Storms in Kentucky on May 2, 2016

29 published severe reports across Kentucky on May 2, 2016.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

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

Hail reports: 29. Wind reports: 0. Tornado reports: 0.

The table and map show 29 of 29 reports.

Time	What	Size or Speed	Where	Details
May 2, 2016, 2:05 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	3 ESE PRESTONSBURG	Record May 2, 2016, 2:05 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, 3 ESE PRESTONSBURG. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:f7983a07a97c2ea67e70791e1bc9662ad5903b111933b30d8957f760c6a46262.
May 2, 2016, 2:05 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	PRESTONSBURG	Record May 2, 2016, 2:05 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, PRESTONSBURG. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623703.
May 2, 2016, 2:08 PM EDT	Hail	1.75 in	BURNING SPRINGS	Record May 2, 2016, 2:08 PM EDT. Hail, 1.75 in, BURNING SPRINGS. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:a5e0892bdf8b2655fda12c36dd4a7188b27b33a10a7110a53e4c764defb08e01.
May 2, 2016, 2:08 PM EDT	Hail	1.75 in	BURNING SPGS	Record May 2, 2016, 2:08 PM EDT. Hail, 1.75 in, BURNING SPGS. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623704.
May 2, 2016, 2:20 PM EDT	Hail	1.75 in	BUCKHORN	Record May 2, 2016, 2:20 PM EDT. Hail, 1.75 in, BUCKHORN. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:950fe1e8169e6922218e23078c000711f05fadf61a809ea9aebee6af084f5a8d.
May 2, 2016, 2:30 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	SEBASTIAN	Record May 2, 2016, 2:30 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, SEBASTIAN. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:b13b64b5b1e94d94fdeb6fb63361836db7d11a8e46b1b4f7752c796f9aceeda4.
May 2, 2016, 2:30 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	SEBASTIAN	Record May 2, 2016, 2:30 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, SEBASTIAN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623706.
May 2, 2016, 2:36 PM EDT	Hail	1.25 in	WHITESBURG	Record May 2, 2016, 2:36 PM EDT. Hail, 1.25 in, WHITESBURG. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:2fd7b6cbaad3124a58290c3f61f5a3a6c1b5280c83eefc79901cbf243773cc61.
May 2, 2016, 2:36 PM EDT	Hail	1.75 in	WHITESBURG	Record May 2, 2016, 2:36 PM EDT. Hail, 1.75 in, WHITESBURG. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623711.
May 2, 2016, 2:40 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	HATFIELD	Record May 2, 2016, 2:40 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, HATFIELD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623708.
May 2, 2016, 2:45 PM EDT	Hail	1.75 in	THORNTON	Record May 2, 2016, 2:45 PM EDT. Hail, 1.75 in, THORNTON. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:71daac9e03491108e58f4d915ecfcff76886f1bc6f1944774441b9e49f82d6b0.
May 2, 2016, 2:50 PM EDT	Hail	1.75 in	NED	Record May 2, 2016, 2:50 PM EDT. Hail, 1.75 in, NED. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:74216d4ce6afc58f403197a14354e9cd6b2cc5459a362a2148844c81b4e3babf.
May 2, 2016, 2:50 PM EDT	Hail	1.25 in	MCROBERTS	Record May 2, 2016, 2:50 PM EDT. Hail, 1.25 in, MCROBERTS. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:795b9f857e8a2c3a3e384f050ee12d4daec0a03ad3fee2c08d702267aaf0bda2.
May 2, 2016, 2:50 PM EDT	Hail	1.75 in	NED	Record May 2, 2016, 2:50 PM EDT. Hail, 1.75 in, NED. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623709.
May 2, 2016, 2:55 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	ROWDY	Record May 2, 2016, 2:55 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, ROWDY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:b1d16c6fb0a079b966580b6e336e8c13332b82a0393c858b98d092fc0a76191d.
May 2, 2016, 2:55 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	ROWDY	Record May 2, 2016, 2:55 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, ROWDY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623710.
May 2, 2016, 2:58 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	WHITESBURG	Record May 2, 2016, 2:58 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, WHITESBURG. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:43f80afb50084007feda021a306cd4b1993bc24aea939889277b8383d3b979eb.
May 2, 2016, 2:58 PM EDT	Hail	1.25 in	ERMINE	Record May 2, 2016, 2:58 PM EDT. Hail, 1.25 in, ERMINE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:54e3d0703e8777a5db5ae2f1374dc63c908004f3eb2436a51b155852c8003da1.
May 2, 2016, 2:58 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	LOST CREEK	Record May 2, 2016, 2:58 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, LOST CREEK. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:7516a541e413894dfcd4b91dee34bfddc6fd7901865f75261f363c3624d2285e.
May 2, 2016, 3:13 PM EDT	Hail	2.00 in	WAYLAND	Record May 2, 2016, 3:13 PM EDT. Hail, 2.00 in, WAYLAND. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623712.
May 2, 2016, 3:14 PM EDT	Hail	1.25 in	1 E MOUSIE	Record May 2, 2016, 3:14 PM EDT. Hail, 1.25 in, 1 E MOUSIE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:322865b5445153e3a745d1a4fdace462dc2c0427274faa05b19304227e2e1210.
May 2, 2016, 3:14 PM EDT	Hail	1.25 in	MOUSIE	Record May 2, 2016, 3:14 PM EDT. Hail, 1.25 in, MOUSIE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623713.
May 2, 2016, 3:20 PM EDT	Hail	1.25 in	MINNIE	Record May 2, 2016, 3:20 PM EDT. Hail, 1.25 in, MINNIE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:0f6a4657f23d39b53d0e6344d97d715ac31acb6dd26ae326a5470b24e7852c97.
May 2, 2016, 3:32 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	PIKEVILLE	Record May 2, 2016, 3:32 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, PIKEVILLE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:dc911b21da9f187116e816f92361a47762d50d5a2d2d170eb6cfa7b43ecdbe11.
May 2, 2016, 3:32 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	PIKEVILLE	Record May 2, 2016, 3:32 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, PIKEVILLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623714.
May 2, 2016, 3:38 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	RACCOON	Record May 2, 2016, 3:38 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, RACCOON. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:8366a38c4539ff1dda41febf24c1df07ba2c748882209b6a2667c7b7f256ece3.
May 2, 2016, 3:45 PM EDT	Hail	1.75 in	THORNTON	Record May 2, 2016, 3:45 PM EDT. Hail, 1.75 in, THORNTON. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:2e08c54c33a6ce5a1584cdc28531e6739d842f0916855939f125cd1ff70f3899.
May 2, 2016, 3:50 PM EDT	Hail	2.00 in	KIMPER	Record May 2, 2016, 3:50 PM EDT. Hail, 2.00 in, KIMPER. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623715.
May 2, 2016, 4:01 PM EDT	Hail	1.00 in	CANADA	Record May 2, 2016, 4:01 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, CANADA. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:7bc304740bc01e48b6dbb921b08d38e2d7457c31041e8ca5febf1022f3f6ef9b.

