Kentucky storm reports for March 2, 2012
NOAA recorded 126 hail reports, 75 wind reports and 19 tornado reports in Kentucky on March 2, 2012.
- in Kentucky
- 220
- Storm reports
- About 45 miles from Louisville, KY
- 4.25 in
- Largest hail
- Near 37.08, -88.74, KY
- 86 mph
- Highest gust
- Highest rating EF4, about 25 miles from Cincinnati, OH
- 19
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports.
- Wind report
- Tornado and its path
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on March 2, 2012 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.
Select a dot or a path for the report.
Reports by hour
Hail126, most at 4 PM
Wind75, most at 4 PM
Tornado19, most at 3 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:38 PM | EF2 | About 26 miles from Evansville, IN | 6.56 mi long, 200 yd wide |
| 1:55 PM | EF0 | About 18 miles from Evansville, IN | 3.84 mi long, 100 yd wide |
| 2:06 PM | EF0 | About 34 miles from Evansville, IN | 0.76 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| 2:22 PM | EF0 | About 31 miles from Evansville, IN | 0.25 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| 2:38 PM | EF2 | About 42 miles from Evansville, IN | 16.49 mi long, 200 yd wide |
| 2:41 PM | EF3 | About 37 miles from Louisville, KY | 3.26 mi long, 75 yd wide |
| 2:44 PM | EF1 | About 40 miles from Louisville, KY | 2.4 mi long, 150 yd wide |
| 3:01 PM | EF0 | About 33 miles from Louisville, KY | 2.73 mi long, 100 yd wide |
| 3:02 PM | EF0 | About 36 miles from Louisville, KY | 0.65 mi long, 30 yd wide |
| 3:12 PM | EF1 | About 41 miles from Louisville, KY | 0.25 mi long, 40 yd wide |
| 3:23 PM | EF4 | About 25 miles from Cincinnati, OH | 9.85 mi long, 880 yd wide |
| 3:24 PM | EF2 | About 43 miles from Cincinnati, OH | 5.4 mi long, 150 yd wide |
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| Time | Rating | Where | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:39 PM | EF3 | About 23 miles from Cincinnati, OH | 20.41 mi long, 440 yd wide |
| 4:02 PM | EF0 | About 36 miles from Cincinnati, OH | 0.13 mi long, 50 yd wide |
| 4:05 PM | EF1 | About 55 miles from Nashville, TN | 0.49 mi long, 60 yd wide |
| 4:39 PM | EF3 | About 47 miles from Lexington, KY | 84.99 mi long, 1580 yd wide |
| 5:08 PM | EF1 | About 38 miles from Lexington, KY | 7.4 mi long, 250 yd wide |
| 5:50 PM | EF3 | Near 37.70, -83.27, KY | 49.04 mi long, 1320 yd wide |
| 6:04 PM | EF2 | About 60 miles from Lexington, KY | 7.15 mi long, 310 yd wide |
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1:21 PM | 1.0 in | About 28 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 1:25 PM | 0.88 in | About 29 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 1:40 PM | 1.75 in | About 30 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 1:43 PM | 1.0 in | Near 37.07, -88.64, KY |
| 1:52 PM | 1.0 in | Near 37.14, -88.40, KY |
| 1:55 PM | 1.75 in | About 16 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 1:59 PM | 0.75 in | About 11 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 2:00 PM | 1.75 in | About 11 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 2:02 PM | 1.75 in | About 11 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 2:08 PM | 1.75 in | About 38 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 2:10 PM | 0.75 in | About 28 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 2:15 PM | 1.75 in | Near 37.27, -88.24, KY |
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| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2:21 PM | 1.0 in | About 28 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 2:25 PM | 0.88 in | About 29 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 2:25 PM | 1.25 in | About 25 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 2:35 PM | 1.0 in | About 45 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 2:37 PM | 1.75 in | About 45 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 2:39 PM | 1.75 in | About 34 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 2:50 PM | 1.75 in | About 34 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 2:50 PM | 1.25 in | About 44 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 2:57 PM | 0.88 in | About 54 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 3:00 PM | 1.0 in | About 51 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 3:05 PM | 2.75 in | About 32 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 3:06 PM | 2.75 in | About 28 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 3:09 PM | 1.25 in | About 25 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 3:14 PM | 1.75 in | About 45 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 3:14 PM | 4.25 in | About 45 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 3:15 PM | 1.0 in | Near 37.41, -86.66, KY |
| 3:15 PM | 1.75 in | About 43 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 3:15 PM | 1.25 in | About 44 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 3:20 PM | 1.0 in | Near 37.42, -86.49, KY |
| 3:20 PM | 0.75 in | About 34 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 3:20 PM | 1.75 in | Near 37.42, -86.49, KY |
| 3:24 PM | 1.75 in | About 60 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 3:25 PM | 2.0 in | About 38 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 3:25 PM | 2.75 in | About 42 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 3:28 PM | 1.75 in | About 16 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 3:31 PM | 2.5 in | About 39 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 3:33 PM | 1.75 in | About 17 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 3:35 PM | 1.75 in | About 16 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 3:35 PM | 1.0 in | About 35 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 3:40 PM | 2.5 in | About 16 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 3:41 PM | 1.75 in | About 25 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 3:47 PM | 1.75 in | About 26 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 3:50 PM | 1.25 in | About 28 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 3:53 PM | 2.5 in | About 34 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 3:53 PM | 2.0 in | Near 37.04, -85.44, KY |
