Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2019
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, May 2019
69 severe thunderstorm warnings in May 2019. 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 2019. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 69
- Busiest day
- May 29, 201923 severe thunderstorm warnings
Over time
By day
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, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 54 min |
| May 1, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Meade | 47 min |
| May 1, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby | 23 min |
| May 2, 1:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Boone, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton | 49 min |
| May 2, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Campbell, Kenton, Pendleton | 18 min |
| May 2, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Bracken, Mason | 28 min |
| May 2, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Whitley | 26 min |
| May 2, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Lee, Owsley | 37 min |
| May 2, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bell, Clay, Knox | 38 min |
| May 2, 7:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Ohio | 44 min |
| May 2, 8:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Fulton, Hickman | 25 min |
| May 2, 8:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Fulton, Hickman | 32 min |
| May 2, 8:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hancock, Ohio | 45 min |
| May 2, 9:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Fulton, Hickman | 45 min |
| May 16, 8:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 27 min |
| May 16, 9:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer | 23 min |
| May 17, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Boone, Kenton | 23 min |
| May 17, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Bracken, Campbell, Pendleton | 48 min |
| May 17, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Bracken, Mason | 42 min |
| May 17, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Lewis, Mason | 32 min |
| May 17, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Greenup | 47 min |
| May 17, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boyd, Lawrence | 41 min |
| May 23, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham | 28 min |
| May 23, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen | 45 min |
| May 23, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Franklin, Henry, Shelby | 37 min |
| May 23, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Shelby | 30 min |
| May 23, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry | 29 min |
| May 23, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Grant, Owen | 40 min |
| May 23, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Shelby | 19 min |
| May 23, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Campbell, Kenton | 21 min |
| May 23, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Bracken, Lewis, Mason | 30 min |
| May 26, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Boone, Gallatin | 24 min |
| May 26, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hancock | 30 min |
| May 26, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Daviess | 28 min |
| May 26, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Lincoln, Madison | 35 min |
| May 26, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Madison | 34 min |
| May 26, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Rockcastle | 30 min |
| May 26, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey | 27 min |
| May 26, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley, Perry | 40 min |
| May 26, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Letcher and 3 more | 49 min |
| May 26, 7:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Martin, Pike | 18 min |
| May 26, 7:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Perry, Pike | 58 min |
| May 26, 8:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Pike | 32 min |
| May 29, 8:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Campbell, Kenton | 22 min |
| May 29, 11:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Greenup | 39 min |
| May 29, 12:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Rowan | 31 min |
| May 29, 12:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Menifee, Morgan, Rowan | 35 min |
| May 29, 1:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Boyle, Casey, Garrard, Lincoln, Marion, Mercer and 1 more | 20 min |
| May 29, 1:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Johnson, Lee, Magoffin, Morgan, Wolfe | 26 min |
| May 29, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Martin and 2 more | 45 min |
| May 29, 2:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Caldwell | 28 min |
| May 29, 2:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Christian, Hopkins | 47 min |
| May 29, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, Pike | 40 min |
| May 29, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Christian, Muhlenberg, Todd | 39 min |
| May 29, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Martin, Pike | 34 min |
| May 29, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Letcher, Pike | 21 min |
| May 29, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Christian | 30 min |
| May 29, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Muhlenberg, Todd | 37 min |
| May 29, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan | 49 min |
| May 29, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan, Warren | 43 min |
| May 29, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Logan | 29 min |
| May 29, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard | 36 min |
| May 29, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Warren | 28 min |
| May 29, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard | 34 min |
| May 29, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Barren, Warren | 24 min |
| May 29, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard | 13 min |
| May 31, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Pike | 37 min |
| May 31, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Leslie, Perry | 28 min |
| May 31, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Lee, Owsley | 38 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Pike County8
- Breathitt County6
- Floyd County6
- Oldham County5
- Shelby County5
- Kenton County5
- Lee County5
- Perry County5
- Jefferson County4
- Campbell County4
- Bracken County4
- Mason County4
- Owsley County4
- Henry County4
- Magoffin County4
- Martin County4
- Boone County3
- Gallatin County3
- Grant County3
- Fulton County3
- Hickman County3
- Garrard County3
- Knott County3
- Letcher County3
- Johnson County3
- Christian County3
- Logan County3
- Warren County3
- Ballard County3
- Meade County2
- Pendleton County2
- Knox County2
- Ohio County2
- Hancock County2
- Lewis County2
- Boyd County2
- Greenup County2
- Owen County2
- Lincoln County2
- Madison County2
38 more counties
- Estill County2
- Jackson County2
- Casey County2
- Leslie County2
- Bath County2
- Rowan County2
- Morgan County2
- Caldwell County2
- Muhlenberg County2
- Todd County2
- Butler County2
- Breckinridge County1
- Bullitt County1
- Hardin County1
- Laurel County1
- McCreary County1
- Whitley County1
- Bell County1
- Clay County1
- Spencer County1
- Carter County1
- Lawrence County1
- Carroll County1
- Franklin County1
- Daviess County1
- Rockcastle County1
- Adair County1
- Fleming County1
- Elliott County1
- Menifee County1
- Boyle County1
- Marion County1
- Mercer County1
- Washington County1
- Wolfe County1
- Hopkins County1
- Allen County1
- Barren County1
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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.