Hail, 1.00 in

May 2, 2016, 2:05 PM EDT

3 ESE PRESTONSBURG
Record
- May 2, 2016, 2:05 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, 3 ESE PRESTONSBURG. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:f7983a07a97c2ea67e70791e1bc9662ad5903b111933b30d8957f760c6a46262.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 2, 2016, 2:05 PM EDT

PRESTONSBURG
Record
- May 2, 2016, 2:05 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, PRESTONSBURG. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623703.
Hail, 1.75 in

May 2, 2016, 2:08 PM EDT

BURNING SPRINGS
Record
- May 2, 2016, 2:08 PM EDT. Hail, 1.75 in, BURNING SPRINGS. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:a5e0892bdf8b2655fda12c36dd4a7188b27b33a10a7110a53e4c764defb08e01.
Hail, 1.75 in

May 2, 2016, 2:08 PM EDT

BURNING SPGS
Record
- May 2, 2016, 2:08 PM EDT. Hail, 1.75 in, BURNING SPGS. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623704.
Hail, 1.75 in

May 2, 2016, 2:20 PM EDT

BUCKHORN
Record
- May 2, 2016, 2:20 PM EDT. Hail, 1.75 in, BUCKHORN. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:950fe1e8169e6922218e23078c000711f05fadf61a809ea9aebee6af084f5a8d.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 2, 2016, 2:30 PM EDT

SEBASTIAN
Record
- May 2, 2016, 2:30 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, SEBASTIAN. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:b13b64b5b1e94d94fdeb6fb63361836db7d11a8e46b1b4f7752c796f9aceeda4.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 2, 2016, 2:30 PM EDT

SEBASTIAN
Record
- May 2, 2016, 2:30 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, SEBASTIAN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623706.
Hail, 1.25 in

May 2, 2016, 2:36 PM EDT

WHITESBURG
Record
- May 2, 2016, 2:36 PM EDT. Hail, 1.25 in, WHITESBURG. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:2fd7b6cbaad3124a58290c3f61f5a3a6c1b5280c83eefc79901cbf243773cc61.
Hail, 1.75 in

May 2, 2016, 2:36 PM EDT

WHITESBURG
Record
- May 2, 2016, 2:36 PM EDT. Hail, 1.75 in, WHITESBURG. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623711.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 2, 2016, 2:40 PM EDT

HATFIELD
Record
- May 2, 2016, 2:40 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, HATFIELD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623708.
Hail, 1.75 in

