Tornado Watches in Kentucky
578 tornado watches 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 watches reaches back to 1997.
Tornado Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Watches
- 578
- Busiest year
- 199840 tornado watches
- Average year
- 19over 30 years on file
Over time
By year
Watches are counted from 1997, when the Storm Prediction Center archive begins.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- McCracken County216
- Hickman County214
- Calloway County213
- Ballard County212
- Livingston County212
- Carlisle County211
- Graves County211
- Crittenden County208
- Marshall County207
- Trigg County207
- Daviess County206
- Hopkins County206
- McLean County206
- Caldwell County205
- Lyon County205
- Muhlenberg County205
- Fulton County204
- Todd County204
- Union County204
- Webster County203
- Henderson County202
- Christian County201
- Simpson County182
- Warren County180
- Edmonson County178
- Butler County176
- Logan County176
- Grayson County175
- Ohio County175
- Allen County174
- Hart County171
- Hancock County169
- Hardin County166
- Green County165
- Breckinridge County164
- Barren County162
- Larue County162
- Taylor County162
- Metcalfe County161
- Monroe County160
80 more counties
- Meade County159
- Adair County157
- Bullitt County156
- Nelson County155
- Cumberland County154
- Marion County154
- Washington County152
- Casey County151
- Jefferson County151
- Clinton County148
- Russell County147
- Oldham County146
- Spencer County145
- Shelby County141
- Mercer County140
- Boyle County139
- Trimble County137
- Anderson County135
- Henry County135
- Lincoln County134
- Jessamine County129
- Woodford County129
- Franklin County128
- Scott County127
- Fayette County124
- Garrard County124
- Clark County119
- Harrison County119
- Madison County119
- Bourbon County117
- Carroll County117
- Owen County117
- Gallatin County115
- Campbell County114
- Nicholas County114
- Boone County112
- Kenton County112
- Grant County110
- Pendleton County108
- Pulaski County107
- Wayne County106
- McCreary County104
- Rockcastle County104
- Bracken County103
- Robertson County103
- Lewis County100
- Mason County97
- Laurel County96
- Estill County94
- Jackson County94
- Whitley County92
- Fleming County91
- Powell County90
- Rowan County89
- Montgomery County88
- Bath County87
- Owsley County87
- Knox County86
- Clay County83
- Lee County83
- Menifee County82
- Wolfe County82
- Breathitt County80
- Greenup County79
- Elliott County78
- Morgan County78
- Bell County76
- Magoffin County76
- Knott County75
- Perry County75
- Leslie County74
- Johnson County72
- Carter County71
- Floyd County70
- Boyd County69
- Harlan County69
- Letcher County65
- Martin County65
- Lawrence County63
- Pike County61
The latest tornado watches
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 4:57 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 15 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 9:19 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bourbon, Bracken, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Carroll and 23 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 18, 4:39 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Bourbon, Boyd, Bracken, Breathitt and 47 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 10:13 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Carter, Fleming and 19 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:48 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:46 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 15, 8:26 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 46 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 15, 4:57 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden and 16 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 11, 11:59 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Bracken, Bullitt, Campbell and 23 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 11, 10:35 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 8 hr |
| Mar 11, 6:22 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Campbell, Carroll and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 19, 1:20 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler and 42 more | 10 hr |
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.