Kentucky, 2000

Hail in Kentucky, May 16 to 17, 2000

May 16 to 17, 2000 · NWS LMK · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • 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
3

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), 123 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:48 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Harrison

When
May 16, 11:45 PM EST
Where
Harrison County, Cynthiana
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.383, -84.300

Hail up to golf ball size fell just north and east of Cynthiana. Hail was 3 to 4 inches deep one half mile north of Cynthiana.

Hail, Harrison

When
May 16, 11:46 PM EST
Where
Harrison County, Berry
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.517, -84.383

Hail, Bourbon

When
May 17, 12:13 AM EST
Where
Bourbon County, Millersburg
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.300, -84.150

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: 5149097, 5149098, 5149099.