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Kentucky storm reports for August 17, 2024

NOAA recorded 5 hail reports and 57 wind reports in Kentucky on August 17, 2024.

in Kentucky
62
Storm reports
About 57 miles from Kingsport, TN
1.25 in
Largest hail
About 14 miles from Lexington, KY
82 mph
Highest gust
0
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA

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 August 17, 2024 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

Hail5, most at 6 PM

Wind57, most at 4 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeSizeWhere
1:46 PM1.0 inAbout 35 miles from Lexington, KY
6:34 PM1.25 inAbout 57 miles from Kingsport, TN
6:59 PM1.0 inAbout 47 miles from Kingsport, TN
7:12 PM1.25 inNear 37.00, -84.69, KY
9:20 PM0.75 inAbout 10 miles from Clarksville, TN

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Lexington, KYNone82 mph0

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