Alert archive / Kentucky / 2025
Weather alerts in Kentucky, January 2025
115 weather alerts in January 2025, 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 2025. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 115
- Warnings
- 27
- Watches
- 14
- Advisories
- 45
- Busiest day
- January 31, 202534 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 2, 3:16 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more | 36 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:18 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess, Henderson and 11 more | 35 hr |
| Jan 3, 4:09 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 33 hr |
| Jan 3, 1:35 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:23 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 23 hr |
| Jan 4, 2:46 AM EST | Ice Storm Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Crittenden, Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, Livingston and 3 more | 50 hr |
| Jan 4, 2:46 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 58 hr |
| Jan 4, 3:38 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LMK | Adair, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle, Breckinridge and 40 more | 61 hr |
| Jan 4, 3:38 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Barren, Butler, Clinton, Cumberland and 7 more | 60 hr |
| Jan 4, 3:51 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 61 hr |
| Jan 4, 3:53 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 3 days |
| Jan 4, 4:17 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | JKL | Bath, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Fleming and 22 more | 66 hr |
| Jan 4, 1:56 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knott, Knox, Laurel and 8 more | 34 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:40 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 5, 8:27 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Green, Hancock, Hardin, Hart and 7 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 5, 8:56 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Ballard, Barren, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway and 25 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 5, 11:58 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Bourbon, Boyle, Bracken, Breathitt and 58 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 5, 6:12 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Bourbon, Boyle, Breckinridge, Bullitt and 36 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 7, 1:11 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 48 hr |
| Jan 8, 2:47 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LMK | Adair, Allen, Barren, Boyle, Butler, Casey and 24 more | 25 hr |
| Jan 8, 2:48 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | PAH | Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Fulton, Graves and 8 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 8, 5:09 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Fleming and 23 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 8, 7:12 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 23 more | 17 hr |
| Jan 8, 9:10 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 8, 10:50 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Johnson, Magoffin, Menifee and 5 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 8, 10:50 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | PAH | Henderson | 22 hr |
| Jan 8, 11:58 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Hancock, Harrison and 9 more | 21 hr |
| Jan 8, 2:39 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 55 hr |
| Jan 8, 2:39 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | Crittenden, Daviess, Henderson, Livingston, Union, Webster | 12 hr |
| Jan 8, 5:29 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Muhlenberg | 13 hr |
| Jan 8, 8:25 PM EST | Freezing Fog Advisory | PAH | Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg, Union and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 8, 9:35 PM EST | Freezing Fog Advisory | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Clark and 25 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:28 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more | 48 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:51 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 5 more | 8 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:51 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 49 hr |
| Jan 9, 12:46 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 47 hr |
| Jan 9, 12:52 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin and 6 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:23 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 52 hr |
| Jan 14, 4:41 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 17, 11:47 AM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 65 hr |
| Jan 17, 2:15 PM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 36 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:47 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 53 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:16 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 49 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:54 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 36 more | 39 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:12 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | Bracken, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Lewis, Mason and 3 more | 22 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:24 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 47 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:34 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more | 46 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:40 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson, Knott, Lee and 7 more | 37 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:55 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 44 hr |
| Jan 19, 2:30 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 3 days |
| Jan 19, 2:40 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 56 hr |
| Jan 19, 2:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Campbell, Kenton | 53 min |
| Jan 19, 3:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Bracken, Pendleton, Robertson | 51 min |
| Jan 19, 4:13 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Bracken, Mason, Robertson | 62 min |
| Jan 19, 5:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis, Mason | 55 min |
| Jan 19, 6:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Lee, Menifee, Montgomery, Owsley, Wolfe | 40 min |
| Jan 19, 6:08 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis | 67 min |
| Jan 19, 6:08 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Leslie | 37 min |
| Jan 19, 6:10 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Johnson | 50 min |
| Jan 19, 6:38 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill, Lee, Owsley | 67 min |
| Jan 19, 6:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan, Leslie, Letcher, Perry | 64 min |
| Jan 19, 6:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Menifee, Morgan, Wolfe | 61 min |
| Jan 19, 7:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Knott | 60 min |
| Jan 19, 7:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Owsley, Perry | 58 min |
| Jan 19, 8:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Johnson, Martin | 44 min |
| Jan 19, 8:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knott | 42 min |
| Jan 19, 8:51 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Letcher, Perry | 39 min |
| Jan 20, 5:10 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 53 hr |
| Jan 20, 1:13 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 27 hr |
| Jan 20, 2:39 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more | 43 hr |
