Hail, Madison
- When
- June 2, 3:01 PM EST
- Where
- Madison County, 0.55 mi E of Middletown
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 37.580, -84.290
Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 2, 2009
A stationary frontal boundary along the Ohio River allowed thunderstorms to develop mainly across the Bluegrass Region of east-central Kentucky with some isolated cells across south central Kentucky. These storms produced marginally severe hail with some thunderstorm wind gusts causing minor damage.
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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.
A stationary frontal boundary along the Ohio River allowed thunderstorms to develop mainly across the Bluegrass Region of east-central Kentucky with some isolated cells across south central Kentucky. These storms produced marginally severe hail with some thunderstorm wind gusts causing minor damage.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 2, 1:50 PM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 1:50 PM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 250 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY)... .THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... CURRENT MESOSCALE ANALYSIS SHOWS LIS OF -7 SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 64...WITH NO CAPPING INVERSION TO HINDER CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT. HAVING REACHED OUR CONVECTIVE TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S...EXPECT CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. OUR BEST COVERAGE OF STORMS...PERHAPS 30 TO 40%...WILL STAY SOUTH AND EAST OF THE BLUEGRASS PARKWAY. STORM MOTION WILL BE AROUND 15 MPH TO THE NORTHEAST. WITH DRY AIR ALOFT AND STEEP LAPSE RATES...SOME OF THESE STORMS BE CONTAIN MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL AND LOCALIZED STRONG WIND GUSTS. .OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... SCATTERED PULSE TYPE STORMS WILL TEND TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. A SHALLOW COLD FRONT IS NOW ALMOST STATIONARY ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA. THIS EVENING...A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE EAST ALONG THIS BOUNDARY AND LIKELY SPARK WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT CONVECTION ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND INDIANA. THIS WILL EVENTUALLY PUSH THE FRONT/OUTFLOW BOUNDARY SOUTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN INDIANA DURING THE MORNING HOURS. WILL INCREASE POPS TO HIGH CHANCE NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER BY THE MID-MORNING HOURS. THIS COLD FRONT/OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER LIKELY DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TOMORROW AS INCREASED POOLING OF MOISTURE DEVELOPS ALONG AND EVEN NORTH OF THE SHALLOW COLD FRONT. NORTH OF THIS BOUNDARY...THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY BE SLIGHTLY ELEVATED. THE INTENSITY AND CONCENTRATION OF THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW WILL PROBABLY BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON LOCAL OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES AND OTHER MESOSCALE FEATURES SUCH AS LOCALIZED HEATING. STRONG SURFACE BASED INSTABILITY AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL LIKELY OCCUR AHEAD OF THE SURFACE FRONT...IE...ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN KENTUCKY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON WERE QUITE COOL. TOMORROW HIGHS ACROSS OUR FORECAST MAY VARY WIDELY...FROM THE UPPER 80S AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY NEAR TENNESSEE...TO THE UPPER 70S (POTENTIALLY LOWER) ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIAN. .LONG TERM (WED NIGHT THRU TUE)... WED NIGHT THRU FRI NIGHT... AT THE START OF THIS PERIOD...SHRTWV TROF SHUD BE POSITIONED UPSTREAM IN NW FLO AND GRADUALLY EVOLVE ACROSS OUR FA THU AND DROP SEWD INTO THE TN VLY THU NIGHT. AS A RESULT...SOUTHWARD SAGGING CDFNT POSITIONED OVER CENTRAL KY (GFS/SREF) WED EVE SHUD MAKE IT TO SCNTRL KY BY THU MRNG AND TO SERN TN/NRN AL BY THU EVE. BASED ON UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT AND A SFC WAVE FCST TO DEVELOP ON THE FRONT IN ERN AR WED EVE...IT APPEARS WED NIGHT INTO EARLY THU SHUD BE THE BEST TIME FOR SHOWERS/TSTMS ...WITH A FOCUSING/LIFTING MECHANISM (FRONT) AND APPROACHING WAVE...WITH WARM...MOIST AIR OVERRUNNING BNDRY. WILL KEEP POPS TO NEAR 70% FOR WED NIGHT AND EARLY THU ACROSS THE ENTIRE FA. SPC HAS PUT THE ERN 2/3RDS OF OUR FA IN A SLIGHT RISK ENDING 12Z THU. THE BEST TIMING FOR ANY SVR STORMS IN THIS PERIOD WOULD BE WED EVE ALONG AND TO THE SOUTH OF THE FRONT FROM SCNTRL KY TO ECNTRL KY. STORMS SHUD WEAKEN AFTER SUNSET WITH WANING INSTABILITY. OVRRNG RAINS SHUD EXIT OUR FA FROM NW TO SE THU AFTN THRU THU NIGHT AS FRONT/WAVE CONTINUE SE MOVEMENT AHEAD OF AFOREMENTIONED SHRTWV TROF. WILL LOWER POPS EARLY THU NIGHT AND REMOVE LATE...WITH ALL MODELS CONSISTENT WITH THE ONSET OF DRIER AIR OVERSPREADING OUR FA. SAT THRU TUE... WILL RUN PRIMARILY WITH HPC WITH THIS FCST WHICH IS MOSTLY A BLEND OF THE ENSEMBLE MEANS FROM THE GFS AND THE OPS ECMWF. WITH THIS IN MIND...WILL CONTINUE SLGT CHC POPS FROM SAT NIGHT THRU SUN NIGHT AND KEEP/INSERT LOW CHC POPS(30) FROM MON THRU TUE NIGHT. THIS IN THE BALLPARK WITH OUR NEIGHBORING OFFICES. IT APPEARS MAX TEMPS WILL BE A BIT ABOVE NORMAL SAT-MON...TEMPERED SOMEWHAT BY CLOUDS/ISOLD TO SCT CONVECTION...ESPECIALLY SUN AND MON. TUE SHUD BE COOLER AFTER A COOL FROPA. FOR SAT...HIGH PRES WILL BE DEPARTING TO THE EAST WITH A SLOW MOVG/DECELERATING CDFNT TRACKING SEWD INTO CENTRAL PARTS OF IL/IN. WILL KEEP DRY FOR NOW. WEAK MOIST RETURN FLO BEGINS SAT NIGHT AS HI PRES REACHES THE MID ATLANTIC STATES...AND INCREASES SUN. AS STATED ABOVE...WILL LEAVE SLGT CHC POPS FOR SAT NIGHT (WITH FRONT BECOMING QUASISTNRY ACRS SRN INDIANA) THRU SUN