Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2016

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, May 2016

172 severe thunderstorm warnings in May 2016. 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 May 2016. Tap one for its archive.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings: 172
Busiest day: May 1, 201645 severe thunderstorm warnings

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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 1, 2:09 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clinton, Russell	36 min
May 1, 2:24 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Pulaski, Wayne	36 min
May 1, 2:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Oldham, Trimble	30 min
May 1, 2:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Calloway	27 min
May 1, 3:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry, Oldham, Trimble	36 min
May 1, 3:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Mason, Robertson	32 min
May 1, 3:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Elliott	27 min
May 1, 3:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Lawrence	23 min
May 1, 3:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Franklin, Henry, Oldham	26 min
May 1, 3:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Johnson, Magoffin	24 min
May 1, 3:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Lewis, Mason	36 min
May 1, 3:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Franklin, Scott, Shelby	41 min
May 1, 3:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Fleming, Rowan	25 min
May 1, 3:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Lewis, Mason	41 min
May 1, 3:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Mercer, Washington, Woodford	37 min
May 1, 3:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Owen	47 min
May 1, 3:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Fleming	31 min
May 1, 4:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Franklin, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby	30 min
May 1, 4:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Lewis	42 min
May 1, 4:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Franklin, Henry	27 min
May 1, 4:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin	26 min
May 1, 4:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Lawrence	38 min
May 1, 4:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Fayette, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer, Woodford	45 min
May 1, 4:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Lewis	27 min
May 1, 4:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boyd	41 min
May 1, 4:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Carter	37 min
May 1, 4:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Floyd, Johnson, Martin, Pike	36 min
May 1, 4:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Grant, Owen, Pendleton	45 min
May 1, 4:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott	38 min
May 1, 4:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark, Fayette, Madison	42 min
May 1, 4:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence	42 min
May 1, 4:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Floyd, Johnson, Martin, Pike	36 min
May 1, 4:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Oldham, Trimble	49 min
May 1, 5:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Bracken, Mason, Pendleton, Robertson	33 min
May 1, 5:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas	32 min
May 1, 5:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bath, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell	28 min
May 1, 5:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boyd, Carter, Lawrence	51 min
May 1, 5:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Martin, Pike	16 min
May 1, 6:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan, Wolfe	37 min
May 1, 6:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Campbell, Kenton	34 min
May 1, 6:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Magoffin, Morgan	30 min
May 1, 6:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Floyd, Pike	43 min
May 1, 7:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Johnson, Magoffin, Martin	27 min
May 1, 7:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Pike	23 min
May 1, 7:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Knott, Letcher, Pike	36 min
May 1, 8:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Letcher, Pike	11 min
May 2, 1:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Floyd, Martin, Pike	31 min
May 2, 2:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Clay, Jackson, Owsley, Perry	39 min
May 2, 2:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Martin, Pike	22 min
May 2, 2:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Leslie, Perry	30 min
May 2, 2:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Letcher, Pike	43 min
May 2, 2:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Magoffin, Perry	35 min
May 2, 3:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Pike	30 min
May 2, 3:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Floyd, Pike	41 min
May 2, 3:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Pike	26 min
May 2, 3:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Harlan, Leslie, Letcher, Perry	27 min
May 4, 3:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Muhlenberg	11 min
May 4, 3:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Logan	26 min
May 4, 4:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade	28 min
May 4, 4:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Barren, Metcalfe	37 min
May 4, 5:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clinton, Cumberland, Russell	29 min
May 7, 5:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Franklin, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer and 1 more	25 min
May 7, 5:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Bullitt, Jefferson, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer	31 min
May 7, 7:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bell, Clay, Knox, Laurel, Leslie, Whitley	49 min
May 7, 7:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Bell, Harlan, Knox, Leslie	34 min
May 7, 8:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Daviess, Henderson	35 min
May 7, 8:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Hancock, Ohio	38 min
May 7, 8:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Jefferson	24 min
May 7, 8:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Daviess, Henderson	45 min
May 7, 8:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Hancock, Meade, Ohio	42 min
May 7, 8:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Hancock, Ohio	34 min
May 7, 8:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Jefferson, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer	31 min
May 7, 9:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade, Oldham	42 min
May 9, 10:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Fulton	51 min
May 9, 11:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Ballard, Carlisle	37 min
May 10, 1:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Daviess, Henderson, McLean	24 min
May 10, 1:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Daviess, Henderson, McLean, Webster	32 min
May 10, 1:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Daviess	34 min
May 10, 2:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Hancock, Ohio	37 min
May 10, 2:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Grayson, Hancock, Meade	47 min
May 10, 3:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin, Owen	29 min
May 10, 3:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen	26 min
May 10, 3:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Carlisle, Graves, Hickman	32 min
May 10, 3:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge	15 min
May 10, 3:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Larue, Nelson	34 min
