Kentucky storm reports for May 19, 2022
NOAA recorded 63 hail reports and 12 wind reports in Kentucky on May 19, 2022.
- in Kentucky
- 75
- Storm reports
- About 6 miles from Lexington, KY
- 3.0 in
- Largest hail
- About 31 miles from Louisville, KY
- 60 mph
- Highest gust
- 0
- Tornado reports
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.
- Wind report
- Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
Hail, inches
- 0.75
- 1
- 1.5
- 2
- 2.5
- 3+
Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.
- Wind report
- Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on May 19, 2022 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.
Select a dot or a path for the report. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.
Reports by hour
Hail63, most at 6 PM
Wind12, most at 8 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1:08 PM | 1.25 in | About 29 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 1:18 PM | 1.75 in | About 30 miles from Evansville, IN |
| 1:54 PM | 1.25 in | Near 37.03, -84.22, KY |
| 1:56 PM | 1.25 in | Near 37.03, -84.19, KY |
| 1:59 PM | 1.0 in | Near 37.09, -86.08, KY |
| 2:17 PM | 1.0 in | Near 37.11, -84.02, KY |
| 3:11 PM | 1.25 in | Near 36.83, -84.12, KY |
| 3:23 PM | 0.88 in | Near 37.00, -84.17, KY |
| 3:27 PM | 1.0 in | About 52 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 3:33 PM | 0.88 in | About 43 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 3:38 PM | 1.0 in | About 15 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 3:39 PM | 1.0 in | Near 37.05, -84.10, KY |
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| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 3:40 PM | 1.0 in | Near 37.06, -84.06, KY |
| 3:41 PM | 1.75 in | About 31 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 3:42 PM | 1.0 in | About 44 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 3:43 PM | 1.25 in | About 31 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 3:43 PM | 1.0 in | Near 36.84, -83.76, KY |
| 3:45 PM | 1.0 in | Near 37.08, -84.04, KY |
| 3:53 PM | 1.75 in | About 44 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 4:00 PM | 2.0 in | About 26 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 4:03 PM | 1.0 in | Near 36.81, -83.65, KY |
| 4:05 PM | 1.0 in | About 57 miles from Knoxville, TN |
| 4:17 PM | 0.88 in | About 45 miles from Kingsport, TN |
| 4:36 PM | 2.0 in | About 43 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 5:01 PM | 1.75 in | About 55 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 5:01 PM | 1.5 in | About 51 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 5:36 PM | 1.0 in | About 43 miles from Kingsport, TN |
| 6:12 PM | 1.0 in | About 58 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 6:13 PM | 2.0 in | About 30 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 6:19 PM | 1.0 in | About 33 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 6:20 PM | 2.0 in | About 32 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 6:22 PM | 2.0 in | About 30 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 6:25 PM | 2.5 in | About 30 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 6:25 PM | 1.0 in | About 28 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 6:30 PM | 1.25 in | Near 37.50, -83.46, KY |
| 6:34 PM | 1.0 in | Near 37.53, -83.43, KY |
| 6:40 PM | 2.0 in | Near 37.56, -83.39, KY |
| 6:40 PM | 1.75 in | About 19 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 6:43 PM | 1.25 in | Near 37.53, -83.36, KY |
| 6:44 PM | 2.0 in | Near 37.54, -83.42, KY |
| 6:45 PM | 1.5 in | Near 37.56, -83.38, KY |
| 6:45 PM | 1.0 in | Near 37.55, -83.38, KY |
| 6:47 PM | 1.25 in | Near 37.57, -83.38, KY |
| 6:55 PM | 1.25 in | About 36 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 6:55 PM | 0.75 in | About 11 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 7:45 PM | 1.0 in | Near 37.50, -82.84, KY |
| 7:52 PM | 1.0 in | Near 37.49, -82.78, KY |
| 7:54 PM | 1.0 in | Near 37.51, -82.76, KY |
| 8:02 PM | 1.0 in | About 26 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 8:03 PM | 1.75 in | About 25 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 8:08 PM | 2.75 in | About 24 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 8:30 PM | 2.75 in | About 17 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 8:30 PM | 2.0 in | About 16 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 9:03 PM | 1.0 in | About 5 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 9:10 PM | 1.75 in | About 5 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 9:12 PM | 3.0 in | About 6 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 9:12 PM | 1.5 in | About 26 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 9:26 PM | 1.75 in | About 34 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 9:29 PM | 1.5 in | About 14 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 9:32 PM | 2.0 in | About 35 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 10:43 PM | 3.0 in | About 33 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 10:48 PM | 1.0 in | About 39 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 10:58 PM | 1.0 in | About 44 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 3:14 PM | 60 mph | About 31 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 4:36 PM | 58 mph | About 46 miles from Kingsport, TN |
| 5:36 PM | 58 mph | About 38 miles from Kingsport, TN |
| 6:38 PM | 58 mph | About 58 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 8:00 PM | 58 mph | About 43 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 8:01 PM | 58 mph | About 13 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 8:11 PM | 58 mph | About 11 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 8:16 PM | 58 mph | About 12 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 8:45 PM | 52 mph | About 33 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 8:58 PM | 58 mph | About 36 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
| 11:40 PM | 58 mph | Near 38.60, -83.60, KY |
| 3:23 AM | 58 mph | About 14 miles from Cincinnati, OH |
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 | 3.0 in | None | 0 |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.