Tornado Warnings in Kentucky
2,835 tornado warnings since 1986. 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 tornado warnings reaches back to 1986.
Tornado Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 2,835
- Busiest year
- 2011243 tornado warnings
- Average year
- 71over 40 years on file
Over time
By year
Before October 2007 these were issued for whole counties, and a storm crossing three counties was often three warnings; since then one polygon follows the storm. The count changed with the practice, not only with the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Christian County149
- Hopkins County113
- Trigg County106
- Graves County105
- Marshall County99
- Muhlenberg County96
- Calloway County95
- Hardin County92
- Henderson County92
- Caldwell County86
- Livingston County86
- Daviess County85
- Todd County84
- Warren County80
- McCracken County78
- Grayson County76
- Laurel County76
- Crittenden County76
- Lyon County75
- Pulaski County74
- Union County73
- Butler County73
- Breckinridge County72
- Logan County72
- McLean County72
- Webster County71
- Ballard County70
- Hart County69
- Clay County68
- Meade County67
- Jefferson County66
- Casey County63
- Ohio County62
- Larue County57
- Hickman County57
- Nelson County56
- Lincoln County56
- Jackson County56
- Barren County55
- Marion County55
80 more counties
- Shelby County53
- Green County53
- Rockcastle County52
- Knox County52
- Morgan County52
- Madison County51
- Adair County51
- Whitley County51
- Bullitt County50
- Leslie County50
- Menifee County50
- Fulton County50
- Edmonson County50
- Garrard County49
- McCreary County49
- Carlisle County48
- Simpson County47
- Rowan County47
- Wayne County47
- Boone County46
- Bell County46
- Powell County45
- Washington County45
- Hancock County44
- Kenton County44
- Pendleton County44
- Taylor County44
- Metcalfe County42
- Harlan County42
- Estill County41
- Perry County41
- Campbell County41
- Allen County40
- Bath County40
- Russell County40
- Spencer County39
- Fleming County38
- Oldham County38
- Boyle County38
- Henry County37
- Montgomery County37
- Lewis County37
- Monroe County36
- Cumberland County36
- Mercer County35
- Gallatin County34
- Elliott County34
- Grant County34
- Bracken County32
- Anderson County31
- Breathitt County31
- Wolfe County31
- Clinton County30
- Pike County30
- Owen County29
- Owsley County29
- Scott County28
- Mason County28
- Franklin County27
- Woodford County27
- Fayette County26
- Trimble County26
- Clark County26
- Jessamine County26
- Johnson County26
- Knott County25
- Floyd County25
- Lee County25
- Magoffin County25
- Bourbon County24
- Lawrence County21
- Letcher County20
- Carroll County19
- Martin County19
- Greenup County19
- Harrison County16
- Robertson County15
- Carter County14
- Boyd County12
- Nicholas County9
The latest tornado warnings
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 5:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 16 min |
| Aug 20, 1:43 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, Graves, McCracken | 20 min |
| Aug 20, 1:36 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Calloway, Marshall, Trigg | 31 min |
| Aug 20, 1:31 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle | 13 min |
| Aug 20, 1:12 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Calloway, Graves, Marshall | 34 min |
| Aug 20, 12:46 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Ballard, Carlisle, Graves, McCracken | 29 min |
| Aug 16, 7:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Martin | 24 min |
| Aug 16, 7:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 33 min |
| Aug 16, 6:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Carter, Lawrence | 31 min |
| Aug 16, 6:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Boyd, Carter, Lawrence | 28 min |
| Aug 15, 6:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Montgomery, Powell | 25 min |
| Aug 11, 6:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Breathitt, Perry, Pike | 70 min |
Nearby
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. Rebuilt daily.