Alert archive / Kentucky / Special Weather Statements / 2026
Special Weather Statements in Kentucky, May 2026
184 special weather statements in May 2026. 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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| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan, Simpson, Warren | 42 min |
| May 4, 1:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Meade | 29 min |
| May 16, 8:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Trimble | 38 min |
| May 16, 8:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Carroll, Gallatin | 31 min |
| May 16, 8:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Boone, Gallatin, Kenton | 47 min |
| May 16, 9:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry | 15 min |
| May 16, 9:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Grant, Owen | 25 min |
| May 16, 9:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Campbell, Kenton | 45 min |
| May 16, 10:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison, Scott | 28 min |
| May 16, 10:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison, Scott | 28 min |
| May 16, 10:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Robertson | 27 min |
| May 16, 10:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Mason | 25 min |
| May 16, 10:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison, Nicholas | 24 min |
| May 16, 10:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Fleming | 34 min |
| May 16, 10:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Nicholas | 23 min |
| May 16, 10:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Montgomery, Rowan | 32 min |
| May 16, 11:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Carter | 33 min |
| May 16, 12:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry, Oldham | 36 min |
| May 16, 1:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd | 24 min |
| May 16, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd | 35 min |
| May 16, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd | 21 min |
| May 16, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 31 min |
| May 16, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Trimble | 35 min |
| May 16, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 35 min |
| May 16, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham, Trimble | 30 min |
| May 16, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Shelby | 38 min |
| May 16, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Trimble | 31 min |
| May 16, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Shelby | 29 min |
| May 16, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry | 18 min |
| May 16, 7:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Scott | 14 min |
| May 16, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Harrison | 32 min |
| May 16, 8:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Campbell | 32 min |
| May 16, 8:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Bracken, Robertson | 25 min |
| May 16, 8:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Bourbon, Nicholas | 23 min |
| May 16, 8:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Fleming | 26 min |
| May 16, 8:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Mason | 35 min |
| May 16, 8:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Fleming | 35 min |
| May 16, 9:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis | 48 min |
| May 16, 9:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Mason | 22 min |
| May 16, 9:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis | 46 min |
| May 16, 10:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Greenup | 40 min |
| May 18, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham, Trimble | 38 min |
| May 18, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Carroll | 48 min |
| May 18, 7:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Trimble | 25 min |
| May 18, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Boone | 41 min |
| May 18, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Kenton | 41 min |
| May 18, 8:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Campbell | 32 min |
| May 19, 1:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Bracken | 28 min |
| May 19, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Marshall | 35 min |
| May 19, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Lyon | 32 min |
| May 19, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Caldwell | 35 min |
| May 19, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Webster | 42 min |
| May 19, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Caldwell | 52 min |
| May 19, 3:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Caldwell | 41 min |
| May 19, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | McLean | 52 min |
| May 19, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge | 20 min |
| May 19, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 26 min |
| May 19, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Daviess | 34 min |
| May 19, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 30 min |
| May 19, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 28 min |
| May 19, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Marshall | 27 min |
| May 19, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 26 min |
| May 19, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Daviess | 24 min |
| May 19, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Livingston | 50 min |
| May 19, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Ohio | 34 min |
| May 19, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski | 34 min |
| May 19, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry | 32 min |
| May 19, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry | 29 min |
| May 19, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Whitley | 29 min |
| May 19, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nelson | 22 min |
| May 19, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson | 15 min |
| May 19, 7:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Shelby | 23 min |
| May 19, 7:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Nelson | 34 min |
| May 19, 7:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry | 31 min |
| May 19, 7:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Carroll | 29 min |
| May 19, 7:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry | 24 min |
| May 19, 7:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Spencer | 30 min |
| May 19, 7:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Lyon, Marshall | 45 min |
| May 19, 7:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Boone, Gallatin | 23 min |
| May 20, 12:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard | 35 min |
| May 20, 1:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 28 min |
| May 20, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard | 33 min |
| May 20, 2:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton, Cumberland | 37 min |
| May 20, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Lincoln | 37 min |
| May 20, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lawrence | 19 min |
| May 20, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Carter | 13 min |
| May 20, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Russell | 31 min |
| May 20, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Lawrence | 31 min |
| May 20, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wayne | 36 min |
| May 20, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lawrence | 28 min |
| May 20, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jefferson, Oldham | 32 min |
| May 20, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Oldham | 29 min |
| May 20, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton | 16 min |
| May 20, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knox | 28 min |
| May 20, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Henry | 31 min |
| May 20, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey | 28 min |
| May 20, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clay | 26 min |
| May 20, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Casey | 19 min |
| May 22, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Adair, Taylor | 43 min |
| May 22, 2:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Simpson, Warren | 40 min |
| May 22, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Edmonson, Logan, Warren | 49 min |
| May 22, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Larue | 29 min |