| 4:07 PM | 1.75 in | About 25 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:08 PM | 1.75 in | About 25 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:10 PM | 1.75 in | About 26 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:11 PM | 1.75 in | About 26 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:12 PM | 1.75 in | About 57 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 4:14 PM | 1.75 in | About 24 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:15 PM | 2.75 in | About 25 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:20 PM | 1.25 in | About 32 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:20 PM | 1.25 in | About 31 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:21 PM | 2.75 in | About 29 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:23 PM | 1.75 in | About 12 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:25 PM | 2.75 in | About 33 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:26 PM | 1.0 in | Near 37.00, -85.92, KY |
| 4:28 PM | 1.0 in | About 29 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:32 PM | 1.75 in | About 38 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:35 PM | 1.75 in | About 29 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:35 PM | 1.75 in | About 45 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:35 PM | 1.25 in | About 35 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:38 PM | 1.75 in | Near 37.28, -85.90, KY |
| 4:39 PM | 2.75 in | Near 37.28, -85.90, KY |
| 4:40 PM | 1.75 in | Near 36.98, -85.73, KY |
| 4:40 PM | 1.75 in | About 31 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:40 PM | 1.75 in | About 46 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:41 PM | 1.75 in | About 46 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:42 PM | 1.0 in | About 26 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:43 PM | 1.0 in | Near 36.98, -85.62, KY |
| 4:44 PM | 1.75 in | About 36 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:45 PM | 1.0 in | About 30 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:46 PM | 2.0 in | About 22 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:47 PM | 1.75 in | About 26 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:48 PM | 1.75 in | About 52 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:49 PM | 1.75 in | Near 37.00, -85.57, KY |
| 4:51 PM | 1.75 in | About 23 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:59 PM | 1.0 in | About 28 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 5:00 PM | 2.5 in | About 58 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 5:00 PM | 1.75 in | Near 37.10, -85.31, KY |
| 5:10 PM | 1.75 in | About 33 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 5:10 PM | 1.0 in | About 41 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 5:10 PM | 1.75 in | About 57 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 5:10 PM | 1.0 in | Near 37.10, -84.82, KY |
| 5:13 PM | 1.75 in | About 35 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 5:14 PM | 1.75 in | Near 37.12, -85.08, KY |
| 5:15 PM | 1.0 in | About 46 miles from Knoxville, TN |
| 5:20 PM | 1.5 in | About 30 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 5:21 PM | 1.75 in | About 37 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 5:22 PM | 2.0 in | About 35 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 5:26 PM | 2.75 in | About 42 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 5:30 PM | 1.25 in | About 45 miles from Knoxville, TN |
| 5:30 PM | 1.75 in | About 23 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 5:30 PM | 0.88 in | About 17 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 5:35 PM | 1.5 in | About 23 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 5:35 PM | 3.0 in | About 53 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 5:40 PM | 1.75 in | Near 37.18, -84.62, KY |
| 5:42 PM | 1.0 in | About 58 miles from Kingsport, TN |
| 5:45 PM | 1.0 in | Near 37.75, -83.28, KY |
| 5:45 PM | 1.75 in | About 57 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 5:45 PM | 2.75 in | About 56 miles from Kingsport, TN |
| 5:50 PM | 1.0 in | About 53 miles from Kingsport, TN |
| 5:50 PM | 1.5 in | About 24 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 5:51 PM | 2.5 in | Near 37.75, -83.23, KY |
| 5:56 PM | 1.75 in | About 53 miles from Kingsport, TN |
| 5:57 PM | 1.0 in | About 57 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 6:00 PM | 2.0 in | About 46 miles from Kingsport, TN |
| 6:00 PM | 1.0 in | About 46 miles from Kingsport, TN |
| 6:00 PM | 1.75 in | About 49 miles from Kingsport, TN |
| 6:03 PM | 1.0 in | About 49 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 6:04 PM | 1.75 in | About 49 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 6:15 PM | 1.0 in | About 46 miles from Knoxville, TN |
| 6:15 PM | 1.75 in | About 45 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 6:17 PM | 1.75 in | About 46 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 6:17 PM | 2.75 in | About 45 miles from Kingsport, TN |
| 6:17 PM | 2.0 in | About 45 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 6:23 PM | 2.0 in | About 46 miles from Kingsport, TN |
| 6:26 PM | 1.75 in | About 45 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 6:38 PM | 1.0 in | About 38 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 6:39 PM | 1.0 in | About 38 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 7:10 PM | 1.25 in | About 44 miles from Knoxville, TN |
