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Kentucky storms: live warnings, tornado & hail tracker

Every active tornado and severe thunderstorm alert in Kentucky, plus storm reports across the state and a page for each city we track.

Live alerts for Kentucky

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    Kentucky severe weather, last 12 months

    72days with severe reports, last 12 months
    29hail reports, last 12 months
    726damaging-wind reports
    44tornado reports
    2.00″biggest hail, Apr 16, 2026

    Storm reports in Kentucky by year

    0279558838111716: 167 hail16: 694 damaging wind16: 24 tornado1617: 209 hail17: 531 damaging wind17: 25 tornado1718: 116 hail18: 543 damaging wind18: 35 tornado1819: 69 hail19: 447 damaging wind19: 25 tornado1920: 78 hail20: 415 damaging wind20: 22 tornado2021: 52 hail21: 341 damaging wind21: 36 tornado2122: 102 hail22: 694 damaging wind22: 32 tornado2223: 157 hail23: 738 damaging wind23: 34 tornado2324: 103 hail24: 818 damaging wind24: 48 tornado2425: 275 hail25: 805 damaging wind25: 37 tornado2526: 28 hail26: 666 damaging wind26: 40 tornado26
    HailDamaging windTornado

    NOAA SPC hail, damaging-wind and tornado reports statewide, 2016–2026 (2026 so far).

    Storm trackers for Kentucky cities

    Louisville14.4 storm days/yr · 35 tornado reports

    Storm alerts across Kentucky

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    Questions

    Are there any tornado warnings in Kentucky right now?

    The live panel at the top of this page lists every active tornado and severe thunderstorm watch and warning the National Weather Service has issued for Kentucky; it refreshes each time you open the page.

    When is storm season in Kentucky?

    Across Kentucky, most hail, wind and tornado reports since 2016 came in May, June, July.

    How many tornadoes has Kentucky had this year?

    44 tornado reports in the last 12 months (NOAA SPC preliminary and final reports). Several reports can describe the same tornado, so this is not an official tornado count.

    Reports: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (final database through 2025, preliminary daily reports after). Live alerts: National Weather Service API. Updated Oct 1, 2026.