Alert archive / Kentucky / Special Weather Statements / 2020
Special Weather Statements in Kentucky, May 2020
197 special weather statements in May 2020. 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
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- May 18, 202039 special weather statements
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| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Gallatin | 33 min |
| May 3, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Pendleton | 24 min |
| May 3, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Todd, Trigg | 88 min |
| May 3, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Bracken, Pendleton | 30 min |
| May 3, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon | 24 min |
| May 3, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Monroe | 34 min |
| May 3, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Menifee, Montgomery | 45 min |
| May 3, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Carter | 34 min |
| May 3, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton | 42 min |
| May 3, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wolfe | 45 min |
| May 3, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lawrence | 32 min |
| May 3, 7:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay, Jackson, Owsley | 44 min |
| May 3, 7:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 22 min |
| May 3, 7:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Lincoln | 22 min |
| May 3, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Johnson, Martin | 62 min |
| May 3, 8:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Rockcastle | 36 min |
| May 3, 8:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Magoffin, Pike | 60 min |
| May 3, 8:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair | 29 min |
| May 3, 8:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay, Perry | 63 min |
| May 3, 9:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd, Knott, Pike | 63 min |
| May 5, 3:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 34 min |
| May 5, 4:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Hancock, Meade | 36 min |
| May 5, 5:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin, Larue, Meade | 30 min |
| May 5, 5:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Green, Hart | 32 min |
| May 5, 6:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay, Laurel | 61 min |
| May 5, 6:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair | 28 min |
| May 8, 1:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Butler, Clark, Edmonson, Fayette, Grayson and 7 more | 64 min |
| May 10, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Boone, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton | 49 min |
| May 10, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Grant, Owen | 45 min |
| May 10, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 31 min |
| May 10, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Campbell, Grant, Kenton, Owen, Pendleton | 43 min |
| May 10, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Franklin, Shelby | 23 min |
| May 10, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Bracken, Mason, Robertson | 42 min |
| May 10, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Fayette, Woodford | 28 min |
| May 10, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis, Mason | 41 min |
| May 10, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Fleming | 56 min |
| May 10, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Campbell, Kenton | 23 min |
| May 10, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis | 52 min |
| May 10, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Carter, Greenup | 31 min |
| May 10, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Campbell | 33 min |
| May 10, 7:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Montgomery | 35 min |
| May 10, 8:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis | 48 min |
| May 10, 8:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Greenup | 29 min |
| May 10, 8:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Greenup | 30 min |
| May 15, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 32 min |
| May 15, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 34 min |
| May 15, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Franklin | 28 min |
| May 15, 11:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 29 min |
| May 16, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Bullitt, Fayette, Franklin, Nelson, Scott and 2 more | 49 min |
| May 16, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Bullitt, Franklin, Jefferson, Oldham, Scott and 3 more | 77 min |
| May 16, 7:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Bourbon, Fayette, Jessamine, Mercer, Nicholas and 1 more | 60 min |
| May 16, 8:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Mason | 44 min |
| May 17, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 25 min |
| May 17, 8:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Henderson | 75 min |
| May 18, 1:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Fayette, Jessamine | 32 min |
| May 18, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Grant | 31 min |
| May 18, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison, Scott | 46 min |
| May 18, 1:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 48 min |
| May 18, 1:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Fayette | 46 min |
| May 18, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Bracken, Pendleton | 31 min |
| May 18, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Rockcastle | 44 min |
| May 18, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson, Laurel | 42 min |
| May 18, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Franklin | 34 min |
| May 18, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis | 29 min |
| May 18, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Bracken, Pendleton | 35 min |
| May 18, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Owen | 30 min |
| May 18, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill, Jackson | 24 min |
| May 18, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson | 23 min |
| May 18, 2:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis | 36 min |
| May 18, 3:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Montgomery | 25 min |
| May 18, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Laurel | 34 min |
| May 18, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Fleming | 36 min |
| May 18, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson | 33 min |
| May 18, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis | 32 min |
| May 18, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 35 min |
| May 18, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson | 27 min |
| May 18, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis | 37 min |
| May 18, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 30 min |
| May 18, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wayne | 26 min |
| May 18, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 37 min |
| May 18, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark | 31 min |
| May 18, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 29 min |
| May 18, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wayne | 27 min |
| May 18, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski, Rockcastle | 30 min |
| May 18, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark | 33 min |
| May 18, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski, Wayne | 29 min |
| May 18, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Rockcastle | 30 min |
| May 18, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Rockcastle | 27 min |
| May 18, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill | 30 min |
| May 18, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Whitley | 27 min |
| May 18, 7:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson | 31 min |
| May 18, 7:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill, Powell | 31 min |
| May 18, 11:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Greenup | 46 min |
| May 21, 7:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 27 min |
| May 22, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, Hickman | 39 min |
| May 22, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boyd | 31 min |
| May 23, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Franklin | 23 min |
| May 23, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knox | 46 min |
| May 23, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison, Scott | 24 min |
| May 23, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Laurel | 38 min |
| May 23, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer | 35 min |
| May 23, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham | 24 min |
| May 23, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Leslie | 25 min |
| May 23, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry | 37 min |
| May 23, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay | 36 min |
| May 23, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Laurel | 25 min |
