARK FAYETTE FRANKLIN
GARRARD GRAYSON GREEN
HANCOCK HARDIN HARRISON
HART HENRY JEFFERSON
JESSAMINE LARUE LINCOLN
MADISON MARION MEADE
MERCER NELSON NICHOLAS
OHIO OLDHAM SCOTT
SHELBY SPENCER TAYLOR
TRIMBLE WASHINGTON WOODFORD

IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY

ADAIR ALLEN BARREN
BUTLER CLINTON CUMBERLAND
EDMONSON LOGAN METCALFE
MONROE RUSSELL SIMPSON
WARREN
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http://www.weather.gov

07/08/2026

Jefferson County ALERT

Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
Flood Watch issued July 8 at 11:39AM EDT until July 12 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following areas, Clark
IN, Crawford, Dubois, Floyd, Harrison IN, Jefferson IN, Orange,
Perry, Scott IN and Washington IN and Kentucky, including the
following areas, Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle,
Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Casey, Clark KY, Clinton,
Cumberland, Edmonson, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard, Grayson, Green,
Hancock, Hardin, Harrison KY, Hart, Henry, Jefferson, Jessamine,
Larue, Lincoln, Logan, Madison, Marion, Meade, Mercer, Metcalfe,
Monroe, Nelson, Nicholas, Ohio, Oldham, Russell, Scott KY, Shelby,
Simpson, Spencer, Taylor, Trimble, Warren, Washington KY and
Woodford.

* WHEN...From Thursday afternoon through late Saturday night.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms capable of heavy
rain are expected late week through the weekend. Already wet
soils in some areas will make flooding more susceptible,
especially with each additional round of rainfall. Localized
significant flooding may develop for areas that see several
inches of rainfall.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
http://www.weather.gov

07/02/2026

Jefferson County ALERT

Heat Advisory
EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ FRIDAY... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ FRIDAY TO 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ SATURDAY
Heat Advisory issued July 2 at 11:34AM EDT until July 4 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY
* WHAT...For the Extreme Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions
with heat index values up to 100-110. For the Heat Advisory, heat
index values up to 105 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of south central Indiana and east central, north
central, northwest, and south central Kentucky.

* WHEN...For the Extreme Heat Warning, until 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/
Friday. For the Heat Advisory, from 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ Friday to
9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events. Hot temperatures and high
humidity may cause heat illnesses.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car
interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.
http://www.weather.gov

06/28/2026

Jefferson County ALERT

Heat Advisory
HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ MONDAY TO 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/ THURSDAY
Heat Advisory issued June 28 at 3:16PM CDT until July 2 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Louisville KY
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 107 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of south central Indiana and east central, north
central, and south central Kentucky.

* WHEN...From noon EDT /11 AM CDT/ Monday to 9 PM EDT /8 PM CDT/
Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
http://www.weather.gov

06/24/2026

211 Reporting update 6/22/26

Indiana 211 is accepting damage reports for multiple severe weather and flooding events.

Call 2-1-1 or 866-211-9966
Report online at on.in.gov/IN-211

๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ— ๐…๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ
-Harrison County

๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐’๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐–๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ
-Carroll, Elkhart, Huntington, Lake and Porter counties

๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• ๐’๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐–๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ
-Clay, Jefferson, Jackson, Monroe, Owen, Putnam and Scott counties

๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐’๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐–๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ
-Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Sullivan and Warrick counties

If your county is listed, please report storm or flood damage through Indiana 211. Damage reports help local, state and federal officials understand the full impact of these events and support recovery efforts.

All agricultural damage should be reported to your local USDA Farm Service Agency office.

06/23/2026

๐‹๐ข๐ฆ๐› ๐๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž: Following last weekโ€™s storms, we are aware of the numerous limbs and storm debris throughout the city. At this time, there is ๐ง๐จ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž ๐š๐๐๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐› ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ.

Our crews will be working throughout the community collecting limbs as they are identified. For collection purposes, any branch ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ’ ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐Ÿ” ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ญ is considered a limb.

We appreciate your patience as crews work through the widespread storm damage and continue cleanup efforts across the city.

06/23/2026

๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐š๐ง๐š ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ
Indiana communities continue to recover from severe weather, flooding, tornadoes and the June derecho. As recovery efforts continue, resources may become available to help residents, businesses and communities.

๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐Ÿ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐
Eligible residents in Allen, Bartholomew, Benton, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Dearborn, Decatur, Delaware, Elkhart, Fountain, Franklin, Fulton, Grant, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Harrison, Hendricks, Howard, Huntington, Jackson, Jasper, Jay, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Knox, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Lake, LaPorte, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Newton, Ohio, Owen, Parke, Porter, Putnam, Randolph, Ripley, Rush, Shelby, St. Joseph, Steuben, Switzerland, Tippecanoe, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, Wabash, Warren & White who are uninsured or underinsured may qualify for assistance through Indiana's State Disaster Relief Fund.

Learn more and apply: on.in.gov/sdrf-apply

๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐š๐ง๐š ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ
Indiana 211 is accepting damage reports for certain disaster events and counties. Damage reports help local, state and federal officials understand the full impact of these storms. on.in.gov/IN-211

๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ—
Harrison County

๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ
Carroll, Elkhart, Huntington, Lake and Porter Counties

๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•
Clay, Jackson, Jefferson, Monroe, Owen, Putnam and Scott Counties

๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ
Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Sullivan and Warrick Counties

๐Ž๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ
Damage assessments are continuing across Indiana. Additional counties or assistance programs may become available as assessments are completed.

๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ
โ€ข Watch for home repair scams
โ€ข Use caution during debris cleanup
โ€ข Stay away from downed power lines
โ€ข Follow guidance from local officials

For the latest recovery information, visit dhs.in.gov.

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