Kentucky hail map — May 16, 2025
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 3 Kentucky cities on May 16, 2025. The largest stones — 2.00″, hen egg size — fell over Paducah.
- Cities hit
- 3
- in Kentucky
- Largest stone
- 2.00″
- hen egg size
- Impact rating
- 7/10
- 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 16, 2025
What people on the ground measured in Kentucky on May 16, 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.
- 4.50″ softball size Public2 NNE La Center, KY5:45 PM EDTBallard County
Late LSR. At least two public reports/photos of approximately CD/DVD sized hail in Ballard County on the afternoon of May 16. Working on establishing a more precise measurement of a couple of potentially extreme hailstones.
- 4.00″ softball size PublicBarlow, KY5:58 PM EDTBallard County
reports of windows busted out from hail.
- 2.75″ baseball size PublicLost Creek, KY1:03 PM EDTBreathitt County
Photos of two hailstones with diameter greater than 2 inches. Largest stone appears to be 2.75 inches or larger.
- 2.75″ baseball size Emergency Mngr1 S Barlow, KY5:44 PM EDTBallard County
- 2.75″ baseball size Public2 SW Bowling Green, KY8:39 PM EDTWarren County
Picture on X.
- 2.75″ baseball size Cocorahs1 ENE Plum Springs, KY8:50 PM EDTWarren County
Average hail was golf ball size. Largest baseball. Minor leaf damage. Car dents. Hail lasted 10 minutes. Time estimated from radar.
- 2.50″ hen egg size PublicPlum Springs, KY8:46 PM EDTWarren County
Report from mPING: Tennis Ball (2.50 in.).
- 2.00″ hen egg size PublicTyner, KY9:44 AM EDTJackson County
Social media photos of estimated 2 to 3 inch diameter hail from the Tyner Lake area of Jackson County.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public1 WSW Atkinstown, KY10:00 AM EDTJackson County
Hail up to approximately egg size was reported along KY-290 between Annville and McKee. Event time estimated from radar.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public1 NE Ned, KY10:58 AM EDTBreathitt County
Photo shared via social media of multiple hail stones of at least 2 inch diameter.
- 2.00″ hen egg size PublicNed, KY11:00 AM EDTBreathitt County
Photo via social media of 2.00 to 2.50-inch diameter hail. Time estimated from radar.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public1 NE Collingsworth, KY12:02 PM EDTJackson County
Picture on social media showed approximately egg-size hail. Time of occurrence estimated from radar.
Showing the 12 largest of 101 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 16, 2025
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 3 Kentucky cities that day. The largest stones — 2.00 inches, hen egg size — were over Paducah. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.