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Mesoscale Discussions in Kentucky, 2017
121 mesoscale discussions in 2017. 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 mesoscale discussions reaches back to 2003.
Mesoscale Discussions by county
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- Mesoscale Discussions
- 121
- Busiest month
- April28 mesoscale discussions
- Busiest day
- March 1, 20178 mesoscale discussions
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| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 10:42 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 5 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 7, 12:20 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Carroll, Franklin, Hancock, Henry and 7 more | 115 min |
| Feb 7, 2:52 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman | 113 min |
| Feb 7, 8:28 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Logan, Simpson, Todd, Warren | 2 hr |
| Feb 7, 5:57 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Breckinridge, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle and 23 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 24, 6:28 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bath, Bourbon and 70 more | 62 min |
| Feb 24, 8:49 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd, Bracken and 23 more | 116 min |
| Feb 24, 9:50 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, Knox, Laurel, McCreary and 5 more | 85 min |
| Feb 28, 2:46 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, McCracken | 2 hr |
| Feb 28, 6:28 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, McCracken | 2 hr |
| Feb 28, 8:46 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 15 more | 119 min |
| Feb 28, 11:03 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Gallatin, Kenton, Pendleton | 117 min |
| Mar 1, 2:32 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Anderson, Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd and 69 more | 88 min |
| Mar 1, 3:09 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton and 6 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:19 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Ballard, Barren, Boyle, Breckinridge and 53 more | 56 min |
| Mar 1, 6:28 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bath, Bell and 88 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 1, 8:28 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Clinton and 32 more | 92 min |
| Mar 1, 3:56 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Elliott, Floyd, Greenup and 8 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 7, 12:13 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard | 2 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:58 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Livingston and 2 more | 92 min |
| Mar 9, 5:45 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman | 90 min |
| Mar 9, 8:58 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Caldwell, Calloway, Christian, Crittenden, Graves, Livingston and 7 more | 92 min |
| Mar 25, 2:05 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman | 115 min |
| Mar 26, 3:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Martin | 2 hr |
| Mar 27, 12:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Ballard, Barren, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway and 18 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 27, 2:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler and 30 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 27, 4:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 13 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 27, 5:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bath, Bell and 71 more | 92 min |
| Mar 27, 6:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Simpson | 91 min |
| Mar 30, 12:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman, McCracken | 64 min |
| Mar 30, 1:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 7 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Crittenden, Henderson, Livingston, McCracken, Union | 33 min |
| Mar 30, 6:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Caldwell and 28 more | 65 min |
| Apr 3, 6:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway and 25 more | 58 min |
| Apr 5, 2:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Boyle, Butler and 33 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 11 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Boyle, Breckinridge and 35 more | 84 min |
| Apr 5, 5:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Campbell, Kenton | 88 min |
| Apr 5, 7:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Floyd, Greenup, Johnson and 8 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 5, 7:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Anderson, Bath, Bell, Bourbon, Boyle and 54 more | 48 min |
| Apr 16, 3:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Ballard, Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyle and 78 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 20, 3:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 11 more | 53 min |
| Apr 21, 2:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bell, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Letcher, McCreary and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 26, 1:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard | 94 min |
| Apr 26, 4:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Hickman, Livingston and 2 more | 97 min |
| Apr 26, 7:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian and 20 more | 95 min |
| Apr 27, 3:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bath, Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Fleming, Greenup and 5 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Breckinridge, Crittenden, Daviess, Hancock, Henderson and 5 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 44 more | 87 min |
| Apr 28, 5:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Ballard, Barren, Breckinridge, Butler and 36 more | 91 min |
| Apr 28, 6:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 5 more | 117 min |
| Apr 28, 7:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves and 9 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 28, 11:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Boyd, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Carter and 19 more | 116 min |
| Apr 29, 12:55 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 4 more | 95 min |
| Apr 29, 1:50 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Campbell, Carroll and 24 more | 85 min |
| Apr 29, 7:23 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Boone, Bourbon, Bracken, Bullitt, Campbell and 28 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:54 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman | 96 min |
| Apr 30, 3:58 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 3 more | 92 min |
| Apr 30, 2:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Simpson | 54 min |
| Apr 30, 2:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Greenup | 2 hr |
| Apr 30, 4:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Barren, Boyle, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland and 14 more | 92 min |
| May 11, 1:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Anderson, Barren, Bell, Boyle, Breathitt and 68 more | 3 hr |
| May 11, 4:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Jackson, Knott, Knox and 6 more | 2 hr |
| May 19, 1:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd, Bracken and 31 more | 2 hr |
| May 19, 5:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bracken, Campbell, Grant, Mason, Pendleton | 55 min |
| May 19, 6:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman | 117 min |
| May 19, 10:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Jackson, Johnson, Knott and 16 more | 87 min |
| May 20, 2:45 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard | 90 min |
| May 20, 12:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway and 35 more | 92 min |
| May 20, 6:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway and 35 more | 2 hr |
| May 24, 7:41 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Jackson, Knox, Laurel and 7 more | 3 hr |
