Alert archive / Kentucky / 2026
Weather alerts in Kentucky, January 2026
89 weather alerts in January 2026, 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 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 89
- Warnings
- 13
- Watches
- 8
- Advisories
- 42
- Busiest day
- January 11, 202610 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, 3:44 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | RLX | Greenup | 31 min |
| Jan 8, 5:10 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 8, 8:15 PM EST | Wind Advisory | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 8 hr |
| Jan 8, 11:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Ballard, Henderson, Union | 64 min |
| Jan 9, 10:56 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill, Lee | 34 min |
| Jan 11, 7:25 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson, Owsley | 65 min |
| Jan 11, 7:38 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson, Owsley | 22 min |
| Jan 11, 7:58 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knott | 47 min |
| Jan 11, 8:25 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knott, Letcher, Perry | 65 min |
| Jan 11, 10:22 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Estill, Jackson, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell | 38 min |
| Jan 11, 10:24 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Rowan | 51 min |
| Jan 11, 10:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott, Jackson, Lee, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley and 1 more | 61 min |
| Jan 11, 11:40 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Knott, Leslie, Perry | 50 min |
| Jan 11, 12:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin | 40 min |
| Jan 11, 12:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell, Floyd, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Letcher and 1 more | 60 min |
| Jan 14, 3:40 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | Harlan, Letcher, Pike | 26 hr |
| Jan 14, 3:35 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 55 min |
| Jan 14, 4:22 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Fayette, Franklin, Henry, Jessamine and 6 more | 53 min |
| Jan 14, 6:09 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Powell, Rowan and 1 more | 51 min |
| Jan 14, 8:39 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Lee, Owsley, Powell, Wolfe | 51 min |
| Jan 14, 9:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Knott, Perry | 57 min |
| Jan 14, 10:36 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knott, Letcher | 39 min |
| Jan 15, 3:23 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | Lewis, Mason | 9 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:46 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Henry and 7 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 16, 12:51 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | Bracken, Grant, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Jan 16, 1:39 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | Bath, Estill, Fleming, Harlan, Jackson, Letcher and 5 more | 16 hr |
| Jan 16, 1:42 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | Adair, Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Casey, Clark and 20 more | 14 hr |
| Jan 17, 10:01 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay | 44 min |
| Jan 17, 10:41 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Perry | 34 min |
| Jan 17, 10:53 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Magoffin | 37 min |
| Jan 18, 1:10 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 45 hr |
| Jan 18, 1:34 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RLX | Carter, Greenup | 46 hr |
| Jan 19, 1:57 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison and 8 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 19, 2:20 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan and 1 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:20 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler and 32 more | 20 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:30 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | Bath, Estill, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:46 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 33 hr |
| Jan 21, 5:35 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 21, 6:27 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Crittenden, Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 21, 11:38 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more | 26 hr |
| Jan 21, 12:09 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 26 hr |
| Jan 21, 12:28 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 37 hr |
| Jan 21, 12:30 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 37 hr |
| Jan 21, 11:28 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | PAH | Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman | 6 hr |
| Jan 22, 12:58 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 3 days |
| Jan 22, 1:00 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 4 days |
| Jan 22, 1:28 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more | 4 days |
| Jan 22, 2:08 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 4 days |
| Jan 23, 1:08 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 3 days |
| Jan 23, 1:27 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 3 days |
| Jan 23, 1:30 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 35 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:45 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 23, 4:17 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 24, 6:54 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Barren, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Christian and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 24, 11:12 AM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 72 hr |
| Jan 24, 1:27 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more | 54 hr |
| Jan 24, 1:32 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 52 hr |
| Jan 24, 1:32 PM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 22 hr |
| Jan 24, 1:57 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Fleming and 22 more | 46 hr |
