Hail in Mercer County, Kentucky
Hail May 19, 2022 · Mercer County, Kentucky
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Hail of up to quarter size in diameter was observed north of Harrodsburg.
The wider storm
A stationary front lingered across central Kentucky during the day on May 19th, with a warm and moist environment located along and south of this boundary. During the afternoon and evening hours, a negatively-tilted mid-level shortwave passed just north and west of the region, helping to add dynamic support to an already thermodynamically unstable environment. Storms formed near the front in the early afternoon as multicell clusters, with a few supercells moving along the southern flank of the convective activity. The strongest cells produced considerable amounts of large hail across central Kentucky, with hail sizes larger than baseballs being observed in Fayette and Harrison County.
Began near Harrodsburg Arpt (37.8230, -84.8566).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1030743. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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