Madison County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 14, 2026
Looking for storm and wind reports in Madison County, Kentucky? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records show 46 severe weather events in the last 12 months — 27 high-wind reports with gusts up to 60 mph, plus 19 hail reports with hail up to 0.75". 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.
Madison County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Madison County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Madison County
Recent storms — full detail available in the app
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.
See the specifics — free →Storm log — the official record, day by day
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.
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 715 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles south of Bardstown to 7 miles southeast of Richmond. Movement was southeast at 25 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...”
“At 512 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Virden to Richmond to 8 miles northeast of Harrodsburg. Movement was southeast at 30 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" Madison County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Madison County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 558 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 13 miles southwest of Lawrenceburg to near Harris Ferry. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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" Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 509 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Nicholasville, moving northeast at 10 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" Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 26, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Social media report and photo of a tree down blocking the road on KY Hwy 1016 near the intersection with Berea Bypass (KY 956). Time estimated from radar. (LMK)”
- Wind Unknown 2 ENE Berea SPC verified report
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Time Estimated by Radar: Several snapped and uprooted trees south of the Cottonburg community along Poosey Ridge Road near the intersection with Tree Branch. (LMK)”
- Wind Unknown 3 E Buckeye SPC verified report
Saturday, July 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 122 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of Gum Sulphur, moving southeast 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 222 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Nicholasville, moving north at 5 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" Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 516 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Harris Ferry, moving northeast at 10 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" Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 26, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1027 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles south of Williamstown to near Chevy Chase to near Indian Lakes Park. Movement was northeast 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...”
“At 140 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fox, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 45 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... Bybee, College Hill, Moberly, Union City, and Elliston.”
- Wind 50 mph Madison County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 213 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northwest of Richmond, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Lexington, Richmond, Harris Ferry, Peytontown, Valley View, Jackson Ferry, Panola, Stone, Locust Grove, and Hunt.”
- Wind 50 mph Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1039 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Shirley to 11 miles southeast of Lebanon. Movement was east at 25 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 Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 117 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 3 miles west of Richmond, moving east at 30 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" Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 229 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Winchester to 6 miles west of Richmond. Movement was east at 70 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 Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, April 27, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“Wind gusts of 35 to 50 MPH will be possible over the next few hours. These winds will occur separately from any thunderstorms. Winds of this magnitude may damage small tree limbs and make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
“At 1019 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Georgetown to near Dunbar High School to 8 miles west of Nicholasville. Movement was east at 55 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 Madison County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. WHERE...Portions of southeast Indiana, northern Kentucky, and central, southwest, and west central Ohio. WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Monday. 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 Madison County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Madison County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Madison County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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.”
- Wind 50 mph Madison 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 east central, north central, and south central Kentucky. WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT 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 Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of east central, north central, and south central Kentucky. WHEN...From 7 AM to 8 PM EDT Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. WHEN...From 7 AM to 8 PM EDT Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Madison County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. WHEN...Until 7 PM EDT 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 Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. WHEN...From 8 AM to 7 PM EDT Wednesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, February 19, 2026
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 427 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Richmond, moving east at 35 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...”
“At 350 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Blackburn, moving east at 45 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... Panola, Dreyfus, Brassfield, Speedwell, and Combs.”
- Hail 0.75" Madison County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Madison County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Madison County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Madison County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Madison 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 Madison County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, December 18, 2025
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 910 PM EST/810 PM CST/, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Bryan Station to 7 miles east of Jamestown. Movement was east at 65 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 819 PM EST/719 PM CST/, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers and a few embedded thunderstorms along a line extending from near Burlington to 8 miles north of Lafayette. Movement was east at 45 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 Madison County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
1 SPC verified storm report
“Tree down in the 3100 block of KY 52. (LMK)”
- Wind Unknown 1 NE Paint Lick SPC verified report
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 325 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty rain and sleet showers near Meadowthorpe, moving east-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...”
- Wind 50 mph Madison County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Madison County, KY?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 46 severe weather events in Madison County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Did it hail in Madison County recently?
Yes — 19 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.75" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
How do I see hail history for a specific address in Madison County?
Create a free IDOLCheck account and run an address check. It shows verified storm reports and official NWS warning boundaries around any specific property, including the most recent 30 days — county-level pages like this one only tell part of the story.