Alert archive / Kentucky / 2021
Weather alerts in Kentucky, January 2021
116 weather alerts in January 2021, 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 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 116
- Warnings
- 23
- Watches
- 1
- Advisories
- 55
- Busiest day
- January 26, 202146 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 3:19 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Boyle, Breckinridge and 32 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:36 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | LMK | Ohio | 19 hr |
| Jan 1, 5:38 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry, Shelby | 37 min |
| Jan 1, 6:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Boone | 26 min |
| Jan 1, 6:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Campbell, Grant, Kenton | 34 min |
| Jan 1, 6:49 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison, Scott | 41 min |
| Jan 1, 7:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette | 34 min |
| Jan 1, 7:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Nicholas | 45 min |
| Jan 1, 8:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Fleming | 25 min |
| Jan 1, 8:42 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill | 3 hr |
| Jan 2, 11:57 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Daviess, Henderson | 71 hr |
| Jan 2, 11:57 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Crittenden, Union | 7 days |
| Jan 7, 3:38 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Letcher | 24 hr |
| Jan 8, 12:50 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Jefferson and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:45 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more | 31 hr |
| Jan 15, 4:43 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | Harlan, Letcher | 7 hr |
| Jan 16, 4:39 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | Bell, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Knox and 4 more | 13 hr |
| Jan 16, 7:23 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Johnson, Magoffin | 22 min |
| Jan 16, 8:21 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Lee, Morgan, Wolfe | 54 min |
| Jan 18, 4:04 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Henry and 6 more | 29 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:17 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 21 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:33 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 17 hr |
| Jan 18, 9:54 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan | 12 hr |
| Jan 22, 6:15 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe, Russell and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:54 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 38 hr |
| Jan 24, 6:17 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | Bracken, Lewis, Mason, Robertson | 6 hr |
| Jan 24, 6:37 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup | 5 hr |
| Jan 25, 7:49 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, Graves, McCracken | 6 hr |
| Jan 25, 8:23 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Caldwell, Calloway, Christian, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 25, 11:11 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle | 5 hr |
| Jan 25, 11:50 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 25, 1:01 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 25, 1:31 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Caldwell, Christian, Hopkins, Lyon, Muhlenberg, Todd and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 25, 2:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Allen, Barren, Green, Marion, Metcalfe and 3 more | 45 min |
| Jan 25, 2:22 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Metcalfe, Monroe | 23 min |
| Jan 25, 2:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Monroe | 25 min |
| Jan 25, 2:54 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Estill, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 25, 2:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill, Lee, Menifee, Powell | 31 min |
| Jan 25, 3:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe | 37 min |
| Jan 25, 3:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Rockcastle | 29 min |
| Jan 25, 3:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Jackson, Lee, Magoffin, Owsley and 1 more | 30 min |
| Jan 25, 3:36 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Laurel, McCreary, Wayne | 24 min |
| Jan 25, 4:02 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Magoffin, Perry, Pike | 43 min |
| Jan 25, 4:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell, Clay, Knox, Leslie, McCreary, Whitley | 41 min |
| Jan 25, 4:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell, Harlan, Letcher | 42 min |
| Jan 25, 5:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Monroe | 26 min |
| Jan 25, 5:36 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Metcalfe | 24 min |
| Jan 25, 5:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen, Monroe | 28 min |
| Jan 25, 5:53 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Webster | 22 min |
| Jan 25, 6:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Russell | 30 min |
| Jan 25, 6:13 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Butler, Logan, Warren | 3 hr |
| Jan 25, 6:14 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Allen, Barren, Logan, Monroe, Simpson, Warren | 6 hr |
| Jan 25, 6:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 24 min |
| Jan 25, 6:22 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Christian, Trigg | 5 hr |
| Jan 25, 6:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 35 min |
| Jan 25, 6:51 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Warren | 3 hr |
| Jan 25, 6:56 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | LMK | Ohio | 3 hr |
| Jan 25, 7:09 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Lee, Owsley | 36 min |
| Jan 25, 7:10 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Edmonson, Hart | 5 hr |
| Jan 25, 7:46 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | LMK | Bourbon | 112 min |
| Jan 25, 8:09 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Casey, Green, Taylor | 4 hr |
| Jan 25, 8:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen | 19 min |
| Jan 25, 8:17 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Monroe | 30 min |
| Jan 25, 8:19 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Muhlenberg | 9 days |
| Jan 25, 8:39 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Adair, Barren, Casey, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 25, 8:39 PM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Warren | 4 days |
| Jan 25, 8:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Metcalfe | 28 min |
| Jan 25, 8:50 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Garrard, Lincoln, Madison | 4 hr |
| Jan 25, 8:56 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bath, Estill, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 25, 9:05 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Owsley, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 7 hr |