| May 22, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 38 min |
| May 22, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell | 57 min |
| May 22, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 31 min |
| May 22, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 26 min |
| May 22, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 34 min |
| May 22, 7:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Harlan, Leslie | 45 min |
| May 22, 7:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 30 min |
| May 22, 7:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Todd | 31 min |
| May 22, 8:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 37 min |
| May 22, 8:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 31 min |
| May 22, 8:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Letcher, Perry | 47 min |
| May 22, 8:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Breckinridge, Grayson | 30 min |
| May 22, 8:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 26 min |
| May 22, 9:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 31 min |
| May 22, 9:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 31 min |
| May 22, 10:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Grayson | 35 min |
| May 22, 10:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin | 28 min |
| May 22, 11:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hardin | 32 min |
| May 23, 1:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boyd, Lawrence | 17 min |
| May 23, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Rockcastle | 23 min |
| May 23, 10:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Whitley | 32 min |
| May 24, 1:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clinton | 28 min |
| May 24, 1:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary, Wayne | 54 min |
| May 24, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Menifee | 30 min |
| May 24, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Rowan | 24 min |
| May 24, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd, Knott, Martin | 28 min |
| May 24, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 25 min |
| May 26, 8:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Logan | 35 min |
| May 26, 8:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Butler | 28 min |
| May 26, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Washington | 35 min |
| May 26, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Mercer | 27 min |
| May 26, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Jessamine, Mercer | 28 min |
| May 26, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd | 25 min |
| May 26, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Fayette, Jessamine, Woodford | 33 min |
| May 26, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 31 min |
| May 26, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Fayette | 22 min |
| May 26, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 33 min |
| May 26, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark | 29 min |
| May 26, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark | 47 min |
| May 26, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Clark | 45 min |
| May 26, 6:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Montgomery | 36 min |
| May 26, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PAH | Daviess | 34 min |
| May 26, 8:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Garrard, Madison | 23 min |
| May 26, 8:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Morgan | 32 min |
| May 26, 8:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 31 min |
| May 26, 8:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Mercer | 29 min |
| May 26, 8:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Morgan | 27 min |
| May 26, 8:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Morgan | 25 min |
| May 26, 8:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Hancock | 35 min |
| May 26, 8:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Morgan | 48 min |
| May 26, 9:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Anderson, Woodford | 29 min |
| May 26, 9:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Madison | 28 min |
| May 26, 9:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Scott | 33 min |
| May 26, 9:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill | 47 min |
| May 26, 9:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LMK | Clark | 26 min |
| May 26, 10:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Estill, Lee, Montgomery, Powell | 44 min |
| May 26, 10:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wayne | 34 min |
| May 26, 10:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath, Fleming, Menifee, Montgomery, Powell, Rowan | 50 min |
| May 26, 10:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pulaski, Rockcastle | 35 min |
| May 26, 11:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Morgan, Rowan | 52 min |
| May 26, 11:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Carter | 33 min |
| May 26, 11:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Carter | 32 min |
| May 27, 12:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Boyd | 31 min |
| May 27, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Floyd | 50 min |
| May 27, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Rowan | 49 min |
| May 27, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott | 54 min |
| May 27, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Pike | 20 min |
| May 27, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Rowan | 43 min |
| May 27, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Carter | 38 min |
| May 27, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Carter, Lawrence | 33 min |
| May 27, 7:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Elliott | 44 min |
| May 27, 7:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bath | 36 min |
| May 27, 10:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Breathitt, Lee, Wolfe | 47 min |
| May 31, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | McCreary | 36 min |
| May 31, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Bell | 36 min |
| May 31, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wayne | 16 min |
| May 31, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Wayne | 31 min |
| May 31, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Whitley | 28 min |
| May 31, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Whitley | 24 min |
| May 31, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Whitley | 36 min |
| May 31, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Whitley | 42 min |
| May 31, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Knox | 26 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Henry County9
- Butler County8
- Carter County7
- Floyd County7
- Trimble County6
- Rowan County6
- Oldham County6
- Whitley County6
- Fleming County5
- Pike County5
- Jefferson County5
- Lawrence County5
- Wayne County5
- Morgan County5
- Logan County4
- Harrison County4
- Scott County4
- Montgomery County4
- Madison County4
- Grayson County4
- Clark County4
- Warren County3
- Carroll County3
- Gallatin County3
- Boone County3
- Kenton County3
- Campbell County3
- Mason County3
- Nicholas County3
- Bath County3
- Shelby County3
- Marshall County3
- Caldwell County3
- Hancock County3
- Daviess County3
- Pulaski County3
- Garrard County3
- Clinton County3
- Boyd County3
- Mercer County3
50 more counties
- Simpson County2
- Robertson County2
- Bourbon County2
- Bracken County2
- Lewis County2
- Lyon County2
- Breckinridge County2
- Nelson County2
- Knox County2
- Casey County2
- Bell County2
- Harlan County2
- Knott County2
- Hardin County2
- Rockcastle County2
- McCreary County2
- Menifee County2
- Jessamine County2
- Fayette County2
- Woodford County2
- Estill County2
- Lee County2
- Powell County2
- Elliott County2
- Meade County1
- Grant County1
- Owen County1
- Greenup County1
- Webster County1
- McLean County1
- Livingston County1
- Ohio County1
- Spencer County1
- Cumberland County1
- Lincoln County1
- Russell County1
- Clay County1
- Adair County1
- Taylor County1
- Edmonson County1
- Larue County1
- Leslie County1
- Todd County1
- Letcher County1
- Perry County1
- Martin County1
- Washington County1
- Anderson County1
- Breathitt County1
- Wolfe County1
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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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.