Weather alerts in Union County, Kentucky, 2024

145 weather alerts in 2024, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Union County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2024. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 145
Warnings: 49
Watches: 25
Advisories: 32
Busiest month: May48 alerts
Busiest day: May 8, 202422 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

7 of 12 tornado warnings covering Union County in 2024 had a tornado report inside them; 7 of 8 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 12 minutes after it went out.

Union County, 2024

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	12	7	42%	8	88%	12 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings	22	11	50%	9	89%	20 min
Flash flood warnings	4	2	50%	2	100%	55 min

Each office's whole area, 2024

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Paducah, KY: tornado warnings	121	41	66%	83	71%	11 min
NWS Paducah, KY: severe thunderstorm warnings	329	127	61%	423	77%	22 min
NWS Paducah, KY: flash flood warnings	77	39	49%	76	82%	106 min

An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.

Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.

The alerts

Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 8, 2:29 PM CST	Wind Advisory	PAH	37 hr
Jan 11, 2:05 AM CST	Wind Advisory	PAH	46 hr
Jan 11, 1:53 PM CST	High Wind Warning	PAH	30 hr
Jan 13, 3:14 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	PAH	33 hr
Jan 13, 1:56 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	PAH	52 hr
Jan 15, 1:32 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	PAH	20 hr
Jan 17, 1:56 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	PAH	46 hr
Jan 18, 2:37 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	PAH	42 hr
Jan 23, 4:18 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	PAH	44 hr
Jan 27, 12:38 PM CST	River Flood Warning	PAH	11 days
Jan 27, 12:38 PM CST	River Flood Warning	PAH	10 days
Jan 27, 12:38 PM CST	River Flood Warning	PAH	10 days
Feb 11, 2:17 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	PAH	27 hr
Feb 26, 1:33 PM CST	Wind Advisory	PAH	41 hr
Feb 27, 12:00 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Feb 27, 7:46 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
Feb 27, 9:29 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	10 hr
Mar 2, 3:06 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	PAH	7 hr
Mar 14, 5:27 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Mar 14, 9:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	80 min
Mar 16, 5:35 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	PAH	3 hr
Mar 24, 1:28 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	PAH	36 hr
Apr 2, 1:16 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Apr 2, 2:00 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr
Apr 2, 5:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	64 min
Apr 2, 5:18 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	27 min
Apr 2, 5:26 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	34 min
Apr 2, 5:31 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	29 min
Apr 2, 5:47 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	28 min
Apr 2, 11:48 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Apr 2, 12:08 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Apr 2, 2:28 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
Apr 3, 12:36 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	21 days
Apr 3, 12:36 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	21 days
Apr 3, 12:36 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	PAH	22 days
Apr 5, 2:14 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	PAH	30 hr
Apr 8, 4:19 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	PAH	5 hr
Apr 18, 4:48 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Apr 18, 6:12 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	93 min
Apr 18, 6:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Apr 18, 9:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	57 min
Apr 21, 2:24 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	PAH	30 hr
Apr 24, 12:34 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	PAH	7 hr
May 7, 4:42 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 7, 6:36 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	54 min
May 7, 6:57 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
May 7, 11:16 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
May 7, 11:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	45 min
May 8, 12:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	45 min
May 8, 12:01 AM CDT	Flood Watch	PAH	25 hr
May 8, 12:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	26 min
May 8, 1:26 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 8, 12:58 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	62 min
May 8, 1:13 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	10 hr
May 8, 1:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	43 min
May 8, 1:50 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	55 min
May 8, 2:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	40 min
May 8, 3:00 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	2 hr
May 8, 3:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	39 min
May 8, 3:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	41 min
May 8, 3:41 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	94 min
May 8, 4:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	27 min
May 8, 4:42 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr
May 8, 4:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	46 min
May 8, 5:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	50 min
May 8, 5:14 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	4 hr
May 8, 5:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	53 min
May 8, 6:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	51 min
May 8, 8:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	PAH	6 hr
