Storms in Kentucky on May 1, 2016

36 published severe reports across Kentucky on May 1, 2016.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail reports: 24. Wind reports: 12. Tornado reports: 0.

The table and map show 36 of 36 reports.

Time	What	Size or Speed	Where	Details
May 1, 2016, 2:35 PM EDT	Wind	70 mph	TAYLORS STORE	Record May 1, 2016, 2:35 PM EDT. Wind, 70 mph, TAYLORS STORE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:626850.
May 1, 2016, 2:50 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	HAZEL	Record May 1, 2016, 2:50 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, HAZEL. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:01dd1eb14cf8dbbfd82280926a863fee1fa449568e2678c640e59fb44bc12341.
May 1, 2016, 2:50 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	HAZEL	Record May 1, 2016, 2:50 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, HAZEL. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:626849.
May 1, 2016, 3:35 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	LA GRANGE	Record May 1, 2016, 3:35 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, LA GRANGE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622343.
May 1, 2016, 3:38 PM EDT	Wind	60 mph	LA GRANGE	Record May 1, 2016, 3:38 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, LA GRANGE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622351.
May 1, 2016, 3:38 PM EDT	Wind	60 mph	LA GRANGE	Record May 1, 2016, 3:38 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, LA GRANGE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622352.
May 1, 2016, 3:50 PM EDT	Wind	69 mph	SMITHFIELD	Record May 1, 2016, 3:50 PM EDT. Wind, 69 mph, SMITHFIELD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622353.
May 1, 2016, 3:54 PM EDT	Wind	60 mph	EMINENCE	Record May 1, 2016, 3:54 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, EMINENCE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622354.
May 1, 2016, 3:55 PM EDT	Wind	60 mph	EMINENCE	Record May 1, 2016, 3:55 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, EMINENCE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622355.
May 1, 2016, 3:58 PM EDT	Hail	1.50 in	EMINENCE	Record May 1, 2016, 3:58 PM EDT. Hail, 1.50 in, EMINENCE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622345.
May 1, 2016, 4:05 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	LAWRENCEBURG	Record May 1, 2016, 4:05 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, LAWRENCEBURG. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622346.
May 1, 2016, 4:05 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	BETHLEHEM	Record May 1, 2016, 4:05 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, BETHLEHEM. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622347.
May 1, 2016, 4:06 PM EDT	Wind	60 mph	SALVISA	Record May 1, 2016, 4:06 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, SALVISA. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622356.
May 1, 2016, 4:11 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	SIMPSONVILLE	Record May 1, 2016, 4:11 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, SIMPSONVILLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622348.
May 1, 2016, 4:15 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	SALYERSVILLE	Record May 1, 2016, 4:15 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, SALYERSVILLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623505.
May 1, 2016, 4:23 PM EDT	Wind	60 mph	DIXON TOWN	Record May 1, 2016, 4:23 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, DIXON TOWN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622357.
May 1, 2016, 4:31 PM EDT	Wind	60 mph	NICHOLASVILLE	Record May 1, 2016, 4:31 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, NICHOLASVILLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622358.
May 1, 2016, 4:33 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	JONESTOWN	Record May 1, 2016, 4:33 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, JONESTOWN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622349.
May 1, 2016, 4:35 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	JONESTOWN	Record May 1, 2016, 4:35 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, JONESTOWN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622350.
May 1, 2016, 4:40 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	PRATER	Record May 1, 2016, 4:40 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, PRATER. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622182.
May 1, 2016, 4:40 PM EDT	Hail	1.75 in	WESLEYVILLE	Record May 1, 2016, 4:40 PM EDT. Hail, 1.75 in, WESLEYVILLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622193.
May 1, 2016, 4:45 PM EDT	Wind	60 mph	SADIEVILLE	Record May 1, 2016, 4:45 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, SADIEVILLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622359.
May 1, 2016, 5:03 PM EDT	Wind	85 mph	GRAYSON	Record May 1, 2016, 5:03 PM EDT. Wind, 85 mph, GRAYSON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622216.
May 1, 2016, 5:03 PM EDT	Hail	1.75 in	GRAYSON	Record May 1, 2016, 5:03 PM EDT. Hail, 1.75 in, GRAYSON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622299.
May 1, 2016, 5:05 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	2 S GRAYSON	Record May 1, 2016, 5:05 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, 2 S GRAYSON. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:a1b10fc7bc312e08cb7e8ae93d6a5bfb3566ae486bfe37b6503be18409c8909a.
May 1, 2016, 5:05 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	GRAYSON	Record May 1, 2016, 5:05 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, GRAYSON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622194.
May 1, 2016, 5:13 PM EDT	Wind	60 mph	TRAPP	Record May 1, 2016, 5:13 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, TRAPP. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622360.
May 1, 2016, 5:30 PM EDT	Hail	2.75 in	6 N FALLSBURG	Record May 1, 2016, 5:30 PM EDT. Hail, 2.75 in, 6 N FALLSBURG. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:3b332446b08aa53e16c6772655d1424042baa63e8713b1d31ddb770385481f9c.
May 1, 2016, 5:30 PM EDT	Hail	2.50 in	ADELINE	Record May 1, 2016, 5:30 PM EDT. Hail, 2.50 in, ADELINE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622198.
May 1, 2016, 5:30 PM EDT	Hail	2.75 in	CADMUS	Record May 1, 2016, 5:30 PM EDT. Hail, 2.75 in, CADMUS. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622222.
May 1, 2016, 6:26 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	(CVG)GTR CIN ARPT	Record May 1, 2016, 6:26 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, (CVG)GTR CIN ARPT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622485.
May 1, 2016, 7:06 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	MASHFORK	Record May 1, 2016, 7:06 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, MASHFORK. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623506.
May 1, 2016, 7:13 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	HEBBARDSVILLE	Record May 1, 2016, 7:13 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, HEBBARDSVILLE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:53699451f7e994bdf586bdf5d0d0e5bae26be7be371678333f67135fd7fff2e6.
May 1, 2016, 7:13 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	HEBBARDSVILLE	Record May 1, 2016, 7:13 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, HEBBARDSVILLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:626848.
May 1, 2016, 7:20 PM EDT	Hail	1.75 in	KIMPER	Record May 1, 2016, 7:20 PM EDT. Hail, 1.75 in, KIMPER. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623507.
May 1, 2016, 8:10 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	JERIEL	Record May 1, 2016, 8:10 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, JERIEL. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623735.

