Jefferson County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Has it hailed in Jefferson County, Indiana recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 27 hail reports with hail up to 0.88", among 52 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 25 high-wind reports with gusts up to 60 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in September 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Jefferson County
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Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
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Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 735 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Fairdale, moving southeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.75" Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 238 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles east of Madison, moving southeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 729 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southwest of Shepherdsville, moving southeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Shepherdsville, Radcliff, Vine Grove, Muldraugh, West Point, Bardstown Junction, Hobbs, Belmont, Rock Haven, and Grahamton.”
- Wind 50 mph Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1258 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Strathmoor Village, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Louisville, Jeffersonville, Jeffersontown, St.”
“At 1227 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near St. Dennis, moving east at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Louisville, Jeffersonville, New Albany, Shively, Audubon Park, Parkway Village, St.”
- Hail 0.25" Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 26, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 848 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles north of Jeffersonville, moving northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Louisville, Jeffersonville, New Albany, Jeffersontown, St. Matthews, Madison, Lyndon, La Grange, Middletown, and Scottsburg.”
“At 758 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Carefree Town to near Brandenburg. Movement was northeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports
“Reports of trees down along West Main Street near the Scott and Jefferson County line. (LMK)”
“Time Estimated by Radar: Large tree split in Hanover College. (LMK)”
- Wind Unknown 2 NW Blocher SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 E Hanover SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Deputy SPC verified report
Sunday, June 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 249 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Brownstown to 9 miles west of Salem. Movement was east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 447 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Shively, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Louisville, Jeffersonville, New Albany, St.”
“At 612 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles north of Corydon to near Brandenburg. Movement was east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, May 18, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 720 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles south of Dillsboro to near Bedford to 8 miles north of New Albany. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“Tree down on residential property on Cedarwood Dr. (LMK)”
- Wind 55 mph Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 NE North Madison SPC verified report
Saturday, May 16, 2026
7 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 630 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles west of Scottsburg to 9 miles north of Prospect to near Woodland Hills. Movement was northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
“At 822 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Madison, moving northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.88" Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1208 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles south of Seymour, moving east at 65 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, April 27, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 1039 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Scottsburg, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 45 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 716 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Jeffersonville, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.88" Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 3 E Madison SPC verified report
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 348 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Madison, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 302 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Corydon, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Shively, Valley Station, St.”
- Hail 0.5" Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 NE Madison SPC verified report
Sunday, March 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1124 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Madison to 7 miles northeast of Corydon. Movement was east at 60 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of south central Indiana and east central, north central, northwest, and south central Kentucky. WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 60 mph Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 NE Hanover SPC verified report
Saturday, March 14, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of south central Indiana and central Kentucky. WHEN...From 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ Sunday to 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. WHEN...From 10 AM CDT /11 AM EDT/ Sunday to 7 AM CDT /8 AM EDT/ Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 13, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of south central Indiana and north central Kentucky. WHEN...From 6 AM EDT /5 AM CDT/ this morning to 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1209 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles east of Salem, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, February 19, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 256 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles northwest of Brandenburg to 9 miles southwest of Valley Station. Movement was east at 30 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 238 PM EST, trained weather spotters reported a strong thunderstorm near Pleasure Ridge Park, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Louisville, Jeffersonville, New Albany, Shively, Audubon Park, West Buechel, Watterson Park, Lynnview, Seneca Gardens, and Parkway Village.”
- Hail 0.75" Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, December 28, 2025
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. A band of stronger showers will pass through the region this evening and may produce isolated wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of south central Indiana and east central, north central, northwest, and south central Kentucky. WHEN...Until 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
“WHAT...West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. A band of stronger showers will pass through the region this evening and may produce isolated wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of south central Indiana and east central, north central, northwest, and south central Kentucky. WHEN...From 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ this evening to 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ Monday.”
- Wind 55 mph Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, December 18, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 635 PM EST/535 PM CST/, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Brownstown to near Hawesville. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Louisville, Jeffersonville, New Albany, Jeffersontown, St.”
- Wind 50 mph Jefferson County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Jefferson County, IN?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 52 severe weather events in Jefferson County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Jefferson County recently?
Yes — 27 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.88" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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