Kentucky · May 2, 2025

Kentucky hail map — May 2, 2025

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 2 Kentucky cities on May 2, 2025. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Bowling Green.

Hail swath map for Bowling Green, KY on May 2, 2025 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Swath over Bowling Green on May 2, 2025 — 1.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
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Cities hit
2
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 May 2, 2025

12 reports filed with the National Weather Service. 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 Public
    2 NE Exie, KY3:51 PM EDTGreen County

    Golf ball sized hail reported on Facebook.

  • 1.50″ half dollar size Public
    1 ENE Pierce, KY3:38 PM EDTGreen County

    Corrects previous hail report from 1 ENE Pierce. Called a local shop in Pierce where they reported half dollar sized hail then called back and updated the report with larger hail.

  • 1.25″ half dollar size Public
    1 ENE Pierce, KY3:38 PM EDTGreen County

    Called a local shop in Pierce where they reported half dollar sized hail.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    1 SW Sugar Grove, KY2:01 PM EDTButler County

    Report of quarter sized hail just south of Dimple, KY.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    7 E Richardsville, KY2:22 PM EDTWarren County

    Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    1 S Rhoda, KY2:40 PM EDTEdmonson County

    Called a gas station in the area and they mentioned that the hail was large, like the size of an ice cube.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    1 NNW Cave City, KY3:02 PM EDTHart County

    Called a Horse Farm north of Cave City and they reported Quarter sized hail and some slightly larger.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    Horse Cave, KY3:10 PM EDTHart County

    Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    1 SSW Elk Horn, KY4:08 PM EDTTaylor County

    Quarter sized hail reported near the 300 block of Capps Road.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Broadcast Media
    1 N Taft, KY5:57 PM EDTOwsley County

    Media relayed photos of quarter sized hail that occurred south of Booneville, near the town of Taft. Time estimated by radar.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Broadcast Media
    3 ENE Stambaugh, KY6:07 PM EDTJohnson County

    Media relayed photos of quarter size hail that occurred in the town of River. Time estimated by radar.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    10 SE Blaine, KY6:20 PM EDTLawrence County

    Quarter size hail in 1788 US 23 Lowmansville, KY.

Showing the 12 largest of 15 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 2, 2025

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 Bowling Green. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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