Hail — Owsley, Kentucky

2019-05-31 · near Booneville, Owsley, Kentucky

Event narrative

Dispatch relayed a report of penny sized hail south of Booneville.

Wider weather episode

Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed this afternoon as an upper level trough moved across eastern Kentucky. Repeated rounds of thunderstorms and heavy rain led to isolated flash flooding in southeastern Montgomery County, while a portion of Pike County experienced flooding issues. Elsewhere, isolated small hail up to nickel size occurred due to cold temperatures aloft.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 816153. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.