May 8, 8:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	36 min
May 18, 1:21 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	PAH	7 hr
May 21, 2:27 AM CDT	Lake Wind Advisory	PAH	16 hr
May 24, 11:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	45 min
May 25, 1:38 PM CDT	Flood Watch	PAH	34 hr
May 26, 2:35 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
May 26, 7:50 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
May 26, 8:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	47 min
May 26, 8:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	39 min
May 26, 8:59 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
May 26, 11:39 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	4 hr
May 26, 2:46 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	59 min
May 26, 6:18 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
May 26, 6:54 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
May 26, 7:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	52 min
May 26, 7:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	34 min
May 26, 7:31 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	44 min
May 26, 7:46 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	5 hr
May 26, 7:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	39 min
May 26, 7:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	51 min
May 26, 8:21 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
May 26, 8:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	35 min
Jun 6, 6:42 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	PAH	2 hr
Jul 2, 1:16 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	PAH	31 hr
Jul 3, 11:46 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 3, 1:53 PM CDT	Flood Watch	PAH	42 hr
Jul 3, 6:10 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Jul 5, 5:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	49 min
Jul 8, 2:24 AM CDT	Flood Watch	PAH	40 hr
Jul 9, 1:39 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 9, 2:07 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	10 hr
Jul 9, 3:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	24 min
Jul 9, 3:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	PAH	34 min
Jul 9, 3:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Considerable damage threat	PAH	44 min
Jul 12, 2:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	50 min
Jul 13, 2:01 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	PAH	69 hr
Jul 15, 2:10 PM CDT	Flood Watch	PAH	40 hr
Jul 16, 9:56 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 28, 5:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	3 hr
Jul 28, 9:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	3 hr
Jul 29, 2:32 PM CDT	Excessive Heat Warning	PAH	3 days
Jul 29, 2:32 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	PAH	3 days
Jul 29, 7:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
Jul 29, 11:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	29 min
Jul 30, 11:53 AM CDT	Flood Watch	PAH	10 hr
Jul 30, 2:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jul 30, 3:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	37 min
Jul 30, 5:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	43 min
Jul 30, 5:45 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	108 min
Jul 30, 5:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	48 min
Jul 30, 6:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	41 min
Jul 31, 12:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Aug 1, 11:18 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Aug 1, 12:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Aug 1, 1:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	44 min
Aug 1, 2:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	52 min
Aug 1, 2:16 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	PAH	3 hr
Aug 1, 2:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	62 min
Aug 1, 2:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PAH	47 min
Aug 1, 2:51 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
Aug 1, 8:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	43 min
Aug 15, 5:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Sep 13, 6:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	PAH	43 min
Sep 23, 3:32 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Sep 24, 12:56 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Sep 26, 1:54 PM CDT	Flood Watch	PAH	36 hr
Sep 26, 2:04 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	PAH	35 hr
Oct 15, 1:47 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	PAH	30 hr
Oct 16, 9:53 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	PAH	21 hr
Oct 17, 12:58 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	PAH	19 hr
Dec 11, 10:23 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	PAH	52 min
Dec 16, 10:42 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Dec 28, 2:07 AM CST	Flood Watch	PAH	25 hr
Dec 28, 11:14 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	PAH	3 hr
Dec 29, 1:09 AM CST	Wind Advisory	PAH	12 hr
Dec 31, 1:48 AM CST	Wind Advisory	PAH	15 hr

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

Product	Alerts
Severe storms
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	22
Tornado Warning	12
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	6
Tornado Watch	11
Mesoscale Discussion	27
Special Weather Statement	12
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	1
Flash Flood Warning	4
River Flood Warning	6
Flood Watch	8
Areal Flood Advisory	5
Winter
Winter Weather Advisory	3
Heat
Excessive Heat Warning	1
Heat Advisory	3
Cold
Freeze Warning	2
Frost Advisory	3
Wind Chill Advisory	3
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	1
Lake Wind Advisory	1
Wind Advisory	7
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	7

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2023 2025

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.