Wind, 70 mph

May 1, 2016, 2:35 PM EDT

TAYLORS STORE
Record
- May 1, 2016, 2:35 PM EDT. Wind, 70 mph, TAYLORS STORE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:626850.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 1, 2016, 2:50 PM EDT

HAZEL
Record
- May 1, 2016, 2:50 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, HAZEL. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:01dd1eb14cf8dbbfd82280926a863fee1fa449568e2678c640e59fb44bc12341.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 1, 2016, 2:50 PM EDT

HAZEL
Record
- May 1, 2016, 2:50 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, HAZEL. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:626849.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 1, 2016, 3:35 PM EDT

LA GRANGE
Record
- May 1, 2016, 3:35 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, LA GRANGE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622343.
Wind, 60 mph

May 1, 2016, 3:38 PM EDT

LA GRANGE
Record
- May 1, 2016, 3:38 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, LA GRANGE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622351.
Wind, 60 mph

May 1, 2016, 3:38 PM EDT

LA GRANGE
Record
- May 1, 2016, 3:38 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, LA GRANGE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622352.
Wind, 69 mph

May 1, 2016, 3:50 PM EDT

SMITHFIELD
Record
- May 1, 2016, 3:50 PM EDT. Wind, 69 mph, SMITHFIELD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622353.
Wind, 60 mph

May 1, 2016, 3:54 PM EDT

EMINENCE
Record
- May 1, 2016, 3:54 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, EMINENCE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622354.
Wind, 60 mph

May 1, 2016, 3:55 PM EDT

EMINENCE
Record
- May 1, 2016, 3:55 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, EMINENCE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622355.
Hail, 1.50 in

May 1, 2016, 3:58 PM EDT

EMINENCE
Record
- May 1, 2016, 3:58 PM EDT. Hail, 1.50 in, EMINENCE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622345.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 1, 2016, 4:05 PM EDT

LAWRENCEBURG
Record
- May 1, 2016, 4:05 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, LAWRENCEBURG. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622346.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 1, 2016, 4:05 PM EDT

BETHLEHEM
Record
- May 1, 2016, 4:05 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, BETHLEHEM. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622347.
Wind, 60 mph

May 1, 2016, 4:06 PM EDT

SALVISA
Record
- May 1, 2016, 4:06 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, SALVISA. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622356.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 1, 2016, 4:11 PM EDT

SIMPSONVILLE
Record
- May 1, 2016, 4:11 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, SIMPSONVILLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622348.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 1, 2016, 4:15 PM EDT

SALYERSVILLE
Record
- May 1, 2016, 4:15 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, SALYERSVILLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623505.
Wind, 60 mph

