All Kentucky Hail Reports in May 2012
Population: 4,206,074
38.20042, -84.87762
Updated: 06/04/2026
20
Hail Reports
May 2012 · within 10 miles
2.75″
Largest Hail
Baseball+-sized
Very High
Hail Frequency
Kentucky, Kentucky
Based on annual avg. of SPC reports since 2004. Not a formal risk assessment.
Hail Summary — Kentucky, KY May 2012
Kentucky had 20 hail reports in May 2012. Reports were recorded across 11 counties, with Breckinridge County reporting the most activity at 3 reports. The largest hail reported in Kentucky in May 2012 was 2.75 inches (baseball+-sized) near Sparta, KY. Use the summary, hail map, report list, and city pages below to research hail activity across Kentucky and explore the areas with the most reported hail.
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05/19/2026
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Monthly Hail Activity
Historical monthly hail pattern for Kentucky, based on precomputed state hail history since 2004.
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Hail Size Severity by Month
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Hail Reports in Kentucky in May 2012
05/31/2012
1.0 IN
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1.0 IN
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05/29/2012
1.0 IN
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1.0 IN
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1.0 IN
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05/21/2012
1.25 IN
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1.0 IN
IN
05/05/2012
1.0 IN
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1.0 IN
IN
05/01/2012
1.0 IN
IN
City of Salyersville, KY9:47 PM
QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND STRONG WINDS WERE REPORTED. (JKL)
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1.0 IN
IN
Magoffin County, KY9:47 PM
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED NEAR ROYALTON ON KY 7. EMERGENCY CREWS REPORTED WIND GUSTS SO STRONG THE HAD TO PULL THE CAR OFF OF THE ROAD. (JKL)
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1.0 IN
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2.5 IN
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2.5 IN
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1.0 IN
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1.0 IN
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1.0 IN
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1.0 IN
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1.0 IN
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2.75 IN
IN
05/31/2012
58.0 MPH
MPH
Mount Washington, KY7:17 PM
MOUNT WASHINGTON - HALF INCH HAIL (LMK)
MPH
Rosine, KY6:42 PM
8 E BEAVER DAM - TREE DOWN ACROSS THE WESTERN KENTUCKY PARKWAY NEAR PEA RIDGE ROAD. (LMK)
MPH
Meade County, KY6:07 PM
BATTLETOWN - SIX INCH DIAMETER BRANCH SNAPPED BY THUNDERSTORM WINDS. (LMK)
MPH
Meade County, KY6:03 PM
BATTLETOWN - SIX INCH DIAMETER BRANCH SNAPPED BY THUNDERSTORM WINDS. (LMK)
MPH
Graves County, KY5:44 PM
2 S MAYFIELD - TREES DOWN WITH ESTIMATED WIND GUST 60 TO 65 MPH. DIME TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL REPORTED. (PAH)
MPH
City of Hawesville, KY5:33 PM
1 S HAWESVILLE - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THREE TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. ONE FELL ACROSS MIDWAY LANE IN HAWESVILLE. (LMK)
05/29/2012
72.0 MPH
MPH
City of Oak Grove, KY5:35 PM
1 N OAK GROVE - GUST MEASURED AT EXIT 89 ON INTERSTATE 24 JUST NORTH OF THE TENNESSEE BORDER. (PAH)
59.0 MPH
MPH
City of Pembroke, KY5:35 PM
PEMBROKE - (PAH)
MPH
City of Trenton, KY5:33 PM
3 S TRENTON - TREES DOWN 12 INCHES IN DIAMETER. POWER LINES DOWN. (PAH)
MPH
Cerulean, KY4:33 PM
6 N CADIZ - TREES REPORTED DOWN NEAR INTERSTATE IN NORTHERN TRIGG COUNTY. (PAH)
MPH
Meade County, KY10:34 AM
4 W BRANDENBURG - TREES ON HOUSES AND TWO BARMS DAMAGED NEAR KY 144 AND SIROCCO ROAD (LMK)
MPH
Doe Valley, KY8:30 AM
5 E BRANDENBURG - TREES DOWN ALONG KY 1638 (LMK)
MPH
Doe Valley, KY8:25 AM