NIGHT (AS WARM FRONT PASSES) WITH AT LEAST MODERATE INSTABILITY IN PLACE TO TRIGGER ISOLD TSTMS...MAINLY DIURNALLY DRIVEN. THEN FOR MON AND TUE... AFOREMENTIONED QUASISTNRY BNDRY ACRS SRN INDIANA...SHUD GET A SWD NUDGE AS A WAVE OF LOW PRES PASSES TO THE NE AND CANADIAN HI PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. IT APPEARS CONVECTION DURG THIS PERIOD SHUD BE MOST WIDESPREAD (THOUGH STILL SCATTERED) WITH LOWER TEMPS AND DEWPOINTS TUE/TUE NIGHT AFTER FROPA. && .AVIATION (02/18Z TAFS)... CUMULUS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...LEADING TO SCATTERED CLOUDS WITH BASES ABOVE 4K FEET. SURFACE WINDS WILL STAY LIGHT FROM THE SOUTHWEST UNDER 10 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. LIGHT WINDS AND AMPLE INSTABILITY WILL LEAD TO ISOLATED SLOW MOVING POP-UP THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE HEAT OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. AREAL COVERAGE OF THESE STORMS WILL BE 20% OR LESS AND THERE ARE NO APPARENT BOUNDARIES OR FOCAL POINTS DICTATING JUST WHERE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WILL DEVELOP. WILL PUT CB IN LOCAL TAFS TO DENOTE TOWERING CU. ALTHOUGH THESE STORMS WILL BE ISOLATED...THEY MAY CONTAIN STRONG WIND GUSTS. COVERAGE OF ANY CONVECTION WILL DIMINISH BEFORE 02Z WITH THE LOSS OF AFTERNOON HEATING. VFR CONDITIONS WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. A COLD FRONT NOW ACROSS INDIANA WILL SLOWLY SAG SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WEDNESDAY. WIDESPREAD CLOUDINESS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A CHANCE OF CONVECTION BETWEEN 12 AND 18Z. && .LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KY...NONE. IN...NONE. SHORT TERM...JSD LONG TERM....JK AVIATION....JSD
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 2:32 PM EST, 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 332 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 INZ084-089>091-KYZ023>031-033>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-070>078- 081-082-031945- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-HANCOCK KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY- JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY- HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY- BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY- JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY- MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY- CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-ALLEN KY- BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY- CLINTON KY- 332 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 /232 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED STORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING BEFORE MIDNIGHT. SOME STORMS EARLY THIS EVENING MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS LATE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVES SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION. THE STRONGEST STORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MOST LIKELY FROM SOUTH CENTRAL TO EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...MAY PRODUCE MARBLE TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL AS WELL AS WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ADDITIONAL ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AS THE NEXT SYSTEM COMES THROUGH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... INZ076>079-083-092-KYZ032-031945- ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN-CLARK IN- TRIMBLE KY- 332 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 /232 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED STORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. SOME STORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP MAY BRING LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS LATE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVES SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION. THE STRONGEST STORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MOST LIKELY FROM SOUTH CENTRAL TO EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY...MAY PRODUCE MARBLE TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL AS WELL AS WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ADDITIONAL ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AS THE NEXT SYSTEM COMES THROUGH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY DIME SIZED OR LARGER HAIL OR STRONG WIND GUSTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. JSD
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 1:51 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 251 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 INZ079-021915- JEFFERSON- 251 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL AFFECTING JEFFERSON COUNTY INDIANA... AT 247 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF MADISON...OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF CARROLLTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...SMALL PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO... WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. && EES
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 2:01 PM EST, 1 hour before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 301 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 KYZ035-036-022030- FRANKLIN-SCOTT- 301 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM AFFECTING EASTERN FRANKLIN AND WESTERN SCOTT COUNTIES... AT 359 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF FRANKFORT...AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO... WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. && EES
