A unique cool season severe weather event took place across central Kentucky during the evening hours on November 29th. An approaching trough aloft and cold front at the surface created a strongly forced environment across the Ohio and Tennessee valleys. A 50 knot 925-mb jet and a 60 knot 850-mb jet provided plenty of vertical wind shear, with between 50 and 60 knots of effective bulk shear present across central Kentucky during the evening hours. Instability was relatively unimpressive, as generally between 500 and 1000 J/kg MUCAPE could be found in the pre-frontal environment. However, thanks to the strong environmental wind shear, supercell thunderstorms were able to develop across south central Kentucky during the early evening hours, moving quickly to the northeast after developing. Sufficient CAPE in the -10 to -30 degrees Celsius layer and long, straight hodographs contributed to left splitting supercells which produced several reports of hail across the region, ranging from quarter sized hail to ping pong ball sized hail.

Hail in FAYETTE, KENTUCKY
From 29-NOV-22 21:11:00 to 29-NOV-22 21:11:00 (EST-5)
Location: LEXINGTON
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Quarter sized hail was observed near the Henry Clay Estate in Lexington.

Hail in FAYETTE, KENTUCKY
From 29-NOV-22 21:11:00 to 29-NOV-22 21:11:00 (EST-5)
Location: LEXINGTON
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Quarter sized hail was observed in several locations across downtown Lexington.

Hail in FAYETTE, KENTUCKY
From 29-NOV-22 21:18:00 to 29-NOV-22 21:18:00 (EST-5)
Location: FENWICK
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Half dollar sized hail was observed near the Fayette/Bourbon County line.

Hail in NELSON, KENTUCKY
From 29-NOV-22 20:32:00 to 29-NOV-22 20:32:00 (EST-5)
Location: BARDSTOWN
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Multiple reports of hail, ranging from between quarter size to ping pong ball size, were received from the Bardstown area.

Hail in NELSON, KENTUCKY
From 29-NOV-22 20:23:00 to 29-NOV-22 20:23:00 (EST-5)
Location: NELSONVILLE
Magnitude: 1.25 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Half dollar sized hail was observed in the Nelsonville community.

Hail in MERCER, KENTUCKY
From 29-NOV-22 20:47:00 to 29-NOV-22 20:47:00 (EST-5)
Location: HARRODSBURG
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Quarter size hail was observed in Harrodsburg.

Hail in SHELBY, KENTUCKY
From 29-NOV-22 20:58:00 to 29-NOV-22 20:58:00 (EST-5)
Location: PEYTONA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Quarter sized hail was observed in the Peytona community in eastern Shelby County.

Hail in FAYETTE, KENTUCKY
From 29-NOV-22 21:05:00 to 29-NOV-22 21:05:00 (EST-5)
Location: (LEX)BLU GRS FLD LEX
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Quarter sized hail was observed in the Beaumont residential area in Lexington.

Hail in FRANKLIN, KENTUCKY
From 29-NOV-22 21:06:00 to 29-NOV-22 21:06:00 (EST-5)
Location: FRANKFORT
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Quarter sized hail was observed in downtown Frankfort.