Hail and tornadoes in Shelby County, KY
Since December 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Shelby County, KY on 28 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Thu, May 19, 2022. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 5 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 51 hail reports in Shelby County, KY on 35 days, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 1.75 in, near Cropper, on Thu, May 19, 2022.
By decade: 1990s: 3 · 2000s: 23 · 2010s: 15 · 2020s: 10
Tornadoes since 1950
9 tornadoes have touched Shelby County, KY since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
- Wed, Feb 6, 2008 · EF2 · 6.99 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Vigo
- Wed, Apr 13, 2022 · EF1 · 3.52 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Hemp Ridge
- Wed, Apr 13, 2022 · EF1 · 0.21 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Southville
- Fri, Mar 23, 2012 · EF1 · 2.17 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Finchville
- Sun, Apr 2, 2006 · F1 · 2 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Shelbyville
Most recent
- Sun, May 7, 2023 · EF0 · 0.61 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Joyes
- Fri, Mar 31, 2023 · EF0 · 1.31 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Conner
- Wed, Apr 13, 2022 · EF1 · 3.52 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Hemp Ridge
- Wed, Apr 13, 2022 · EF1 · 0.21 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Southville
- Wed, Apr 13, 2022 · EF0 · 0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Southville
- Fri, Mar 23, 2012 · EF1 · 2.17 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Finchville
- Wed, Feb 6, 2008 · EF0 · 0.35 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Waddy
- Wed, Feb 6, 2008 · EF2 · 6.99 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Vigo
- Sun, Apr 2, 2006 · F1 · 2 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Shelbyville
By decade: 2000s: 3 · 2010s: 1 · 2020s: 5
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since December 2020
- Fri, Sep 18, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 13, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 17, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 25, 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.
- Sun, Dec 14, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 13, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 7, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Sep 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 17, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Mar 30, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 18, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 17, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Finchville, KY)
- Sun, Jun 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 E Peytona, KY)
- Mon, May 8, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Nov 29, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (PEYTONA, KY)
- Sat, Sep 3, 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.
- Fri, Jun 17, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, May 21, 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: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (CROPPER, KY)
- 1.75 in (1 NNE GRAEFENBURG, KY)
- Wed, Aug 25, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 16, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Mar 25, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (1 SSE SIMPSONVILLE, KY)
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.