An area of low pressure approached the Ohio Valley from the northwest on April 25th. Ahead of it, a strong warm front sharpened across southern Indiana and central Kentucky. South of the front, sunshine broke out and helped temperatures surge into the 80s, while north of the front temperatures were only in the 50s. At one point, there was a 40 degree temperature difference across the state of Kentucky from north to south! This strong front helped to focus severe thunderstorm development in the late afternoon and evening hours. Many of the storms that formed were rotating single storms, known as supercells, which dropped VERY large hail in some locations.
Below is a radar loop of the event:
As mentioned above, quite a bit of hail fell in the strongest supercell thunderstorms. Below are some pictures we received of the hail, some of which was up to 3 inches in diameter which is bigger than a baseball!
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Credit: Michael Charnick |
Credit: Michael Charnick |
Credit: Carson Riley |
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Credit: Michele Wahnsiedler |
Credit: Hayden Padgett |
Credit: TCD Alan |
In addition to the hail, a couple of tornadoes caused damage across portions of south central Kentucky. Check out this link for more information on these tornadoes.
Below is a list of the storm reports received from the event:
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0623 PM HAIL 2 W DOE VALLEY 38.00N 86.14W
04/25/2015 E0.50 INCH MEADE KY PUBLIC
0630 PM HAIL BRANDENBURG 38.00N 86.18W
04/25/2015 M1.00 INCH MEADE KY PUBLIC
0631 PM HAIL 2 E BRANDENBURG 38.00N 86.14W
04/25/2015 E0.75 INCH MEADE KY PUBLIC
0638 PM HAIL BRANDENBURG 38.00N 86.18W
04/25/2015 M1.00 INCH MEADE KY PUBLIC
0658 PM HAIL 4 NNE SAINT CATHERINE 37.76N 85.22W
04/25/2015 M1.50 INCH WASHINGTON KY EMERGENCY MNGR
0709 PM HAIL LEBANON JUNCTION 37.83N 85.73W
04/25/2015 E0.50 INCH BULLITT KY PUBLIC
0717 PM HAIL 1 E NAZARETH 37.83N 85.44W
04/25/2015 M0.75 INCH NELSON KY NWS EMPLOYEE
0718 PM HAIL 2 E NAZARETH 37.83N 85.44W
04/25/2015 M1.00 INCH NELSON KY NWS EMPLOYEE
0720 PM HAIL BEAVER DAM 37.41N 86.88W
04/25/2015 M0.50 INCH OHIO KY PUBLIC
0723 PM HAIL 2 NE NAZARETH 37.85N 85.44W
04/25/2015 M1.50 INCH NELSON KY TRAINED SPOTTER
DELAYED REPORT.
0730 PM HAIL 4 W MAUD 37.81N 85.37W
04/25/2015 M1.25 INCH NELSON KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0733 PM HAIL HARRODSBURG 37.77N 84.85W
04/25/2015 M0.50 INCH MERCER KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0735 PM HAIL 3 SE BLOOMFIELD 37.88N 85.28W
04/25/2015 M0.75 INCH NELSON KY PUBLIC
0736 PM HAIL 2 E LOUISVILLE 38.22N 85.70W
04/25/2015 M0.50 INCH JEFFERSON KY BROADCAST MEDIA
0737 PM HAIL 3 NE MAUD 37.85N 85.26W
04/25/2015 M0.50 INCH NELSON KY PUBLIC
0738 PM HAIL NEW HOPE 37.63N 85.52W
04/25/2015 M0.25 INCH NELSON KY PUBLIC
0739 PM HAIL 2 SE BEDA 37.48N 86.93W
04/25/2015 M0.25 INCH OHIO KY PUBLIC
0739 PM HAIL STANFORD 37.53N 84.66W
04/25/2015 M0.25 INCH LINCOLN KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0741 PM HAIL ELIZABETHTOWN 37.70N 85.87W
04/25/2015 M0.88 INCH HARDIN KY PUBLIC
0744 PM HAIL LYNDON 38.26N 85.59W
04/25/2015 M0.75 INCH JEFFERSON KY PUBLIC
0745 PM HAIL PROSPECT 38.35N 85.61W
04/25/2015 M0.25 INCH JEFFERSON KY PUBLIC
0745 PM HAIL SPRINGFIELD 37.69N 85.22W
04/25/2015 M2.50 INCH WASHINGTON KY PUBLIC
0746 PM HAIL JEFFERSONTOWN 38.21N 85.57W
04/25/2015 M1.00 INCH JEFFERSON KY NWS EMPLOYEE
0752 PM HAIL MACKVILLE 37.73N 85.07W
04/25/2015 E0.75 INCH WASHINGTON KY PUBLIC
0753 PM HAIL MIDDLETOWN 38.24N 85.52W
04/25/2015 M0.75 INCH JEFFERSON KY PUBLIC
0754 PM HAIL PEWEE VALLEY 38.31N 85.49W
04/25/2015 M0.25 INCH OLDHAM KY PUBLIC
0757 PM HAIL 2 E PEWEE VALLEY 38.31N 85.45W
04/25/2015 M0.50 INCH OLDHAM KY PUBLIC
0800 PM HAIL FINCHVILLE 38.15N 85.32W
04/25/2015 M0.50 INCH SHELBY KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0807 PM HAIL 2 W SHELBYVILLE 38.22N 85.26W
04/25/2015 M1.00 INCH SHELBY KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0807 PM HAIL 2 E NEVADA 37.70N 84.89W
04/25/2015 M2.00 INCH MERCER KY PUBLIC
CORRECTED FOR THE TIME.
