Alert archive / Kentucky / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Kentucky, 2012
54 severe thunderstorm watches in 2012. 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 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 54
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 12:34 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Edmonson and 17 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:14 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Anderson, Bath, Bell, Boone, Bourbon and 59 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 15, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 23, 12:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Bourbon, Boyd, Boyle, Bracken and 64 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 30, 7:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bracken, Greenup, Lewis, Mason, Pendleton, Robertson | 4 hr |
| Apr 1, 10:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 26, 1:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 53 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | McCreary, Wayne, Whitley | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Bell, Breathitt, Calloway and 42 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bullitt, Carroll, Fayette, Franklin, Gallatin and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Daviess and 24 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 30, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Anderson, Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd and 50 more | 7 hr |
| May 1, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bath, Bourbon and 59 more | 6 hr |
| May 4, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Boone, Boyle, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Carroll and 28 more | 5 hr |
| May 5, 3:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Breckinridge, Butler, Caldwell and 26 more | 4 hr |
| May 31, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Anderson, Ballard, Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt and 47 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Ballard, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle and 22 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 4, 10:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 10 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 29, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Boyd, Bracken, Campbell, Carter, Gallatin and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 29, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lawrence | 6 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boyd, Greenup | 6 hr |
| Jul 1, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Boone, Bourbon, Boyle, Bracken, Breckinridge and 35 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 1, 9:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Breathitt, Estill, Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Lee and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 5, 11:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bath, Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay and 31 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 5, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 8, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 8 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyle, Bracken and 56 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bell, Bourbon and 72 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 19, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 24, 10:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Kenton, Lewis, Mason and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 12:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Anderson, Bath, Bell, Bourbon, Boyd and 61 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 24, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Barren, Bell, Breckinridge, Butler and 26 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 26, 1:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 7 more | 9 hr |
| Jul 26, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Ballard, Barren, Bourbon and 65 more | 10 hr |
| Jul 26, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bath, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Elliott and 24 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 27, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anderson, Boone, Bourbon, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll and 22 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 27, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bath, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Elliott, Estill and 18 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 1, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Bell, Caldwell, Calloway, Christian, Clay and 21 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 9, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bracken, Grant, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 9, 11:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Kenton | 76 min |
| Aug 13, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves and 7 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allen, Ballard, Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler and 40 more | 8 hr |
| Sep 5, 10:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Breckinridge, Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, Meade, Union | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Boone, Bourbon and 62 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 5, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman and 3 more | 8 hr |
| Sep 6, 1:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton and 7 more | 9 hr |
| Sep 7, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Kenton | 6 hr |
| Sep 7, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 7, 9:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Boone, Bourbon and 55 more | 6 hr |
| Oct 17, 8:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Caldwell, Calloway, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess, Henderson and 10 more | 75 min |
| Dec 17, 12:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bath, Boone and 70 more | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Jefferson County19
- Larue County19
- Oldham County19
- Shelby County19
- Breckinridge County18
- Bullitt County18
- Hardin County18
- Henry County18
- Nelson County18
- Spencer County18
- Anderson County18
- Franklin County18
- Allen County17
- Grayson County17
- Hancock County17
- Logan County17
- Meade County17
- Ohio County17
- Simpson County17
- Boone County17
- Fayette County17
- Grant County17
- Green County17
- Jessamine County17
- Mercer County17
- Pendleton County17
- Scott County17
- Washington County17
- Woodford County17
- Edmonson County16
- Hart County16
- Trimble County16
- Warren County16
- Bracken County16
- Campbell County16
- Gallatin County16
- Garrard County16
- Kenton County16
- Madison County16
- Marion County16
80 more counties
- Monroe County16
- Owen County16
- Robertson County16
- Taylor County16
- Barren County15
- Butler County15
- Adair County15
- Bourbon County15
- Boyle County15
- Carroll County15
- Casey County15
- Clark County15
- Harrison County15
- Lewis County15
- Lincoln County15
- Mason County15
- Metcalfe County15
- Nicholas County15
- Russell County15
- Clinton County14
- Cumberland County14
- Caldwell County14
- Calloway County14
- Christian County14
- Crittenden County14
- Livingston County14
- Lyon County14
- Todd County14
- Estill County13
- Daviess County13
- Henderson County13
- Hopkins County13
- McLean County13
- Marshall County13
- Trigg County13
- Jackson County12
- Lee County12
- Owsley County12
- Rockcastle County12
- Muhlenberg County12
- Union County12
- Montgomery County11
- Powell County11
- Wolfe County11
- Ballard County11
- Carlisle County11
- Fulton County11
- Graves County11
- Hickman County11
- McCracken County11
- Webster County11
- Bath County10
- Breathitt County10
- Fleming County10
- Menifee County10
- Morgan County10
- Pulaski County10
- Wayne County10
- Floyd County10
- Greenup County10
- Pike County10
- Elliott County9
- Laurel County9
- McCreary County9
- Magoffin County9
- Rowan County9
- Boyd County9
- Knott County9
- Leslie County8
- Perry County8
- Whitley County8
- Carter County8
- Johnson County8
- Lawrence County8
- Martin County8
- Bell County7
- Clay County7
- Harlan County7
- Knox County7
- Letcher County7
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.