Kentucky, 2000

Hail in Kentucky, May 16, 2000

May 16, 2000 · NWS ILN · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:13 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Grant

When
May 16, 11:15 PM EST to 11:25 PM EST
Where
Grant County, Dry Ridge
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.683, -84.583

Hail fell and accumulated so that it was still on the ground 12 hours later.

Hail, Pendleton

When
May 16, 11:30 PM EST to 11:35 PM EST
Where
Pendleton County, Locust Grove
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.633, -84.483

What these are

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

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5143067, 5143068.