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Mesoscale Discussions in Kentucky, 2018
114 mesoscale discussions in 2018. 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
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 114
- Busiest month
- June31 mesoscale discussions
- Busiest day
- May 31, 201810 mesoscale discussions
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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 8, 1:00 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Bracken, Campbell and 29 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 11, 9:43 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard | 6 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:00 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway and 30 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:04 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carroll, Trimble | 6 hr |
| Jan 12, 8:51 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Boone, Bourbon and 41 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 12, 2:58 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Kenton | 4 hr |
| Jan 22, 8:06 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Anderson, Barren, Boone, Bourbon, Boyle and 30 more | 24 min |
| Feb 6, 7:08 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Livingston and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 6, 10:42 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Ballard, Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd and 48 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:58 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 10 more | 62 min |
| Feb 24, 5:49 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Boyle, Breathitt, Butler and 33 more | 116 min |
| Feb 24, 7:40 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Boyle, Butler, Caldwell and 34 more | 95 min |
| Feb 24, 10:34 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Boyle, Butler, Caldwell and 34 more | 86 min |
| Feb 24, 10:59 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Anderson, Bath, Bourbon, Boyd, Boyle and 56 more | 91 min |
| Mar 17, 12:46 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian and 13 more | 59 min |
| Mar 17, 3:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Barren, Bell, Boyle, Breathitt, Casey and 41 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 17, 7:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Knott and 10 more | 114 min |
| Mar 20, 6:22 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Campbell, Kenton | 5 hr |
| Mar 24, 4:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 4 more | 64 min |
| Apr 3, 12:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Campbell, Carroll, Daviess and 12 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 1:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 4 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Bullitt, Campbell, Carroll, Franklin and 17 more | 117 min |
| Apr 3, 4:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 4 more | 86 min |
| Apr 3, 6:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bath, Bourbon, Boyd, Carter, Clark, Elliott and 12 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Elliott and 26 more | 89 min |
| Apr 3, 11:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bell, Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Knox, Leslie and 4 more | 86 min |
| May 4, 4:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Boone, Bourbon, Bracken, Breckinridge, Bullitt and 27 more | 2 hr |
| May 5, 3:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson and 13 more | 93 min |
| May 6, 4:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 5 more | 3 hr |
| May 10, 7:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Breckinridge, Daviess, Grayson, Hancock, Henderson, Meade and 1 more | 84 min |
| May 19, 12:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fulton, Hickman | 2 hr |
| May 19, 4:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman | 85 min |
| May 19, 7:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 2 more | 61 min |
| May 20, 12:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 3 more | 3 hr |
| May 20, 4:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton and 11 more | 118 min |
| May 20, 6:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Boyd, Bracken, Campbell, Carter, Fleming and 11 more | 3 hr |
| May 20, 7:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Caldwell, Calloway, Christian, Fulton, Graves, Henderson and 7 more | 64 min |
| May 21, 4:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Henry, Jefferson and 3 more | 60 min |
| May 22, 12:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Kenton | 3 hr |
| May 22, 3:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 3 more | 117 min |
| May 22, 6:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Kenton | 114 min |
| May 29, 2:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Barren, Clinton, Cumberland, Logan, Monroe and 3 more | 97 min |
| May 31, 11:16 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, Union | 119 min |
| May 31, 12:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Bell, Bourbon, Boyle, Breathitt and 39 more | 64 min |
| May 31, 2:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Boone, Bourbon, Bracken, Breckinridge, Bullitt and 25 more | 85 min |
| May 31, 3:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Clinton, Cumberland, Edmonson and 9 more | 91 min |
| May 31, 3:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Bourbon, Boyle, Bracken, Breathitt and 37 more | 64 min |
| May 31, 4:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bell, Clinton, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Letcher and 3 more | 93 min |
| May 31, 4:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bracken, Lewis, Mason | 91 min |
| May 31, 5:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bell, Clinton, Cumberland, McCreary, Russell, Wayne and 1 more | 59 min |
| May 31, 5:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 11 more | 2 hr |
| May 31, 6:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fulton | 2 hr |
| May 31, 8:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 12 more | 113 min |
| Jun 1, 12:49 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 3 more | 116 min |
| Jun 3, 3:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bell, Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Knox, Leslie and 3 more | 66 min |
| Jun 10, 11:04 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Breckinridge, Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, Meade | 116 min |
| Jun 10, 6:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Hancock, Meade | 85 min |
| Jun 10, 8:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Crittenden, Daviess, Edmonson and 13 more | 59 min |
| Jun 11, 5:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bell, Boyle, Casey, Clay, Garrard, Harlan and 14 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 5:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Breckinridge, Crittenden, Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, Hopkins and 4 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 12, 2:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Ballard, Barren, Bath and 104 more | 109 min |
| Jun 13, 4:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone | 2 hr |
| Jun 14, 9:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Fulton | 97 min |
| Jun 20, 3:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Floyd, Johnson, Lawrence, Martin, Pike | 2 hr |
| Jun 21, 1:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton and 7 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 21, 4:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton and 7 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 21, 6:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 12 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 5:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton and 7 more | 115 min |
