Lightning strikes in Kentucky by county

The detection network has located 110,823 lightning strikes in Kentucky since the archive began, including 85,695 in the last 7 days. The table counts every strike the network placed inside a county boundary.

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1Owen County3,7363,6863.4%
2Bell County2,5362,4582.3%
3Harrison County2,3972,0592.2%
4Pike County2,3551,8572.1%
5Henry County2,1972,1062.0%
6Knott County2,1451,8311.9%
7Shelby County2,0151,9151.8%
8Pulaski County1,9791,2631.8%
9Grant County1,8931,8741.7%
10Fayette County1,8891,2841.7%
11Laurel County1,8691,2501.7%
12Whitley County1,8011,2351.6%
13Franklin County1,7741,7321.6%
14Fleming County1,7551,5961.6%
15Carroll County1,7171,6221.5%
16Madison County1,7021,3151.5%
17Scott County1,6961,5961.5%
18Letcher County1,6541,3591.5%
19Clay County1,6161,3811.5%
20Bourbon County1,6129491.5%
21Breathitt County1,5071,3201.4%
22Trimble County1,4731,3701.3%
23Floyd County1,4571,3631.3%
24Knox County1,4561,3181.3%
25Lawrence County1,3419861.2%
26Morgan County1,3339541.2%
27Perry County1,3071,1741.2%
28Crittenden County1,29861.2%
29Adair County1,2859851.2%
30Nicholas County1,2739901.1%
31Harlan County1,2591,0801.1%
32Russell County1,2507691.1%
33Wayne County1,2481,0451.1%
34Leslie County1,2421,1541.1%
35Logan County1,2302551.1%
36Magoffin County1,1661,0381.1%
37Livingston County1,159161.0%
38Casey County1,1336031.0%
39Oldham County1,0831,0191.0%
40Lewis County1,0784221.0%
41McCreary County1,0426590.9%
42Jackson County1,0096680.9%
43Woodford County1,0099760.9%
44Estill County1,0026880.9%
45Gallatin County9999830.9%
46Lincoln County9985180.9%
47Rowan County9829140.9%
48Bracken County9767440.9%
49Garrard County9167430.8%
50Rockcastle County8976290.8%
51Anderson County8908580.8%
52Robertson County8707730.8%
53Washington County8528020.8%
54Clark County8487810.8%
55Mercer County8467950.8%
56Boone County8327710.8%
57Bath County8165040.7%
58Nelson County8148070.7%
59Jessamine County8087110.7%
60Carter County8063310.7%
61Menifee County8057700.7%
62Greenup County7943430.7%
63Wolfe County7876640.7%
64Powell County7826430.7%
65Pendleton County7457060.7%
66Johnson County7386950.7%
67Jefferson County7066710.6%
68Hopkins County6942620.6%
69Ballard County6922540.6%
70Elliott County6864440.6%
71Green County6485920.6%
72Hart County6376200.6%
73Cumberland County6352960.6%
74Mason County6333710.6%
75Lee County6274230.6%
76Warren County6214900.6%
77Breckinridge County5855580.5%
78Spencer County5755170.5%
79Martin County5695500.5%
80Hardin County5685650.5%
81Barren County5604470.5%
82Taylor County5544800.5%
83Hancock County5475450.5%
84McCracken County5262130.5%
85Grayson County5155070.5%
86Montgomery County5124380.5%
87Graves County5013130.5%
88Boyle County4754320.4%
89Bullitt County4744530.4%
90Edmonson County4734720.4%
91Clinton County4501890.4%
92Boyd County4361710.4%
93Metcalfe County4303370.4%
94Allen County4282920.4%
95Ohio County3812330.3%
96Marion County3792890.3%
97Simpson County3762580.3%
98Caldwell County36570.3%
99Todd County3571030.3%
100Meade County3553540.3%
101Monroe County3291930.3%
102Hickman County2891740.3%
103Christian County280420.3%
104Webster County266120.2%
105Campbell County2492170.2%
106Muhlenberg County245340.2%
107Kenton County2412240.2%
108Marshall County235410.2%
109Daviess County2331780.2%
110Owsley County2311760.2%
111Union County218250.2%
112Larue County2172150.2%
113Fulton County1811040.2%
114Henderson County180240.2%
115Calloway County138690.1%
116Butler County126610.1%
117McLean County12500.1%
118Lyon County11670.1%
119Trigg County104260.1%
120Carlisle County71160.1%

Strike positions carry the network's mean location error of about 5.6 km, so strikes near a county line can be filed one county over. Method and caveats are on the data hub; the full state table is on the United States page.

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