| 7:25 PM | 1.0 in | About 45 miles from Knoxville, TN |
| 7:40 PM | 1.25 in | About 45 miles from Knoxville, TN |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1:25 PM | 76 mph | About 28 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 1:30 PM | 63 mph | Near 37.01, -88.43, KY |
| 1:33 PM | 59 mph | Near 37.08, -88.74, KY |
| 1:38 PM | 86 mph | Near 37.08, -88.74, KY |
| 1:55 PM | 70 mph | Near 37.07, -88.64, KY |
| 2:10 PM | 69 mph | Near 37.01, -88.53, KY |
| 2:25 PM | 76 mph | About 28 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 2:37 PM | 69 mph | About 45 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 2:40 PM | 64 mph | About 45 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 2:40 PM | 81 mph | About 45 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 2:44 PM | 60 mph | About 45 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 2:50 PM | 58 mph | About 46 miles from Evansville, IN |
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| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2:50 PM | 75 mph | About 47 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 2:51 PM | 70 mph | About 47 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 2:52 PM | 81 mph | About 46 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 2:52 PM | 81 mph | About 45 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 2:53 PM | 69 mph | About 46 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 2:55 PM | 70 mph | About 40 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 2:56 PM | 70 mph | About 49 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 2:56 PM | 60 mph | About 45 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 2:57 PM | 63 mph | About 30 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 3:05 PM | 81 mph | About 53 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 3:07 PM | 60 mph | About 28 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 3:12 PM | 64 mph | About 54 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 3:12 PM | 60 mph | About 26 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 3:13 PM | 60 mph | About 40 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 3:20 PM | 60 mph | Near 37.42, -86.49, KY |
| 3:21 PM | 70 mph | Near 37.42, -86.49, KY |
| 3:26 PM | 60 mph | About 34 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 3:43 PM | 70 mph | About 22 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 3:45 PM | 60 mph | About 39 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 3:49 PM | 62 mph | About 40 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 3:49 PM | 69 mph | About 49 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 3:49 PM | 83 mph | About 9 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 3:50 PM | 60 mph | About 37 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 3:53 PM | 75 mph | About 59 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 3:53 PM | 60 mph | About 56 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 3:53 PM | 62 mph | About 28 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 3:55 PM | 63 mph | About 35 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 3:58 PM | 64 mph | About 44 miles from Nashville, TN |
| 4:02 PM | 60 mph | About 39 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 4:07 PM | 75 mph | About 27 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 4:15 PM | 64 mph | About 40 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 4:16 PM | 60 mph | Near 37.20, -86.10, KY |
| 4:20 PM | 69 mph | About 54 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:23 PM | 60 mph | About 12 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:25 PM | 69 mph | Near 37.00, -85.92, KY |
| 4:30 PM | 69 mph | About 56 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:32 PM | 64 mph | About 57 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 4:35 PM | 69 mph | About 57 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 4:39 PM | 60 mph | Near 36.98, -85.71, KY |
| 4:40 PM | 69 mph | About 53 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 4:43 PM | 64 mph | About 60 miles from Knoxville, TN |
| 4:43 PM | 64 mph | About 58 miles from Knoxville, TN |
| 4:45 PM | 60 mph | Near 37.28, -85.81, KY |
| 4:49 PM | 60 mph | About 23 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:49 PM | 70 mph | Near 37.01, -85.62, KY |
| 4:53 PM | 62 mph | About 27 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:55 PM | 69 mph | About 27 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:58 PM | 60 mph | Near 37.10, -85.82, KY |
| 4:59 PM | 69 mph | About 28 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 5:00 PM | 58 mph | About 36 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 5:10 PM | 58 mph | About 44 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 5:21 PM | 60 mph | About 53 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 5:30 PM | 58 mph | About 45 miles from Knoxville, TN |
| 5:34 PM | 58 mph | About 42 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 5:35 PM | 58 mph | About 57 miles from Knoxville, TN |
| 5:40 PM | 69 mph | About 59 miles from Kingsport, TN |
| 6:03 PM | 58 mph | Near 36.86, -84.83, KY |
| 6:05 PM | 69 mph | Near 37.17, -84.12, KY |
| 6:05 PM | 69 mph | About 46 miles from Kingsport, TN |
| 6:10 PM | 69 mph | Near 37.19, -84.12, KY |
| 6:10 PM | 69 mph | Near 37.23, -84.00, KY |
| 6:15 PM | 69 mph | About 45 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 7:00 PM | 69 mph | About 60 miles from Knoxville, TN |
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 | 1.75 in | 60 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.