Weather alerts in Rowan County, Kentucky, 2026

174 weather alerts in 2026, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Rowan County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 174
Warnings: 39
Watches: 27
Advisories: 36
Busiest month: August36 alerts
Busiest day: August 11, 202612 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

0 of 2 tornado warnings covering Rowan County in 2026 had a tornado report inside them.

Rowan County, 2026

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	2	0	100%	0
Severe thunderstorm warnings	28	16	43%	8	88%	22 min
Flash flood warnings	0			0

Each office's whole area, 2026

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Jackson, KY: tornado warnings	28	0	100%	0
NWS Jackson, KY: severe thunderstorm warnings	199	130	35%	345	82%	21 min
NWS Jackson, KY: flash flood warnings	81	46	43%	126	94%	104 min

An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.

The year is still running; reports filed late and damage surveys can still change these figures.

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 11, 10:24 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	51 min
Jan 14, 6:09 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	51 min
Jan 16, 1:39 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	JKL	16 hr
Jan 19, 2:20 AM EST	Cold Weather Advisory	JKL	32 hr
Jan 21, 2:30 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	JKL	8 hr
Jan 21, 12:09 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	JKL	26 hr
Jan 22, 2:08 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	JKL	4 days
Jan 23, 3:45 AM EST	Cold Weather Advisory	JKL	32 hr
Jan 24, 1:57 PM EST	Cold Weather Advisory	JKL	46 hr
Jan 24, 2:04 PM EST	Extreme Cold Watch	JKL	36 hr
Jan 26, 2:24 AM EST	Extreme Cold Warning	JKL	32 hr
Jan 27, 3:19 AM EST	Cold Weather Advisory	JKL	30 hr
Jan 29, 3:22 PM EST	Cold Weather Advisory	JKL	45 hr
Jan 31, 1:38 AM EST	Cold Weather Advisory	JKL	32 hr
Feb 3, 2:35 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	JKL	20 hr
Feb 5, 12:53 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	JKL	41 hr
Feb 10, 8:00 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	45 min
Feb 10, 8:29 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	46 min
Feb 15, 7:45 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	JKL	14 hr
Feb 19, 4:37 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	113 min
Mar 2, 2:40 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	JKL	9 hr
Mar 4, 3:29 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	46 min
Mar 7, 10:57 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Mar 7, 2:37 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	JKL	23 min
Mar 7, 2:44 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Mar 11, 12:41 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	JKL	16 hr
Mar 11, 11:59 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Mar 11, 1:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	45 min
Mar 12, 3:31 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	JKL	28 hr
Mar 13, 12:29 PM EDT	Red Flag Warning	JKL	7 hr
Mar 15, 12:36 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	JKL	18 hr
Mar 16, 12:41 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Mar 16, 2:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	53 min
Mar 16, 2:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	30 min
Mar 16, 3:00 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	45 min
Mar 23, 12:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	34 min
Mar 23, 12:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	29 min
Mar 23, 1:57 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	33 min
Mar 23, 2:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	27 min
Mar 26, 2:03 PM EDT	Freeze Watch	JKL	13 hr
Mar 27, 3:05 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	JKL	31 hr
Mar 27, 4:04 PM EDT	Freeze Watch	JKL	23 hr
Mar 28, 3:33 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	JKL	18 hr
Apr 1, 2:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Apr 1, 4:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	30 min
Apr 1, 4:40 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 1, 6:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	32 min
Apr 1, 6:57 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	93 min
Apr 5, 12:43 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	JKL	21 hr
Apr 6, 12:38 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	JKL	21 hr
Apr 7, 1:04 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	JKL	21 hr
Apr 16, 3:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	29 min
Apr 18, 12:38 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Apr 18, 1:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	44 min
Apr 19, 12:02 PM EDT	Freeze Watch	JKL	15 hr
Apr 20, 2:41 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	JKL	30 hr
Apr 20, 1:18 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	JKL	20 hr
Apr 27, 9:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	38 min
Apr 28, 2:00 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 28, 2:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	39 min
Apr 28, 2:13 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	32 min
Apr 28, 2:26 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	49 min
Apr 28, 2:36 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	39 min
Apr 28, 2:38 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	19 min
May 1, 2:29 PM EDT	Freeze Watch	JKL	22 hr
May 1, 9:04 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	JKL	12 hr
May 2, 12:24 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	JKL	21 hr
May 16, 10:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	32 min
May 20, 7:50 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
May 20, 1:06 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	114 min
May 20, 3:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	26 min
May 22, 3:00 AM EDT	Flood Watch	JKL	40 hr
May 23, 7:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	3 hr
May 24, 12:55 PM EDT	Flood Watch	JKL	13 hr
May 24, 4:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	24 min
May 26, 2:33 PM EDT	Flood Watch	JKL	30 hr
May 26, 10:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	50 min
May 26, 11:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	52 min
May 26, 11:18 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	3 hr
May 27, 4:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	49 min
May 27, 6:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	43 min
May 27, 7:33 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	4 hr
Jun 9, 2:36 PM EDT	Flood Watch	JKL	15 hr
Jun 14, 6:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	31 min
Jun 14, 6:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	37 min
