Lightning TrackerMeads storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Meads, KY, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in Meads by the numbers
Meads gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 504 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 65 hail reports, 428 damaging-wind reports and 11 tornado reports. On average that is 12.1 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in May, June, July, when 58% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 2 hail reports, 65 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Meads; the largest hail was 1.50″ (walnut / ping pong ball) on Sep 21, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Meads
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | Damaging wind | 9 mi W · Carter Co. |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 12 mi SW · Carter Co. |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Damaging wind | 4 mi NE · Boyd Co. |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Damaging wind | 23 mi E · Lawrence Co. |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Damaging wind | 23 mi NW · Greenup Co. |
| Aug 16, 2026 | Damaging wind | 10 mi N · Lawrence Co. |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Damaging wind | 23 mi S · Wayne Co. |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Damaging wind | 6 mi N · Greenup Co. |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Damaging wind | 4 mi NW · Greenup Co. |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Damaging wind | 8 mi N · Greenup Co. |
One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.
Storm reports by year
Storm season in Meads
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Meads
Meads averages 2.7 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 3.00 inches — about the size of a tea cup — reported 18 miles from the city centre on Apr 14, 2025. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Meads
There have been 11 tornado reports within 25 miles of Meads since 2016; the strongest was rated EF2 (Apr 2, 2024, 9 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
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Questions about storms in Meads
Does Meads get a lot of severe storms?
Meads averages 12.1 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.
When is storm season in Meads?
Most severe-weather reports around Meads come in May, June, July.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Meads?
3.00 inches (tea cup size) on Apr 14, 2025, 18 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Meads?
Yes — 11 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF2 on Apr 2, 2024.
How do I get storm alerts for Meads?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Meads, KY. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.
How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Meads, KY. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 5, 2026.