Kentucky · August 17, 2024

Kentucky hail map — August 17, 2024

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 4 Kentucky cities on August 17, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Lexington.

Hail swath map for Lexington, KY on August 17, 2024 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Swath over Lexington on August 17, 2024 — 1.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
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Cities hit
4
in Kentucky
Largest stone
1.00″
quarter size
Impact rating
3/10
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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What people on the ground measured in Kentucky on August 17, 2024

7 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 1 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.

  • 1.25″ half dollar size Public
    1 S Mozelle, KY7:34 PM EDTLeslie County

    A social media report of hail up to half dollar size was received with pictures. The hail fell off of US 421 at Elmer Lane between Mozelle and Helton closer to Mozelle. The event time is radar estimated.

  • 1.25″ half dollar size Public
    3 ESE Trimble, KY8:12 PM EDTPulaski County

    Half dollar size hail was reported via social media with pictures included. The event occurred at a residence on Springs Road to the southwest of Somerset not far from Lake Cumberland. The event time is radar estimated.

  • 1.00″ quarter size NWS Employee
    1 S Oggs Station, KY2:46 PM EDTMontgomery County
  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    Blackjoe, KY7:59 PM EDTHarlan County

    A public report of hail was received via Twitter with pictures from a location east of Harlan off of KY 38 on Shell Hollow Road also known as Eubank Road.

  • 0.75″ penny size Public
    3 NE Oak Grove, KY10:20 PM EDTChristian County

    Numerous hailstones were falling on KY-115 north of Oak Grove towards Pembroke.

  • 0.70″ penny size Law Enforcement
    6 SSE New Cypress, KY6:20 PM EDTHickman County

    Dime sized hail in Fulgham area.

  • 0.50″ penny size Public
    Powderly, KY7:54 PM EDTMuhlenberg 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.

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Kentucky hail on August 17, 2024

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 4 Kentucky cities that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Lexington. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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