Kentucky storm reports for May 20, 2025
NOAA recorded 1 hail report and 74 wind reports in Kentucky on May 20, 2025.
- in Kentucky
- 75
- Storm reports
- Near 36.77, -84.86, KY
- 0.88 in
- Largest hail
- Near 36.53, -88.53, KY
- 70 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 20, 2025 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
Hail1, most at 1 PM
Wind74, most at 8 PM
Every report
Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.
| Time | Size | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1:03 PM | 0.88 in | Near 36.77, -84.86, KY |
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1:34 PM | 58 mph | About 34 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 1:35 PM | 58 mph | Near 37.20, -83.61, KY |
| 1:48 PM | 58 mph | Near 37.15, -84.14, KY |
| 2:00 PM | 58 mph | About 30 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 2:02 PM | 58 mph | Near 37.16, -84.03, KY |
| 2:06 PM | 58 mph | Near 37.11, -83.99, KY |
| 2:23 PM | 58 mph | About 45 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 2:26 PM | 58 mph | Near 37.03, -83.82, KY |
| 2:27 PM | 58 mph | About 56 miles from Knoxville, TN |
| 2:29 PM | 58 mph | About 49 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 2:49 PM | 58 mph | Near 37.37, -83.43, KY |
| 2:56 PM | 58 mph | Near 37.60, -83.46, KY |
Show all 74 wind reportsShow fewer
| Time | Gust | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2:59 PM | 58 mph | Near 37.35, -83.30, KY |
| 2:59 PM | 58 mph | Near 37.14, -83.43, KY |
| 3:02 PM | 58 mph | About 57 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 3:09 PM | 58 mph | About 58 miles from Kingsport, TN |
| 3:25 PM | 58 mph | Near 37.34, -83.01, KY |
| 3:54 PM | 70 mph | Near 36.53, -88.53, KY |
| 4:17 PM | 70 mph | About 54 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 4:39 PM | 64 mph | About 25 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 4:59 PM | 58 mph | About 29 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 5:00 PM | 63 mph | About 29 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 5:02 PM | 70 mph | About 48 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 5:33 PM | 58 mph | About 52 miles from Nashville, TN |
| 5:43 PM | 58 mph | About 55 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 5:45 PM | 58 mph | Near 37.28, -86.64, KY |
| 5:49 PM | 58 mph | Near 37.42, -86.49, KY |
| 5:51 PM | 58 mph | Near 37.40, -86.20, KY |
| 5:52 PM | 58 mph | Near 37.30, -86.65, KY |
| 5:54 PM | 58 mph | About 47 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 5:57 PM | 58 mph | About 56 miles from Clarksville, TN |
| 6:06 PM | 58 mph | Near 37.22, -86.49, KY |
| 6:15 PM | 58 mph | Near 37.08, -85.84, KY |
| 6:17 PM | 58 mph | Near 37.37, -86.24, KY |
| 6:38 PM | 58 mph | Near 36.78, -85.95, KY |
| 6:40 PM | 58 mph | Near 36.83, -85.92, KY |
| 6:47 PM | 58 mph | About 53 miles from Louisville, KY |
| 7:41 PM | 58 mph | About 36 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 7:45 PM | 58 mph | About 36 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 7:45 PM | 58 mph | About 33 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 7:50 PM | 58 mph | About 44 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 7:55 PM | 58 mph | About 39 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 7:57 PM | 58 mph | About 36 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 8:01 PM | 58 mph | About 29 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 8:09 PM | 58 mph | About 40 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 8:10 PM | 58 mph | About 51 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 8:12 PM | 58 mph | About 28 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 8:23 PM | 58 mph | About 50 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 8:34 PM | 58 mph | About 35 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 8:35 PM | 58 mph | About 34 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 8:45 PM | 58 mph | Near 36.99, -84.19, KY |
| 8:47 PM | 58 mph | Near 36.86, -84.23, KY |
| 8:51 PM | 58 mph | About 53 miles from Knoxville, TN |
| 8:51 PM | 58 mph | Near 36.98, -84.09, KY |
| 8:57 PM | 58 mph | About 48 miles from Knoxville, TN |
| 8:58 PM | 58 mph | Near 37.48, -83.62, KY |
| 8:59 PM | 58 mph | About 37 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 9:00 PM | 58 mph | About 48 miles from Lexington, KY |
| 9:01 PM | 58 mph | About 45 miles from Knoxville, TN |
| 9:03 PM | 58 mph | About 51 miles from Knoxville, TN |
| 9:08 PM | 58 mph | Near 36.88, -83.74, KY |
| 9:18 PM | 58 mph | Near 36.82, -83.64, KY |
| 9:18 PM | 58 mph | About 58 miles from Knoxville, TN |
| 9:19 PM | 58 mph | Near 37.79, -83.39, KY |
| 9:22 PM | 58 mph | About 57 miles from Kingsport, TN |
| 9:27 PM | 58 mph | Near 36.92, -83.54, KY |
| 9:35 PM | 58 mph | About 58 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 9:55 PM | 58 mph | About 44 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 9:57 PM | 58 mph | About 43 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 10:02 PM | 58 mph | About 28 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 10:06 PM | 58 mph | About 37 miles from Huntington, WV |
| 10:14 PM | 58 mph | Near 37.44, -82.43, KY |
| 10:15 PM | 61 mph | About 34 miles from Kingsport, TN |
| 10:30 PM | 58 mph | About 56 miles from Huntington, WV |
Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.