Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Kentucky
993 severe thunderstorm watches since 1986. 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 watches reaches back to 1997.
Severe Thunderstorm Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 993
- Busiest year
- 200368 severe thunderstorm watches
- Average year
- 33over 30 years on file
Over time
By year
Watches are counted from 1997, when the Storm Prediction Center archive begins.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Boone County249
- Campbell County248
- Kenton County248
- Owen County248
- Nelson County243
- Marion County242
- Anderson County241
- Breckinridge County241
- Larue County241
- Pendleton County241
- Warren County241
- Allen County239
- Barren County239
- Franklin County239
- Grayson County239
- Hardin County239
- Hart County239
- Casey County238
- Boyle County237
- Edmonson County237
- Gallatin County237
- Mercer County236
- Spencer County236
- Taylor County236
- Grant County235
- Russell County235
- Shelby County235
- Washington County235
- Monroe County234
- Bracken County233
- Garrard County233
- Green County233
- Adair County232
- Clinton County232
- Jessamine County232
- Woodford County232
- Meade County231
- Metcalfe County231
- Robertson County231
- Bullitt County230
80 more counties
- Carroll County230
- Cumberland County230
- Lincoln County230
- Madison County230
- Oldham County230
- Butler County229
- Henry County229
- Clark County228
- Estill County228
- Hancock County228
- Nicholas County228
- Ohio County228
- Fayette County227
- Harrison County227
- Henderson County226
- Mason County226
- Simpson County226
- Jackson County225
- Powell County225
- Pulaski County225
- Bourbon County224
- Lee County224
- Union County224
- Jefferson County223
- Wolfe County223
- Livingston County222
- Menifee County222
- Scott County222
- Lewis County221
- Laurel County220
- Logan County220
- Lyon County220
- Marshall County220
- Wayne County220
- Daviess County219
- Rockcastle County219
- Trigg County218
- Crittenden County217
- Graves County217
- Trimble County217
- Clay County216
- Greenup County216
- Montgomery County216
- Breathitt County215
- Caldwell County215
- McLean County215
- Bath County214
- Muhlenberg County214
- Webster County214
- Calloway County213
- Carter County213
- Knox County213
- Morgan County213
- Owsley County213
- Whitley County213
- Christian County212
- Hickman County211
- Hopkins County211
- McCreary County211
- Todd County211
- Fulton County209
- Knott County209
- Boyd County208
- Carlisle County208
- Leslie County208
- Perry County208
- Bell County207
- Ballard County205
- Floyd County205
- Lawrence County205
- McCracken County205
- Magoffin County205
- Elliott County204
- Johnson County203
- Rowan County203
- Fleming County202
- Harlan County198
- Letcher County195
- Martin County191
- Pike County186
The latest severe thunderstorm watches
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 7 hr |
| Aug 22, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Bath, Boyle, Breathitt and 44 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 22, 1:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 8 hr |
| Aug 20, 1:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Butler, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 6 hr |
| Aug 19, 10:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 11 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 17, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bell, Harlan, Knox, Whitley | 7 hr |
| Aug 16, 1:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 9 hr |
| Aug 12, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Boyle, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Casey, Daviess and 27 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 11, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bath, Bell and 85 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 11, 11:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lawrence | 4 hr |
| Aug 11, 8:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd, Bracken, Breathitt and 29 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 10, 12:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Boyd, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Carter and 10 more | 7 hr |
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.