Kentucky hail map — May 8, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 3 Kentucky cities on May 8, 2024. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Bowling Green.
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- Cities hit
- 3
- in Kentucky
- Largest stone
- 1.50″
- half dollar size
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- from stone size
Sizes come from NOAA radar, which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.
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Kentucky cities hit on May 8, 2024
What people on the ground measured in Kentucky on May 8, 2024
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 4 from trained observers or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 1.75″ golf ball size 911 Call CenterLewisburg, KY2:10 PM EDTLogan County
- 1.75″ golf ball size 911 Call Center1 ESE Cave City, KY3:53 PM EDTBarren County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public1 SE Drakesboro, KY4:00 PM EDTMuhlenberg County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Fire Dept/Rescue3 NNE South Hill, KY4:02 PM EDTButler County
Golf ball size hail reported in Morgantown at the cross roads of Provo Rd and Meredith Rd.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public2 SE Munfordville, KY4:15 PM EDTHart County
Golfball size hail reported with pictures off of highway 88 near US31E.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Emergency Mngr1 SSW Exie, KY4:38 PM EDTGreen County
Corrects previous hail report from 1 SSW Exie. Picture of golf ball size hail sent to the NWS near Rt 68 and Mell Rd. Time corrected.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Broadcast MediaClarkson, KY5:07 PM EDTGrayson County
Media report of golf ball size hail near Clarkson.
- 1.75″ golf ball size BROADCAST MEDIACLARKSON, KY5:07 PM EDTGRAYSON County
MEDIA REPORT OF GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL SOUTH OF CLARKSON.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Emergency Mngr1 SSW Exie, KY5:38 PM EDTGreen County
Picture of golf ball size hail sent to the NWS near Rt 68 and Mell Rd.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter1 ESE Cave City, KY3:53 PM EDTBarren County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public3 N Crofton, KY8:09 PM EDTChristian County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.25″ half dollar size Emergency Mngr2 NW Lone Oak, KY8:29 PM EDTMcCracken County
Reported at Friendship Road and New Holt Road.
Showing the 12 largest of 50 hail reports filed that day.
Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.
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Kentucky hail on May 8, 2024
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 3 Kentucky cities that day. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Bowling Green. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.