Kentucky · May 26, 2024

Kentucky hail map — May 26, 2024

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 2 Kentucky cities on May 26, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Owensboro.

Hail swath map for Owensboro, KY on May 26, 2024 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Swath over Owensboro on May 26, 2024 — 1.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
Cities hit
2
in Kentucky
Largest stone
1.00″
quarter size
Impact rating
3/10
from stone size

Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), 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 26, 2024

Owensboro, KY1.00″ · quarterPaducah, KY1.00″ · quarter

What people on the ground measured in Kentucky on May 26, 2024

4 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 3 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.

  • 2.50″ hen egg size Public
    Farmersville, KY9:16 PM EDTCaldwell County

    Tennis to Baseball size hail.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter
    1 E Ledbetter, KY8:15 PM EDTLivingston County
  • 1.00″ quarter size Emergency Mngr
    1 NNW Calvert City, KY8:31 PM EDTMarshall County
  • 1.00″ quarter size Emergency Mngr
    1 NE Robards, KY9:00 PM EDTHenderson County

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.

Other states hit on May 26, 2024

Missouri19 cities · 2.00″Tennessee4 cities · 2.00″Arkansas5 cities · 2.00″Illinois6 cities · 2.00″South Carolina6 cities · 1.50″Virginia4 cities · 1.00″Texas5 cities · 1.00″Nebraska1 city · 1.00″
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Other Kentucky hail days

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Kentucky hail on May 26, 2024

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 2 Kentucky cities that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Owensboro. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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