Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Kentucky, 2011
46 severe thunderstorm watches in 2011. 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 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 46
- Busiest month
- May13 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- April 9, 20113 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 24, 11:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Harlan, Jackson, Knott and 12 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 4, 5:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Kenton | 8 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bath, Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay and 33 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 8, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bath, Bell and 80 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 8, 11:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Breathitt, Estill, Floyd, Knott, Lee, Letcher and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 9, 8:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Ballard, Barren, Bourbon and 72 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 9, 12:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bath, Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay and 30 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 22, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bullitt, Carroll, Franklin, Gallatin, Henry, Jefferson and 6 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 23, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 4 hr |
| Apr 23, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman | 6 hr |
| Apr 25, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Barren, Butler, Christian, Edmonson, Grayson and 7 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 12:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Barren, Breckinridge, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway and 19 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 5 hr |
| May 10, 1:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Bell, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd and 74 more | 7 hr |
| May 10, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bath, Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Fleming, Floyd and 10 more | 5 hr |
| May 11, 1:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bath, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Elliott, Fleming and 16 more | 5 hr |
| May 13, 1:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 3 more | 6 hr |
| May 13, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Christian, Crittenden and 17 more | 6 hr |
| May 22, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bath, Bell and 76 more | 7 hr |
| May 22, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 5 hr |
| May 23, 11:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman | 7 hr |
| May 23, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Boone, Bourbon, Bracken, Breckinridge, Bullitt and 30 more | 6 hr |
| May 23, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Barren, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Christian and 23 more | 4 hr |
| May 23, 8:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bath, Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Fleming, Greenup and 6 more | 3 hr |
| May 24, 7:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Bell, Breathitt, Casey and 38 more | 8 hr |
| May 24, 1:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Bell, Clay, Clinton and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 1:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Barren, Christian, Edmonson, Logan, Metcalfe and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 9, 12:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 7 hr |
| Jun 10, 2:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 15, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler and 21 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 17, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Breckinridge, Butler, Caldwell, Crittenden, Daviess, Grayson and 10 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 25, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 26, 2:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Ballard, Barren, Boyle and 51 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 27, 1:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Boyle, Breckinridge and 54 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 28, 5:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Fulton | 8 hr |
| Jul 11, 10:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lewis | 9 hr |
| Jul 11, 2:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 6 hr |
| Jul 11, 9:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Boyd, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Carter and 9 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 3, 1:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 3, 10:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Anderson, Bath, Bell, Boyle, Breathitt and 47 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 46 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 4, 9:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 7, 10:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 11 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 9, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Kenton | 7 hr |
| Aug 24, 9:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Kenton | 6 hr |
| Nov 14, 7:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Campbell, Carroll and 17 more | 3 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Allen County14
- Barren County13
- Hancock County13
- Ohio County13
- Boyd County12
- Carter County12
- Lawrence County12
- Breckinridge County12
- Butler County12
- Grayson County12
- Logan County12
- Meade County12
- Simpson County12
- Warren County12
- Letcher County11
- Perry County11
- Greenup County11
- Bullitt County11
- Edmonson County11
- Hardin County11
- Hart County11
- Spencer County11
- Calloway County11
- Christian County11
- Todd County11
- Breathitt County10
- Knott County10
- Laurel County10
- McCreary County10
- Pulaski County10
- Whitley County10
- Elliott County10
- Floyd County10
- Magoffin County10
- Menifee County10
- Morgan County10
- Pike County10
- Wolfe County10
- Adair County10
- Clinton County10
80 more counties
- Metcalfe County10
- Monroe County10
- Nelson County10
- Taylor County10
- Carlisle County10
- Fulton County10
- Hickman County10
- Hopkins County10
- Livingston County10
- Marshall County10
- Muhlenberg County10
- Trigg County10
- Bell County9
- Clay County9
- Harlan County9
- Knox County9
- Lee County9
- Leslie County9
- Owsley County9
- Rockcastle County9
- Wayne County9
- Boone County9
- Campbell County9
- Kenton County9
- Bath County9
- Johnson County9
- Martin County9
- Powell County9
- Rowan County9
- Anderson County9
- Casey County9
- Cumberland County9
- Jefferson County9
- Larue County9
- Lincoln County9
- Marion County9
- Mercer County9
- Russell County9
- Shelby County9
- Washington County9
- Ballard County9
- Caldwell County9
- Daviess County9
- Graves County9
- McCracken County9
- McLean County9
- Jackson County8
- Estill County8
- Fleming County8
- Boyle County8
- Clark County8
- Fayette County8
- Garrard County8
- Green County8
- Jessamine County8
- Madison County8
- Woodford County8
- Carroll County8
- Crittenden County8
- Gallatin County8
- Henderson County8
- Lyon County8
- Oldham County8
- Owen County8
- Webster County8
- Lewis County7
- Mason County7
- Montgomery County7
- Franklin County7
- Grant County7
- Pendleton County7
- Union County7
- Bourbon County6
- Robertson County6
- Bracken County6
- Henry County6
- Trimble County6
- Harrison County5
- Nicholas County5
- Scott 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.