| Jun 24, 7:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calloway, Christian, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Todd and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 25, 9:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Daviess and 12 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 26, 8:39 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Crittenden, Henderson, Livingston, Lyon, McCracken and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 26, 12:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Breckinridge, Butler, Daviess, Edmonson, Grayson, Hancock and 5 more | 67 min |
| Jun 26, 1:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Kenton | 87 min |
| Jun 26, 2:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | McCreary, Wayne | 62 min |
| Jun 26, 2:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard | 67 min |
| Jun 26, 8:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Breckinridge, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle and 25 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 26, 11:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Butler, Logan, Todd | 84 min |
| Jun 27, 2:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Barren, Clinton, Cumberland, Edmonson, Metcalfe and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 2:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 4 more | 93 min |
| Jun 28, 3:00 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Ballard, Barren, Butler, Caldwell and 31 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 28, 9:43 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton and 10 more | 62 min |
| Jun 28, 11:22 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calloway, Graves | 113 min |
| Jun 28, 8:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton and 9 more | 90 min |
| Jul 20, 12:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess and 11 more | 58 min |
| Jul 20, 1:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Anderson, Barren, Boone, Boyle, Breckinridge and 33 more | 56 min |
| Jul 20, 1:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 18 more | 62 min |
| Jul 20, 3:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Anderson, Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyle and 60 more | 62 min |
| Jul 20, 6:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Boone, Bourbon and 57 more | 53 min |
| Jul 20, 6:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Barren, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Christian and 17 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 7:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bath, Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clark and 33 more | 96 min |
| Jul 20, 10:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bell, Clinton, Harlan, Knox, McCreary, Wayne and 1 more | 53 min |
| Jul 20, 11:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Ballard, Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt and 43 more | 115 min |
| Jul 21, 2:38 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Barren, Calloway, Christian, Clinton, Cumberland and 6 more | 67 min |
| Jul 31, 4:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll and 12 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 6, 4:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Daviess and 12 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 1:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 11 more | 113 min |
| Aug 15, 3:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Carlisle, Crittenden, Henderson, Hopkins and 7 more | 115 min |
| Aug 20, 12:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, McCracken | 119 min |
| Aug 20, 5:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard | 2 hr |
| Aug 25, 6:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Carroll, Gallatin | 89 min |
| Sep 8, 2:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Bourbon, Boyle, Breathitt, Breckinridge and 48 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 8, 5:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Daviess, Hancock, Hardin, Jefferson and 5 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 9, 1:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Elliott and 20 more | 86 min |
| Sep 9, 6:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson and 12 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 21, 6:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bath, Bourbon and 49 more | 97 min |
| Oct 31, 8:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calloway | 116 min |
| Nov 5, 9:52 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Boyle, Casey, Clinton and 13 more | 53 min |
| Nov 6, 12:44 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bath, Bell, Bourbon, Boyd, Boyle, Breathitt and 38 more | 2 hr |
| Nov 14, 7:03 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Boone, Bourbon, Bracken, Breckinridge, Bullitt and 48 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 15, 1:11 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone | 6 hr |
| Nov 15, 3:18 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bracken, Greenup, Lewis, Mason, Robertson | 6 hr |
| Dec 8, 10:43 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Barren, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Cumberland and 12 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 31, 12:22 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calloway, Christian, Graves, Marshall, Todd, Trigg | 83 min |
| Dec 31, 3:16 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Edmonson and 12 more | 119 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Graves County38
- Calloway County37
- Marshall County37
- Ballard County36
- Fulton County36
- Hickman County36
- Carlisle County33
- Lyon County33
- Livingston County32
- McCracken County32
- Trigg County30
- Caldwell County28
- Crittenden County28
- Hopkins County26
- Boone County23
- Christian County23
- Union County23
- Webster County23
- Edmonson County22
- Henderson County22
- Todd County21
- Warren County21
- Campbell County20
- Kenton County20
- Breckinridge County20
- Daviess County20
- Logan County20
- Barren County20
- Cumberland County20
- Nelson County20
- Jefferson County19
- Grayson County19
- Hancock County19
- Meade County19
- Metcalfe County19
- Bourbon County18
- Nicholas County18
- Scott County18
- Spencer County18
- Bullitt County18
80 more counties
- Hardin County18
- Simpson County18
- Boyle County18
- Hart County18
- Marion County18
- Mercer County18
- Washington County18
- Bracken County17
- Carroll County17
- Franklin County17
- Gallatin County17
- Grant County17
- Harrison County17
- Owen County17
- Pendleton County17
- Shelby County17
- Butler County17
- Ohio County17
- Allen County17
- Casey County17
- Clinton County17
- Green County17
- Monroe County17
- Taylor County17
- Anderson County16
- Jessamine County16
- Lewis County16
- Mason County16
- Oldham County16
- Robertson County16
- Woodford County16
- McLean County16
- Adair County16
- Larue County16
- Lincoln County16
- Owsley County16
- Knox County16
- Bell County16
- Fayette County15
- Fleming County15
- Muhlenberg County15
- Wayne County15
- Leslie County15
- Whitley County15
- Harlan County15
- Henry County14
- Menifee County14
- Russell County14
- Breathitt County14
- Jackson County14
- Laurel County14
- Wolfe County14
- Clay County14
- Perry County14
- Floyd County14
- Letcher County14
- Bath County13
- Clark County13
- Rowan County13
- Trimble County13
- Garrard County13
- Lee County13
- Powell County13
- Pulaski County13
- Rockcastle County13
- McCreary County13
- Magoffin County13
- Knott County13
- Pike County13
- Estill County12
- Madison County12
- Johnson County12
- Morgan County12
- Montgomery County11
- Carter County10
- Martin County10
- Boyd County9
- Elliott County9
- Lawrence County9
- Greenup County8
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.