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Kentucky storm reports for May 3, 2021

NOAA recorded 6 hail reports, 6 wind reports and 6 tornado reports in Kentucky on May 3, 2021.

in Kentucky
18
Storm reports
Near 37.02, -86.38, KY
1.25 in
Largest hail
About 57 miles from Clarksville, TN
96 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF2, near 36.52, -89.03, KY
6
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

  • Wind report
  • Tornado and its path
  • Surveyed tornado path
  • Surveyed wind damage

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 3, 2021 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

Hail6, most at 12 AM

Wind6, most at 4 AM

Tornado6, most at 3 AM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
8:08 AMEF1Near 36.70, -85.70, KY0.5 mi long, 60 yd wide
3:31 AMEF1Near 36.66, -89.09, KY5.25 mi long, 100 yd wide
3:33 AMEF2Near 36.52, -89.03, KY6.06 mi long, 150 yd wide
3:55 AMEF1Near 36.55, -88.65, KY4.67 mi long, 125 yd wide
3:59 AMEF1Near 36.76, -88.58, KY0.54 mi long, 100 yd wide
5:12 AMEF0About 19 miles from Clarksville, TN2.62 mi long, 75 yd wide

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.