Here are the Lexington roads currently flooded in Tuesday’s rain: Latest updates

Update: Around 3:40 p.m. Tuesday, the flash flood warning for Jefferson County was reduced to a flood warning and all others were reduced to a flood watch, according to the National Weather Service. Bowling Green and its surrounding area were put under flood advisory as of 6 p.m., and part of Logan county was issued a flash flood warning.

Original story: Kentuckians can expect continuing rainfall and should be prepared for possible floods as Tuesday storms persist through the day.

Parts of Kentucky are expected to have up to 3 inches of rainfall into Wednesday, according to Herald-Leader reporting.

Much of Central Kentucky is under a flood advisory as of 12:50 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.

Lexington was put under a flash flood warning late Tuesday morning, in addition to Bullitt, Franklin, Hardin, Jefferson, Larue, Marion, Nelson, Washington and Woodford Counties. Residents in eastern Kentucky are advised to keep a lookout for hazardous weather conditions as the day progresses.

The Lexington Fire Department was dispatched for a water rescue at 11:58 a.m. to Byrd Thurman Drive off of Old Frankfort Pike, according to the LFD open incident status website.

Flooded roads in Lexington

A few locations in Lexington are experiencing water over roadways on Tuesday, according to Lexington’s Director of Emergency Management, Rob Larkin.

• Versailles Road and Cisco Road
• N Limestone and Bermuda Avenue
• Alexandria Drive between Leestown Road and Old Frankfort Pike

Larkin said farm roads in Fayette County may also experience water over roads.

Where flooding is common in Lexington

• Alexandria Drive near Old Frankfort Pike and Leestown Road
• S Forbes Road between W Main Street and W High Street
• Citation Boulevard near Leestown Road
• Calumet, Cardinal Valley, Colony and Gardenside neighborhoods off of Versailles Road
• Lafayette Parkway near the Southland Drive and Rosemont Garden intersection
• Belleay Woods Park
• Buena Vista Road off of Winchester Road
• Idle Hour Park
• New Circle Road between Newtown Pike and US-68
• Joyland neighborhood off of US-68
• Armstrong Mill Road and Greentree Road intersection

Local Kentucky storm reports, projected rainfall

Local storm reports have been issued by the NWS in a number of Kentucky counties:

Storm reports in Butler County

• Water and debris in an unspecified roadway due to flooding at 2:57 a.m. in Dunbar.
• Forecasted 3.2 inches of rain at 8:24 a.m. in Morgantown.

Storm reports in Casey County

• Forecasted 4.21 inches of rain at 8.18 a.m. in Liberty.

Storm reports in Grayson County

• Forecasted 3.09 inches of rain at 8:50 a.m. in Leitchfield.
• Forecasted 4.94 inches of rain at 8:52 a.m. in Welchs Creek.
• Forecasted 3.77 inches of rain at 8:57 a.m. in Caneyville.
• Forecasted 4.08 inches of rain at 9:05 a.m. in Leitchfield.

Storm reports in Green County

• Flash flood reported on Grab Road at 8:20 a.m. in Pierce.
• Flash flood reported at the KY-88 and KY-1464 intersection at 8:21 a.m. in Summerville.
• Forecasted 4.19 inches of rain at 8:05 a.m. in Greensburg.

Storm reports in Hardin County

• A portion of South Wilson Road closed due to flooding at 8 a.m. in Radcliff.
• Neighborhood flooding on Boone Road off of South Wilson Road at 9 a.m. in Rineyville.
• Forecasted 4.19 inches of rain at 8:03 a.m. in Howe Valley.

Storm reports in Hart County

• Flash flood with water across a roadway off of highway 677 near Davis Bend Road at 8:10 a.m. in Monroe.
• Forecasted 4.56 inches of rain at 7:44 a.m. in Monroe.

Storm reports in Nelson County

• Flooded roadway at Dugan Lane and KY-162 at 10:39 a.m. in Bloomfield.

Storm reports in Taylor County

• Forecasted 4.45 inches of rain at 8:37 a.m. in Allendale.

Kentucky’s drought status

Before the rain, according to a U.S. drought monitor released by the NWS on June 4, much of Kentucky was in a drought ranging from being abnormally dry to in an extreme drought. In Eastern Kentucky, the drought was expected to persist through the end of August.

Wednesday morning’s forecast calls for a chance of thunderstorms bringing between 0.1 and 0.25 inches of rainfall before clearing up and leaving the night partly cloudy.

A chance of rainfall and thunderstorms will persist into Monday, the NWS said, with the exception of a sunny Saturday.

This is developing news. This story will be updated.

This story was originally published June 9, 2026 at 1:52 PM.