Special Weather Statements in Kentucky
22,136 special weather statements since 1986. 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 special weather statements reaches back to 2006.
Special Weather Statements by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 22,136
- Busiest year
- 20251,992 special weather statements
- Average year
- 1,165over 19 years on file
Over time
By year
Only statements with a storm outline are archived, which offices began using widely after 2006.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Jefferson County545
- Logan County536
- Warren County513
- Madison County494
- Fayette County479
- Bullitt County477
- Butler County465
- Boyd County463
- Hardin County460
- Carter County454
- Spencer County449
- Cumberland County448
- Ohio County448
- Greenup County447
- Shelby County446
- Grayson County445
- Lawrence County441
- Simpson County440
- Allen County438
- Clark County438
- Franklin County435
- Edmonson County432
- Metcalfe County431
- Scott County430
- Hart County429
- Woodford County429
- Breckinridge County423
- Campbell County423
- Magoffin County421
- Bourbon County419
- Meade County419
- Pike County418
- Breathitt County417
- Barren County416
- Oldham County416
- Lewis County415
- Jessamine County414
- Kenton County411
- Larue County411
- Monroe County411
80 more counties
- Anderson County403
- Green County402
- Nicholas County402
- Nelson County398
- Wolfe County395
- Rowan County394
- Casey County393
- Adair County391
- Harrison County384
- Pulaski County384
- Mercer County382
- Lincoln County379
- Bath County377
- Boone County369
- Floyd County369
- Russell County367
- Menifee County366
- Clinton County364
- Morgan County362
- Taylor County361
- Henry County359
- Laurel County359
- Garrard County356
- Grant County355
- Fleming County354
- Jackson County353
- Mason County351
- Lee County351
- Pendleton County350
- Owsley County348
- Clay County345
- Powell County345
- Owen County344
- Washington County343
- Martin County340
- Boyle County339
- Hancock County339
- Whitley County336
- Rockcastle County334
- Knott County329
- Bracken County328
- Johnson County326
- McCreary County324
- Marion County323
- Bell County323
- Perry County322
- Leslie County318
- Elliott County316
- Gallatin County315
- Trimble County309
- Knox County307
- Wayne County305
- Estill County303
- Montgomery County303
- Letcher County288
- Harlan County279
- Robertson County251
- Carroll County246
- Todd County219
- Christian County190
- Calloway County170
- Daviess County167
- McCracken County157
- Trigg County154
- Muhlenberg County149
- Graves County148
- Lyon County135
- Ballard County129
- Marshall County128
- Henderson County124
- Hickman County124
- Carlisle County118
- Caldwell County116
- McLean County114
- Livingston County111
- Fulton County110
- Webster County106
- Hopkins County104
- Union County99
- Crittenden County96
The latest special weather statements
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 12:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan | 39 min |
| Sep 21, 11:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell | 33 min |
| Sep 21, 11:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan | 35 min |
| Sep 21, 10:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell, Knox | 32 min |
| Sep 21, 10:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson | 35 min |
| Sep 21, 10:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Rockcastle | 34 min |
| Sep 21, 10:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knox | 42 min |
| Sep 21, 9:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 32 min |
| Sep 21, 9:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Whitley | 37 min |
| Sep 21, 9:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 24 min |
| Sep 21, 9:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary | 23 min |
| Sep 21, 9:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary | 24 min |
Nearby
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. Rebuilt daily.