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 2:21 PM EST, 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 321 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 KYZ073-074-021945- ALLEN-BARREN- 221 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL AFFECTING BARREN AND NORTHEASTERN ALLEN COUNTIES... AT 220 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES WEST OF GLASGOW...OR 20 MILES EAST OF BOWLING GREEN...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...SMALL PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL BE... NEAR GLASGOW AROUND 245 PM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO... WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. && EES
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 2:31 PM EST, 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 331 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 KYZ071-072-022000- SIMPSON-WARREN- 231 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM AFFECTING NORTHERN SIMPSON AND SOUTHERN WARREN COUNTIES... AT 229 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTH OF FRANKLIN...OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOWLING GREEN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...SMALL PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE NATCHER PARKWAY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 4 AND 5. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO... WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. && EES
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 2:51 PM EST, 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 351 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 KYZ036-037-022015- HARRISON-SCOTT- 351 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...STRONG STORM AFFECTING HARRISON AND EASTERN SCOTT COUNTIES... AT 350 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTH OF GEORGETOWN...OR 20 MILES NORTH OF LEXINGTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO... WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. && EES
Special weather statement, Jun 2, 2:56 PM EST, 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 356 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2009 KYZ070-072-073-022030- ALLEN-LOGAN-SIMPSON- 256 PM CDT TUE JUN 2 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT LOGAN...SIMPSON AND ALLEN COUNTIES... AT 252 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR GUTHRIE TO 18 MILES SOUTH OF CROSS PLAINS...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES SOUTH OF ELKTON TO 47 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ELKTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE...SMALL PEA OR MARBLE SIZE HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL BE... NEAR ALLENSVILLE AROUND 310 PM CDT. NEAR DOT AROUND 315 PM CDT. NEAR OLMSTEAD AROUND 320 PM CDT. NEAR ADAIRVILLE AROUND 325 PM CDT. NEAR PRICES MILL AROUND 330 PM CDT. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 65 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 2 AND 6. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO... WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. && NF
The radar
The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:00 UTC.
Event by event
13 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Warren
- When
- June 2, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Warren County, 2.82 mi NNW of Bowling Green
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.020, -86.440
Spotter reported widespread wind damage in the Plum Springs Area just north of Bowling Green. Several trees and power lines were downed and shingles were blown off several roofs. Quarter size hail was also reported.
Hail, Warren
- When
- June 2, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Warren County, 3 mi N of Bowling Green
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.023, -86.430
Hail, Madison
- When
- June 2, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Madison County, 0.55 mi E of Middletown
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.580, -84.290
Hail, Madison
- When
- June 2, 3:31 PM EST
- Where
- Madison County, 0.55 mi E of Middletown
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 37.580, -84.290
Hail, Hardin
- When
- June 2, 5:25 PM EST
- Where
- Hardin County, Glendale
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.600, -85.920
Hail, Hardin
- When
- June 2, 5:26 PM EST
- Where
- Hardin County, Glendale
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.600, -85.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Hardin
- When
- June 2, 5:27 PM EST
- Where
- Hardin County, 1.49 mi NNE of Crest
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.770, -85.840
Trees were downed on Lower Colesburg Road near HWY 62. Several traffic lights were out as well.
Hail, Hardin
- When
- June 2, 5:29 PM EST
- Where
- Hardin County, Glendale
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 37.600, -85.920
Hail, Nelson
- When
- June 2, 6:05 PM EST
- Where
- Nelson County, Boston
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.780, -85.670
Hail, Nelson
- When
- June 2, 6:08 PM EST
- Where
- Nelson County, 3.06 mi ENE of Boston
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.800, -85.620
Hail, Adair
- When
- June 2, 5:13 PM CST
- Where
- Adair County, Knifley
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 37.230, -85.180
Hail, Franklin
- When
- June 2, 7:53 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, 1.38 mi N of Benson
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 38.220, -84.950
Hail, Franklin
- When
- June 2, 8:01 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, 1.29 mi WSW of Frankfort
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.190, -84.870
Hail, Fayette
- When
- June 2, 8:07 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette County, 2.28 mi ESE of Lexington
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.040, -84.460
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.
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: 174949, 174954, 174955, 174951, 174950, 174945, 174946, 174948, 174947, 174952, 174953, 174940, 174943, 174944, 174941.