Alert archive / Kentucky / Mesoscale Discussions / 2024
Mesoscale Discussions in Kentucky, May 2024
48 mesoscale discussions in May 2024. 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 May 2024. Tap one for its archive.
- Mesoscale Discussions
- 48
- Busiest day
- May 8, 202411 mesoscale discussions
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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 6, 1:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Christian, Logan, Simpson, Todd, Trigg | 2 hr |
| May 7, 5:42 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 5 more | 2 hr |
| May 7, 1:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bath, Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay and 25 more | 87 min |
| May 7, 4:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 7 more | 87 min |
| May 7, 7:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler and 48 more | 54 min |
| May 7, 10:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Kenton, Trimble | 55 min |
| May 8, 12:16 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 4 more | 119 min |
| May 8, 2:26 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Ballard, Bourbon, Bracken, Breckinridge, Bullitt and 32 more | 2 hr |
| May 8, 8:50 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calloway, Graves, McCreary, Trigg, Whitley | 2 hr |
| May 8, 12:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Carlisle, Crittenden, Livingston, Lyon and 2 more | 92 min |
| May 8, 12:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Carlisle, Crittenden, Livingston, Lyon and 2 more | 85 min |
| May 8, 1:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler and 31 more | 62 min |
| May 8, 2:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Ballard, Barren, Breckinridge, Butler, Caldwell and 31 more | 55 min |
| May 8, 4:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Ballard, Barren, Butler, Caldwell and 35 more | 94 min |
| May 8, 6:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Boyle, Butler, Casey and 18 more | 114 min |
| May 8, 7:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Butler, Caldwell, Christian, Daviess, Hopkins, Lyon and 4 more | 91 min |
| May 8, 8:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Fulton | 61 min |
| May 8, 11:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 8 more | 86 min |
| May 9, 12:51 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Simpson | 114 min |
| May 9, 4:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Boyd, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin and 10 more | 84 min |
| May 9, 8:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Greenup | 2 hr |
| May 14, 1:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Todd | 61 min |
| May 16, 4:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 4 more | 2 hr |
| May 22, 12:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calloway, Fulton, Graves, Hickman | 2 hr |
| May 22, 4:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Barren, Calloway, Christian, Logan, Simpson and 2 more | 97 min |
| May 22, 4:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Kenton, Trimble | 117 min |
| May 22, 6:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bell, Clay, Clinton, Knox, Laurel, McCreary and 4 more | 93 min |
| May 22, 7:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Boone, Bracken, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Campbell and 21 more | 90 min |
| May 23, 12:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Butler, Casey, Clinton and 15 more | 2 hr |
| May 23, 3:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Bath, Bell, Boyle and 50 more | 119 min |
| May 23, 7:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bell, Knox, McCreary, Whitley | 94 min |
| May 26, 8:50 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allen, Ballard, Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler and 36 more | 115 min |
| May 26, 11:17 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Bell, Boyle, Casey and 26 more | 88 min |
| May 26, 12:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd, Bracken, Campbell and 21 more | 85 min |
| May 26, 12:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Bell, Boyle, Casey and 32 more | 83 min |
| May 26, 1:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Letcher, Martin, Pike | 92 min |
| May 26, 2:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clinton, Cumberland, McCreary, Monroe, Wayne | 93 min |
| May 26, 3:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Martin, Pike | 95 min |
| May 26, 3:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 1 more | 3 hr |
| May 26, 3:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian and 21 more | 59 min |
| May 26, 6:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calloway, Fulton | 87 min |
| May 26, 7:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Breckinridge, Butler, Caldwell, Carlisle, Christian and 21 more | 87 min |
| May 26, 9:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 17 more | 84 min |
| May 26, 9:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Breckinridge, Butler, Caldwell, Daviess, Grayson, Hancock and 5 more | 84 min |
| May 26, 9:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Bell, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd and 55 more | 61 min |
| May 26, 10:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hancock, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade and 2 more | 54 min |
| May 27, 12:42 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Anderson, Bath, Bell, Bourbon, Boyle and 52 more | 93 min |
| May 27, 3:05 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Floyd, Harlan, Johnson, Knott, Letcher, Martin and 1 more | 55 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Crittenden County14
- Livingston County14
- Lyon County14
- Christian County13
- Trigg County13
- Ballard County13
- McCracken County13
- Caldwell County13
- Logan County12
- Simpson County12
- Carlisle County12
- Fulton County12
- Graves County12
- Marshall County12
- Butler County12
- Ohio County12
- McCreary County12
- Allen County11
- Hickman County11
- Union County11
- Edmonson County11
- Hopkins County11
- McLean County11
- Warren County11
- Webster County11
- Calloway County11
- Todd County10
- Daviess County10
- Hart County10
- Muhlenberg County10
- Barren County10
- Cumberland County10
- Metcalfe County10
- Monroe County10
- Campbell County9
- Carroll County9
- Kenton County9
- Trimble County9
- Breckinridge County9
- Green County9
80 more counties
- Hancock County9
- Hardin County9
- Henderson County9
- Whitley County9
- Clinton County9
- Wayne County9
- Bell County8
- Knox County8
- Boone County8
- Bracken County8
- Gallatin County8
- Grant County8
- Harrison County8
- Pendleton County8
- Grayson County8
- Taylor County8
- Adair County8
- Russell County8
- Pulaski County8
- Clay County7
- Greenup County7
- Owen County7
- Boyle County7
- Lincoln County7
- Meade County7
- Mercer County7
- Casey County7
- Lewis County6
- Mason County6
- Henry County6
- Robertson County6
- Bullitt County6
- Franklin County6
- Garrard County6
- Larue County6
- Marion County6
- Scott County6
- Laurel County6
- Bath County5
- Fleming County5
- Knott County5
- Anderson County5
- Bourbon County5
- Clark County5
- Jessamine County5
- Nelson County5
- Nicholas County5
- Washington County5
- Woodford County5
- Jackson County5
- Rockcastle County5
- Boyd County4
- Breathitt County4
- Carter County4
- Elliott County4
- Floyd County4
- Harlan County4
- Lee County4
- Leslie County4
- Magoffin County4
- Martin County4
- Menifee County4
- Montgomery County4
- Morgan County4
- Owsley County4
- Pike County4
- Powell County4
- Rowan County4
- Wolfe County4
- Jefferson County4
- Oldham County4
- Estill County4
- Madison County4
- Johnson County3
- Lawrence County3
- Letcher County3
- Perry County3
- Fayette County3
- Shelby County3
- Spencer County3
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Sources
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