Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2023
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, May 2023
90 severe thunderstorm warnings in May 2023. 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 90
- Busiest day
- May 16, 202337 severe thunderstorm warnings
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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 7, 8:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby | 24 min |
| May 7, 9:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson, Nelson, Spencer | 23 min |
| May 7, 9:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Shelby, Spencer | 16 min |
| May 7, 9:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Franklin, Mercer, Shelby, Spencer, Woodford | 25 min |
| May 7, 10:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Madison | 42 min |
| May 7, 10:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Lee, Menifee, Powell, Wolfe | 29 min |
| May 7, 11:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Menifee, Morgan and 3 more | 31 min |
| May 7, 11:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Jackson, Laurel, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 23 min |
| May 7, 12:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Edmonson, Grayson, Hart | 28 min |
| May 7, 12:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Christian, Hopkins, Muhlenberg | 38 min |
| May 7, 1:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan | 32 min |
| May 7, 2:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Logan | 13 min |
| May 7, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard, McCracken | 49 min |
| May 7, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Crittenden, Livingston, Union | 47 min |
| May 7, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Livingston, McCracken | 48 min |
| May 7, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Christian, Lyon, Trigg | 41 min |
| May 7, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Crittenden, Livingston, Union, Webster | 52 min |
| May 7, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Christian, Todd | 39 min |
| May 7, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Christian, Todd | 31 min |
| May 7, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle | 50 min |
| May 7, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Logan | 34 min |
| May 7, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, McCracken | 52 min |
| May 7, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 33 min |
| May 7, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Graves, McCracken | 47 min |
| May 7, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Graves, Marshall | 41 min |
| May 7, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard, McCracken | 28 min |
| May 7, 7:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Calloway, Marshall, Trigg | 42 min |
| May 7, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Christian, Todd | 49 min |
| May 7, 9:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Carlisle, Hickman | 30 min |
| May 8, 6:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Logan, Warren | 29 min |
| May 8, 6:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Warren | 28 min |
| May 8, 8:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg, Webster | 41 min |
| May 8, 9:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg, Webster | 48 min |
| May 8, 10:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Hopkins, Muhlenberg | 47 min |
| May 8, 10:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Hopkins, Muhlenberg | 48 min |
| May 8, 11:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Butler, Logan | 26 min |
| May 8, 11:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Muhlenberg, Todd | 25 min |
| May 8, 11:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Fulton | 38 min |
| May 8, 11:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Christian, Muhlenberg, Todd | 49 min |
| May 8, 11:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, McCracken | 54 min |
| May 8, 11:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Logan | 51 min |
| May 8, 11:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Ballard | 49 min |
| May 9, 12:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Carlisle, Graves, McCracken | 50 min |
| May 9, 12:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Graves | 25 min |
| May 9, 1:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Caldwell, Christian, Lyon, Trigg | 43 min |
| May 9, 1:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Todd | 25 min |
| May 9, 1:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Christian, Todd | 46 min |
| May 9, 3:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 27 min |
| May 9, 3:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson | 31 min |
| May 9, 3:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson, Shelby, Spencer | 37 min |
| May 9, 4:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Shelby, Spencer | 27 min |
| May 9, 5:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 27 min |
| May 14, 8:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Crittenden, Union | 36 min |
| May 16, 12:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin | 24 min |
| May 16, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Edmonson, Grayson, Hart | 31 min |
| May 16, 1:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Hardin, Larue, Nelson | 47 min |
| May 16, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Harrison, Nicholas | 28 min |
| May 16, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Larue, Marion, Nelson, Washington | 46 min |
| May 16, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Montgomery, Morgan | 24 min |
| May 16, 2:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Rowan | 33 min |
| May 16, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Madison | 46 min |
| May 16, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Russell | 19 min |
| May 16, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Perry | 29 min |
| May 16, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | McCreary, Pulaski, Wayne | 27 min |
| May 16, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Barren, Metcalfe | 25 min |
| May 16, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Garrard, Lincoln, Madison | 37 min |
| May 16, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Clark | 37 min |
| May 16, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Allen, Simpson, Warren | 22 min |
| May 16, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Adair, Casey, Russell | 27 min |
| May 16, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Jackson, Rockcastle | 50 min |
| May 16, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Harlan, Letcher | 14 min |
| May 16, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Laurel, Pulaski | 39 min |
| May 16, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Clay, Leslie, Owsley, Perry | 48 min |
| May 16, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Harlan, Letcher | 15 min |
| May 16, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Madison | 15 min |
| May 16, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley | 44 min |
| May 16, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Knox, Laurel, Whitley | 46 min |
| May 16, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Magoffin | 31 min |
| May 16, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Menifee, Morgan, Powell, Wolfe | 27 min |
| May 16, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Owsley | 40 min |
| May 16, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Pike | 26 min |
| May 16, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Perry | 38 min |
| May 16, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Magoffin, Martin, Pike | 32 min |
| May 16, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan, Wolfe | 33 min |
| May 16, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Knott, Letcher, Perry, Pike | 38 min |
| May 16, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Pike | 33 min |
| May 16, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Harlan | 36 min |
| May 16, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin | 16 min |
| May 16, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Harlan, Letcher | 27 min |
| May 16, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Pike | 37 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Christian County8
- Muhlenberg County7
- Logan County7
- McCracken County7
- Todd County7
- Jefferson County6
- Ballard County6
- Letcher County6
- Floyd County6
- Shelby County5
- Spencer County5
- Breathitt County5
- Jackson County5
- Hopkins County5
- Carlisle County5
- Graves County5
- Pike County5
- Bullitt County4
- Madison County4
- Wolfe County4
- Morgan County4
- Owsley County4
- Laurel County4
- Warren County4
- Perry County4
- Harlan County4
- Magoffin County4
- Nelson County3
- Estill County3
- Lee County3
- Menifee County3
- Powell County3
- Pulaski County3
- Crittenden County3
- Livingston County3
- Union County3
- Trigg County3
- Webster County3
- Knott County3
- Leslie County3
48 more counties
- Anderson County2
- Bourbon County2
- Clark County2
- Rockcastle County2
- Edmonson County2
- Grayson County2
- Hart County2
- Butler County2
- Caldwell County2
- Lyon County2
- Allen County2
- Simpson County2
- Marshall County2
- Hickman County2
- McLean County2
- Fulton County2
- Hardin County2
- Larue County2
- Bath County2
- Russell County2
- Clay County2
- Martin County2
- Johnson County2
- Henry County1
- Oldham County1
- Franklin County1
- Mercer County1
- Woodford County1
- Fayette County1
- Calloway County1
- Henderson County1
- Harrison County1
- Nicholas County1
- Marion County1
- Washington County1
- Montgomery County1
- Fleming County1
- Rowan County1
- McCreary County1
- Wayne County1
- Barren County1
- Metcalfe County1
- Garrard County1
- Lincoln County1
- Adair County1
- Casey County1
- Knox County1
- Whitley 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.