Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 1988
22 severe thunderstorm warnings in 1988. 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 in 1988. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 22
- Busiest month
- May7 severe thunderstorm warnings
- Busiest day
- May 9, 19886 severe thunderstorm warnings
Over time
By month
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby | 45 min |
| Apr 23, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry | 46 min |
| Apr 23, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Owen | 28 min |
| Apr 23, 10:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Lawrence | 43 min |
| May 9, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Shelby | 68 min |
| May 9, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Bracken, Mason | 54 min |
| May 9, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Butler, Grayson | 36 min |
| May 9, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin | 60 min |
| May 9, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin | 42 min |
| May 9, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Marion, Taylor, Washington | 68 min |
| May 9, 8:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Lawrence | 37 min |
| Jul 17, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Owsley | 28 min |
| Jul 17, 7:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Logan, Todd | 57 min |
| Jul 17, 7:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Simpson, Warren | 57 min |
| Jul 18, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Meade | 66 min |
| Jul 20, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Trimble | 62 min |
| Jul 25, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Union, Webster | 38 min |
| Jul 25, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Daviess | 21 min |
| Sep 23, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Morgan, Wolfe | 42 min |
| Sep 23, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Lee | 57 min |
| Sep 23, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IND | Grayson | 35 min |
| Sep 23, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue | 54 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Hardin County3
- Jefferson County2
- Shelby County2
- Lawrence County2
- Grayson County2
- Oldham County1
- Henry County1
- Owen County1
- Bracken County1
- Mason County1
- Butler County1
- Franklin County1
- Marion County1
- Taylor County1
- Washington County1
- Clay County1
- Jackson County1
- Owsley County1
- Logan County1
- Todd County1
- Simpson County1
- Warren County1
- Bullitt County1
- Meade County1
- Trimble County1
- Union County1
- Webster County1
- Daviess County1
- Morgan County1
- Wolfe County1
- Lee County1
- Larue County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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.