Alert archive / Kentucky / Tornado Warnings / 2026
Tornado Warnings in Kentucky, April 2026
8 tornado warnings in April 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 tornado warnings reaches back to 1986.
Tornado Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in April 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 8
- Busiest day
- April 28, 20267 tornado warnings
Over time
By day
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 7:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Henry, Oldham, Shelby | 31 min |
| Apr 28, 12:49 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | PAH | Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Webster | 41 min |
| Apr 28, 1:04 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Ohio | 41 min |
| Apr 28, 1:36 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Bracken, Pendleton, Robertson | 24 min |
| Apr 28, 1:59 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Bracken, Mason, Robertson | 31 min |
| Apr 28, 2:19 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Larue | 26 min |
| Apr 28, 2:38 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | JKL | Bath, Rowan | 19 min |
| Apr 28, 3:01 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LMK | Adair, Green, Taylor | 29 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Bracken County2
- Robertson County2
- Henry County1
- Oldham County1
- Shelby County1
- Daviess County1
- Henderson County1
- Hopkins County1
- McLean County1
- Webster County1
- Ohio County1
- Pendleton County1
- Mason County1
- Grayson County1
- Hardin County1
- Hart County1
- Larue County1
- Bath County1
- Rowan County1
- Adair County1
- Green County1
- Taylor County1
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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.