Alert archive / Kentucky / 2002
Weather alerts in Kentucky, March 2002
98 weather alerts in March 2002, 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 March 2002. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 98
- Warnings
- 92
- Watches
- 6
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- March 29, 200230 alerts
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Kenton | 5 hr |
| Mar 15, 7:04 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon | 26 min |
| Mar 15, 7:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Nicholas | 24 min |
| Mar 15, 7:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Fleming | 32 min |
| Mar 15, 7:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Mason | 34 min |
| Mar 16, 2:13 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill | 32 min |
| Mar 17, 7:26 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne | 5 hr |
| Mar 17, 7:52 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Whitley | 4 hr |
| Mar 17, 8:16 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Knox | 4 hr |
| Mar 17, 8:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell | 27 min |
| Mar 17, 8:20 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bell | 4 hr |
| Mar 17, 8:56 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Harlan | 3 hr |
| Mar 17, 9:02 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Laurel | 3 hr |
| Mar 17, 9:06 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Mar 17, 11:54 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Clinton | 3 hr |
| Mar 17, 11:56 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Laurel, Leslie and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 18, 6:00 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Letcher and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 6:56 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Pike | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 9:03 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Letcher and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 18, 11:14 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Floyd | 46 min |
| Mar 19, 7:39 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan | 4 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:18 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Grayson | 3 hr |
| Mar 20, 5:52 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Lewis | 2 hr |
| Mar 20, 6:04 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Boyle, Larue, Marion, Mercer, Washington | 116 min |
| Mar 20, 6:26 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Grayson | 3 hr |
| Mar 20, 7:08 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Green, Taylor | 3 hr |
| Mar 20, 7:12 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Johnson, Magoffin | 6 hr |
| Mar 20, 7:24 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette, Jessamine | 3 hr |
| Mar 20, 7:27 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette, Jessamine | 3 hr |
| Mar 20, 7:39 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Harrison, Nicholas, Scott | 3 hr |
| Mar 20, 7:41 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Clark, Madison | 3 hr |
| Mar 20, 7:43 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Clay, Floyd, Knott, Knox, Leslie, McCreary and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 20, 8:00 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Larue, Marion, Mercer, Washington | 3 hr |
| Mar 20, 8:22 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Letcher, Pike | 6 hr |
| Mar 20, 8:48 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Lewis | 117 min |
| Mar 20, 8:52 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Lewis | 113 min |
| Mar 20, 8:53 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Lewis | 112 min |
| Mar 20, 9:01 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Edmonson, Hart | 104 min |
| Mar 20, 10:07 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Green, Taylor | 3 hr |
| Mar 20, 10:19 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette, Jessamine | 116 min |
| Mar 20, 10:49 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Lewis | 116 min |
| Mar 20, 10:55 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Garrard, Larue, Madison, Mercer, Nicholas | 80 min |
| Mar 25, 1:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 25, 8:33 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Ballard, McCracken | 4 hr |
| Mar 25, 8:33 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Ballard, McCracken | 16 hr |
| Mar 26, 12:29 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Ohio | 5 hr |
| Mar 26, 1:15 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Livingston | 4 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:14 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge | 4 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:00 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Grayson | 5 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:34 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Hardin | 4 hr |
| Mar 29, 12:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Allen, Ballard, Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler and 36 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 34 min |
| Mar 29, 3:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson | 42 min |
| Mar 29, 3:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Nelson, Shelby, Spencer | 35 min |
| Mar 29, 4:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Washington | 30 min |
| Mar 29, 4:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bath, Bourbon and 58 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 29, 4:00 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ballard, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway and 28 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 29, 4:12 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | McCracken | 48 min |
