Hail, Allen
- When
- May 3, 4:27 PM EST
- Where
- Allen County, Scottsville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.750, -86.183
Flash Flood and Hail in Kentucky, May 3, 2000
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 Nashville radar (KOHX), 65 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:28 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- May 3, 4:28 PM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Bowling Green
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 36.983, -86.433
Trees were downed at Bowling Green.
Thunderstorm Wind, Grayson
- When
- May 3, 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Grayson County, Leitchfield
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.483, -86.300
Power lines were downed in Leitchfield.
Thunderstorm Wind, Casey
- When
- May 3, 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Casey County, Clementsville
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.283, -85.100
Trees and power lines were downed in Clementsville.
Flash Flood, Madison
- When
- May 3, 9:16 PM EST to 10:45 PM EST
- Where
- Madison County, Richmond
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.720, -84.278 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several streets were under water in Richmond.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail in Texas, May 3, 2000
More
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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: 5149275, 5149276, 5149277, 5149278, 5149279.