May 2, 2016, 2:45 PM EDT

THORNTON
Record
- May 2, 2016, 2:45 PM EDT. Hail, 1.75 in, THORNTON. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:71daac9e03491108e58f4d915ecfcff76886f1bc6f1944774441b9e49f82d6b0.
Hail, 1.75 in

May 2, 2016, 2:50 PM EDT

NED
Record
- May 2, 2016, 2:50 PM EDT. Hail, 1.75 in, NED. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:74216d4ce6afc58f403197a14354e9cd6b2cc5459a362a2148844c81b4e3babf.
Hail, 1.25 in

May 2, 2016, 2:50 PM EDT

MCROBERTS
Record
- May 2, 2016, 2:50 PM EDT. Hail, 1.25 in, MCROBERTS. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:795b9f857e8a2c3a3e384f050ee12d4daec0a03ad3fee2c08d702267aaf0bda2.
Hail, 1.75 in

May 2, 2016, 2:50 PM EDT

NED
Record
- May 2, 2016, 2:50 PM EDT. Hail, 1.75 in, NED. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623709.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 2, 2016, 2:55 PM EDT

ROWDY
Record
- May 2, 2016, 2:55 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, ROWDY. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:b1d16c6fb0a079b966580b6e336e8c13332b82a0393c858b98d092fc0a76191d.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 2, 2016, 2:55 PM EDT

ROWDY
Record
- May 2, 2016, 2:55 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, ROWDY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623710.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 2, 2016, 2:58 PM EDT

WHITESBURG
Record
- May 2, 2016, 2:58 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, WHITESBURG. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:43f80afb50084007feda021a306cd4b1993bc24aea939889277b8383d3b979eb.
Hail, 1.25 in

May 2, 2016, 2:58 PM EDT

ERMINE
Record
- May 2, 2016, 2:58 PM EDT. Hail, 1.25 in, ERMINE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:54e3d0703e8777a5db5ae2f1374dc63c908004f3eb2436a51b155852c8003da1.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 2, 2016, 2:58 PM EDT

LOST CREEK
Record
- May 2, 2016, 2:58 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, LOST CREEK. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:7516a541e413894dfcd4b91dee34bfddc6fd7901865f75261f363c3624d2285e.
Hail, 2.00 in

May 2, 2016, 3:13 PM EDT

WAYLAND
Record
- May 2, 2016, 3:13 PM EDT. Hail, 2.00 in, WAYLAND. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623712.
Hail, 1.25 in

May 2, 2016, 3:14 PM EDT

1 E MOUSIE
Record
- May 2, 2016, 3:14 PM EDT. Hail, 1.25 in, 1 E MOUSIE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:322865b5445153e3a745d1a4fdace462dc2c0427274faa05b19304227e2e1210.
Hail, 1.25 in

May 2, 2016, 3:14 PM EDT

MOUSIE
Record
- May 2, 2016, 3:14 PM EDT. Hail, 1.25 in, MOUSIE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623713.
Hail, 1.25 in

May 2, 2016, 3:20 PM EDT

MINNIE
Record
- May 2, 2016, 3:20 PM EDT. Hail, 1.25 in, MINNIE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:0f6a4657f23d39b53d0e6344d97d715ac31acb6dd26ae326a5470b24e7852c97.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 2, 2016, 3:32 PM EDT

PIKEVILLE
Record
- May 2, 2016, 3:32 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, PIKEVILLE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:dc911b21da9f187116e816f92361a47762d50d5a2d2d170eb6cfa7b43ecdbe11.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 2, 2016, 3:32 PM EDT

PIKEVILLE
Record
- May 2, 2016, 3:32 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, PIKEVILLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623714.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 2, 2016, 3:38 PM EDT

RACCOON
Record
- May 2, 2016, 3:38 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, RACCOON. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:8366a38c4539ff1dda41febf24c1df07ba2c748882209b6a2667c7b7f256ece3.
Hail, 1.75 in

May 2, 2016, 3:45 PM EDT

THORNTON
Record
- May 2, 2016, 3:45 PM EDT. Hail, 1.75 in, THORNTON. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:2e08c54c33a6ce5a1584cdc28531e6739d842f0916855939f125cd1ff70f3899.
Hail, 2.00 in

May 2, 2016, 3:50 PM EDT

KIMPER
Record
- May 2, 2016, 3:50 PM EDT. Hail, 2.00 in, KIMPER. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:623715.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 2, 2016, 4:01 PM EDT

CANADA
Record
- May 2, 2016, 4:01 PM EDT. Hail, 1.00 in, CANADA. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:7bc304740bc01e48b6dbb921b08d38e2d7457c31041e8ca5febf1022f3f6ef9b.

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.

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