Kentucky, 1996

Hail in Kentucky, May 5, 1996

May 5, 1996 · NWS LMK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Quarter size hail reported by DES.

Where it happened

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  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS LMK wrote it up.

Quarter size hail reported by DES.

The radar

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1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Fayette

When
May 5, 1:55 PM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Fayette County, Lexington
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
38.050, -84.500

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5554045.