| May 23, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill | 36 min |
| May 23, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 35 min |
| May 23, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Shelby | 33 min |
| May 23, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark | 38 min |
| May 23, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Scott, Woodford | 36 min |
| May 23, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 31 min |
| May 23, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Owsley | 27 min |
| May 23, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Letcher | 32 min |
| May 23, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt | 32 min |
| May 23, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Scott | 27 min |
| May 23, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Spencer | 23 min |
| May 23, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Shelby, Spencer | 34 min |
| May 23, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Magoffin | 28 min |
| May 23, 7:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd, Magoffin | 16 min |
| May 23, 8:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Fayette, Jessamine | 27 min |
| May 23, 8:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jessamine | 31 min |
| May 23, 10:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry, Shelby | 59 min |
| May 23, 11:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Franklin, Henry, Scott, Shelby | 43 min |
| May 24, 2:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Whitley | 50 min |
| May 24, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell, Knox | 54 min |
| May 24, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt | 25 min |
| May 24, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt | 29 min |
| May 24, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Campbell, Kenton | 25 min |
| May 24, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Bracken | 23 min |
| May 24, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis | 29 min |
| May 24, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Bracken, Robertson | 27 min |
| May 25, 1:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 44 min |
| May 25, 1:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Woodford | 36 min |
| May 25, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wayne | 27 min |
| May 25, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Shelby | 32 min |
| May 25, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Cumberland | 28 min |
| May 25, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Taylor | 33 min |
| May 25, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson | 31 min |
| May 25, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Robertson | 37 min |
| May 25, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle | 28 min |
| May 25, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard | 27 min |
| May 25, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham | 30 min |
| May 25, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Trimble | 25 min |
| May 25, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Warren | 33 min |
| May 25, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nelson | 28 min |
| May 25, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 32 min |
| May 25, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 37 min |
| May 25, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 32 min |
| May 25, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 37 min |
| May 25, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | McCracken | 51 min |
| May 25, 6:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Spencer | 35 min |
| May 25, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | McCracken | 48 min |
| May 25, 8:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Crittenden, Livingston | 38 min |
| May 26, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 22 min |
| May 26, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle | 16 min |
| May 26, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jessamine | 25 min |
| May 26, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin | 30 min |
| May 26, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 38 min |
| May 26, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin | 35 min |
| May 26, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nelson | 35 min |
| May 26, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Meade | 16 min |
| May 26, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 31 min |
| May 26, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Rockcastle | 29 min |
| May 26, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt | 24 min |
| May 26, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry | 36 min |
| May 26, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard | 27 min |
| May 26, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Lyon, Marshall | 47 min |
| May 26, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin | 23 min |
| May 26, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 14 min |
| May 26, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin | 36 min |
| May 26, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Metcalfe | 29 min |
| May 26, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Livingston, McCracken | 49 min |
| May 26, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair | 37 min |
| May 26, 7:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark | 28 min |
| May 28, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren | 33 min |
| May 28, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 36 min |
| May 28, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton | 25 min |
| May 28, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Russell | 23 min |
| May 28, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 41 min |
| May 28, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wayne | 52 min |
| May 28, 8:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Laurel | 45 min |
| May 28, 8:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 41 min |
| May 28, 8:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Laurel | 40 min |
| May 28, 9:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 30 min |
| May 28, 9:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay | 38 min |
| May 28, 9:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren | 20 min |
| May 28, 9:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin | 31 min |
| May 28, 10:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin | 35 min |
| May 28, 10:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hart | 19 min |
| May 28, 10:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Green, Hart, Larue, Metcalfe, Taylor | 47 min |
| May 28, 11:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Marion, Taylor | 34 min |
| May 29, 12:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 16 min |
| May 29, 1:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott | 40 min |
| May 29, 1:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 37 min |
| May 29, 1:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lawrence | 54 min |
| May 29, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Magoffin | 49 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Madison County8
- Lewis County8
- Grayson County7
- Hardin County7
- Laurel County7
- Fayette County7
- Jessamine County7
- Woodford County7
- Bullitt County7
- Franklin County7
- Shelby County7
- Anderson County7
- Scott County7
- Bracken County6
- Jackson County6
- Rockcastle County6
- Breathitt County6
- Jefferson County6
- Pulaski County6
- Pendleton County5
- Clay County5
- Clark County5
- Spencer County5
- Wayne County5
- Bourbon County4
- Magoffin County4
- Adair County4
- Nelson County4
- Grant County4
- Kenton County4
- Campbell County4
- Greenup County4
- Estill County4
- Henry County4
- Bath County3
- Montgomery County3
- Floyd County3
- Pike County3
- Meade County3
- Larue County3
60 more counties
- Hart County3
- Mercer County3
- Owen County3
- Mason County3
- Robertson County3
- Oldham County3
- Garrard County3
- Taylor County3
- McCracken County3
- Gallatin County2
- Carter County2
- Clinton County2
- Lawrence County2
- Owsley County2
- Knott County2
- Green County2
- Butler County2
- Marion County2
- Fleming County2
- Harrison County2
- Whitley County2
- Knox County2
- Boyle County2
- Logan County2
- Livingston County2
- Metcalfe County2
- Barren County2
- Todd County1
- Trigg County1
- Monroe County1
- Menifee County1
- Wolfe County1
- Lincoln County1
- Johnson County1
- Martin County1
- Perry County1
- Breckinridge County1
- Hancock County1
- Edmonson County1
- Washington County1
- Boone County1
- Carroll County1
- Nicholas County1
- Henderson County1
- Powell County1
- Ballard County1
- Carlisle County1
- Hickman County1
- Boyd County1
- Leslie County1
- Letcher County1
- Bell County1
- Cumberland County1
- Trimble County1
- Warren County1
- Crittenden County1
- Lyon County1
- Marshall County1
- Russell County1
- Elliott County1
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