Hail — Owsley, Kentucky

2020-04-08 · near Booneville, Owsley, Kentucky

Event narrative

Emergency Management reported nickel sized hail just east of Booneville.

Wider weather episode

Supercell thunderstorms developed along a west to east oriented boundary early during the afternoon of April 8th near the Ohio River, congealing into a broken line as they pushed south into eastern Kentucky throughout the afternoon. Several instances of wind damage and hail were observed along with a couple of funnel cloud reports in Rowan County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 876238. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.