Hail — Livingston, Kentucky

2025-03-23 · near Newbern, Livingston, Kentucky

Event narrative

Quarter size hail fell southeast of Smithland.

Wider weather episode

An approaching storm system pushed a cold front southeast through west Kentucky on the evening of the 23rd. Surface-based CAPE around 1000J/kg and deep layer shear of 40-50kts set the stage for a line of thunderstorms to move southeast across west Kentucky through the evening. A few storms within the line pulsed up to produce some small hail, but one stronger storm managed to produce quarter size hail south of Smithland.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1247300. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.