Alert archive / Kentucky / Special Weather Statements / 2021
Special Weather Statements in Kentucky, May 2021
84 special weather statements in May 2021. 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 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
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- Busiest day
- May 4, 202136 special weather statements
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Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 8:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Monroe | 46 min |
| May 3, 9:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Russell | 31 min |
| May 3, 10:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 48 min |
| May 3, 10:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson, Owsley | 23 min |
| May 4, 12:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Henderson | 31 min |
| May 4, 12:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Lyon | 34 min |
| May 4, 12:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Union | 51 min |
| May 4, 1:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Daviess | 43 min |
| May 4, 1:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Warren | 22 min |
| May 4, 1:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell | 26 min |
| May 4, 1:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson | 15 min |
| May 4, 2:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Caldwell | 25 min |
| May 4, 2:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan | 24 min |
| May 4, 2:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Hopkins | 52 min |
| May 4, 2:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren, Warren | 43 min |
| May 4, 2:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Metcalfe | 33 min |
| May 4, 3:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Christian, Muhlenberg | 45 min |
| May 4, 3:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Monroe | 30 min |
| May 4, 3:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Warren | 27 min |
| May 4, 3:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Ballard, Caldwell, Livingston, Lyon, McCracken | 64 min |
| May 4, 3:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren | 32 min |
| May 4, 3:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Christian, Muhlenberg | 69 min |
| May 4, 3:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 36 min |
| May 4, 4:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Crittenden, Livingston | 53 min |
| May 4, 4:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Butler, Clinton, Cumberland, Edmonson, Green and 2 more | 28 min |
| May 4, 4:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Daviess, McLean | 51 min |
| May 4, 5:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wayne | 29 min |
| May 4, 5:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 34 min |
| May 4, 5:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson, Warren | 36 min |
| May 4, 6:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Green | 27 min |
| May 4, 6:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen, Barren, Logan, Simpson, Warren | 40 min |
| May 4, 6:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen, Simpson | 47 min |
| May 4, 7:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren, Monroe | 19 min |
| May 4, 7:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen, Cumberland, Monroe | 47 min |
| May 4, 6:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Warren | 50 min |
| May 4, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Spencer | 27 min |
| May 4, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson | 47 min |
| May 4, 7:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson | 49 min |
| May 4, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 34 min |
| May 4, 7:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 34 min |
| May 4, 8:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Marion, Washington | 36 min |
| May 4, 8:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 35 min |
| May 4, 8:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson, Warren | 40 min |
| May 4, 8:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Larue | 29 min |
| May 4, 8:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Mercer | 35 min |
| May 4, 9:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 13 min |
| May 4, 9:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hart | 37 min |
| May 4, 9:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Marion | 31 min |
| May 4, 9:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jessamine | 61 min |
| May 4, 10:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 30 min |
| May 6, 3:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Henderson | 40 min |
| May 6, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Henderson, Union | 49 min |
| May 6, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Calloway, Graves, Marshall | 49 min |
| May 6, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Caldwell, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg, Webster | 46 min |
| May 6, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock, Ohio | 29 min |
| May 6, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 47 min |
| May 6, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen, Barren, Simpson, Warren | 45 min |
| May 6, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, Larue | 44 min |
| May 6, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Green, Hart | 34 min |
| May 6, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Crittenden, Webster | 28 min |
| May 6, 7:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Livingston, McCracken | 43 min |
| May 6, 9:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Calloway | 42 min |
| May 7, 8:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Boone | 27 min |
| May 7, 9:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Boone, Campbell, Kenton | 29 min |
| May 9, 9:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Trimble | 54 min |
| May 9, 2:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Carlisle, Hickman | 26 min |
| May 9, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Graves | 32 min |
| May 9, 8:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Leslie | 28 min |
| May 27, 9:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 47 min |
| May 27, 10:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Meade | 48 min |
| May 28, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell, Knox | 33 min |
| May 28, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Warren | 29 min |
| May 28, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 26 min |
| May 28, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren | 32 min |
| May 28, 6:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham, Shelby | 35 min |
| May 28, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson, Spencer | 31 min |
| May 28, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis, Mason | 25 min |
| May 28, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Franklin | 30 min |
| May 28, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Fayette, Woodford | 56 min |
| May 28, 8:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott, Estill, Menifee, Morgan, Powell, Wolfe | 37 min |
| May 28, 9:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill, Johnson, Lee, Magoffin, Morgan, Owsley and 1 more | 31 min |
| May 28, 9:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lawrence | 35 min |
| May 28, 9:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lawrence | 44 min |
| May 28, 9:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin | 32 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Warren County9
- Barren County6
- Butler County6
- Edmonson County5
- Monroe County4
- Allen County4
- Logan County4
- Simpson County4
- Jefferson County4
- Henderson County3
- Caldwell County3
- Muhlenberg County3
- Livingston County3
- Green County3
- Hart County3
- Owsley County2
- Lyon County2
- Union County2
- Daviess County2
- Bell County2
- Hopkins County2
- Metcalfe County2
- Christian County2
- McCracken County2
- Crittenden County2
- Cumberland County2
- McLean County2
- Spencer County2
- Marion County2
- Larue County2
- Calloway County2
- Graves County2
- Webster County2
- Hancock County2
- Bullitt County2
- Boone County2
- Oldham County2
- Estill County2
- Morgan County2
- Wolfe County2
38 more counties
- Johnson County2
- Magoffin County2
- Lawrence County2
- Russell County1
- Pulaski County1
- Jackson County1
- Harlan County1
- Ballard County1
- Adair County1
- Clinton County1
- Wayne County1
- Washington County1
- Mercer County1
- Jessamine County1
- Marshall County1
- Ohio County1
- Hardin County1
- Campbell County1
- Kenton County1
- Henry County1
- Trimble County1
- Carlisle County1
- Hickman County1
- Leslie County1
- Meade County1
- Knox County1
- Shelby County1
- Lewis County1
- Mason County1
- Franklin County1
- Fayette County1
- Woodford County1
- Elliott County1
- Menifee County1
- Powell County1
- Lee County1
- Breathitt County1
- Martin County1
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Sources
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