Alert archive / Kentucky / Bourbon County
Weather alerts in Bourbon County, Kentucky, 2018
156 weather alerts in 2018, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Bourbon County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 156
- Warnings
- 38
- Watches
- 17
- Advisories
- 59
- Busiest month
- September27 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 20, 20189 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Bourbon County, 2018
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 13 | 8 | 38% | 3 | 67% | 5 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 4 | 1 | 75% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2018
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Louisville, KY: tornado warnings | 45 | 8 | 82% | 29 | 31% | 10 min |
| NWS Louisville, KY: severe thunderstorm warnings | 349 | 170 | 51% | 529 | 69% | 17 min |
| NWS Louisville, KY: flash flood warnings | 69 | 40 | 42% | 129 | 88% | 70 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.
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 | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 3:28 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LMK | 20 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:52 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 33 hr |
| Jan 8, 1:00 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 9, 1:58 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 8 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:27 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LMK | 24 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:03 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LMK | 33 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:03 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 38 hr |
| Jan 12, 8:51 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 14, 3:27 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 48 hr |
| Jan 22, 8:06 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 24 min |
| Feb 1, 11:21 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 10 hr |
| Feb 4, 11:37 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 7 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:35 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 33 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:28 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LMK | 23 hr |
| Feb 6, 10:42 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:15 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 18 hr |
| Feb 16, 1:38 PM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | 25 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:08 PM EST | Flood Watch | LMK | 5 days |
| Feb 21, 8:56 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 64 min |
| Feb 22, 4:22 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Feb 22, 5:54 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | 3 hr |
| Feb 22, 8:38 AM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | 34 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:26 AM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | 37 hr |
| Feb 24, 10:59 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Feb 25, 12:16 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 3 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:21 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | 6 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:40 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Mar 5, 9:44 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 21 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:14 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 61 min |
| Mar 9, 2:35 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 27 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:59 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 28 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:34 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 52 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:56 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | LMK | 11 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:21 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | LMK | 35 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:56 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LMK | 38 hr |
| Apr 2, 2:58 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | LMK | 31 hr |
| Apr 3, 1:16 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 6:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:30 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 23 min |
| Apr 3, 9:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 31 min |
| Apr 3, 11:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 25 min |
| Apr 4, 3:43 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | 30 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:32 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | LMK | 24 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:30 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 32 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:26 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | 31 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:32 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | LMK | 12 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:56 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | 29 hr |
| Apr 12, 3:21 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | LMK | 15 hr |
| Apr 14, 11:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 60 min |
| Apr 16, 3:22 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | 31 hr |
| Apr 18, 11:20 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | LMK | 15 hr |
| Apr 19, 3:12 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | 31 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:11 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | LMK | 29 hr |
| Apr 29, 10:11 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | LMK | 22 hr |
| May 4, 4:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 6, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 32 min |
| May 15, 10:35 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| May 16, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 60 min |
| May 16, 3:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| May 18, 4:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 119 min |
| May 18, 8:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 2 hr |
| May 31, 11:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 31, 12:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| May 31, 2:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 15 hr |
| May 31, 2:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| May 31, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 35 min |
| May 31, 3:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| May 31, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 37 min |
| Jun 12, 2:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 38 min |
| Jun 12, 2:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 109 min |
| Jun 12, 2:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 2 hr |
| Jun 20, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 27 min |
| Jun 26, 10:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 26, 11:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 37 min |
| Jun 26, 12:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 40 min |
| Jun 26, 12:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 37 min |
| Jun 26, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 34 min |
| Jun 26, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 29 min |
| Jul 2, 1:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 2 hr |
| Jul 3, 3:37 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LMK | 64 hr |
| Jul 5, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 14 min |
| Jul 20, 10:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 31 min |
| Jul 20, 1:37 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 20, 3:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jul 20, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 20 min |
| Jul 20, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 37 min |
| Jul 20, 4:44 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 26 min |
| Jul 20, 6:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jul 20, 7:22 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 31, 4:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 26 min |
| Aug 7, 5:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 37 min |
| Aug 11, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 37 min |
| Aug 11, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | 36 min |
| Aug 17, 9:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 59 min |
| Aug 17, 10:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 60 min |
| Aug 18, 4:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 114 min |
| Aug 18, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 43 min |
| Sep 5, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 31 min |
| Sep 5, 3:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 30 min |
| Sep 5, 4:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 112 min |
| Sep 6, 3:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 3 days |
| Sep 6, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 38 min |
| Sep 6, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 28 min |
| Sep 8, 2:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Sep 8, 10:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 4 hr |
| Sep 8, 11:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Sep 9, 8:33 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Sep 9, 9:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Sep 9, 11:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 4 hr |
| Sep 9, 12:12 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | 47 hr |
| Sep 21, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 24 min |
| Sep 21, 6:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Sep 22, 4:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 22 hr |
| Sep 23, 7:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Sep 23, 10:07 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 3 hr |
| Sep 23, 11:16 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | 119 min |
| Sep 23, 12:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | 6 hr |
| Sep 23, 1:21 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | LMK | 3 days |
| Sep 23, 3:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LMK | 65 hr |
| Sep 23, 5:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LMK | 6 hr |
| Sep 24, 3:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 6 hr |
| Sep 24, 4:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Sep 24, 7:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 6 hr |
| Sep 28, 1:29 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 10 hr |
| Oct 2, 7:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 22 min |
| Oct 17, 3:18 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | LMK | 30 hr |
| Oct 18, 3:16 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | LMK | 19 hr |
| Oct 20, 3:42 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | 30 hr |
| Oct 20, 8:57 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | LMK | 14 hr |
| Oct 21, 3:29 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LMK | 30 hr |
| Oct 27, 3:32 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | LMK | 27 hr |
| Oct 30, 3:34 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LMK | 59 hr |
| Oct 31, 5:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LMK | 3 hr |
| Nov 1, 3:37 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | LMK | 11 hr |
| Nov 6, 12:33 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 27 min |
| Nov 6, 12:44 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Nov 6, 6:48 AM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | 22 hr |
| Nov 14, 3:19 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 31 hr |
| Nov 14, 7:03 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Nov 15, 2:11 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 7 hr |
| Nov 25, 4:49 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 5 hr |
| Nov 25, 10:01 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LMK | 80 min |
| Nov 25, 7:59 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 17 hr |
| Nov 27, 2:07 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 11 hr |
| Nov 27, 2:39 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 13 hr |
| Dec 1, 7:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 30 min |
| Dec 1, 7:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LMK | 31 min |
| Dec 2, 3:57 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 14 hr |
| Dec 2, 4:40 AM EST | River Flood Warning | LMK | 18 hr |
| Dec 4, 1:34 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | 22 hr |
| Dec 26, 3:43 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 45 hr |
| Dec 31, 1:34 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LMK | 20 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 | 13 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 2 |
| Tornado Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 18 |
| Special Weather Statement | 24 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 4 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 4 |
| River Flood Warning | 7 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 4 |
| Flood Watch | 3 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 21 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 3 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 16 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 7 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 4 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 12 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 4 |
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.