Alert archive / Kentucky / Special Weather Statements / 2015
Special Weather Statements in Kentucky, May 2015
160 special weather statements in May 2015. 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 in May 2015. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 160
- Busiest day
- May 11, 201539 special weather statements
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis | 30 min |
| May 7, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard | 30 min |
| May 7, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard | 27 min |
| May 11, 10:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Crittenden, Union | 50 min |
| May 11, 12:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 67 min |
| May 11, 1:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Metcalfe | 29 min |
| May 11, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry, Shelby, Spencer | 32 min |
| May 11, 1:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary | 36 min |
| May 11, 1:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Green, Metcalfe | 29 min |
| May 11, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Boone | 34 min |
| May 11, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Gallatin, Owen | 31 min |
| May 11, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry | 30 min |
| May 11, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Kenton | 28 min |
| May 11, 2:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson | 37 min |
| May 11, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Kenton | 34 min |
| May 11, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Powell | 37 min |
| May 11, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay | 30 min |
| May 11, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Campbell | 28 min |
| May 11, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Lee, Owsley | 27 min |
| May 11, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard, Lincoln | 30 min |
| May 11, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Grant, Owen | 35 min |
| May 11, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary | 27 min |
| May 11, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard, Madison | 31 min |
| May 11, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Morgan | 28 min |
| May 11, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Magoffin | 35 min |
| May 11, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Lincoln | 30 min |
| May 11, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Bracken, Pendleton | 28 min |
| May 11, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wayne | 27 min |
| May 11, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Johnson | 34 min |
| May 11, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 29 min |
| May 11, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Daviess | 51 min |
| May 11, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Leslie | 32 min |
| May 11, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Rowan | 43 min |
| May 11, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Martin | 36 min |
| May 11, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 31 min |
| May 11, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 60 min |
| May 11, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 28 min |
| May 11, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Boone, Gallatin, Owen | 24 min |
| May 11, 7:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Boone, Campbell, Grant, Kenton, Pendleton | 30 min |
| May 11, 7:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Warren | 30 min |
| May 11, 7:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Bracken, Campbell, Pendleton | 23 min |
| May 11, 7:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Franklin, Scott | 28 min |
| May 11, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson | 33 min |
| May 11, 8:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Green, Hart | 32 min |
| May 11, 8:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Washington | 30 min |
| May 11, 8:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Scott, Woodford | 28 min |
| May 11, 9:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis, Mason | 35 min |
| May 11, 9:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jessamine | 28 min |
| May 15, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Campbell | 32 min |
| May 15, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Campbell | 24 min |
| May 15, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Boone, Kenton | 30 min |
| May 15, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson | 47 min |
| May 15, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard, Madison | 44 min |
| May 15, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 58 min |
| May 16, 2:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Grayson | 28 min |
| May 16, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 46 min |
| May 16, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson | 30 min |
| May 17, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey | 29 min |
| May 17, 2:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 32 min |
| May 17, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Larue | 31 min |
| May 17, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Lincoln | 29 min |
| May 17, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham | 27 min |
| May 17, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen, Edmonson, Simpson, Warren | 61 min |
| May 17, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 43 min |
| May 17, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren, Green, Hart, Larue, Metcalfe, Monroe | 62 min |
| May 18, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt | 24 min |
| May 24, 8:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Fulton, Hickman | 43 min |
| May 26, 1:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Mercer, Woodford | 30 min |
| May 26, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Green, Metcalfe, Taylor | 31 min |
| May 26, 1:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Scott, Woodford | 31 min |
| May 26, 1:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin | 32 min |
| May 26, 1:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Larue | 28 min |
| May 26, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Pendleton | 29 min |
| May 26, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Campbell | 32 min |
| May 26, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison | 31 min |
| May 26, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Trimble | 31 min |
| May 26, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Carroll | 27 min |
| May 26, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry | 30 min |
| May 26, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Carroll | 28 min |
| May 26, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren | 27 min |
| May 26, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Boone, Gallatin | 26 min |
| May 26, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan | 35 min |
| May 26, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair | 33 min |
| May 26, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren | 32 min |
| May 26, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Boone, Kenton | 26 min |
| May 26, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Green, Marion, Taylor | 28 min |
| May 26, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle, Garrard | 29 min |
| May 26, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott | 32 min |
| May 26, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Johnson | 44 min |
| May 26, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jessamine | 33 min |
