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Metcalfe County Hail Map & Storm Reports

Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 13, 2026

Metcalfe County, Kentucky has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 2 tornado reports among 45 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 19 hail reports with hail up to 1" and 24 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.

Map of Metcalfe County, Kentucky showing the county boundary and surrounding cities
Metcalfe County, Kentucky. Map © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap · County boundary: US Census Bureau.

Metcalfe County hail map

Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Metcalfe County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.

45
Events (12 mo)
19
Hail
24
Wind
2
Tornado
1"
Max hail
55
Max wind (mph)
September 2026
Most recent

What the radar showed

Radar snapshot during the Jul 21, 2026 tornado event near 2 SSW Gascon, Metcalfe County, Kentucky, with NWS warning polygons
NEXRAD radar at the moment of the Jul 21, 2026 tornado event (Tornado) near 2 SSW Gascon. Outlined polygons are the storm-based warnings exactly as issued by the National Weather Service. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

Last 30 days in Metcalfe County

Current NEXRAD radar over Metcalfe County, Kentucky with recent storm report locations
Current radar over the Metcalfe County area, with storm reports from the past 7 days plotted. Refreshes throughout the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.
September 2026 2 storm days · 1 SPC verified report · 2 NWS warnings — hail to 0.25", wind to 55 mph Exact dates & locations in app →
August 2026 2 storm days · 2 SPC verified reports · 1 NWS warning — hail to 1", wind to 50 mph Exact dates & locations in app →

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.

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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

2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph

NEXRAD radar during the Wednesday, August 12, 2026 storm activity in Metcalfe County, Kentucky
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“At 420 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles northeast of Three Springs to 8 miles south of Munfordville. 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...”

NWS severe weather mention · Metcalfe County

“At 546 PM EDT/446 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Greensburg to 6 miles north of Edmonton to 6 miles northeast of Glasgow. Movement was 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.”

NWS severe weather mention · Metcalfe County

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"

NEXRAD radar during the Tuesday, August 11, 2026 storm activity in Metcalfe County, Kentucky
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“At 839 PM EDT/739 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 8 miles southeast of Hodgenville, moving southeast 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...”

NWS severe weather mention · Metcalfe County

“At 653 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northeast of Edmonton, 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...”

NWS severe weather mention · Metcalfe County

Saturday, August 8, 2026

1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"

“At 356 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of Tompkinsville, moving northeast 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... Dubre, Rockbridge, Willow Shade, Beaumont, Persimmon, and Cyclone.”

NWS severe weather mention · Metcalfe County

Sunday, July 26, 2026

2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph

NEXRAD radar during the Sunday, July 26, 2026 storm activity in Metcalfe County, Kentucky
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“At 906 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southwest of Munfordville, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Glasgow, Munfordville, Three Springs, Monroe, Horse Cave, Cave City, Little Barren, Rowletts, Node, and Coral Hill.”

NWS severe weather mention · Metcalfe County

“At 929 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Three Springs, moving 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...”

NWS severe weather mention · Metcalfe County

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

3 SPC verified storm reports — 2 tornado reports

NEXRAD radar during the Tuesday, July 21, 2026 storm activity in Metcalfe County, Kentucky
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“NWS Storm Survey found an EF-0 tornado with 85 mph winds just east of Edmonton. The tornado was 4 miles in length and was on the ground for 10 minutes reaching 75 yards (LMK)”

SPC verified report · 2 SSW Gascon

“An EF-1 tornado occurred in northwestern Metcalfe County... near Knob Lick on July 21. The tornado produced high end EF1 damage near Pleasant Valley Church Road and lof (LMK)”

SPC verified report · 2 SW Center

Sunday, July 19, 2026

1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"

“At 144 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southwest of Munfordville, 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...”