May 10, 3:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Boone, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Pendleton	31 min
May 10, 3:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Graves, Marshall	48 min
May 10, 4:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Nelson	31 min
May 10, 4:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Grayson, Hardin	37 min
May 10, 4:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Hardin, Larue, Marion, Nelson	35 min
May 10, 4:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Nelson, Spencer, Washington	33 min
May 10, 4:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Grayson, Green, Hart, Larue, Marion	43 min
May 10, 4:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Washington	35 min
May 10, 5:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Boyle, Mercer, Washington, Woodford	27 min
May 10, 5:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Larue, Marion, Taylor	42 min
May 10, 5:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Hart, Larue	37 min
May 10, 5:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Anderson, Boyle, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer and 1 more	47 min
May 10, 6:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison and 2 more	38 min
May 10, 6:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Hart, Taylor	30 min
May 10, 6:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Lincoln, Marion, Taylor	36 min
May 10, 6:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Clark, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison	39 min
May 10, 6:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Casey, Marion, Taylor	29 min
May 10, 6:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Estill, Lee, Menifee, Powell, Wolfe	64 min
May 10, 6:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Hart, Larue, Taylor	22 min
May 10, 6:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison	47 min
May 10, 6:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Ohio	47 min
May 10, 6:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Lee, Owsley, Wolfe	61 min
May 10, 7:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Rockcastle	62 min
May 10, 7:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Casey, Lincoln, Marion, Taylor	30 min
May 10, 7:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Christian	37 min
May 10, 7:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby	36 min
May 10, 7:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Barren, Green, Hart, Metcalfe	33 min
May 10, 7:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Elliott, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan, Wolfe	49 min
May 10, 7:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Grayson	29 min
May 10, 7:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Green	33 min
May 10, 7:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Boyd, Carter, Lawrence	32 min
May 10, 7:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Green, Taylor	31 min
May 10, 8:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Magoffin, Perry	44 min
May 10, 8:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Lee, Magoffin, Owsley, Wolfe	39 min
May 10, 8:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Casey, Green, Russell, Taylor	33 min
May 10, 8:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Christian	30 min
May 10, 8:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Magoffin	59 min
May 10, 8:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Cumberland, Metcalfe	29 min
May 10, 8:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Russell	47 min
May 10, 8:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Pulaski	76 min
May 10, 8:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Adair, Casey, Lincoln, Russell	46 min
May 10, 9:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Todd	28 min
May 10, 9:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Hardin, Meade	20 min
May 10, 9:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Floyd, Martin, Pike	62 min
May 10, 9:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Christian	13 min
May 10, 9:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Todd	17 min
May 10, 9:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Christian	26 min
May 10, 9:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Floyd, Knott, Pike	52 min
May 10, 9:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Russell	31 min
May 10, 9:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Pulaski, Wayne	57 min
May 10, 9:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge	24 min
May 10, 9:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Christian, Todd	19 min
May 10, 10:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Marion, Mercer, Washington	30 min
May 10, 10:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Garrard, Jessamine, Mercer	32 min
May 10, 10:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Pike	17 min
May 10, 10:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Laurel, McCreary, Pulaski	40 min
May 10, 11:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Pulaski	14 min
May 10, 11:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Whitley	49 min
May 10, 11:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Clay, Knox, Laurel, Whitley	42 min
May 10, 11:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Casey, Lincoln	34 min
May 11, 6:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Henderson, Union	38 min
May 11, 7:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Daviess	63 min
May 11, 7:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Henderson, McLean, Union, Webster	60 min
May 11, 8:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Meade	30 min
May 11, 8:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry, Oldham, Shelby	29 min
May 11, 8:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Breckinridge, Meade	24 min
May 11, 8:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade	32 min
May 11, 8:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Jefferson	27 min
May 11, 9:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Edmonson, Grayson	33 min
May 11, 9:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Bullitt, Hardin, Nelson	46 min
May 11, 9:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry, Oldham, Trimble	29 min
May 11, 9:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Hardin, Larue, Marion, Nelson	28 min
May 11, 9:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Trimble	30 min
May 11, 9:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Marion, Mercer, Washington	32 min
May 11, 9:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Henry, Oldham, Shelby, Trimble	32 min
May 11, 10:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Boyle, Lincoln, Mercer	25 min
May 11, 10:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Garrard	34 min
May 11, 10:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Lincoln	30 min
May 11, 11:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley	34 min
May 11, 11:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	Breathitt, Lee, Owsley, Perry	32 min
May 12, 3:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Hart, Larue, Marion, Nelson, Taylor	29 min
May 12, 3:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Cumberland, Monroe	47 min
May 26, 1:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Butler, Grayson, Ohio	28 min
May 26, 2:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Green, Hardin, Hart, Larue	33 min
May 26, 3:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	Hickman	31 min
May 26, 5:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	JKL	McCreary, Wayne	27 min
May 29, 5:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LMK	Hancock	35 min

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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. Rebuilt daily.