| May 26, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey, Lincoln | 32 min |
| May 26, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Carter | 44 min |
| May 26, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lawrence | 52 min |
| May 26, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Leslie | 43 min |
| May 26, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Fayette | 31 min |
| May 26, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne | 54 min |
| May 26, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Madison, Nicholas | 28 min |
| May 26, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Montgomery | 57 min |
| May 26, 7:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Menifee, Powell | 37 min |
| May 26, 7:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Fleming | 39 min |
| May 26, 7:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Mason | 34 min |
| May 27, 10:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Henderson, Union | 56 min |
| May 27, 11:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Daviess, Henderson, McLean, Webster | 61 min |
| May 27, 11:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Graves | 40 min |
| May 27, 12:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 30 min |
| May 27, 12:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Daviess, McLean, Muhlenberg | 39 min |
| May 27, 12:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Meade | 31 min |
| May 27, 1:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 28 min |
| May 27, 1:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Calloway, Christian, Trigg | 54 min |
| May 27, 1:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 28 min |
| May 27, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Spencer | 29 min |
| May 27, 2:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 32 min |
| May 27, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson | 31 min |
| May 27, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 32 min |
| May 27, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Shelby, Spencer | 31 min |
| May 27, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 28 min |
| May 27, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Franklin | 32 min |
| May 27, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Woodford | 30 min |
| May 27, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen | 32 min |
| May 27, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle, Mercer, Washington | 28 min |
| May 27, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Woodford | 32 min |
| May 27, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon | 30 min |
| May 27, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Taylor | 28 min |
| May 27, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle, Taylor | 29 min |
| May 27, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Nicholas | 29 min |
| May 27, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan | 54 min |
| May 27, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Lincoln | 30 min |
| May 27, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski, Rockcastle | 61 min |
| May 27, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Fleming, Menifee, Rowan | 81 min |
| May 27, 8:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell | 49 min |
| May 28, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary | 42 min |
| May 28, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary | 37 min |
| May 29, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd | 41 min |
| May 30, 1:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Fulton, Hickman | 49 min |
| May 30, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves and 5 more | 59 min |
| May 30, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Carroll | 28 min |
| May 30, 3:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Caldwell, Calloway, Crittenden, Graves, Livingston, Lyon and 3 more | 40 min |
| May 30, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 30 min |
| May 30, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Union | 47 min |
| May 30, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Caldwell, Henderson, Hopkins, Webster | 65 min |
| May 30, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Daviess | 42 min |
| May 30, 6:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 30 min |
| May 30, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Muhlenberg | 19 min |
| May 30, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 29 min |
| May 30, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 32 min |
| May 30, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 28 min |
| May 30, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson | 31 min |
| May 30, 8:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge | 32 min |
| May 30, 8:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Meade | 30 min |
| May 30, 9:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Todd | 13 min |
| May 30, 9:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 30 min |
| May 31, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd | 34 min |
| May 31, 2:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd, Martin | 38 min |
| May 31, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knox | 35 min |
| May 31, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Whitley | 31 min |
| May 31, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knox, Whitley | 49 min |
| May 31, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Leslie | 35 min |
| May 31, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Whitley | 29 min |
| May 31, 6:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan | 33 min |
| May 31, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wayne | 43 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Garrard County6
- Boone County6
- Campbell County6
- Green County5
- Kenton County5
- Lincoln County5
- Bath County5
- Woodford County5
- Metcalfe County4
- McCreary County4
- Madison County4
- Pendleton County4
- Daviess County4
- Jefferson County4
- Anderson County4
- Breckinridge County4
- Grayson County4
- Edmonson County4
- Taylor County4
- Bourbon County4
- Fleming County4
- Logan County4
- Crittenden County3
- Union County3
- Pulaski County3
- Henry County3
- Spencer County3
- Gallatin County3
- Owen County3
- Wayne County3
- Leslie County3
- Rowan County3
- Bullitt County3
- Scott County3
- Meade County3
- Butler County3
- Larue County3
- Barren County3
- Fulton County3
- Hickman County3
67 more counties
- Carroll County3
- Boyle County3
- Clark County3
- Henderson County3
- Graves County3
- Calloway County3
- Floyd County3
- Whitley County3
- Lewis County2
- Shelby County2
- Adair County2
- Powell County2
- Grant County2
- Bracken County2
- Johnson County2
- Martin County2
- Oldham County2
- Warren County2
- Franklin County2
- Hart County2
- Washington County2
- Mason County2
- Jessamine County2
- Casey County2
- Allen County2
- Mercer County2
- Harlan County2
- Elliott County2
- Rockcastle County2
- Nicholas County2
- Montgomery County2
- Menifee County2
- McLean County2
- Webster County2
- Muhlenberg County2
- Ohio County2
- Trigg County2
- Livingston County2
- Lyon County2
- McCracken County2
- Marshall County2
- Caldwell County2
- Knox County2
- Jackson County1
- Clay County1
- Lee County1
- Owsley County1
- Morgan County1
- Magoffin County1
- Pike County1
- Simpson County1
- Monroe County1
- Breathitt County1
- Hardin County1
- Harrison County1
- Trimble County1
- Marion County1
- Carter County1
- Lawrence County1
- Fayette County1
- Hancock County1
- Christian County1
- Bell County1
- Ballard County1
- Carlisle County1
- Hopkins County1
- Todd County1
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