Meade County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Meade County, Kentucky has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 1 tornado report among 46 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 16 hail reports with hail up to 0.88" and 29 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 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 Meade County
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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 0.25"
“At 815 PM EDT/715 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles east of Santa Claus to 16 miles north of Hardinsburg to 7 miles northeast of Brandenburg. Movement was southeast at 25 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.”
- Hail 0.25" Meade County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, August 10, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Large tree down into a house that knocked out a window. (LMK)”
- Wind Unknown 1 ENE Brandenburg SPC verified report
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Tree down across the roadway completely blocked on Fairway Dr at Doe Valley Parkway. (LMK)”
- Wind Unknown 3 S Doe Valley SPC verified report
Saturday, July 18, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 843 PM EDT/743 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles northeast of Tell City, 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... Tell City, Hawesville, Mount Pleasant, Cannelton, Leopold, Ranger, Derby, Lilly Dale, Fenn Haven, and Terry.”
“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 Meade County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Meade County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Meade County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Meade County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 9, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 824 PM EDT/724 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northeast of Hardinsburg, moving southeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Webster, Irvington, Garfield, Bewleyville, Basin Spring, Graysville, Corners, Clifton Mills, and Rosetta.”
“At 908 PM EDT/808 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hawesville, moving east at 25 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Meade County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Meade County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Meade County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 26, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 753 PM EDT/653 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 11 miles northwest of Elizabethtown, moving northeast at 45 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...”
“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 55 mph Meade County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Meade County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 NE Payneville SPC verified report
Thursday, June 25, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 609 PM EDT/509 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Corydon to 12 miles southwest of Carefree Town to near Tell City. Movement was east at 5 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.”
- Hail 0.25" Meade County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 150 AM EDT/1250 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles northeast of Hardinsburg, moving east at 25 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" Meade County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 20, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Multiple trees and power lines down on Big Bend Road. Road is closed. (LMK)”
“Large tree down/ blocking roadway on Battletown Rd in the area of Cedar Flats Rd. (LMK)”
- Wind Unknown 6 NNE Wolf Creek SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 N Battletown SPC verified report
Saturday, May 16, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 536 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Corydon, moving northeast at 30 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. Locations impacted include...”
“At 855 AM EDT/755 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles southeast of Paoli to 13 miles southwest of English. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Half inch hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.88" Meade County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Meade County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, May 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 145 AM EDT/1245 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles north of Hardinsburg, moving southeast at 55 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 0.25" Meade County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1258 AM EDT/1158 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles northwest of Brandenburg to near Whitesville. 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 Meade County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 421 PM EDT/321 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles east of Hardinsburg, moving northeast at 45 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. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.88" Meade County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“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.”
“WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. South winds will shift to west winds tonight. WHERE...Portions of south central Indiana and central Kentucky. WHEN...From 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ this morning 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 55 mph Meade County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Meade County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 14, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph, 1 tornado report
“Point where long track tornado moved into Meade County. Refer to public information statement issued by the office for more details on this tornado. (LMK)”
“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.”
- Tornado Tornado 1 SE Flaherty SPC verified report
- Wind 50 mph Meade County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 E Flaherty SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Flaherty SPC verified report
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 Meade County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, February 19, 2026
3 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 229 PM EST/129 PM CST/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles northeast of Tell City, moving east at 35 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 0.75" Meade County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Meade County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Meade 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 Meade County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Meade County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, December 18, 2025
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 656 PM EST/556 PM CST/, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Hardinsburg to near Dunmor. Movement was east 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...”
“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 Meade County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Meade County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Meade County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 229 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty rain and sleet showers, with isolated lightning, along a line extending from near Fern Creek to 10 miles northwest of Elizabethtown. Movement was east- southeast 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 Meade County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 713 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles west of Elizabethtown, moving northeast at 20 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 0.25" Meade County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Meade County, KY?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 46 severe weather events in Meade 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 Meade County recently?
Yes — 16 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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