| May 24, 11:47 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Kenton | 58 min |
| May 24, 12:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland and 11 more | 58 min |
| May 24, 3:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Anderson, Bath, Bell, Bourbon, Boyle and 53 more | 55 min |
| May 24, 6:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carter, Elliott, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Lawrence and 6 more | 24 min |
| May 27, 4:54 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fulton | 2 hr |
| May 27, 7:12 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fulton | 2 hr |
| May 27, 10:13 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Bell, Clinton, Cumberland and 12 more | 92 min |
| May 27, 1:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bath, Bell and 88 more | 85 min |
| May 27, 2:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 59 min |
| May 27, 4:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Ballard, Barren, Boyle and 53 more | 85 min |
| May 27, 8:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bath, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Elliott and 26 more | 83 min |
| Jun 5, 3:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Bracken, Campbell, Carter and 18 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 13, 12:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd, Bracken and 46 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 14, 1:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Boone, Carroll, Franklin, Gallatin, Grant and 9 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 2:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boyd, Breathitt, Elliott, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson and 10 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 16, 1:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman, McCracken | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 5:48 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Breckinridge, Caldwell, Crittenden, Daviess, Hancock and 11 more | 117 min |
| Jun 23, 1:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Gallatin, Greenup, Kenton and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 1:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bath, Bell and 66 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 4:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bracken, Greenup, Harrison, Lewis, Mason, Pendleton and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 5:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Bath, Bell, Bourbon, Boyd, Boyle and 54 more | 115 min |
| Jun 30, 1:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Daviess, Hancock, Henderson | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Bell, Clinton, Cumberland and 15 more | 117 min |
| Jul 6, 1:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bell | 60 min |
| Jul 6, 4:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bell, Casey, Clay, Clinton, Cumberland, Jackson and 13 more | 113 min |
| Jul 7, 3:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Bracken, Campbell and 32 more | 96 min |
| Jul 7, 6:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bath, Bourbon, Boyd, Bracken, Carroll, Carter and 29 more | 86 min |
| Jul 22, 3:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Greenup | 2 hr |
| Jul 22, 8:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Bracken, Carroll, Fleming and 19 more | 94 min |
| Jul 23, 2:50 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Boyle, Breathitt, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Casey and 38 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 11:38 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bath, Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Fleming, Greenup and 4 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 12:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Kenton | 116 min |
| Aug 17, 3:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Gallatin, Greenup, Kenton and 3 more | 57 min |
| Aug 20, 2:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman | 84 min |
| Aug 22, 11:54 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Bourbon, Boyd, Boyle, Bracken and 45 more | 66 min |
| Aug 22, 2:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Bourbon, Boyd, Boyle, Bracken and 56 more | 91 min |
| Aug 22, 3:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden, Fulton and 11 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 4:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Bourbon, Boyd, Boyle, Bracken and 56 more | 66 min |
| Sep 1, 2:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson, Knott and 9 more | 2 hr |
| Oct 7, 5:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Daviess and 14 more | 3 hr |
| Oct 10, 4:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman, McCracken | 2 hr |
| Nov 5, 3:51 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Crittenden, Henderson, Livingston, McCracken, Union and 1 more | 114 min |
| Nov 5, 5:58 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Henry and 3 more | 62 min |
| Nov 5, 7:07 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Crittenden, Daviess, Henderson, Livingston and 4 more | 113 min |
| Nov 5, 9:46 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Breckinridge, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin and 11 more | 119 min |
| Nov 5, 9:59 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 13 more | 91 min |
| Nov 6, 11:43 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman | 3 hr |
| Nov 18, 11:24 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Daviess and 12 more | 2 hr |
| Nov 18, 2:48 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Daviess and 12 more | 57 min |
| Nov 18, 5:44 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Boone, Bourbon and 49 more | 61 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Ballard County39
- Carlisle County36
- Fulton County35
- Hickman County34
- McCracken County34
- Jefferson County32
- Grant County31
- Owen County31
- Bracken County30
- Campbell County30
- Henry County30
- Kenton County30
- Franklin County30
- Shelby County30
- Gallatin County29
- Pendleton County29
- Oldham County29
- Livingston County28
- Boone County27
- Trimble County27
- Breckinridge County27
- Meade County27
- Nelson County27
- Spencer County27
- Crittenden County27
- Rowan County27
- Woodford County27
- Bullitt County26
- Caldwell County26
- Graves County26
- Lyon County26
- Fleming County26
- Harrison County26
- Mason County26
- Robertson County26
- Washington County26
- Greenup County26
- Carroll County25
- Henderson County25
- Webster County25
80 more counties
- Anderson County25
- Hardin County25
- Larue County25
- Marion County25
- Menifee County25
- Montgomery County25
- Scott County25
- Taylor County25
- Hancock County24
- Daviess County24
- Hopkins County24
- Cumberland County24
- Fayette County24
- Nicholas County24
- Calloway County23
- Marshall County23
- Adair County23
- Bath County23
- Bourbon County23
- Clark County23
- Green County23
- Lincoln County23
- Mercer County23
- Metcalfe County23
- Russell County23
- Carter County23
- Elliott County23
- Lewis County23
- Warren County22
- Grayson County22
- McLean County22
- Trigg County22
- Boyle County22
- Jessamine County22
- Monroe County22
- Pulaski County22
- Logan County21
- Christian County21
- Casey County21
- Clinton County21
- Edmonson County21
- Garrard County21
- Hart County21
- Jackson County21
- Owsley County21
- Rockcastle County21
- Wayne County21
- Whitley County21
- Wolfe County21
- Allen County20
- Simpson County20
- Butler County20
- Barren County20
- Laurel County20
- McCreary County20
- Madison County20
- Morgan County20
- Boyd County20
- Union County20
- Magoffin County20
- Todd County19
- Muhlenberg County19
- Estill County19
- Knox County19
- Lee County19
- Breathitt County19
- Leslie County19
- Ohio County18
- Powell County18
- Lawrence County18
- Johnson County18
- Clay County17
- Floyd County16
- Bell County16
- Harlan County16
- Knott County16
- Martin County15
- Perry County15
- Letcher County13
- Pike County12
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
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