◆ LOUISVILLE, KY HAIL HISTORY · JEFFERSON COUNTY
Louisville, KY hail history & hail map
Louisville, Kentucky has had 3 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 1.25″ (Half Dollar). Most recent: May 16, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
3Hail events in the past 5 years
1.25″Largest recorded hail · Half Dollar
1.25″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
0.75″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Louisville, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Louisville
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Jun 26, 2023 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 0.75″ · 7 ground reports (max 1.25″) |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 1.00″ Quarter | 10 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Louisville (38.254, -85.752) or an NWS / CoCoRaHS hail report within 3 miles. Data window: NOAA MRMS radar hail swaths Oct 2021 – Nov 2026; NWS / NCEI Storm Events reports Nov 2024 – Jul 2026; CoCoRaHS volunteer reports Oct 2021 – present. Radar hail sizes are estimates, not ground truth; hail at any single address can differ.