| Jan 25, 9:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Marion | 28 min |
| Jan 25, 9:22 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knott | 23 min |
| Jan 25, 9:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay, Laurel | 36 min |
| Jan 25, 9:35 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton | 40 min |
| Jan 25, 9:38 PM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon | 25 hr |
| Jan 25, 9:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Mercer | 34 min |
| Jan 25, 9:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 30 min |
| Jan 25, 9:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Lee | 27 min |
| Jan 25, 9:51 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary | 24 min |
| Jan 25, 9:56 PM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Ohio | 44 hr |
| Jan 25, 9:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Wayne, Whitley | 47 min |
| Jan 25, 10:03 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | LMK | Hart | 15 hr |
| Jan 25, 10:12 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | LMK | Warren | 18 hr |
| Jan 25, 10:21 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | LMK | Franklin | 25 hr |
| Jan 25, 10:24 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Daviess and 12 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 25, 10:38 PM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Muhlenberg, Ohio | 4 days |
| Jan 25, 10:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell, Whitley | 32 min |
| Jan 25, 10:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Knox, McCreary, Whitley | 43 min |
| Jan 25, 11:05 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Knox, McCreary, Wayne, Whitley | 5 hr |
| Jan 25, 11:11 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Floyd, Jackson and 14 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 25, 11:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell, Harlan | 27 min |
| Jan 26, 2:56 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill, Powell | 47 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:04 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Lee | 49 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:07 AM EST | River Flood Warning | JKL | Estill | 34 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:41 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Fayette, Franklin and 20 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 26, 6:15 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Owsley | 18 hr |
| Jan 26, 9:45 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Magoffin | 14 hr |
| Jan 26, 10:18 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PAH | McLean, Webster | 48 hr |
| Jan 26, 11:55 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | LMK | Hardin, Nelson | 9 hr |
| Jan 26, 1:05 PM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Hart | 31 hr |
| Jan 26, 2:53 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 34 hr |
| Jan 26, 2:59 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more | 33 hr |
| Jan 26, 4:13 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 37 hr |
| Jan 26, 9:01 PM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Hardin, Nelson | 38 hr |
| Jan 26, 9:48 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 25 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:40 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 26 hr |
| Jan 27, 12:52 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill | 25 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:19 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | JKL | Harlan, Letcher, Pike | 14 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:43 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 4 days |
| Jan 30, 3:51 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 33 hr |
| Jan 30, 9:48 AM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Muhlenberg, Ohio | 22 days |
| Jan 30, 6:04 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Franklin and 13 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 30, 6:30 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 23 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 30, 8:38 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 37 min |
| Jan 31, 3:09 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 38 more | 48 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:49 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 57 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 | 7 |
| Special Weather Statement | 37 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 2 |
| River Flood Warning | 13 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 15 |
| River Flood Advisory | 13 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 23 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Monroe County13
- Estill County11
- Bell County11
- Allen County10
- Barren County10
- Bourbon County10
- Clay County10
- Lee County10
- Metcalfe County9
- Ohio County9
- Warren County9
- Harlan County9
- Letcher County9
- Butler County8
- Fayette County8
- Hardin County8
- Henry County8
- Shelby County8
- Magoffin County8
- Powell County8
- Owsley County8
- McCreary County8
- Adair County7
- Casey County7
- Clinton County7
- Cumberland County7
- Green County7
- Hart County7
- Mercer County7
- Nelson County7
- Russell County7
- Taylor County7
- Woodford County7
- Harrison County7
- Scott County7
- Nicholas County7
- Bath County7
- Fleming County7
- Oldham County7
- Trimble County7
80 more counties
- Franklin County7
- Knott County7
- Knox County7
- Pike County7
- Rowan County7
- Menifee County7
- Jackson County7
- Breathitt County7
- Laurel County7
- Whitley County7
- Anderson County6
- Breckinridge County6
- Bullitt County6
- Clark County6
- Edmonson County6
- Garrard County6
- Jessamine County6
- Lincoln County6
- Madison County6
- Marion County6
- Meade County6
- Floyd County6
- Leslie County6
- Perry County6
- Wolfe County6
- Montgomery County6
- Ballard County6
- Carlisle County6
- Muhlenberg County6
- Rockcastle County6
- Boyle County5
- Grayson County5
- Larue County5
- Logan County5
- Simpson County5
- Spencer County5
- Washington County5
- Boone County5
- Campbell County5
- Grant County5
- Kenton County5
- Jefferson County5
- Johnson County5
- Morgan County5
- Boyd County5
- Carter County5
- Greenup County5
- Bracken County5
- Lewis County5
- Mason County5
- Robertson County5
- Elliott County5
- Graves County5
- McCracken County5
- Caldwell County5
- Calloway County5
- Christian County5
- Lyon County5
- Marshall County5
- Trigg County5
- Webster County5
- Wayne County5
- Pulaski County5
- Crittenden County4
- Hancock County4
- Lawrence County4
- Carroll County4
- Gallatin County4
- Owen County4
- Pendleton County4
- Livingston County4
- Fulton County4
- Hickman County4
- Hopkins County4
- McLean County4
- Martin County4
- Daviess County3
- Henderson County3
- Union County3
- Todd 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. Rebuilt daily.