| Jan 20, 2:50 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 20 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:00 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 43 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:52 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 30 hr |
| Jan 29, 1:25 PM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 63 hr |
| Jan 29, 1:43 PM EST | Flood Watch | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 37 hr |
| Jan 30, 2:53 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Calloway, Fulton, Graves, Hickman | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:32 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Christian, Todd, Trigg | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 4:30 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Carlisle, Crittenden, Graves, Livingston and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 30, 4:34 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Christian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Todd | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 5:19 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Butler, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 9 hr |
| Jan 30, 6:35 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Fulton, Graves, Hickman | 3 hr |
| Jan 30, 7:07 PM EST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Christian | 11 hr |
| Jan 30, 7:13 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | PAH | Calloway | 2 hr |
| Jan 30, 8:03 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Ohio, Warren | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 9:35 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | Christian, Todd, Trigg | 5 hr |
| Jan 30, 9:39 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | Calloway | 4 hr |
| Jan 30, 9:39 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | PAH | Fulton, Graves, Hickman | 4 hr |
| Jan 30, 9:50 PM EST | Flood Watch | LMK | Allen, Barren, Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Grayson and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 11:20 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Grayson, Green, Hancock, Hardin and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 30, 11:42 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | PAH | Caldwell, Christian, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg, Todd and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 31, 1:37 AM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Ohio | 62 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:04 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Christian | 4 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:57 AM EST | River Flood Warning | PAH | Muhlenberg | 35 days |
| Jan 31, 4:58 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | LMK | Edmonson | 12 hr |
| Jan 31, 5:02 AM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Warren | 21 days |
| Jan 31, 5:02 AM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Butler, Muhlenberg, Ohio | 5 days |
| Jan 31, 6:16 AM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon | 22 hr |
| Jan 31, 7:30 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 15 hr |
| Jan 31, 8:04 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Carter, Greenup | 6 hr |
| Jan 31, 9:12 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Estill, Floyd, Johnson, Lee, Magoffin and 5 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 31, 9:23 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Knott and 5 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 31, 11:10 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill, Powell | 23 hr |
| Jan 31, 12:05 PM EST | River Flood Warning | JKL | Estill | 49 hr |
| Jan 31, 12:50 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Clay | 45 hr |
| Jan 31, 1:08 PM EST | River Flood Warning | JKL | Lee | 31 hr |
| Jan 31, 1:55 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Owsley | 40 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Warren | 25 min |
| Jan 31, 4:22 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 23 min |
| Jan 31, 4:43 PM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | Edmonson | 46 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson | 31 min |
| Jan 31, 5:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen | 19 min |
| Jan 31, 5:13 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Metcalfe | 32 min |
| Jan 31, 5:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Monroe | 27 min |
| Jan 31, 6:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Cumberland, Monroe | 45 min |
| Jan 31, 6:02 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Metcalfe | 28 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 | |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 5 |
| Special Weather Statement | 24 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 5 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 2 |
| River Flood Warning | 11 |
| Flood Watch | 3 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 10 |
| River Flood Advisory | 4 |
| Winter | |
| Ice Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 8 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 9 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 13 |
| Cold | |
| Extreme Cold Watch | 2 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 16 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 2 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Christian County16
- Muhlenberg County15
- Breathitt County15
- Johnson County15
- Lee County15
- Magoffin County15
- Menifee County15
- Perry County15
- Wolfe County15
- Warren County14
- Hopkins County14
- Todd County14
- Trigg County14
- Estill County14
- Knott County14
- Letcher County14
- Morgan County14
- Butler County13
- Edmonson County13
- Ohio County13
- Caldwell County13
- Webster County13
- Robertson County13
- Floyd County13
- Harlan County13
- Leslie County13
- Montgomery County13
- Owsley County13
- Pike County13
- Powell County13
- Lawrence County13
- Graves County13
- Hardin County12
- Nelson County12
- Crittenden County12
- Henderson County12
- Livingston County12
- McLean County12
- Union County12
- Bracken County12
80 more counties
- Bath County12
- Clay County12
- Fleming County12
- Martin County12
- Rowan County12
- Carter County12
- Greenup County12
- Calloway County12
- Hickman County12
- Bourbon County11
- Bullitt County11
- Grayson County11
- Hancock County11
- Jefferson County11
- Larue County11
- Meade County11
- Metcalfe County11
- Simpson County11
- Washington County11
- Daviess County11
- Lyon County11
- Marshall County11
- Mason County11
- Owen County11
- Pendleton County11
- Elliott County11
- Boyd County11
- Fulton County11
- Allen County10
- Barren County10
- Boyle County10
- Breckinridge County10
- Clark County10
- Fayette County10
- Franklin County10
- Garrard County10
- Green County10
- Harrison County10
- Henry County10
- Jessamine County10
- Logan County10
- Madison County10
- Marion County10
- Mercer County10
- Monroe County10
- Nicholas County10
- Oldham County10
- Scott County10
- Shelby County10
- Woodford County10
- Ballard County10
- McCracken County10
- Carroll County10
- Gallatin County10
- Grant County10
- Lewis County10
- Laurel County10
- Carlisle County10
- Anderson County9
- Cumberland County9
- Hart County9
- Spencer County9
- Taylor County9
- Trimble County9
- Campbell County9
- Kenton County9
- Bell County9
- Jackson County9
- Knox County9
- Pulaski County9
- Rockcastle County9
- Adair County8
- Casey County8
- Clinton County8
- Lincoln County8
- Russell County8
- Boone County8
- McCreary County7
- Wayne County7
- Whitley County7
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Sources
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