Alert archive / Kentucky / 2012
Weather alerts in Kentucky, October 2012
70 weather alerts in October 2012, 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 October 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 70
- Warnings
- 14
- Watches
- 8
- Advisories
- 24
- Busiest day
- October 18, 201214 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 7:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Cumberland | 32 min |
| Oct 1, 8:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton | 32 min |
| Oct 1, 8:06 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne, Whitley | 3 hr |
| Oct 7, 3:31 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Carlisle, Crittenden, Daviess, Henderson and 8 more | 24 hr |
| Oct 7, 3:52 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Clark, Fayette and 17 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 7, 3:54 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan | 24 hr |
| Oct 7, 4:02 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:43 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | PAH | Daviess, Henderson, McLean, Union, Webster | 5 hr |
| Oct 8, 1:51 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | JKL | Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson and 10 more | 19 hr |
| Oct 8, 1:51 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Jackson, Laurel and 11 more | 19 hr |
| Oct 8, 2:03 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 19 hr |
| Oct 8, 2:41 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more | 18 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:07 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RLX | Carter, Greenup | 18 hr |
| Oct 9, 2:35 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 21 hr |
| Oct 9, 3:37 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 12 hr |
| Oct 9, 10:34 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | ILN | Lewis | 11 hr |
| Oct 10, 3:17 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 31 hr |
| Oct 10, 4:11 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | LMK | Allen, Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Clinton and 15 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 10, 4:11 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | Adair, Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Breckinridge, Casey and 28 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 10, 4:14 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 29 hr |
| Oct 10, 4:25 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | JKL | Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson and 19 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 10, 4:25 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 10, 3:36 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 15 more | 17 hr |
| Oct 14, 3:53 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 18 hr |
| Oct 14, 8:22 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Caldwell, Christian, Lyon, Trigg | 83 min |
| Oct 14, 8:38 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more | 13 hr |
| Oct 14, 10:21 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 9 hr |
| Oct 14, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boyd, Carter | 2 hr |
| Oct 14, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boyd, Carter | 3 hr |
| Oct 14, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry | 10 min |
| Oct 14, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Boone, Carroll | 46 min |
| Oct 14, 8:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Allen, Barren, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland and 7 more | 59 min |
| Oct 14, 8:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Hart | 17 min |
| Oct 14, 8:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin, Shelby | 18 min |
| Oct 14, 11:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison and 1 more | 43 min |
| Oct 14, 11:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis, Mason | 32 min |
| Oct 17, 6:21 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, McCracken | 7 hr |
| Oct 17, 8:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman | 85 min |
| Oct 17, 8:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Caldwell, Calloway, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess, Henderson and 10 more | 75 min |
| Oct 17, 9:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calloway | 53 min |
| Oct 17, 10:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio | 58 min |
| Oct 17, 10:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Logan, Simpson | 59 min |
| Oct 17, 11:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Logan, Ohio and 2 more | 62 min |
| Oct 17, 11:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 30 min |
| Oct 18, 12:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson | 47 min |
| Oct 18, 12:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen, Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Simpson, Warren | 43 min |
| Oct 18, 1:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Barren, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Monroe and 1 more | 58 min |
| Oct 18, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hancock and 9 more | 52 min |
| Oct 18, 3:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Pike | 83 min |
| Oct 18, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Shelby | 26 min |
| Oct 18, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton and 2 more | 94 min |
| Oct 20, 3:31 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 5 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 28, 4:04 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Letcher, Pike | 25 hr |
| Oct 28, 2:16 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 45 hr |
| Oct 28, 4:33 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | JKL | Harlan, Letcher, Pike | 47 hr |
| Oct 28, 4:35 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Letcher, Pike | 43 hr |
| Oct 28, 5:35 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 41 hr |
| Oct 29, 4:48 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | Bell, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Leslie, Martin and 1 more | 35 hr |
| Oct 29, 2:18 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 47 hr |
| Oct 29, 4:07 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | LMK | Allen, Butler, Hancock, Logan, Ohio, Simpson and 1 more | 17 hr |
| Oct 29, 4:52 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 17 hr |
| Oct 30, 4:29 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Lawrence | 30 hr |
| Oct 30, 4:34 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bath, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Elliott, Fleming and 16 more | 4 hr |
| Oct 30, 10:07 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 9 hr |
| Oct 30, 1:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Letcher, Pike | 5 hr |
| Oct 30, 4:00 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Perry and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Oct 31, 3:39 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins and 7 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 31, 3:56 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 31, 2:48 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 5 more | 15 hr |
| Oct 31, 3:41 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | JKL | Bell, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle and 2 more | 16 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 | 3 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 6 |
| Special Weather Statement | 18 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 3 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 8 |
| Freeze Watch | 2 |
| Frost Advisory | 14 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 5 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Boone County10
- Carroll County10
- Mason County10
- Pike County10
- Breckinridge County9
- Ohio County9
- Campbell County9
- Gallatin County9
- Grant County9
- Kenton County9
- Lewis County9
- Owen County9
- Pendleton County9
- Letcher County9
- Simpson County9
- Cumberland County8
- Hancock County8
- Meade County8
- Bracken County8
- Robertson County8
- Allen County8
- Butler County8
- Hart County8
- Warren County8
- Clinton County7
- Caldwell County7
- Daviess County7
- Henderson County7
- Lyon County7
- McLean County7
- Union County7
- Webster County7
- Bullitt County7
- Grayson County7
- Hardin County7
- Henry County7
- Jefferson County7
- Oldham County7
- Shelby County7
- Bell County7
80 more counties
- Harlan County7
- Barren County7
- Edmonson County7
- Green County7
- Logan County7
- Metcalfe County7
- Monroe County7
- Carter County7
- Ballard County6
- Carlisle County6
- Crittenden County6
- Hopkins County6
- Muhlenberg County6
- Bourbon County6
- Clark County6
- Fayette County6
- Franklin County6
- Nicholas County6
- Trimble County6
- Floyd County6
- Knott County6
- Perry County6
- Adair County6
- Taylor County6
- Boyd County6
- Lawrence County6
- Christian County6
- Trigg County6
- McCreary County5
- Pulaski County5
- Wayne County5
- Whitley County5
- Livingston County5
- McCracken County5
- Anderson County5
- Harrison County5
- Nelson County5
- Scott County5
- Spencer County5
- Woodford County5
- Bath County5
- Fleming County5
- Rowan County5
- Johnson County5
- Leslie County5
- Martin County5
- Casey County5
- Garrard County5
- Jessamine County5
- Larue County5
- Madison County5
- Russell County5
- Greenup County5
- Calloway County5
- Hickman County5
- Todd County5
- Montgomery County4
- Breathitt County4
- Knox County4
- Magoffin County4
- Elliott County4
- Laurel County4
- Menifee County4
- Morgan County4
- Rockcastle County4
- Wolfe County4
- Boyle County4
- Lincoln County4
- Marion County4
- Mercer County4
- Washington County4
- Graves County4
- Marshall County4
- Fulton County4
- Clay County3
- Owsley County3
- Estill County3
- Jackson County3
- Lee County3
- Powell County3
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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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.