| Mar 29, 4:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Mercer, Woodford | 20 min |
| Mar 29, 4:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine | 22 min |
| Mar 29, 4:32 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Nelson, Washington | 28 min |
| Mar 29, 4:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard | 41 min |
| Mar 29, 4:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Madison | 26 min |
| Mar 29, 4:57 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Boyle, Mercer, Washington | 18 min |
| Mar 29, 4:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Carlisle, Hickman | 46 min |
| Mar 29, 5:04 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Estill | 56 min |
| Mar 29, 5:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | McCracken | 25 min |
| Mar 29, 5:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Crittenden | 34 min |
| Mar 29, 5:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Fulton | 29 min |
| Mar 29, 5:17 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer | 28 min |
| Mar 29, 5:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer | 25 min |
| Mar 29, 5:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Graves, Marshall | 40 min |
| Mar 29, 5:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Madison | 23 min |
| Mar 29, 5:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Fulton, Hickman | 33 min |
| Mar 29, 5:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Calloway | 65 min |
| Mar 29, 5:59 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JKL | Estill | 46 min |
| Mar 29, 6:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Trigg | 58 min |
| Mar 29, 6:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Lee | 44 min |
| Mar 29, 6:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt | 45 min |
| Mar 29, 6:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Christian | 33 min |
| Mar 29, 7:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Todd | 34 min |
| Mar 29, 7:30 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bath, Bourbon and 54 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 29, 7:33 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Logan | 27 min |
| Mar 29, 7:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Mercer, Washington | 31 min |
| Mar 29, 7:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Warren | 26 min |
| Mar 29, 7:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Simpson | 36 min |
| Mar 29, 8:16 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LMK | Adair, Barren, Green, Metcalfe | 34 min |
| Mar 29, 8:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Fleming | 32 min |
| Mar 29, 8:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen | 26 min |
| Mar 29, 8:48 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Monroe | 42 min |
| Mar 29, 8:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Russell | 24 min |
| Mar 29, 9:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Rowan | 37 min |
| Mar 29, 9:17 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill | 28 min |
| Mar 29, 9:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Powell | 29 min |
| Mar 29, 9:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Lee, Wolfe | 79 min |
| Mar 31, 6:21 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Adair, Barren, Metcalfe, Warren | 4 hr |
| Mar 31, 6:49 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Pulaski, Rockcastle | 6 hr |
| Mar 31, 6:58 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Pulaski, Rockcastle | 5 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 | 43 |
| Tornado Warning | 4 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 2 |
| Tornado Watch | 4 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 45 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Mercer County10
- Boyle County8
- Washington County8
- Jessamine County8
- Madison County8
- McCreary County7
- Garrard County7
- Bourbon County6
- Estill County6
- Pulaski County6
- Whitley County6
- Bell County6
- Grayson County6
- Lewis County6
- Larue County6
- Green County6
- Fayette County6
- McCracken County6
- Nicholas County5
- Fleming County5
- Wayne County5
- Knox County5
- Harlan County5
- Monroe County5
- Clay County5
- Fulton County5
- Hickman County5
- Ballard County5
- Hardin County5
- Allen County5
- Barren County5
- Bullitt County5
- Metcalfe County5
- Warren County5
- Adair County5
- Laurel County4
- Clinton County4
- Leslie County4
- Letcher County4
- Rowan County4
74 more counties
- Butler County4
- Marion County4
- Taylor County4
- Clark County4
- Edmonson County4
- Hart County4
- Calloway County4
- Carlisle County4
- Christian County4
- Graves County4
- Marshall County4
- Trigg County4
- Breckinridge County4
- Jefferson County4
- Simpson County4
- Nelson County4
- Lee County4
- Rockcastle County4
- Cumberland County3
- Bath County3
- Elliott County3
- Montgomery County3
- Scott County3
- Lyon County3
- Ohio County3
- Livingston County3
- Crittenden County3
- Logan County3
- Meade County3
- Todd County3
- Shelby County3
- Spencer County3
- Anderson County3
- Powell County3
- Russell County3
- Wolfe County3
- Woodford County3
- Pike County2
- Floyd County2
- Breathitt County2
- Harrison County2
- Caldwell County2
- Daviess County2
- Hancock County2
- Henderson County2
- Hopkins County2
- McLean County2
- Muhlenberg County2
- Union County2
- Webster County2
- Carter County2
- Casey County2
- Franklin County2
- Henry County2
- Jackson County2
- Lincoln County2
- Menifee County2
- Morgan County2
- Owsley County2
- Boone County1
- Campbell County1
- Kenton County1
- Mason County1
- Johnson County1
- Magoffin County1
- Knott County1
- Martin County1
- Perry County1
- Boyd County1
- Greenup County1
- Owen County1
- Robertson County1
- Oldham County1
- Trimble County1
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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.