Alert archive / Kentucky / Flash Flood Warnings / 2026
Flash Flood Warnings in Kentucky, May 2026
11 flash flood warnings in May 2026. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of flash flood warnings reaches back to 1986.
Flash Flood Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in May 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Flash Flood Warnings
- 11
- Busiest day
- May 24, 20263 flash flood warnings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 6:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Bracken, Pendleton | 2 hr |
| May 22, 6:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Franklin, Shelby | 4 hr |
| May 22, 7:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Boone, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen and 1 more | 3 hr |
| May 22, 9:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Breckinridge | 105 min |
| May 22, 10:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Henry, Shelby | 69 min |
| May 24, 2:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas | 3 hr |
| May 24, 2:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Bracken, Mason, Robertson | 3 hr |
| May 24, 5:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | JKL | Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Perry | 3 hr |
| May 26, 10:22 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Logan, Simpson, Warren | 3 hr |
| May 26, 3:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Marion, Nelson, Washington | 117 min |
| May 30, 5:38 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LMK | Butler | 3 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Bracken County2
- Pendleton County2
- Shelby County2
- Franklin County1
- Boone County1
- Campbell County1
- Gallatin County1
- Grant County1
- Kenton County1
- Owen County1
- Breckinridge County1
- Henry County1
- Bourbon County1
- Harrison County1
- Nicholas County1
- Mason County1
- Robertson County1
- Harlan County1
- Knott County1
- Leslie County1
- Letcher County1
- Perry County1
- Logan County1
- Simpson County1
- Warren County1
- Marion County1
- Nelson County1
- Washington County1
- Butler County1
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.