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Kentucky storm reports for May 16, 2025

NOAA recorded 75 hail reports, 167 wind reports and 6 tornado reports in Kentucky on May 16, 2025.

in Kentucky
248
Storm reports
Near 37.03, -89.06, KY
4.5 in
Largest hail
About 49 miles from Clarksville, TN
93 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF4, near 37.02, -85.03, KY
6
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA; 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
  • Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph
  • 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 16, 2025 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. 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

Hail75, most at 7 PM

Wind167, most at 9 PM

Tornado6, most at 9 PM

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

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
5:54 PMEF1About 45 miles from Clarksville, TN0.83 mi long, 210 yd wide
6:42 PMEF2About 26 miles from Clarksville, TN5.99 mi long, 200 yd wide
7:16 PMEF3About 36 miles from Evansville, IN9.88 mi long, 500 yd wide
9:26 PMEF2About 23 miles from Clarksville, TN10.03 mi long, 225 yd wide
9:27 PMEF4Near 37.02, -85.03, KY60.08 mi long, 1700 yd wide
9:55 PMEF1About 32 miles from Clarksville, TN2.57 mi long, 75 yd wide

Cities with reports nearby

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

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Lexington, KYNone63 mph0
Louisville, 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.