DOE VALLEY - TREES DOWN (LMK)
MPH
Meade County, KY8:22 AM
4 W BRANDENBURG - TREES ON HOUSES AND TWO BARMS DAMAGED NEAR KY 144 AND SIROCCO ROAD (LMK)
05/21/2012
MPH
Jeffersonville, KY2:34 PM
2 E CAMARGO - TREE LIMBS WERE KNOCKED DOWN THAT WERE 2 TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER. TIME OF EVENT WAS ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (JKL)
05/20/2012
MPH
City of Marion, KY10:55 PM
MARION - TREE FELL ON HOUSE. NOT SURE IF IT WAS WIND OR LIGHTNING CAUSED. (PAH)
05/05/2012
MPH
Glasgow, KY5:00 AM
4 SE GLASGOW - AN NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM REVEALED STRAIGHT-LINE WIND DAMAGE ALONG AND GENERALLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 90 FROM CAVE CITY TO APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GLASGOW NEAR WHI (LMK)
MPH
Glasgow, KY5:00 AM
4 WNW EIGHTY EIGHT - SEVERAL LARGE MATURE TREES UPROOTED NEAR BURKESVILLE ROAD (LMK)
MPH
Glasgow, KY4:55 AM
2 SE GLASGOW - 25-30 FOOT TREES DOWN IN GREEN VALLEY AREA ALONG BURKESVILLE RD. (LMK)
MPH
City of Glasgow, KY4:55 AM
GLASGOW - SIDING TORN OFF A HOUSE ON DAVIS STREET (LMK)
MPH
City of Glasgow, KY4:53 AM
GLASGOW - AT LEAST 75 TREES DOWN FROM CENTRAL BARREN COUNTY EAST. ALSO A TREE DOWN ON A HOUR ON ROSEVILLE RD. (LMK)
MPH
Cave City, KY4:43 AM
3 SE CAVE CITY - ROOFS OFF SEVERAL BARNS AND TRAILERS (LMK)
MPH
Leitchfield, KY4:03 AM
LEITCHFIELD - PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT DEMOLISHED. REPORT RELAYED FROM VIEWER. (LMK)
MPH
Fordsville, KY3:28 AM
2 NW DUNDEE - TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 1414...TAFFY ROAD...AND FRIENDSHIP ROAD. (LMK)
05/04/2012
60.0 MPH
MPH
City of Bardstown, KY5:30 PM
2 NE NAZARETH - (LMK)
05/01/2012
T
TOR
Trimble County, KY4:45 PM
3 WNW BEDFORD - WEAK EF-0 TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED 65 MPH WINDS DID TREE DAMAGE AS IT BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN ALONG MOUNT PLESEANT ROAD NORTHWEST OF BEDFORD... SNAPPING UPPER-LEVEL TREE BRA (LMK)
05/31/2012
58.0 MPH
MPH
Mount Washington, KY7:17 PM
MOUNT WASHINGTON - HALF INCH HAIL (LMK)
MPH
Rosine, KY6:42 PM
8 E BEAVER DAM - TREE DOWN ACROSS THE WESTERN KENTUCKY PARKWAY NEAR PEA RIDGE ROAD. (LMK)
1.0 IN
IN
MPH
Meade County, KY6:07 PM
BATTLETOWN - SIX INCH DIAMETER BRANCH SNAPPED BY THUNDERSTORM WINDS. (LMK)
MPH
Meade County, KY6:03 PM
BATTLETOWN - SIX INCH DIAMETER BRANCH SNAPPED BY THUNDERSTORM WINDS. (LMK)
1.0 IN
IN
MPH
Graves County, KY5:44 PM
2 S MAYFIELD - TREES DOWN WITH ESTIMATED WIND GUST 60 TO 65 MPH. DIME TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL REPORTED. (PAH)
MPH
City of Hawesville, KY5:33 PM
1 S HAWESVILLE - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THREE TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. ONE FELL ACROSS MIDWAY LANE IN HAWESVILLE. (LMK)
05/29/2012
72.0 MPH
MPH
City of Oak Grove, KY5:35 PM
1 N OAK GROVE - GUST MEASURED AT EXIT 89 ON INTERSTATE 24 JUST NORTH OF THE TENNESSEE BORDER. (PAH)
59.0 MPH
MPH
City of Pembroke, KY5:35 PM
PEMBROKE - (PAH)
MPH
City of Trenton, KY5:33 PM
3 S TRENTON - TREES DOWN 12 INCHES IN DIAMETER. POWER LINES DOWN. (PAH)
1.0 IN
IN
MPH
Cerulean, KY4:33 PM
6 N CADIZ - TREES REPORTED DOWN NEAR INTERSTATE IN NORTHERN TRIGG COUNTY. (PAH)
1.0 IN
IN
MPH
Meade County, KY10:34 AM
4 W BRANDENBURG - TREES ON HOUSES AND TWO BARMS DAMAGED NEAR KY 144 AND SIROCCO ROAD (LMK)
1.0 IN
IN
MPH
Doe Valley, KY8:30 AM
5 E BRANDENBURG - TREES DOWN ALONG KY 1638 (LMK)
MPH
Doe Valley, KY8:25 AM
DOE VALLEY - TREES DOWN (LMK)
MPH
Meade County, KY8:22 AM
4 W BRANDENBURG - TREES ON HOUSES AND TWO BARMS DAMAGED NEAR KY 144 AND SIROCCO ROAD (LMK)
05/21/2012
1.25 IN
IN
1.0 IN
IN
MPH
Jeffersonville, KY2:34 PM
2 E CAMARGO - TREE LIMBS WERE KNOCKED DOWN THAT WERE 2 TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER. TIME OF EVENT WAS ESTIMATED BY RADAR. (JKL)
05/20/2012
MPH
City of Marion, KY10:55 PM
MARION - TREE FELL ON HOUSE. NOT SURE IF IT WAS WIND OR LIGHTNING CAUSED. (PAH)
05/05/2012
1.0 IN
IN
1.0 IN
IN