Hail — Magoffin, Kentucky

2025-04-14 · near Foraker, Magoffin, Kentucky

Event narrative

Multiple social media videos showed hail falling near Stable Branch Road and KY-30, just north of the Foraker community. Lots of smaller hail was scattered on the ground, but there were also multiple quarter-sized stones visible in the videos.

Wider weather episode

A line of storms developed across Kentucky ahead of a cold front that began pushing into the state from the west during the afternoon hours on the 14th. As it continued to traverse the state and move into eastern Kentucky, the line of storms resulted in numerous instances of severe weather, including hail and damaging winds. The system them exited overnight, with storms and instances of severe weather ending just after midnight on the 15th in Harlan County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1290570. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.