Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky
19,591 severe thunderstorm warnings since 1986. 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 severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 19,591
- Busiest year
- 2011984 severe thunderstorm warnings
- Average year
- 478over 41 years on file
Over time
By year
Before October 2007 these were issued for whole counties, and a storm crossing three counties was often three warnings; since then one polygon follows the storm. The count changed with the practice, not only with the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Breathitt County706
- Hardin County682
- Clay County660
- Laurel County647
- Breckinridge County636
- Morgan County611
- Jefferson County603
- Meade County588
- Jackson County579
- Pulaski County576
- Perry County576
- Christian County565
- Warren County563
- Magoffin County557
- Nelson County557
- Owsley County556
- Wolfe County552
- Lee County549
- Pike County537
- Floyd County536
- Shelby County516
- Menifee County506
- Bullitt County502
- Grayson County501
- Leslie County483
- Barren County481
- Knox County474
- Ohio County473
- Logan County462
- Butler County459
- Bath County457
- Hart County457
- Knott County457
- Estill County453
- Rowan County452
- Whitley County446
- Rockcastle County445
- Graves County444
- Adair County434
- Green County421
80 more counties
- Taylor County421
- Powell County417
- Ballard County412
- Madison County412
- Johnson County411
- Casey County410
- Boone County408
- McCracken County406
- Fayette County402
- Trigg County401
- McCreary County400
- Todd County400
- Campbell County399
- Henderson County397
- Livingston County397
- Marion County397
- Edmonson County394
- Hopkins County388
- Oldham County383
- Spencer County383
- Kenton County382
- Larue County381
- Daviess County380
- Woodford County378
- Marshall County376
- Montgomery County374
- Bell County373
- Anderson County371
- Allen County370
- Metcalfe County369
- Mercer County364
- Letcher County363
- Garrard County362
- Washington County361
- Cumberland County360
- Fleming County358
- Wayne County356
- Hancock County355
- Caldwell County351
- Muhlenberg County351
- Harlan County350
- Henry County347
- Grant County340
- Crittenden County339
- Bourbon County338
- Calloway County334
- Scott County332
- Lawrence County325
- Lincoln County323
- Owen County322
- Lewis County321
- Monroe County321
- Clark County320
- Jessamine County320
- Martin County318
- Simpson County318
- Pendleton County318
- Franklin County316
- Carlisle County315
- Union County313
- Russell County309
- Elliott County308
- Lyon County303
- Hickman County302
- Webster County301
- Boyle County300
- Bracken County300
- Boyd County300
- Greenup County289
- Gallatin County284
- Harrison County273
- Carter County271
- Mason County270
- Fulton County269
- Trimble County263
- McLean County249
- Clinton County232
- Nicholas County231
- Carroll County192
- Robertson County166
The latest severe thunderstorm warnings
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 11:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan | 19 min |
| Sep 21, 11:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Harlan, Leslie | 34 min |
| Sep 21, 11:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Harlan | 13 min |
| Sep 21, 9:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Knox, Laurel, Whitley | 25 min |
| Sep 21, 9:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski, Whitley | 36 min |
| Sep 21, 8:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Wayne | 41 min |
| Sep 21, 7:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Wayne | 32 min |
| Sep 21, 7:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clinton, Russell | 32 min |
| Sep 21, 7:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan | 21 min |
| Sep 21, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Graves | 28 min |
| Sep 21, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boyd, Lawrence | 35 min |
| Sep 21, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Lawrence | 35 min |
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. Rebuilt daily.