Kentucky weather alerts
There are no active weather alerts for Kentucky right now.
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Kentucky alerts by type
- Kentucky tornado warnings
- Kentucky tornado watches
- Kentucky severe thunderstorm warnings
- Kentucky flash flood warnings
- Kentucky flood warnings
- Kentucky flood watches
- Kentucky winter storm warnings
- Kentucky winter storm watches
- Kentucky winter weather advisories
- Kentucky cold weather advisories
- Kentucky freeze warnings
- Kentucky frost advisories
- Kentucky heat advisories
- Kentucky wind advisories
- Kentucky red flag warnings
- Kentucky dense fog advisories
Kentucky counties
Every county page lists its active alerts, the alerts issued there in recent days and its full warning and tornado history.
- Adair County
- Allen County
- Anderson County
- Ballard County
- Barren County
- Bath County
- Bell County
- Boone County
- Bourbon County
- Boyd County
- Boyle County
- Bracken County
- Breathitt County
- Breckinridge County
- Bullitt County
- Butler County
- Caldwell County
- Calloway County
- Campbell County
- Carlisle County
- Carroll County
- Carter County
- Casey County
- Christian County
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Crittenden County
- Cumberland County
- Daviess County
- Edmonson County
- Elliott County
- Estill County
- Fayette County
- Fleming County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Gallatin County
- Garrard County
- Grant County
- Graves County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Greenup County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Harlan County
- Harrison County
- Hart County
- Henderson County
- Henry County
- Hickman County
- Hopkins County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Jessamine County
- Johnson County
- Kenton County
- Knott County
- Knox County
- Larue County
- Laurel County
- Lawrence County
- Lee County
- Leslie County
- Letcher County
- Lewis County
- Lincoln County
- Livingston County
- Logan County
- Lyon County
- Madison County
- Magoffin County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Martin County
- Mason County
- McCracken County
- McCreary County
- McLean County
- Meade County
- Menifee County
- Mercer County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Muhlenberg County
- Nelson County
- Nicholas County
- Ohio County
- Oldham County
- Owen County
- Owsley County
- Pendleton County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Powell County
- Pulaski County
- Robertson County
- Rockcastle County
- Rowan County
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- Simpson County
- Spencer County
- Taylor County
- Todd County
- Trigg County
- Trimble County
- Union County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Webster County
- Whitley County
- Wolfe County
- Woodford County
Cities in Kentucky
How often alerts are issued in Kentucky
Average number of alert events per year in Kentucky, 2016–2025, from the NWS warning archive.
| Alert type | Per year | 2025 | 2026 so far | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 559.9 | 823 | 628 | November 12, 2026 |
| Flood Advisory | 517.2 | 607 | 649 | October 15, 2026 |
| Flood Warning | 178.3 | 315 | 70 | October 15, 2026 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 142.4 | 226 | 252 | October 15, 2026 |
| Tornado Warning | 80 | 162 | 127 | September 21, 2026 |
| Flood Watch | 47.6 | 43 | 60 | October 11, 2026 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 43.9 | 60 | 29 | March 17, 2026 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 39.1 | 45 | 71 | November 11, 2026 |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 37.1 | 47 | 31 | October 15, 2026 |
| Wind Advisory | 34.3 | 33 | 19 | October 10, 2026 |
| Frost Advisory | 26.3 | 21 | 41 | November 9, 2026 |
| Tornado Watch | 26.3 | 51 | 26 | June 26, 2026 |
| Freeze Warning | 25.4 | 17 | 27 | November 8, 2026 |
| Heat Advisory | 19.2 | 27 | 36 | September 19, 2026 |
| Freeze Watch | 11.2 | 13 | 13 | November 8, 2026 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 11.1 | 20 | 6 | January 30, 2026 |
Tornadoes in Kentucky
Kentucky has recorded 1,223 tornadoes since 1950, an average of 27.7 per year over the last 30 years, with 214 deaths. See Kentucky tornado history, maps and records →