Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Kentucky, 2009
44 severe thunderstorm watches in 2009. 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 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 44
- Busiest month
- June18 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- August 4, 20094 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 26, 9:46 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman | 6 hr |
| Feb 27, 4:58 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe and 3 more | 119 min |
| Mar 8, 6:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Anderson, Bath, Bourbon, Boyle, Bracken and 37 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 5, 8:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bath, Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay and 31 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 9, 11:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Caldwell and 23 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 30, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 5 hr |
| May 7, 11:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 14 more | 8 hr |
| May 8, 5:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Clinton, Cumberland, Logan and 5 more | 3 hr |
| May 8, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bath, Bell and 72 more | 6 hr |
| May 8, 11:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Bell, Boyle, Breathitt and 48 more | 7 hr |
| May 14, 1:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Kenton | 4 hr |
| May 14, 2:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Breckinridge, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian and 24 more | 5 hr |
| May 28, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bath, Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay and 31 more | 8 hr |
| May 30, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd, Boyle and 54 more | 11 hr |
| Jun 2, 1:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Henderson, Union | 8 hr |
| Jun 2, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Boyd, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Carter and 11 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 3, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Boyle, Breckinridge and 37 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 9, 2:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 7 hr |
| Jun 9, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, McCracken | 7 hr |
| Jun 11, 12:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Knox, Laurel, Leslie and 6 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 14, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Anderson, Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyle and 61 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 14, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bell, Boyd, Carter, Clay, Floyd, Greenup and 10 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 15, 11:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Fulton and 8 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 16, 11:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway and 30 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bell, Boyle and 46 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 12:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Bell, Boyle, Breathitt, Casey, Clay and 33 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 17, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Caldwell and 23 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 18, 7:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Daviess, Edmonson, Grayson and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 10:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bell, Boyle and 34 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 20, 12:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd, Bracken, Campbell and 25 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 20, 2:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Daviess, Franklin, Hancock and 9 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 22, 12:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Barren, Clinton, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Monroe and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Fulton and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 4, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Logan, Simpson | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Marshall | 6 hr |
| Jul 25, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Anderson, Barren, Bath, Bell, Bourbon and 76 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 4, 9:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carroll, Gallatin, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Owen and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 4, 1:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bell, Bourbon and 58 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 4, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 13 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 4, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Harlan, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Perry | 6 hr |
| Aug 20, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boyd, Bracken, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence, Lewis and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 26, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Carlisle, Crittenden, Daviess, Henderson and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 28, 12:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Kenton | 3 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Russell County13
- Carlisle County12
- Hickman County12
- Adair County12
- Barren County12
- Clinton County12
- Cumberland County12
- Metcalfe County12
- Monroe County12
- Estill County12
- Jackson County12
- Laurel County12
- Pulaski County12
- Wayne County12
- Meade County12
- Ballard County11
- Fulton County11
- Allen County11
- Simpson County11
- Boyle County11
- Rockcastle County11
- Bell County11
- Clay County11
- Knox County11
- Lee County11
- Owsley County11
- Breckinridge County11
- Bullitt County11
- Caldwell County11
- Muhlenberg County11
- Union County11
- Anderson County10
- Casey County10
- Garrard County10
- Green County10
- Lincoln County10
- Marion County10
- Menifee County10
- Mercer County10
- Powell County10
80 more counties
- Taylor County10
- Washington County10
- Harlan County10
- Leslie County10
- McCreary County10
- Perry County10
- Whitley County10
- Graves County10
- Lyon County10
- McCracken County10
- Marshall County10
- Christian County10
- Daviess County10
- Grayson County10
- Hardin County10
- Hart County10
- Henderson County10
- Hopkins County10
- Jefferson County10
- Larue County10
- Logan County10
- McLean County10
- Oldham County10
- Todd County10
- Trigg County10
- Webster County10
- Nelson County10
- Madison County9
- Montgomery County9
- Woodford County9
- Breathitt County9
- Knott County9
- Letcher County9
- Wolfe County9
- Calloway County9
- Livingston County9
- Edmonson County9
- Hancock County9
- Ohio County9
- Warren County9
- Spencer County9
- Trimble County9
- Bath County8
- Bracken County8
- Fleming County8
- Franklin County8
- Jessamine County8
- Lewis County8
- Mason County8
- Robertson County8
- Rowan County8
- Boyd County8
- Carter County8
- Greenup County8
- Johnson County8
- Lawrence County8
- Magoffin County8
- Morgan County8
- Crittenden County8
- Butler County8
- Henry County8
- Bourbon County7
- Campbell County7
- Clark County7
- Fayette County7
- Harrison County7
- Nicholas County7
- Pendleton County7
- Scott County7
- Elliott County7
- Floyd County7
- Pike County7
- Carroll County7
- Owen County7
- Shelby County7
- Martin County6
- Gallatin County6
- Boone County6
- Kenton County6
- Grant County5
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.