Jun 17, 1:51 PM EDT	Flood Watch	JKL	34 hr
Jun 18, 3:29 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Jun 18, 4:39 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 18, 4:45 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	JKL	45 min
Jun 18, 5:25 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	37 min
Jun 18, 6:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	60 min
Jun 22, 1:39 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	21 min
Jun 22, 3:00 AM EDT	Flood Watch	JKL	23 hr
Jun 22, 9:10 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	3 hr
Jun 22, 2:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	36 min
Jun 26, 3:20 AM EDT	Flood Watch	JKL	59 hr
Jun 26, 3:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	36 min
Jun 29, 12:00 PM EDT	Extreme Heat Warning	JKL	4 days
Jul 3, 2:00 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	JKL	42 hr
Jul 6, 3:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	118 min
Jul 7, 5:20 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	JKL	4 hr
Jul 8, 5:40 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	JKL	3 hr
Jul 8, 12:01 PM EDT	Flood Watch	JKL	4 days
Jul 12, 10:39 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	2 hr
Jul 12, 1:35 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	115 min
Jul 12, 5:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	118 min
Jul 18, 3:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	23 min
Jul 18, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	31 min
Jul 20, 5:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	23 min
Jul 20, 6:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	32 min
Jul 21, 4:09 AM EDT	Flood Watch	JKL	19 hr
Jul 21, 12:15 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 21, 2:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jul 21, 3:08 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Jul 21, 4:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	34 min
Jul 21, 5:48 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Jul 21, 5:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	39 min
Jul 21, 5:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	36 min
Jul 21, 6:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	31 min
Jul 27, 7:22 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
Jul 27, 7:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jul 27, 8:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	32 min
Jul 27, 9:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	24 min
Jul 28, 12:33 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Jul 28, 12:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	34 min
Aug 1, 7:44 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 1, 10:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	30 min
Aug 1, 10:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	37 min
Aug 10, 1:28 PM EDT	Flood Watch	JKL	4 days
Aug 11, 8:41 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Aug 11, 11:18 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Aug 11, 11:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	47 min
Aug 11, 12:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	24 min
Aug 11, 2:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Aug 11, 3:52 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
Aug 11, 4:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	JKL	43 min
Aug 11, 4:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	27 min
Aug 11, 4:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	37 min
Aug 11, 5:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	27 min
Aug 11, 5:03 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	JKL	27 min
Aug 11, 5:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	JKL	39 min
Aug 13, 8:42 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	2 hr
Aug 15, 2:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	43 min
Aug 15, 4:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	33 min
Aug 16, 6:00 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	60 min
Aug 16, 6:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	33 min
Aug 16, 6:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	15 min
Aug 16, 6:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	32 min
Aug 16, 7:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	29 min
Aug 16, 9:06 PM EDT	Flood Watch	JKL	26 hr
Aug 16, 9:35 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	3 hr
Aug 22, 3:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	33 min
Aug 22, 3:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	21 min
Aug 22, 4:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	47 min
Aug 22, 4:30 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 22, 4:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	26 min
Aug 22, 4:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Aug 22, 5:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	37 min
Aug 22, 5:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	34 min
Aug 22, 5:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	36 min
Aug 22, 5:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	47 min
Sep 2, 2:18 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	JKL	65 hr
Sep 4, 5:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	37 min
Sep 4, 6:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	34 min
Sep 4, 6:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	23 min
Sep 4, 6:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	17 min
Sep 5, 8:20 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	25 min
Sep 5, 4:01 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
Sep 5, 4:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	37 min
Sep 5, 4:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	34 min
Sep 5, 10:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	JKL	36 min
Sep 11, 2:30 PM EDT	Flood Watch	JKL	33 hr
Sep 12, 1:47 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	JKL	94 min
Sep 13, 3:35 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	JKL	5 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	28
Tornado Warning	2
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	7
Tornado Watch	2
Mesoscale Discussion	20
Special Weather Statement	52
Flooding
Flood Watch	12
Areal Flood Advisory	12
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	1
Winter Storm Watch	1
Winter Weather Advisory	5
Heat
Extreme Heat Warning	1
Heat Advisory	2
Cold
Extreme Cold Warning	1
Freeze Warning	5
Extreme Cold Watch	1
Freeze Watch	4
Cold Weather Advisory	6
Frost Advisory	4
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	3
Fire
Red Flag Warning	1
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	4

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2025

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.