Kentucky hail map — August 17, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 3 Kentucky cities on August 17, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Lexington.
- Cities hit
- 3
- 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 August 17, 2024
What people on the ground measured in Kentucky on August 17, 2024
7 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 1 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.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 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 Public3 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 Employee1 S Oggs Station, KY2:46 PM EDTMontgomery County
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicBlackjoe, 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 Public3 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 Enforcement6 SSE New Cypress, KY6:20 PM EDTHickman County
Dime sized hail in Fulgham area.
- 0.50″ penny size PublicPowderly, 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 3 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.