Alert archive / Kentucky / 2018
Weather alerts in Kentucky, January 2018
76 weather alerts in January 2018, 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 January 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 76
- Warnings
- 15
- Watches
- 5
- Advisories
- 28
- Busiest day
- January 23, 201816 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 10:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Henry, Mercer, Oldham, Shelby and 2 more | 65 min |
| Dec 31, 11:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Fayette, Jessamine, Madison | 60 min |
| Jan 4, 4:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Green, Hardin, Taylor | 31 min |
| Jan 4, 7:48 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 3 more | 51 hr |
| Jan 4, 3:28 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Henry and 5 more | 20 hr |
| Jan 6, 4:29 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | Daviess, Henderson, McLean | 34 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:45 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 43 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:52 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more | 33 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:55 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 34 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:57 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 34 hr |
| Jan 8, 1:00 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Bracken, Campbell and 29 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 9, 1:58 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 40 more | 8 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:09 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILN | Bracken, Grant, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:13 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 8 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:19 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 8 hr |
| Jan 9, 7:38 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves and 6 more | 17 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:27 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 10, 4:01 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 11, 4:11 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 11, 11:21 AM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 23 hr |
| Jan 11, 11:33 AM EST | Flood Watch | JKL | Breathitt, Elliott, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson, Knott and 7 more | 21 hr |
| Jan 11, 2:34 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 31 hr |
| Jan 11, 2:57 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 39 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:03 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LMK | Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle, Breckinridge and 33 more | 33 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:03 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 28 more | 38 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:23 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 38 hr |
| Jan 11, 4:40 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 41 hr |
| Jan 11, 9:43 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard | 6 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:00 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway and 30 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:04 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carroll, Trimble | 6 hr |
| Jan 12, 4:03 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ILN | Lewis, Mason, Robertson | 26 hr |
| Jan 12, 4:05 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Greenup | 30 hr |
| Jan 12, 8:51 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Boone, Bourbon and 41 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 12, 2:13 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | JKL | Fleming | 15 hr |
| Jan 12, 2:58 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Kenton | 4 hr |
| Jan 12, 6:54 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson, Knott, Leslie and 5 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 14, 3:05 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 55 hr |
| Jan 14, 3:27 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more | 48 hr |
| Jan 14, 3:28 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 48 hr |
| Jan 14, 4:17 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 27 hr |
| Jan 15, 4:46 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LMK | Hancock | 31 hr |
| Jan 15, 4:57 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Daviess and 12 more | 31 hr |
| Jan 15, 5:43 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 48 hr |
| Jan 15, 7:27 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 15, 10:03 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Boyle, Breckinridge and 38 more | 18 hr |
| Jan 16, 5:16 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Calloway, Christian, Daviess, Fulton, Graves and 9 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 16, 10:04 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Jackson, Johnson and 11 more | 9 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:11 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 7 hr |
| Jan 17, 2:08 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 37 min |
| Jan 17, 2:46 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 44 min |
| Jan 17, 5:35 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 55 min |
| Jan 17, 6:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 63 min |
| Jan 17, 7:42 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 48 min |
| Jan 22, 6:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 35 min |
| Jan 22, 7:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 49 min |
| Jan 22, 8:06 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Anderson, Barren, Boone, Bourbon, Boyle and 30 more | 24 min |
| Jan 22, 8:37 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Green, Marion, Taylor | 23 min |
| Jan 22, 9:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Lincoln, Madison | 29 min |
| Jan 22, 9:25 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 35 min |
| Jan 22, 9:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Estill, Fleming, Jackson, Montgomery, Powell and 2 more | 47 min |
| Jan 22, 9:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark, Madison | 19 min |
| Jan 22, 9:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Montgomery | 31 min |
| Jan 22, 10:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Mason, Robertson | 30 min |
| Jan 22, 10:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Estill, Lee, Menifee, Powell, Rowan and 1 more | 47 min |
| Jan 22, 10:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Carter, Greenup | 34 min |
| Jan 22, 10:53 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis | 37 min |
| Jan 22, 11:09 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott, Morgan, Rowan | 51 min |
| Jan 22, 11:26 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boyd, Carter | 34 min |
| Jan 22, 11:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup | 26 min |
| Jan 23, 12:13 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lawrence | 32 min |
| Jan 24, 10:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Letcher, Martin, Pike | 2 hr |
| Jan 27, 10:23 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Daviess and 12 more | 8 hr |
| Jan 27, 10:50 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade, Ohio | 12 hr |
| Jan 27, 11:00 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | ILN | Boone, Campbell, Kenton | 12 hr |
| Jan 29, 4:05 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson and 8 more | 26 hr |
| Jan 29, 6:36 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Bracken, Campbell, Lewis, Mason, Pendleton, Robertson | 54 min |
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 | 5 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 7 |
| Special Weather Statement | 21 |
| Flooding | |
| Flood Watch | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 10 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 3 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 16 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 8 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Bullitt County14
- Shelby County13
- Franklin County12
- Woodford County12
- Fayette County12
- Anderson County11
- Henry County11
- Spencer County11
- Jessamine County11
- Green County11
- Taylor County11
- Mercer County10
- Oldham County10
- Hardin County10
- Boone County10
- Campbell County10
- Pendleton County10
- Bourbon County10
- Clark County10
- Harrison County10
- Scott County10
- Daviess County10
- Henderson County10
- McLean County10
- Hancock County10
- Jefferson County10
- Marion County10
- Robertson County10
- Ballard County10
- Calloway County10
- Fulton County10
- Graves County10
- Hickman County10
- Marshall County10
- Madison County9
- Bracken County9
- Carroll County9
- Grant County9
- Kenton County9
- Owen County9
80 more counties
- Barren County9
- Boyle County9
- Edmonson County9
- Hart County9
- Larue County9
- Nelson County9
- Washington County9
- Lewis County9
- Mason County9
- Caldwell County9
- Carlisle County9
- Crittenden County9
- Hopkins County9
- Livingston County9
- Lyon County9
- McCracken County9
- Union County9
- Webster County9
- Gallatin County8
- Trimble County8
- Carter County8
- Greenup County8
- Adair County8
- Allen County8
- Breckinridge County8
- Butler County8
- Casey County8
- Garrard County8
- Lincoln County8
- Meade County8
- Metcalfe County8
- Ohio County8
- Russell County8
- Bath County8
- Breathitt County8
- Floyd County8
- Harlan County8
- Johnson County8
- Knott County8
- Letcher County8
- Magoffin County8
- Martin County8
- Pike County8
- Clinton County7
- Cumberland County7
- Grayson County7
- Logan County7
- Monroe County7
- Nicholas County7
- Simpson County7
- Warren County7
- Elliott County7
- Estill County7
- Fleming County7
- Leslie County7
- Menifee County7
- Montgomery County7
- Morgan County7
- Perry County7
- Powell County7
- Pulaski County7
- Rowan County7
- Christian County7
- Muhlenberg County7
- Todd County7
- Trigg County7
- Boyd County6
- Lawrence County6
- Clay County6
- Jackson County6
- Lee County6
- Rockcastle County6
- Wolfe County6
- Bell County5
- Knox County5
- Laurel County5
- Owsley County5
- Wayne County5
- McCreary County4
- Whitley County4
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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.