Alert archive / Kentucky / Special Weather Statements / 2023
Special Weather Statements in Kentucky, May 2023
112 special weather statements in May 2023. 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 112
- Busiest day
- May 9, 202336 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, 7:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry | 21 min |
| May 7, 7:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Gallatin | 23 min |
| May 7, 7:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry, Trimble | 38 min |
| May 7, 8:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Jefferson, Meade, Oldham, Shelby | 44 min |
| May 7, 9:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Boyle, Bullitt, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard and 10 more | 54 min |
| May 7, 9:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Clark, Harrison, Nicholas, Scott | 35 min |
| May 7, 9:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Daviess, Henderson | 63 min |
| May 7, 9:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 27 min |
| May 7, 9:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Montgomery, Rowan | 52 min |
| May 7, 10:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Boyle, Breckinridge, Casey, Clark, Garrard, Hardin and 8 more | 55 min |
| May 7, 10:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Elliott, Estill, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan and 1 more | 34 min |
| May 7, 10:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Henderson, McLean, Webster | 56 min |
| May 7, 11:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Butler, Grayson, Hardin, Ohio | 59 min |
| May 7, 11:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey, Garrard, Lincoln, Madison, Taylor | 38 min |
| May 7, 11:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson, Pulaski, Rockcastle | 27 min |
| May 7, 11:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Magoffin, Owsley | 27 min |
| May 7, 11:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson, Laurel, Pulaski | 28 min |
| May 7, 11:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Knott, Owsley, Perry | 34 min |
| May 7, 12:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg, Union and 1 more | 45 min |
| May 7, 12:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson | 44 min |
| May 7, 12:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Hopkins, Muhlenberg | 49 min |
| May 7, 1:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren | 28 min |
| May 7, 1:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Metcalfe | 44 min |
| May 7, 1:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Muhlenberg | 17 min |
| May 7, 1:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell | 52 min |
| May 7, 2:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Warren | 35 min |
| May 7, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wayne | 46 min |
| May 7, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan, Simpson | 29 min |
| May 7, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Allen | 43 min |
| May 7, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary | 35 min |
| May 7, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Henderson | 46 min |
| May 7, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Hopkins, Trigg, Union and 1 more | 41 min |
| May 7, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 39 min |
| May 8, 5:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson | 35 min |
| May 8, 5:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 28 min |
| May 8, 5:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 22 min |
| May 8, 10:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Graves, Lyon, Marshall | 53 min |
| May 8, 10:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Crittenden, Union, Webster | 47 min |
| May 8, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott | 30 min |
| May 8, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lawrence | 23 min |
| May 8, 7:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 44 min |
| May 8, 7:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Henderson, Union | 31 min |
| May 8, 8:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 47 min |
| May 8, 10:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 36 min |
| May 8, 11:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 26 min |
| May 8, 11:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 32 min |
| May 8, 11:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin, Larue | 31 min |
| May 9, 12:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Marshall | 46 min |
| May 9, 12:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Laurel | 24 min |
| May 9, 12:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 51 min |
| May 9, 12:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 33 min |
| May 9, 1:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Laurel | 25 min |
| May 9, 1:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan, Simpson | 48 min |
| May 9, 1:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Rockcastle | 34 min |
| May 9, 1:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Rockcastle | 32 min |
| May 9, 2:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Laurel | 32 min |
| May 9, 2:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 62 min |
| May 9, 2:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill | 32 min |
| May 9, 2:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Leslie | 36 min |
| May 9, 2:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Laurel | 31 min |
| May 9, 3:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan | 35 min |
| May 9, 3:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Laurel | 32 min |
| May 9, 3:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell | 33 min |