May 1, 2016, 4:23 PM EDT

DIXON TOWN
Record
- May 1, 2016, 4:23 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, DIXON TOWN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622357.
Wind, 60 mph

May 1, 2016, 4:31 PM EDT

NICHOLASVILLE
Record
- May 1, 2016, 4:31 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, NICHOLASVILLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622358.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 1, 2016, 4:33 PM EDT

JONESTOWN
Record
- May 1, 2016, 4:33 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, JONESTOWN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622349.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 1, 2016, 4:35 PM EDT

JONESTOWN
Record
- May 1, 2016, 4:35 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, JONESTOWN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622350.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 1, 2016, 4:40 PM EDT

PRATER
Record
- May 1, 2016, 4:40 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, PRATER. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622182.
Hail, 1.75 in

May 1, 2016, 4:40 PM EDT

WESLEYVILLE
Record
- May 1, 2016, 4:40 PM EDT. Hail, 1.75 in, WESLEYVILLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622193.
Wind, 60 mph

May 1, 2016, 4:45 PM EDT

SADIEVILLE
Record
- May 1, 2016, 4:45 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, SADIEVILLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622359.
Wind, 85 mph

May 1, 2016, 5:03 PM EDT

GRAYSON
Record
- May 1, 2016, 5:03 PM EDT. Wind, 85 mph, GRAYSON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622216.
Hail, 1.75 in

May 1, 2016, 5:03 PM EDT

GRAYSON
Record
- May 1, 2016, 5:03 PM EDT. Hail, 1.75 in, GRAYSON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622299.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 1, 2016, 5:05 PM EDT

2 S GRAYSON
Record
- May 1, 2016, 5:05 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, 2 S GRAYSON. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:a1b10fc7bc312e08cb7e8ae93d6a5bfb3566ae486bfe37b6503be18409c8909a.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 1, 2016, 5:05 PM EDT

GRAYSON
Record
- May 1, 2016, 5:05 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, GRAYSON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622194.
Wind, 60 mph

May 1, 2016, 5:13 PM EDT

TRAPP
Record
- May 1, 2016, 5:13 PM EDT. Wind, 60 mph, TRAPP. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622360.
Hail, 2.75 in

May 1, 2016, 5:30 PM EDT

6 N FALLSBURG
Record
- May 1, 2016, 5:30 PM EDT. Hail, 2.75 in, 6 N FALLSBURG. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:3b332446b08aa53e16c6772655d1424042baa63e8713b1d31ddb770385481f9c.
Hail, 2.50 in

May 1, 2016, 5:30 PM EDT

ADELINE
Record
- May 1, 2016, 5:30 PM EDT. Hail, 2.50 in, ADELINE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622198.
Hail, 2.75 in

May 1, 2016, 5:30 PM EDT

CADMUS
Record
- May 1, 2016, 5:30 PM EDT. Hail, 2.75 in, CADMUS. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622222.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 1, 2016, 6:26 PM EDT

(CVG)GTR CIN ARPT
Record
- May 1, 2016, 6:26 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, (CVG)GTR CIN ARPT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:622485.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 1, 2016, 7:06 PM EDT

MASHFORK
Record
- May 1, 2016, 7:06 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, MASHFORK. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623506.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 1, 2016, 7:13 PM EDT

HEBBARDSVILLE
Record
- May 1, 2016, 7:13 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, HEBBARDSVILLE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:53699451f7e994bdf586bdf5d0d0e5bae26be7be371678333f67135fd7fff2e6.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 1, 2016, 7:13 PM EDT

HEBBARDSVILLE
Record
- May 1, 2016, 7:13 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, HEBBARDSVILLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:626848.
Hail, 1.75 in

May 1, 2016, 7:20 PM EDT

KIMPER
Record
- May 1, 2016, 7:20 PM EDT. Hail, 1.75 in, KIMPER. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623507.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 1, 2016, 8:10 PM EDT

JERIEL
Record
- May 1, 2016, 8:10 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, JERIEL. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623735.

How We Count

This page uses published ground reports from 2016-01-01 through 2026-10-29. Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail counts at 1.00 in or larger. Wind counts at 58 mph or stronger. State days also include tornado reports.

Reports use the local civil date and clock. City pages use the city clock. State pages use each report location clock.

Exact repeated observations are counted once. Nearby reports with different times, coordinates or sizes remain separate observations.

NCEI rows are verified against NCEI Storm Events. SPC and NWS local reports are preliminary.

Radar signatures and warning polygons are not ground reports and are not in these counts.

A missing report does not show that no storm occurred. These pages show city or state exposure, not damage at an address.

This free page covers the state. It does not check a street address.

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