Mercer County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Looking for storm and wind reports in Mercer County, Kentucky? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records show 42 severe weather events in the last 12 months — 27 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph, plus 15 hail reports with hail up to 0.75". The most recent recorded storm activity was in August 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
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Last 30 days in Mercer 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.
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
4 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 644 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles west of Harrodsburg to 7 miles northeast of Elizabethtown. 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.”
- Hail 0.25" Mercer County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Mercer County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Mercer County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Mercer County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 635 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of Springfield, 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...”
“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 0.75" Mercer County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Mercer County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Mercer County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Mercer County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, August 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 751 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles southeast of Owenton to near Harrodsburg. 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 Mercer County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 26, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Several trees were blown down across northern Mercer County... including near the intersection of Vanarsdall Road and Cole Road and the intersection of Jackson Pike and (LMK)”
- Wind Unknown 2 SW Salvisa SPC verified report
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Time Estimated by Radar: Downed power line in roadway in the 700 block of Cane Run Street blocking one side of the roadway with low-hanging power lines on the opposite (LMK)”
“Time Estimated by Radar: Tree blocking entire roadway near the 900 block of Kirkwood Road. (LMK)”
- Wind Unknown 1 ESE Harrodsburg SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 W Salvisa SPC verified report
Friday, July 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 817 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southwest of Nicholasville, moving northeast 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" Mercer County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 830 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bardstown, moving 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... Bardstown, Springfield, Ballard, Bloomfield, Willisburg, Mackville, Booker, Dugansville, Botland, and Mooresville.”
- Wind 50 mph Mercer County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Tree down over roadway. Delayed report. Time estimated by radar. (LMK)”
“Tree blocking both lanes of Moore Ln. Delayed report. Time estimated from radar. (LMK)”
- Wind Unknown 1 SW Shakertown SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 WNW Burgin SPC verified report
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 119 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Shelbyville to near Taylorsville to near Shepherdsville. 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Mercer County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, April 27, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — 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.”
“Fence panels blown over and wooden playset blown across the yard. (LMK)”
- Wind 50 mph Mercer County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Mcafee SPC verified report
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 430 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Versailles, moving northeast 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...”
“At 359 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles southwest of Lawrenceburg, moving northeast at 30 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" Mercer County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Mercer County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
3 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 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph becoming west southwest. WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northern Kentucky, and central, southwest, and west central Ohio. WHEN...Until 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 55 mph Mercer County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Mercer County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Mercer 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 Mercer 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 Mercer County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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.”
- Wind 50 mph Mercer 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 Mercer 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 Mercer County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, February 19, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 317 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles southwest of Lawrenceburg, moving east at 40 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" Mercer 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 Mercer County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Mercer 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 Mercer County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Mercer County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
2 NWS warnings — 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...”
“At 312 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty rain and sleet showers along a line extending from 11 miles southeast of Taylorsville to 6 miles west of Springfield to 9 miles east of Hodgenville. 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 Mercer County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Mercer County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, November 7, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1157 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bardstown, moving east 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" Mercer County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, September 22, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 259 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles southwest of Harrodsburg, 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Mercer County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Mercer County, KY?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 42 severe weather events in Mercer 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 Mercer County recently?
Yes — 15 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.75" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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