Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Kentucky, 2003
68 severe thunderstorm watches in 2003. 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 2003. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 68
- Busiest month
- July20 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- April 20, 20034 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 22, 4:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bell, Boyd, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson, Knott and 7 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 20, 1:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Ballard, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Christian and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Kenton | 6 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Anderson, Barren, Bell, Bourbon, Boyle and 48 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Calloway, Fulton, Graves, Hickman | 5 hr |
| Mar 25, 6:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Calloway | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Christian and 26 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 5, 12:05 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Anderson, Barren, Bath, Bourbon, Boyd and 57 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 20, 1:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Meade | 6 hr |
| Apr 20, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Breckinridge, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle and 22 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 20, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 20, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Barren, Calloway, Christian, Graves, Logan and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 25, 12:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway and 16 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fulton | 5 hr |
| May 1, 10:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 5 more | 5 hr |
| May 1, 1:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Christian and 27 more | 5 hr |
| May 1, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bath, Bourbon and 53 more | 5 hr |
| May 6, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Hancock, Henderson | 4 hr |
| May 7, 3:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bell, Breathitt, Clark, Clay, Elliott, Estill and 27 more | 5 hr |
| May 8, 1:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, McLean, Union, Webster | 4 hr |
| May 9, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Bracken, Breckinridge and 41 more | 5 hr |
| May 9, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boyd, Johnson, Lawrence, Martin | 5 hr |
| May 9, 7:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bell, Boyle, Breathitt, Casey, Clay, Clinton and 24 more | 5 hr |
| May 11, 6:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bath, Bell, Bourbon, Boyle, Breathitt, Casey and 38 more | 4 hr |
| May 11, 6:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bell, Harlan | 5 hr |
| May 14, 9:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Caldwell, Crittenden, Livingston, Union | 4 hr |
| May 15, 11:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyle, Bracken and 53 more | 6 hr |
| May 15, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Barren, Bell, Boyle, Breathitt, Casey and 41 more | 5 hr |
| May 15, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Christian, Logan, Monroe, Simpson, Todd and 1 more | 6 hr |
| May 17, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Leslie, Letcher and 1 more | 4 hr |
| May 31, 12:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 8, 11:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 10, 8:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Graves, Hickman and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 10, 7:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Crittenden, Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 11, 11:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Clinton, Estill, Floyd and 23 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 11, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bell, Clinton, Cumberland, Harlan, Knox, McCreary and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 11, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Barren, Calloway, Christian, Graves, Logan and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 26, 1:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone | 7 hr |
| Jul 4, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Kenton | 5 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Gallatin, Kenton, Pendleton | 4 hr |
| Jul 7, 12:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Kenton | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 9:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Greenup, Lewis | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Carter, Fleming and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boyd | 5 hr |
| Jul 8, 7:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 9 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 9, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Boyd, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Carter and 13 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 9, 9:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Oldham | 6 hr |
| Jul 10, 12:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bath, Boone and 80 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 10, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bath, Bourbon, Boyd, Bracken, Breathitt, Campbell and 30 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Caldwell, Christian, Clinton and 15 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bath, Bell, Boyd, Bracken, Breathitt, Carter and 28 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 15, 9:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Union | 5 hr |
| Jul 18, 7:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard | 5 hr |
| Jul 18, 10:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 21, 6:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 21, 8:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bath, Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Greenup, Lawrence and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 21, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Boyle, Butler, Caldwell and 34 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 1, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Livingston, McCracken | 6 hr |
| Aug 2, 5:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fulton, Hickman | 6 hr |
| Aug 4, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bell, Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Perry and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 17, 1:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Bell, Boyle, Breckinridge and 33 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 17, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bath, Boone and 59 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 27, 2:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boyd | 5 hr |
| Sep 1, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Kenton | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Campbell County18
- Boone County17
- Kenton County17
- Bracken County16
- Calloway County15
- Robertson County15
- Lewis County15
- Bell County14
- Marshall County14
- Greenup County14
- Mason County14
- Pendleton County14
- Harlan County13
- Leslie County13
- Christian County13
- Crittenden County13
- Graves County13
- Livingston County13
- Logan County13
- Lyon County13
- Todd County13
- Trigg County13
- Wayne County13
- Grant County13
- Simpson County12
- Union County12
- Barren County12
- Clinton County12
- Estill County12
- Knox County12
- Monroe County12
- Montgomery County12
- Nicholas County12
- Owen County12
- Powell County12
- Pulaski County12
- Russell County12
- Trimble County12
- Whitley County12
- Gallatin County12
80 more counties
- Boyd County11
- Knott County11
- Martin County11
- Perry County11
- Allen County11
- Caldwell County11
- Warren County11
- Boyle County11
- Clay County11
- Cumberland County11
- Harrison County11
- Laurel County11
- McCreary County11
- Metcalfe County11
- Rockcastle County11
- Lee County11
- Menifee County11
- Wolfe County11
- Carroll County11
- Floyd County10
- Johnson County10
- Lawrence County10
- Letcher County10
- Magoffin County10
- Ballard County10
- Butler County10
- Hancock County10
- McCracken County10
- Muhlenberg County10
- Adair County10
- Casey County10
- Clark County10
- Jackson County10
- Lincoln County10
- Oldham County10
- Hickman County10
- Bath County10
- Carter County10
- Elliott County10
- Fleming County10
- Morgan County10
- Rowan County10
- Pike County9
- Daviess County9
- Henderson County9
- McLean County9
- Webster County9
- Bourbon County9
- Garrard County9
- Hardin County9
- Hart County9
- Larue County9
- Marion County9
- Meade County9
- Fulton County9
- Breathitt County9
- Owsley County9
- Hopkins County8
- Ohio County8
- Fayette County8
- Franklin County8
- Green County8
- Henry County8
- Jessamine County8
- Madison County8
- Scott County8
- Taylor County8
- Breckinridge County8
- Edmonson County8
- Grayson County8
- Carlisle County8
- Anderson County7
- Bullitt County7
- Jefferson County7
- Mercer County7
- Shelby County7
- Washington County7
- Woodford County7
- Nelson County6
- Spencer 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.