Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, February 2026
14 severe thunderstorm warnings in February 2026. 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 February 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 14
- Busiest day
- February 19, 202610 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Anderson, Nelson, Shelby, Spencer | 34 min |
| Feb 19, 3:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Jefferson | 28 min |
| Feb 19, 3:17 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson, Spencer | 28 min |
| Feb 19, 3:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Fayette, Jessamine, Woodford | 37 min |
| Feb 19, 3:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette | 32 min |
| Feb 19, 4:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 43 min |
| Feb 19, 4:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Magoffin, Morgan, Wolfe | 29 min |
| Feb 19, 4:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Magoffin, Wolfe | 37 min |
| Feb 19, 4:43 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Morgan | 32 min |
| Feb 19, 4:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Johnson, Martin | 30 min |
| Feb 20, 1:32 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Estill, Jackson, Lee, Owsley | 28 min |
| Feb 20, 2:05 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Laurel, Rockcastle | 25 min |
| Feb 20, 2:57 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Floyd, Martin, Pike | 23 min |
| Feb 20, 3:12 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JKL | Martin, Pike | 33 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Magoffin County3
- Floyd County3
- Martin County3
- Spencer County2
- Jefferson County2
- Fayette County2
- Breathitt County2
- Morgan County2
- Wolfe County2
- Johnson County2
- Jackson County2
- Pike County2
- Anderson County1
- Nelson County1
- Shelby County1
- Bullitt County1
- Jessamine County1
- Woodford County1
- Bourbon County1
- Clark County1
- Lawrence County1
- Estill County1
- Lee County1
- Owsley County1
- Clay County1
- Laurel County1
- Rockcastle County1
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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.