| Jan 24, 2:04 PM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | JKL | Bath, Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 36 hr |
| Jan 24, 6:45 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Bell, Breathitt, Casey, Clay, Clinton and 28 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 25, 12:00 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Henderson and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 25, 12:39 AM EST | Ice Storm Warning | PAH | Calloway, Christian, Muhlenberg, Todd, Trigg | 18 hr |
| Jan 25, 2:23 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Barren, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Christian and 13 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 25, 9:06 AM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 15 hr |
| Jan 25, 10:00 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone | 3 hr |
| Jan 25, 11:15 AM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more | 48 hr |
| Jan 25, 11:18 AM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 47 hr |
| Jan 26, 12:26 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Lawrence | 36 hr |
| Jan 26, 12:26 AM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | RLX | Greenup | 3 days |
| Jan 26, 2:24 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Leslie, Magoffin and 3 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 26, 2:24 AM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | JKL | Bath, Bell, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Fleming and 18 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 26, 7:15 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | JKL | Bell | 3 hr |
| Jan 26, 7:20 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Lee | 20 hr |
| Jan 26, 12:43 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | JKL | Estill | 20 hr |
| Jan 27, 1:46 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 34 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:12 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Henry and 6 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:19 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan | 30 hr |
| Jan 29, 1:50 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | JKL | Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Floyd, Harlan and 18 more | 46 hr |
| Jan 29, 1:58 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 47 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:47 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more | 46 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:22 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | JKL | Bath, Bell, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Jackson and 12 more | 45 hr |
| Jan 29, 11:36 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 34 hr |
| Jan 29, 11:39 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup | 35 hr |
| Jan 30, 1:55 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | JKL | Harlan, Letcher, Pike | 26 hr |
| Jan 31, 12:10 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 35 hr |
| Jan 31, 1:28 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | ILN | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 33 hr |
| Jan 31, 1:38 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan | 32 hr |
| Jan 31, 2:54 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard and 11 more | 30 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 | |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 5 |
| Special Weather Statement | 21 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| River Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Ice Storm Warning | 1 |
| Snow Squall Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 6 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 5 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 11 |
| Cold | |
| Extreme Cold Warning | 5 |
| Extreme Cold Watch | 3 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 25 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Estill County14
- Jackson County14
- Letcher County14
- Montgomery County14
- Rowan County14
- Knott County13
- Bath County13
- Menifee County13
- Powell County13
- Bourbon County13
- Fayette County13
- Franklin County13
- Henry County13
- Scott County13
- Shelby County13
- Lewis County13
- Mason County13
- Grant County13
- Boone County13
- Lee County12
- Owsley County12
- Perry County12
- Harlan County12
- Oldham County12
- Woodford County12
- Clark County12
- Harrison County12
- Nicholas County12
- Trimble County12
- Bracken County12
- Owen County12
- Pendleton County12
- Robertson County12
- Fleming County12
- Campbell County12
- Carroll County12
- Gallatin County12
- Kenton County12
- Calloway County11
- Bell County11
80 more counties
- Anderson County11
- Jessamine County11
- Ballard County10
- Caldwell County10
- Graves County10
- Hickman County10
- Trigg County10
- Muhlenberg County10
- Morgan County10
- Wolfe County10
- Breathitt County10
- Clay County10
- Leslie County10
- Magoffin County10
- Knox County10
- Pike County10
- Jefferson County10
- Mercer County10
- Rockcastle County10
- Fulton County9
- Lyon County9
- Marshall County9
- Christian County9
- Henderson County9
- Todd County9
- Union County9
- Elliott County9
- Floyd County9
- Spencer County9
- Washington County9
- Casey County9
- Garrard County9
- Lincoln County9
- Madison County9
- Butler County9
- Edmonson County9
- Monroe County9
- Laurel County9
- McCreary County9
- Pulaski County9
- Wayne County9
- Whitley County9
- Greenup County8
- Carlisle County8
- Crittenden County8
- Livingston County8
- Hopkins County8
- Johnson County8
- Martin County8
- Adair County8
- Boyle County8
- Green County8
- Marion County8
- Nelson County8
- Russell County8
- Taylor County8
- Allen County8
- Barren County8
- Clinton County8
- Cumberland County8
- Logan County8
- Metcalfe County8
- Simpson County8
- Warren County8
- McCracken County7
- Daviess County7
- McLean County7
- Webster County7
- Carter County7
- Breckinridge County7
- Bullitt County7
- Grayson County7
- Hancock County7
- Hardin County7
- Hart County7
- Larue County7
- Meade County7
- Ohio County7
- Boyd County6
- Lawrence County5
Nearby
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.