Hail Swath Map Preview
The Louisville, KY hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 28, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 0.75". There are 0 public hail reports, 11 public wind reports, and 6 nearby tornado reports listed for the May 7, 2023 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Louisville, KY Hail Map
The May 7, 2023 hail swath map for Louisville, KY covers approximately 936 square miles and includes an estimated 97,747 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 589 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the < 0.50" hail band with 72,091 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 589 sq mi | 72,091 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 317 sq mi | 24,115 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 30 sq mi | 1,541 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Louisville, KY Hail Swath Map
Inside the May 7, 2023 hail swath map area for Louisville, KY, HailGeeks estimates 43,951 single-family homes, 1,125 townhomes, and 10,430 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the < 0.50" hail band, with 32,313 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 32,313 | 892 | 8,108 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 10,982 | 220 | 2,275 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 656 | 13 | 47 |
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Counties Inside the Louisville, KY Hail Map
Hail from the May 7, 2023 storm was mapped across 32 counties in the Louisville, KY region. Harrison County, IN had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 0.75" with roughly 2,742 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Louisville, KY Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 24 cities near Louisville, KY. Louisville, KY had the strongest mapped signal at 0.50", with an estimated 6,824 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Louisville, KY Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the May 7, 2023 Louisville, KY hail map spans 64 ZIP codes. ZIP 40004 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 0.75" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 1,803.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the May 7, 2023 hail map for Louisville, KY currently list 0 public hail reports, 11 public wind reports, and 6 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No public hail reports are available for this event. | ||||
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 7, 2023 7:43 AM CT | 2 NW Georgetown | IN | MULTIPLE TREES DOWNED ALONG HAMBY ROAD. | |
May 7, 2023 7:46 AM CT | 2 SSW Saint Joseph | IN | ONE SOFTWOOD TREE WAS UPROOTED... AND A MID-SIZE OLDER OUTBUILDING HAD A SECTION OF ITS ROOF BLOWN OFF. THE ROOF WAS BLOWN APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS DOWNWIND. A STORM SURVEY ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS OF 75 MPH. | |
May 7, 2023 7:48 AM CT | New Salisbury | IN | POWER IS OUT AND A TREE IS DOWN ACROSS STATE ROAD 64 NEAR NEW SALISBURY. | |
May 7, 2023 7:52 AM CT | 3 NNE New Albany | IN | DAMAGE TO CARRIAGE HOUSE APARTMENT BUILDINGS... INCLUDING A ROOF BEING BLOWN OFF. AT LEAST 4 TELEPHONE POLES HAVE BEEN SNAPPED. CURRENTLY AN ACTIVE SCENE. UTILITIES ARE BEING TURNED OFF TO THE APARTMENTS. | |
May 7, 2023 8:01 AM CT | 4 NE Bridgeport | IN | THE SHOOTING CLUB AT THE FARM HAD WIND DAMAGE TO A STRUCTURE... INCLUDING A ROOF BLOWN OFF... AND TREE DAMAGE. | |
May 7, 2023 8:03 AM CT | 3 SE Louisville | KY | TREE DOWN BLOCKING EASTERN PKWY AT BARRET AVE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
May 7, 2023 8:09 AM CT | 1 WSW Buckner | KY | TREE REPORTED DOWN IN BUCKNER. | |
May 7, 2023 8:13 AM CT | 4 SSW Saint Matthews | KY | POWER LINES DOWN OFF OF OLD SHEPHERDSVILLE ROAD NEAR HIKES LANE. | |
May 7, 2023 8:14 AM CT | 2 SE Brooks | KY | SOCIAL MEDIA POST ABOUT A TREE DOWN ON ROAD NEAR CALVARY CHURCH. | |
May 7, 2023 8:26 AM CT | 2 WSW Shelbyville | KY | DAMAGE TO A GAS STATION WITH SOME OF THE SIGN DAMAGE NOTED DOWNWIND ON PEARCE INDUSTRIAL RD. ALSO SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE AT THE BLACK AND DECKER PLANT OFF OF HARRY LONG RD. ALL OF THE DEBRIS FROM THE ROOF WAS BLOWN TO THE EAST. NO TWISTING NOTED IN THE BLACK AND DECKER ROOF STRUCTURE... WITH NO TREE DAMAGE NOTED IN THE AREA. | |
May 7, 2023 8:31 AM CT | 2 SW Shelbyville | KY | REPORTS OF MULTIPLE BUILDINGS WITH DAMAGE... INCLUDING A MACRO PLASTICS BUILDING THAT HAS LOST A ROOF. THE VALERO GAS STATION IN THE AREA HAS LOST ITS SIGN AND A GAS PUMP. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 7, 2023 7:42 AM CT | UNK | 2 NW Georgetown | IN | ALL OF THE DAMAGE WAS OFF OF HAMBY RD... ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF GEORGETOWN... INDIANA. AT 3424 HAMBY RD... SEVERAL TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. TREES WERE FACING FROM THE EAST NORTHEAST TO A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. OF PARTICULAR NOTE WAS A LARGE... HEALTHY RED OAK TREE THAT WAS UPROOTED WITH A SIGNIFICANT ROOT BALL... WHICH HIT THE FAR CORNER OF THE NEIGHBORS HOUSE... DOING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE ROOF AND GUTTERS. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE TREES... AND JUST OFF THE GROUND. THE TORNADO TOPPED A FEW TREES AT THE EDGE OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE FORESTED AREA... BEFORE LIFTING. |
