Hail — Daviess, Kentucky

2025-03-19 · near Knottsville, Daviess, Kentucky

Event narrative

Quarter size hail fell just northeast of Knottsville.

Wider weather episode

An upper-level trough digging into the plains on the morning of the 19th resulted in broad diffluent level flow over the lower Ohio Valley. A surface low moving from Kansas into northern Missouri in the afternoon brought continued strong southerly flow at the surface. Although instability was modest, 500-1000J/kg, 80-90kts of deep layer shear and plenty of low-level shear set the stage for a minor severe thunderstorm event in the early evening. Scattered thunderstorms developed over southern Illinois in the late afternoon and eventually formed into a line as they moved east across west Kentucky through the evening. The storms produced sporadic reports of quarter size hail along and east of the Pennyrile Parkway/Interstate 69 corridor. A 65 mph wind gust was measured on the west side of Hopkinsville and a few trees were blown down through town.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1247297. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.