0808 PM HAIL 2 E BEREA 37.58N 84.26W
04/25/2015 M1.50 INCH MADISON KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0810 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 W WINDYVILLE 37.22N 86.38W
04/25/2015 EDMONSON KY NWS EMPLOYEE
DELAYED REPORT. NWS SURVEY TEAM FOUND
STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE. LARGE LIMBS
BROKEN. METAL ROOF FROM BARN BLOWN OFF.
0810 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 W WINDYVILLE 37.22N 86.38W
04/25/2015 EDMONSON KY NWS EMPLOYEE
0811 PM HAIL BEREA 37.58N 84.29W
04/25/2015 M1.75 INCH MADISON KY PUBLIC
0812 PM TORNADO 3 NNW WINDYVILLE 37.25N 86.36W
04/25/2015 EDMONSON KY NWS STORM SURVEY
NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND EF-2 TORNADO DAMAGE
APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES NW OF BROWNSVILLE.
ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS OF 111-115 MPH. PATH
LENGTH 0.2 MILES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 220
YARDS.
0812 PM TSTM WND GST 3 WNW WINDYVILLE 37.24N 86.37W
04/25/2015 M60 MPH EDMONSON KY PUBLIC
PRIVATE WEATHER STATION IN HUFF, KY.
0812 PM HAIL 3 W SHELBYVILLE 38.22N 85.28W
04/25/2015 M0.75 INCH SHELBY KY PUBLIC
0815 PM HAIL 2 N DANVILLE 37.67N 84.77W
04/25/2015 M2.50 INCH BOYLE KY PUBLIC
0816 PM HAIL DANVILLE 37.64N 84.77W
04/25/2015 M3.00 INCH BOYLE KY PUBLIC
0819 PM HAIL DANVILLE 37.64N 84.77W
04/25/2015 M1.00 INCH BOYLE KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0821 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SSE SUNFISH 37.26N 86.35W
04/25/2015 EDMONSON KY EMERGENCY MNGR
15 TO 20 TREES DOWN.
0825 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE BROWNSVILLE 37.22N 86.23W
04/25/2015 EDMONSON KY PARK/FOREST SRVC
SEVERAL TREES DOWNED IN MAMMOTH CAVE
NATIONAL PARK, WITH THE LARGEST ALONG
HOUCHINS FERRY RD NORTH OF THE GREEN RIVER.
MEASURING INSTRUMENT 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
THIS REPORT HAD A 47 MPH GUST AT 832 PM.
0827 PM HAIL 1 E NEVADA 37.70N 84.89W
04/25/2015 M2.00 INCH MERCER KY PUBLIC
0832 PM TSTM WND GST BROWNSVILLE 37.19N 86.26W
04/25/2015 M60 MPH EDMONSON KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0835 PM HAIL LANCASTER 37.62N 84.58W
04/25/2015 M1.75 INCH GARRARD KY PUBLIC
0925 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW COLUMBIA 37.07N 85.35W
04/25/2015 ADAIR KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE TREE REPORTED DOWN.
0929 PM TORNADO 1 NNE GLENS FORK 37.03N 85.25W
04/25/2015 ADAIR KY NWS STORM SURVEY
THE TORNADO FIRST TOUCHED DOWN 6 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF COLUMBIA ALONG DALE MORRISON
ROAD. NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED AND A
145-FOOT BARN WAS DESTROYED, WITH THE TOP
SHEARED OFF AN ADJACENT SILO. IT THEN MOVED
EAST INTO A WOODED AREA, SNAPPING AND
UPROOTING TREES. A MILE TO THE EAST, IT
DAMAGED THREE BARNS AND UPROOTED AND SNAPPED
MORE TREES ALONG MONTPELIER ROAD. A HOME
NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MONTPELIER RD AND
OLD MONTPELIER RD SUSTAINED MINOR SIDING
DAMAGE. AFTER TRAVELING ANOTHER 3/4 MILE
EAST, THE TORNADO APPEARED TO RECYCLE,
TAKING A TURN TO THE RIGHT FOR ITS LAST 1/2
MILE, WHERE IT DESTROYED PART OF A LARGE
BARN AND SLID THE REMAINING STRUCTURE 2 FEET
OFF IT'S FOUNDATION, PULLING SEVERAL 18'
DEEP CONCRETE FOOTINGS OUT OF THE GROUND.
SOUTHEAST OF THIS BARN IT AGAIN MADE A
DISTINCT CUT INTO A LARGE STAND OF TREES
BEFORE DISSIPATING ALONG RUSSELL CREEK JUST
PAST A BRIDGE ON ACREE RD.
0938 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 ENE MONTPELIER 37.02N 85.19W
04/25/2015 ADAIR KY EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES...POWER LINES AND POWER POLES DOWN ON
OLD MONTPELIER ROAD. ROOF DAMAGE TO SEVERAL
HOMES. BARNS PUSHED OVER AND SILOS KNOCKED
DOWN.
0940 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 E CROCUS 36.98N 85.20W
04/25/2015 RUSSELL KY EMERGENCY MNGR
DOWNED TREE BLOCKING HWY 55
0943 PM TSTM WND GST 1 WNW JAMESTOWN 37.00N 85.09W
04/25/2015 M61 MPH RUSSELL KY AWOS
0957 PM HAIL 5 SE BURKESVILLE 36.74N 85.31W
04/25/2015 M0.88 INCH CUMBERLAND KY EMERGENCY MNGR
1004 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NW ALBANY 36.70N 85.15W
04/25/2015 CLINTON KY EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY
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