| May 9, 4:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson | 36 min |
| May 9, 4:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Franklin, Woodford | 28 min |
| May 9, 4:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay | 31 min |
| May 9, 5:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 33 min |
| May 9, 5:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson | 25 min |
| May 9, 6:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Lee, Owsley | 33 min |
| May 9, 6:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath | 28 min |
| May 9, 6:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt | 37 min |
| May 9, 7:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knott | 25 min |
| May 9, 7:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lawrence | 32 min |
| May 9, 7:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Johnson | 30 min |
| May 9, 7:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Morgan | 23 min |
| May 9, 7:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 33 min |
| May 9, 7:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Martin | 23 min |
| May 9, 7:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Martin | 19 min |
| May 12, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lawrence | 31 min |
| May 12, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lawrence | 32 min |
| May 13, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Trimble | 31 min |
| May 13, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Carroll | 56 min |
| May 13, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Owen | 48 min |
| May 13, 8:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Montgomery | 34 min |
| May 14, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson | 18 min |
| May 14, 8:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Union | 32 min |
| May 16, 12:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bullitt, Hardin | 52 min |
| May 16, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath | 50 min |
| May 16, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Green | 28 min |
| May 16, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Leslie | 27 min |
| May 16, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Leslie | 25 min |
| May 16, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan | 27 min |
| May 16, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott, Rowan | 45 min |
| May 16, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Letcher | 30 min |
| May 16, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 27 min |
| May 16, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Jackson, Rockcastle | 41 min |
| May 16, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Barren | 21 min |
| May 16, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 54 min |
| May 16, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knox | 36 min |
| May 16, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Cumberland, Monroe | 36 min |
| May 16, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Magoffin | 24 min |
| May 16, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell, Knox, Whitley | 50 min |
| May 16, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton | 19 min |
| May 16, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary, Wayne | 43 min |
| May 16, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Letcher, Perry | 26 min |
| May 16, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell, Harlan | 23 min |
| May 23, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Metcalfe | 27 min |
| May 30, 3:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boyd | 25 min |
| May 31, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Meade | 29 min |
| May 31, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Henderson | 28 min |
| May 31, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Daviess | 47 min |
| May 31, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Larue | 21 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Henderson County6
- Laurel County6
- Logan County6
- Hardin County5
- Butler County5
- Jackson County5
- Union County5
- Larue County4
- Bath County4
- Webster County4
- Rockcastle County4
- Bell County4
- Simpson County4
- Lawrence County4
- Bullitt County3
- Meade County3
- Garrard County3
- Daviess County3
- Montgomery County3
- Elliott County3
- Grayson County3
- Ohio County3
- Pulaski County3
- Breathitt County3
- Owsley County3
- Hopkins County3
- Muhlenberg County3
- Leslie County3
- Harlan County3
- Henry County2
- Trimble County2
- Jefferson County2
- Boyle County2
- Franklin County2
- Jessamine County2
- Marion County2
- Mercer County2
- Woodford County2
- Clark County2
- Hancock County2
57 more counties
- Rowan County2
- Breckinridge County2
- Casey County2
- Lincoln County2
- Madison County2
- Taylor County2
- Estill County2
- Morgan County2
- McLean County2
- Magoffin County2
- Knott County2
- Perry County2
- Barren County2
- Adair County2
- Metcalfe County2
- Wayne County2
- McCreary County2
- Crittenden County2
- Marshall County2
- Pike County2
- Martin County2
- Letcher County2
- Knox County2
- Gallatin County1
- Oldham County1
- Shelby County1
- Anderson County1
- Fayette County1
- Nelson County1
- Spencer County1
- Washington County1
- Bourbon County1
- Harrison County1
- Nicholas County1
- Scott County1
- Hart County1
- Menifee County1
- Powell County1
- Edmonson County1
- Warren County1
- Allen County1
- Caldwell County1
- Christian County1
- Trigg County1
- Graves County1
- Lyon County1
- Clay County1
- Lee County1
- Johnson County1
- Carroll County1
- Owen County1
- Green County1
- Cumberland County1
- Monroe County1
- Whitley County1
- Clinton County1
- Boyd County1
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