Weather alerts in Kentucky, 1986
100 weather alerts in 1986, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 100
- Warnings
- 100
- Watches
- 0
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest month
- May28 alerts
- Busiest day
- March 12, 198614 alerts
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 6:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Magoffin | 60 min |
| Feb 6, 6:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Morgan | 35 min |
| Feb 17, 5:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 60 min |
| Feb 20, 9:20 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Leslie | 90 min |
| Feb 20, 10:35 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Morgan, Wolfe | 55 min |
| Mar 10, 2:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Caldwell, Lyon | 55 min |
| Mar 10, 3:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 60 min |
| Mar 10, 3:50 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Oldham, Trimble | 40 min |
| Mar 10, 3:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hardin, Meade | 50 min |
| Mar 10, 4:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Shelby | 40 min |
| Mar 10, 4:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Nelson | 60 min |
| Mar 10, 4:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Larue | 60 min |
| Mar 10, 4:37 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Nelson | 33 min |
| Mar 12, 1:05 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Calloway, Graves | 60 min |
| Mar 12, 4:03 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Ohio | 27 min |
| Mar 12, 4:03 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Logan, Muhlenberg, Todd | 27 min |
| Mar 12, 4:03 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler | 27 min |
| Mar 12, 4:28 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Simpson, Warren | 32 min |
| Mar 12, 5:00 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Edmonson, Grayson, Hart | 30 min |
| Mar 12, 5:15 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Meade | 60 min |
| Mar 12, 5:42 AM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Nelson | 58 min |
| Mar 12, 6:40 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Woodford | 60 min |
| Mar 12, 7:25 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Nicholas | 35 min |
| Mar 12, 7:25 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fleming | 35 min |
| Mar 12, 7:25 AM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Fleming, Nicholas | 35 min |
| Mar 12, 8:00 AM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Fayette | 30 min |
| Mar 12, 8:00 AM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Fleming | 30 min |
| Mar 12, 7:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Nelson | 40 min |
| Mar 12, 7:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Taylor | 40 min |
| Mar 12, 8:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin | 35 min |
| Apr 6, 4:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Ballard | 40 min |
| Apr 6, 6:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Morgan, Wolfe | 64 min |
| Apr 6, 7:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Graves | 40 min |
| May 7, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Boone, Kenton | 42 min |
| May 7, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Campbell | 42 min |
| May 7, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Boone, Kenton | 26 min |
| May 7, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Lewis | 75 min |
| May 7, 8:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Boone, Kenton | 32 min |
| May 7, 9:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Trimble | 35 min |
| May 7, 9:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Shelby | 35 min |
| May 7, 9:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Bullitt, Nelson, Spencer | 45 min |
| May 7, 9:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin | 45 min |
| May 7, 9:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Washington | 45 min |
| May 7, 10:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd | 55 min |
| May 7, 10:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue, Nelson, Washington | 43 min |
| May 13, 11:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 35 min |
| May 14, 12:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue | 60 min |
| May 14, 1:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Nelson | 60 min |
| May 14, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey, Taylor | 60 min |
| May 14, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Larue, Nelson | 35 min |
| May 14, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 45 min |
| May 14, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Hardin | 58 min |
| May 14, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Webster | 65 min |
| May 14, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin | 48 min |
| May 14, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Henderson | 47 min |
| May 14, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Taylor | 60 min |
| May 14, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fulton, Hickman | 50 min |
| May 14, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin | 60 min |
| May 15, 9:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Ballard | 60 min |
| May 15, 10:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fulton, Hickman | 60 min |
| May 15, 10:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Carlisle | 60 min |
| Jun 9, 11:33 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IND | Henderson | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Ohio | 46 min |
| Jun 23, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Carlisle, Graves | 60 min |
| Jul 1, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Meade | 70 min |
| Jul 1, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge | 70 min |
| Jul 12, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 50 min |
| Jul 12, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Trimble | 40 min |
| Jul 14, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Madison | 30 min |
| Jul 14, 1:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fayette | 60 min |
| Jul 14, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon | 60 min |
| Jul 14, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bath, Montgomery | 60 min |
| Jul 14, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay | 35 min |
| Jul 20, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Lewis | 35 min |
| Jul 20, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Jackson | 60 min |
| Jul 20, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Whitley | 66 min |
| Jul 20, 9:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Harlan | 58 min |
| Jul 20, 10:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Martin | 45 min |
| Jul 26, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay | 54 min |
| Jul 26, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Casey | 60 min |
| Jul 26, 7:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark | 35 min |
| Jul 31, 7:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 68 min |
| Aug 26, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Barren | 42 min |
| Aug 26, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Cumberland | 64 min |
| Oct 4, 6:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson | 43 min |
| Oct 4, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson | 50 min |
| Oct 4, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Oldham, Trimble | 50 min |
| Nov 8, 9:42 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Magoffin, Morgan | 4 hr |
| Nov 8, 10:21 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Floyd | 4 hr |
| Nov 8, 10:45 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Lincoln, Rockcastle | 3 hr |
| Nov 8, 11:02 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Powell | 4 hr |
| Nov 9, 12:25 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Laurel | 4 hr |
| Nov 9, 1:15 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Whitley | 4 hr |
| Nov 9, 1:43 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Knox | 4 hr |
| Nov 9, 1:43 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | McCreary | 4 hr |
| Nov 9, 2:15 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Pulaski, Rockcastle | 4 hr |
| Nov 9, 2:15 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Clinton, Wayne | 4 hr |
| Nov 9, 2:48 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Knott, Perry | 4 hr |
| Nov 9, 3:40 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Leslie | 4 hr |
| Nov 9, 5:06 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | McCreary, Whitley | 4 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 79 |
| Tornado Warning | 7 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 14 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Nelson County8
- Jefferson County7
- Hardin County7
- Bullitt County7
- Breckinridge County5
- Meade County5
- Oldham County5
- Morgan County4
- Trimble County4
- Larue County4
- Floyd County3
- Henry County3
- Graves County3
- Franklin County3
- Bourbon County3
- Fleming County3
- Taylor County3
- Boone County3
- Kenton County3
- Casey County3
- McCreary County3
- Whitley County3
- Magoffin County2
- Bell County2
- Harlan County2
- Leslie County2
- Wolfe County2
- Shelby County2
- Ohio County2
- Anderson County2
- Nicholas County2
- Fayette County2
- Ballard County2
- Lewis County2
- Washington County2
- Henderson County2
- Fulton County2
- Hickman County2
- Carlisle County2
- Clay County2
37 more counties
- Laurel County2
- Pulaski County2
- Rockcastle County2
- Caldwell County1
- Lyon County1
- Calloway County1
- Logan County1
- Muhlenberg County1
- Todd County1
- Butler County1
- Simpson County1
- Warren County1
- Edmonson County1
- Grayson County1
- Hart County1
- Woodford County1
- Green County1
- Campbell County1
- Spencer County1
- Webster County1
- Adair County1
- Madison County1
- Bath County1
- Montgomery County1
- Jackson County1
- Martin County1
- Clark County1
- Barren County1
- Cumberland County1
- Lincoln County1
- Powell County1
- Knox County1
- Clinton County1
- Wayne County1
- Breathitt County1
- Knott County1
- Perry County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.