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Louisville hail season 2012
43 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 10 storm days, max 3.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2012 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2012, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 28, 2012 | 17 | 2.00" | SPENCER, JEFFERSON, HARRISON, FLOYD |
| March 2, 2012 | 10 | 3.00" | BULLITT, FLOYD, CLARK, WASHINGTON |
| March 28, 2012 | 5 | 1.00" | JEFFERSON |
| July 19, 2012 | 3 | 1.50" | CLARK, OLDHAM |
| December 17, 2012 | 2 | 1.25" | BULLITT |
“Numerous reports of damaging hail were received from the Fern Creek area. One spotter reported 2 inch hail. Large hail damaged vehicles and the siding of several homes. A NWS employee observed many leaves stripped from trees and localized fog resulting from patches of hail left on the ground 2 hours after the storm passed.”
— NWS event narrative, April 28, 2012 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Mar 19 · Apr 17 · Jul 5 · Dec 2
Wind context: the record also holds 63 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2012 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 25 miles of the Louisville anchor. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.