Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Kentucky, 1998
53 severe thunderstorm watches in 1998. 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 in 1998. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 53
- Busiest month
- June21 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- May 25, 19985 severe thunderstorm watches
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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 17, 1:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence, Lewis | 5 hr |
| Mar 8, 6:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bath, Boone and 73 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 19, 4:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fulton | 6 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess and 13 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 8, 2:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Kenton | 4 hr |
| Apr 8, 6:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Floyd, Harlan and 12 more | 5 hr |
| May 2, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Boone, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Caldwell and 37 more | 5 hr |
| May 13, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd, Bracken and 32 more | 6 hr |
| May 13, 10:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bell, Boyle, Breathitt, Casey, Clark and 33 more | 4 hr |
| May 19, 8:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Jefferson, Oldham | 5 hr |
| May 20, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Breckinridge, Butler, Caldwell, Crittenden, Daviess, Grayson and 10 more | 6 hr |
| May 20, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Anderson, Barren, Bath, Bourbon, Boyd and 67 more | 5 hr |
| May 20, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bell, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson, Knott, Leslie and 4 more | 4 hr |
| May 21, 12:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard | 6 hr |
| May 21, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Ballard, Barren, Breckinridge, Butler, Caldwell and 30 more | 5 hr |
| May 21, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clinton, Cumberland | 5 hr |
| May 24, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd, Boyle and 50 more | 6 hr |
| May 25, 4:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 14 more | 6 hr |
| May 25, 8:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Boyle, Breckinridge and 37 more | 5 hr |
| May 25, 12:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson and 10 more | 5 hr |
| May 25, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Barren, Calloway, Christian, Clinton, Cumberland and 15 more | 6 hr |
| May 25, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bell | 6 hr |
| May 25, 9:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Bell, Clay, Clinton and 15 more | 5 hr |
| May 31, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Ballard, Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyle and 60 more | 6 hr |
| May 31, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Bell, Boyle, Breathitt and 46 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 2, 3:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Bell, Butler, Caldwell and 26 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 2, 11:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Boyle, Breckinridge, Butler and 48 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 3, 2:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bell, Clinton, Cumberland, McCreary, Monroe, Wayne and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 10, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bath, Bell and 72 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 10, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Breckinridge, Butler, Christian and 23 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 12, 10:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd, Bracken, Breathitt and 39 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 1:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bath, Bell, Boyd, Boyle, Breathitt, Carter and 35 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 14, 3:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Marshall and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 14, 7:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Livingston | 6 hr |
| Jun 14, 11:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Bell, Clinton, Cumberland and 12 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 15, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boyd, Floyd, Lawrence, Martin, Pike | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 12:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bath, Bourbon, Boyd, Bracken, Campbell, Carter and 22 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 11:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Gallatin, Kenton | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 3:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bath, Boone and 58 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 20, 1:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 22, 12:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Carroll, Daviess, Gallatin and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 22, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Bell, Bourbon, Boyle, Bracken and 55 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 22, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bell, Clay, Clinton, Floyd, Harlan, Knott and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 24, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bath, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Elliott and 23 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 29, 10:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd, Boyle and 53 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 7, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Carroll, Daviess, Edmonson and 18 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 19, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Bell, Bourbon, Boyle, Bracken and 57 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 22, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone | 5 hr |
| Sep 7, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Floyd, Johnson, Martin, Pike | 6 hr |
| Nov 10, 11:30 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 48 more | 5 hr |
| Nov 10, 11:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Kenton | 5 hr |
| Dec 6, 10:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Franklin, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- McCreary County16
- Boyle County15
- Clark County15
- Clay County15
- Garrard County15
- Laurel County15
- Madison County15
- Montgomery County15
- Owen County15
- Rockcastle County15
- Whitley County15
- Bell County15
- Floyd County15
- Johnson County15
- Barren County14
- Bath County14
- Boone County14
- Casey County14
- Clinton County14
- Cumberland County14
- Elliott County14
- Estill County14
- Fayette County14
- Hardin County14
- Jessamine County14
- Knox County14
- Lee County14
- Lincoln County14
- Menifee County14
- Mercer County14
- Metcalfe County14
- Morgan County14
- Nicholas County14
- Owsley County14
- Powell County14
- Pulaski County14
- Robertson County14
- Rowan County14
- Warren County14
- Wolfe County14
80 more counties
- Woodford County14
- Leslie County14
- Carter County13
- Lewis County13
- Allen County13
- Anderson County13
- Bourbon County13
- Edmonson County13
- Fleming County13
- Grayson County13
- Harrison County13
- Hart County13
- Jackson County13
- Kenton County13
- Mason County13
- Monroe County13
- Nelson County13
- Russell County13
- Wayne County13
- Harlan County13
- Knott County13
- Perry County13
- Martin County13
- Lawrence County12
- Adair County12
- Bracken County12
- Bullitt County12
- Franklin County12
- Gallatin County12
- Grant County12
- Green County12
- Henry County12
- Larue County12
- Marion County12
- Oldham County12
- Pendleton County12
- Scott County12
- Shelby County12
- Simpson County12
- Spencer County12
- Washington County12
- Breathitt County12
- Letcher County12
- Magoffin County12
- Boyd County11
- Greenup County11
- Campbell County11
- Carroll County11
- Jefferson County11
- Taylor County11
- Trimble County11
- Daviess County11
- McLean County11
- Breckinridge County11
- Henderson County10
- Hopkins County10
- Livingston County10
- Marshall County10
- Muhlenberg County10
- Webster County10
- Butler County10
- Pike County10
- Meade County9
- Caldwell County9
- Carlisle County9
- Christian County9
- Crittenden County9
- Graves County9
- Lyon County9
- McCracken County9
- Todd County9
- Trigg County9
- Hancock County9
- Ohio County9
- Ballard County8
- Union County8
- Hickman County8
- Logan County8
- Fulton County6
- Calloway County6
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.