Kentucky storm reports for May 23, 2011
NOAA recorded 4 hail reports, 22 wind reports and 1 tornado report in Kentucky on May 23, 2011.
- in Kentucky
- 27
- Storm reports
- About 32 miles from Clarksville, TN
- 1.0 in
- Largest hail
- About 2 miles from Louisville, KY
- 70 mph
- Highest gust
- Highest rating EF2, about 16 miles from Clarksville, TN
- 1
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
- Surveyed tornado path
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 23, 2011 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.
Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot.
Reports by hour
Hail4, most at 5 PM
Wind22, most at 6 PM
Tornado1, most at 7 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:10 PM | EF2 | About 16 miles from Clarksville, TN | 17.3 mi long, 175 yd wide |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 5:23 PM | 0.88 in | About 32 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 6:49 PM | 1.0 in | About 32 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 8:05 PM | 1.0 in | Near 37.31, -86.41, KY |
| 9:00 PM | 0.88 in | About 22 miles from Huntington, WV |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 5:18 PM | 70 mph | About 2 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 5:24 PM | 60 mph | About 5 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 5:26 PM | 60 mph | About 23 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 5:47 PM | 64 mph | About 36 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 5:51 PM | 60 mph | About 28 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 6:14 PM | 58 mph | About 3 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 6:17 PM | 58 mph | About 39 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 6:20 PM | 58 mph | About 14 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 6:27 PM | 60 mph | About 7 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 6:40 PM | 60 mph | About 36 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 6:47 PM | 58 mph | About 34 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 6:50 PM | 60 mph | About 33 miles from Lexington, KY |
Show all 22 wind reportsShow fewer
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 7:10 PM | 60 mph | About 12 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 7:28 PM | 60 mph | In Lexington, KY |
| 7:30 PM | 58 mph | About 60 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 7:30 PM | 58 mph | About 56 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 8:07 PM | 58 mph | About 31 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 8:41 PM | 58 mph | About 37 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 6:23 AM | 60 mph | Near 36.69, -85.37, KY |
| 6:45 AM | 60 mph | Near 36.66, -85.30, KY |
| 6:50 AM | 63 mph | Near 36.77, -84.98, KY |
| 6:55 AM | 63 mph | Near 36.83, -84.83, KY |
Cities with reports nearby
Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.
| City | Largest hail | Highest gust | Tornado reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington, KY | None | 60 mph | 0 |
| Louisville, KY | None | 70 mph | 0 |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.