NWS severe weather mention · Metcalfe County

Friday, July 10, 2026

2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph

NEXRAD radar during the Friday, July 10, 2026 storm activity in Metcalfe County, Kentucky
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“At 1115 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Edmonton, 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... Edmonton, Burkesville, Leslie, Cundiff, Curtis, Modoc, Ellington, Willow Shade, Grider, and New Liberty.”

NWS severe weather mention · Metcalfe County

“At 1212 AM EDT/1112 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles south of Greensburg, moving 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... Columbia, Greensburg, Pickett, Absher, Node, Bliss, Fry, Romine, Exie, and Fairplay.”

NWS severe weather mention · Metcalfe County

Thursday, July 9, 2026

1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"

“At 1058 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Glasgow, moving east at 40 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...”

NWS severe weather mention · Metcalfe County

“Large tree down blocking both lanes at Breeding Road and Society Hill Road. (LMK)”

SPC verified report · 1 S Gascon

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"

“At 345 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southwest of Edmonton, 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...”

NWS severe weather mention · Metcalfe County

Saturday, July 4, 2026

1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"

“At 1023 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southwest of Three Springs, 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...”

NWS severe weather mention · Metcalfe County

Friday, July 3, 2026

1 SPC verified storm report

“A small shed or barn lost a roof... causing the walls to collapse. (LMK)”

SPC verified report · 1 NW Center

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph

“At 331 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles south of Glasgow, moving east at 25 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... Glasgow, Tompkinsville, Eighty Eight, Roseville, Willow Shade, Nobob, Lamb, Jeffrey, Dry Fork, and Bristletown.”

NWS severe weather mention · Metcalfe County

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph

NEXRAD radar during the Tuesday, April 28, 2026 storm activity in Metcalfe County, Kentucky
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“At 315 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Zula to 6 miles southwest of Tompkinsville. 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...”

NWS severe weather mention · Metcalfe County

“At 242 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Jamestown to 11 miles south of Memphis Junction. Movement was east at 50 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...”

NWS severe weather mention · Metcalfe County

Saturday, April 4, 2026

1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph

“At 516 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles southeast of Glasgow, moving northeast 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... Glasgow, Edmonton, Eighty Eight, Little Barren, Roseville, Coral Hill, Node, Pritchardsville, Lecta, and Haywood.”

NWS severe weather mention · Metcalfe County

Sunday, March 15, 2026

1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph

NEXRAD radar during the Sunday, March 15, 2026 storm activity in Metcalfe County, Kentucky
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“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.”

NWS severe weather mention · Metcalfe County

“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.”

NWS severe weather mention · Metcalfe County

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.”

NWS severe weather mention · Metcalfe County

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"

“At 311 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Edmonton to near Tompkinsville. Movement was northeast at 50 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...”

NWS severe weather mention · Metcalfe County

“At 242 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles south of Glasgow to near Lafayette. Movement was northeast at 60 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...”

NWS severe weather mention · Metcalfe County

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.”

NWS severe weather mention · Metcalfe County

“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.”

NWS severe weather mention · Metcalfe County

Saturday, December 27, 2025

1 SPC verified storm report

“Metcalfe county dispatch reported a tree had to be removed from US 68. A tree was also down at 402 Muncie Ct. in Edmonton. (LMK)”

SPC verified report · 2 S Sulphur Well

Thursday, December 18, 2025

3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph

NEXRAD radar during the Thursday, December 18, 2025 storm activity in Metcalfe County, Kentucky
Radar during the most significant activity of the day. Imagery courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University; radar data via NOAA/NWS.

“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...”

NWS severe weather mention · Metcalfe County

“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...”

NWS severe weather mention · Metcalfe County

Saturday, November 22, 2025

2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"

“At 240 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tompkinsville, moving east at 45 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...”

NWS severe weather mention · Metcalfe County

“At 209 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Scottsville, moving 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...”

NWS severe weather mention · Metcalfe County

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Common questions

When was the last severe storm in Metcalfe County, KY?

The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 45 severe weather events in Metcalfe 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 Metcalfe County recently?

Yes — 19 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.

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