Hail and tornadoes in Meade County, KY
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Meade County, KY on 30 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Wed, Sep 27, 2023. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 2 days.
Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.
Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.
Hail on record since 1955
NOAA's Storm Events database lists 41 hail reports in Meade County, KY on 27 days, 2 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.75 in, near Brandenburg, on Fri, Mar 2, 2012.
By decade: 2000s: 21 · 2010s: 13 · 2020s: 7
Tornadoes since 1950
12 tornadoes have touched Meade County, KY since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 1.
Strongest
- Sun, Mar 15, 2026 · EF1 · 4.02 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Flaherty
- Sun, Mar 30, 2025 · EF1 · 4.6 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Flaherty
- Sun, Mar 30, 2025 · EF1 · 14.78 mi long, 500 yd wide · near Sirocco
- Sun, May 26, 2024 · EF1 · 1.57 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Flaherty
- Wed, Apr 5, 2023 · EF1 · 0.27 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Old Weldon
Most recent
- Sun, Mar 15, 2026 · EF1 · 4.02 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Flaherty
- Sun, Mar 30, 2025 · EF1 · 4.6 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Flaherty
- Sun, Mar 30, 2025 · EF1 · 14.78 mi long, 500 yd wide · near Sirocco
- Sun, May 26, 2024 · EF1 · 1.57 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Flaherty
- Wed, Apr 5, 2023 · EF1 · 0.27 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Old Weldon
- Sat, Nov 18, 2017 · EF1 · 1.82 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Haysville · 1 injury
- Fri, Jul 10, 2015 · EF0 · 3.24 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Coburg
- Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · EF0 · 1 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Buck Grove
- Fri, Mar 2, 2012 · EF0 · 0.65 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Guston
- Tue, Apr 19, 2011 · EF0 · 6.72 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Payneville
By decade: 2000s: 2 · 2010s: 5 · 2020s: 5
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Sat, Sep 5, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 21, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 21, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 19, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, May 16, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Feb 19, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 19, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 18, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Mar 14, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (Brandenburg, KY)
- 1.75 in (2 S Wolf Creek, KY)
- Tue, Jul 30, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 29, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 4, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 17, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 7, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Mar 14, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Sep 27, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 18, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 17, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 5, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 2, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (2 ENE Wolf Creek, KY)
- Mon, May 8, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, May 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 6, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 8, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 22, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 19, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Dec 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 27, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.