Kentucky hail map — April 29, 2025
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 Kentucky city on April 29, 2025. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Frankfort.
- Cities hit
- 1
- in Kentucky
- Largest stone
- 1.50″
- half dollar size
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- 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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What people on the ground measured in Kentucky on April 29, 2025
12 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 Broadcast Media7 NNW South Union, KY7:00 PM EDTLogan County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 N Duckers, KY5:56 PM EDTFranklin County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 SE Stamping Ground, KY6:12 PM EDTScott County
Twitter report shows picture of quarter size hail.
- 0.70″ penny size Amateur Radio2 ENE Sublimity City, KY5:50 PM EDTLaurel County
SKYWARN report of dime sized hail at the intersection of 363 and 192 in London around 5:50 PM.
- 0.70″ penny size Amateur RadioSublimity City, KY6:01 PM EDTLaurel County
Corrects the previous hail report from 2 ENE Sublimity City. SKYWARN report of dime sized hail at the intersection of 363 and 192 in London. Spotter gave estimated time of 5:50 PM, but radar imagery suggests the hail fell around 6:01 PM EDT.
- 0.70″ penny size PublicPine Ridge, KY8:24 PM EDTWolfe County
Social media report of dime sized hail near Sky Bridge Station in Pine Ridge. Time estimated via radar.
- 0.50″ penny size PublicLawson, KY8:46 PM EDTBreathitt County
Social media report of between pea and dime sized hail at the Mount Carmel School in Breathitt County. Time estimated via radar.
- 0.25″ penny size Trained SpotterSublimity City, KY6:20 PM EDTLaurel County
Social media photographs and video from a trained spotter of pea sized hail 2 miles south of London. Time provided by spotter.
- 0.25″ penny size PublicBethany, KY7:47 PM EDTWolfe County
Social media report of pea sized hail between Bethany and Slade. Time estimated via radar.
- 0.25″ penny size PublicBooneville, KY8:44 PM EDTOwsley County
Social media report of pea sized hail in Booneville, time estimated via radar.
- 0.25″ penny size PublicVincent, KY9:14 PM EDTOwsley County
Social media report of pea sized hail near the old Vincent Post Office. Time estimated via radar.
- 0.25″ penny size Public1 SSW Sewell, KY9:21 PM EDTBreathitt County
Social media report of pea sized hail about 2 miles up KY 1812 in Breathitt 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 April 29, 2025
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 1 Kentucky city that day. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Frankfort. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.