May 7, 2023 7:46 AM CT | UNK | 1 E Georgetown | IN | THE TORNADO FIRST TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE BROOKSIDE SUBDIVISION... JUST EAST OF GEORGETOWN LAKE WHERE TWO OLDER TREES WERE TWISTED. MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS TO A DOZEN OR SO HOMES THAT RECEIVED SHINGLE... SOFFIT... GUTTER... AND FASCIA HARM. THE TORNADO LIFTED IN A WOODED AREA JUST EAST OF ZACHARY TRAIL... BEFORE INTERSTATE 64. THE TORNADO WAS RATED EF-0 WITH PEAK WINDS OF 80 MPH. |
May 7, 2023 7:48 AM CT | UNK | 3 N New Albany | IN | *** 2 INJ *** NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMED AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE NATURAL SCIENCE AND NURSING BUILDING ON THE CAMPUS OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST. THERE WAS ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING AND TREES BETWEEN THE PARKING LOT AND GRENADIER DRIVE... FACING EAST... NORTH... AND NORTHWEST. POWER POLES WERE SNAPPED ALONG HIGHWAY 111 (GRANT LINE RD). APARTMENTS ALONG COUNTRYSIDE DRIVE HAD SHINGLE... GUTTER AND DOWNSPOUT DAMAGE. HOWEVER... ONE OF THE APARTMENTS HAD A LARGE SECTION OF ITS ROOF TORN OFF WITH DEBRIS BEING THROWN IN ALL DIRECTIONS. TWO PEOPLE IN THE APARTMENT BUILDING WERE INJURED WITH HEAD LACERATIONS. SHINGLES WERE THROWN SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS. TREES WERE UPROOTED... SNAPPED AND TWISTED ALONG COUNTRYSIDE DR AND MELVYN DRIVE. TREES WERE FACING FROM THE NORTHWEST TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. WIND SPEEDS IN THIS AREA WERE 100 MPH WITH A WIDTH OF 125 YARDS. ONE HOUSE ON MELVYN DRIVE HAD NO DAMAGE EXCEPT FOR A PIECE OF GUTTER THAT WAS THROWN AS A MISSILE IN A NORTHERL |
May 7, 2023 7:52 AM CT | UNK | 3 S Edwardsville | IN | WIDESPREAD TORNADO TREE DAMAGE ON THE WEST SIDE OF MCCARTHY KNOB RD AND UP THE HILL. THERE WERE SOFTWOOD AND HARDWOOD TREES TWISTED... SNAPPED... TOPPED... AND UPROOTED FOR ALMOST A HALF MILE... ENDING NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BUDD RD. ONE HOUSE HAD A TREE ON THE BACK OF THE HOUSE ALONG WITH SOME GUTTER AND FASCIA DAMAGE. THERE WERE SEVERAL POWER LINES DOWN AND TWO POWER POLES PUSHED OVER. ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS WERE 90 MPH. |
May 7, 2023 7:57 AM CT | UNK | 4 NE Bridgeport | IN | AN EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE SPORTING CLUB AT THE FARM ON STATE ROAD 111. TWO LARGE BARNS HAD SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE AND THERE WAS SHINGLE AND SOFFIT DAMAGE TO A LARGE WELL-BUILT HOUSE. A 110-POUND STORM CELLAR DOOR WAS SUCKED OUT AND THROWN ALMOST 100 YARDS TO THE EAST. THERE WERE THREE TREES UPROOTED AND FACING FROM NORTH TO AN EASTERLY DIRECTION. THE TORNADO CONTINUED ALONG FIVE MILE LANE AND RIVER ROAD IN FLOYD COUNTY WHERE SHINGLES WERE LOST ON A RESIDENCE AND A BARN GARAGE RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE. THE TORNADO THEN CROSSED THE OHIO RIVER INTO KENTUCKY IN THE LAKE DREAMLAND AREA OF WEST LOUISVILLE. SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED ALONG RIVER FRONT DRIVE AND CONTINUED ALONG KALE DREAMLAND RD. THE TORNADO CONTINUED THROUGH HOMES ALONG KENDALL LANE WEST OF 31W. TREES WERE SNAPPED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE HUNTERS TRACE NEIGHBORHOOD. SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED ALONG MALCOLM RD JUST NORTH OF GAGEL AVE. |
May 7, 2023 8:26 AM CT | UNK | 2 WSW Shelbyville | KY | DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE VALERO GAS STATION ALONG TAYLORSVILLE RD AS WELL AS THE BLACK AND DECKER WAREHOUSE OFF OF HARRY LONG ROAD. BASED ON VIDEOS AND DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURES... THE TORNADO WAS DETERMINED TO BE EF0 WITH MAX WINDS OF 75 MPH. MORE DETAILS CAN BE FOUND IN THE PNS. |
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the May 7, 2023 Louisville, KY storm event. When available, each report may include the time, size or magnitude, city, state, and a short description.
Related Hail Maps in the Louisville, KY Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Louisville, KY region as the May 7, 2023 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Sep 3, 2022 through Mar 1, 2023, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 1.75". In this set, the strongest related map reached 1.75", and the most recent map shown is from Mar 1, 2023.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Louisville, KY
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