All Kentucky Hail Reports in 2018
Population: 4,206,074
38.20042, -84.87762
Updated: 06/04/2026
92
Hail Reports
2018 · within 10 miles
4.0″
Largest Hail
Grapefruit-sized
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Hail Frequency
Kentucky, Kentucky
Based on annual avg. of SPC reports since 2004. Not a formal risk assessment.
Hail Summary — Kentucky, KY 2018
Kentucky had 92 hail reports in 2018. Reports were recorded across 42 counties, with Jefferson County reporting the most activity at 16 reports. The largest hail reported in Kentucky in 2018 was 4.00 inches (grapefruit-sized) near Tompkinsville, KY. Use the summary, hail map, report list, and city pages below to research hail activity across Kentucky and explore the areas with the most reported hail.
When Was the Last Time It Hailed in Kentucky?
05/19/2026
The most recent hail event in Kentucky was on 05/19/2026 near Whitesville, KY (1.00″ Quarter).
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Monthly Hail Activity
Historical monthly hail pattern for Kentucky, based on precomputed state hail history since 2004.
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Hail Size Severity by Month
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This severity-weighted view gives larger hail more influence than a plain average, helping identify months that are more likely to produce damaging hail. It is based on reported hail sizes, not radar-estimated address-level hail risk.
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Hail Reports in Kentucky in 2018
07/21/2018
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Valley Station, KY8:55 PM
HAIL WAS MEASURED AT STONESTREET ROAD. TIME FROM RADAR. (LMK)
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City of Tompkinsville, KY7:54 PM
VERIFIED PHOTO ON TWITTER. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (LMK)
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Columbia, KY7:19 PM
VIEWER REPORT OF HAIL A LITTLE LARGER THAN GOLF BALL SIZE NEAR COLUMBIA. (LMK)
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12/31/2018
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Spencer County, KY4:14 PM
1 E ELK CREEK - TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROADWAY ON NORMANDY RD NEAR TAYLORSVILLE KY. (LMK)
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Bowling Green, KY3:46 PM
1 NNE BOWLING GREEN - MORE THAN 4000 CUSTOMERS REPORTED WITHOUT POWER IN WARREN COUNTY. (LMK)
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City of Brownsville, KY3:27 PM
1 WSW SWEEDEN - 1 TREE DOWN COMPLETELY BLOCKING P LINDSEY ROAD AND ANOTHER TREE DOWN BLOCKING POPLAR SPRINGS ROAD. BOTH IN SWEEDEN AREA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (LMK)
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Meade County, KY3:20 PM
1 E PAYNEVILLE - TREE DOWN ON SACKLER ROAD NEAR PAYNEVILLE... IN. (LMK)
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City of Cloverport, KY3:07 PM
1 ESE STEPHENSPORT - TREES DOWN. (LMK)
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City of Cloverport, KY2:55 PM
CLOVERPORT - TREES DOWN. (LMK)
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Greenville, KY2:23 PM
GREENVILLE - TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (PAH)
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Livermore, KY2:22 PM
4 S UTICA - PEAK WINDS OF 85 MPH... PATH OF 1 MILE... AND MAX WIDTH OF 1/4 MILE. DAMAGE OCCURRED CLOSE TO INTERSECTION OF HWY 431 AND CO. ROAD 250. SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS AND MOBILE (PAH)
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Elkton, KY2:19 PM
ELKTON - TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (PAH)
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City of Hopkinsville, KY2:05 PM
2 SW HOPKINSVILLE - (PAH)
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Cerulean, KY1:45 PM
HAWKINS - TREES DOWN AND 85MPH WINDS MEASURED IN HAWKINS NEAR HWY 91 AT MILE MARKER 15. (PAH)
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City of Cadiz, KY1:38 PM
CADIZ - NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND TREE DAMAGE REPORTED ACROSS THE COUNTY. (PAH)
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City of Sturgis, KY1:34 PM
STURGIS - KY 365/N MONROE ST. BLOCKED DUE TO A BUILDING WITH STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. (PAH)
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City of Murray, KY1:15 PM
3 ESE KIRKSEY - AWOS STATION CEY... MURRAY KY. (PAH)
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City of Benton, KY1:15 PM
BENTON - 8000 REPORTED WITHOUT POWER IN MARSHALL COUNTY. (PAH)
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City of Murray, KY1:10 PM
MURRAY - DOWNED TREES REPORTED IN MURRAY AND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CALLOWAY COUNTY.REPORT OF A DOWNED TREE BLOCKING RADIO ROAD CLOSE TO THE NORTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH. SCATTERED PO (PAH)
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Symsonia, KY12:54 PM
4 W SYMSONIA - SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO A BARN ON KY 994 ACROSS FROM THE NORTH GRAVES FIRE DEPARTMENT. (PAH)
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Symsonia, KY12:52 PM
5 SW SYMSONIA - NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOUND STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WITH ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS OF 75 MPH. THE DAMAGE STARTED AT 11:52 AM CST 5 MILES SW OF SYMSONIA... KY... AND ENDED AT 1 (PAH)
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City of Paducah, KY12:47 PM
2 NW PADUCAH - ROOF DAMAGE REPORTED AT THE RURAL KING INCLUDING AN AC UNIT THAT WAS TORN OFF THE ROOF. (PAH)
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City of Paducah, KY12:47 PM
4 W PADUCAH - NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOUND THAT A MICROBURST WITH ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS OF 80 MPH OCCURRED IN PADUCAH. THE EVENT BEGAN AT 11:47 AM CST ABOUT 4 MILES W OF DOWNTOWN PADUCAH ( (PAH)
11/06/2018
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City of Mount Vernon, KY12:57 AM
MOUNT VERNON - A FEW TREES DOWN IN MOUNT VERNON. REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. (JKL)
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Clark County, KY12:28 AM
6 WNW FORD - REPORTED ON MCCALLS MILL RD...BARN AND TREES DAMAGED. ALSO REPORTED TREES DOWN IN THE 4800 BLOCK OF ATHENS WALNUT HILL RD...TREES... BARN... AND PLAYSET DAMAGED. TIME E (LMK)
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Lexington, KY12:25 AM
5 NE SPEARS - SEVERAL PICTURES OF SNAPPED TREES AND A BARN ROLLED OVER. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON REPORT AND RADAR DATA FROM JKL AND LVX. (LMK)
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Jessamine County, KY12:20 AM
2 ENE SULPHUR WELL - REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AND MINOR FLOODING NEAR SULFER WELL AND CHRISMAN MILL. (LMK)
11/05/2018
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Adair County, KY11:55 PM
2 SE COBURG - LARGE TREE DOWN ACROSS ROADWAY AT BUTLER CREEK AND HOLMES BEND RD. (LMK)
12/31/2018
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Cadiz, KY1:35 PM
9 WNW CADIZ - AN EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST OFFSHORE IN BARKLEY LAKE NEAR BLUE WATER ESTATES. AT LEAST SIX HOMES DAMAGED...MAINLY LOSS OF SHINGLES AND VINYL SIDING. THERE WERE SOM (PAH)
11/05/2018
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Adair County, KY11:52 PM
CANE VALLEY - AN EF-1 TORNADO 3.8 MILES LONG AND 150 YARDS WIDE WITH MAX WIND SPEEDS OF 100-105 MPH TOUCHED DOWN NORTH OF COLUMBIA... KY DAMAGING POWER LINES... TREES... AND SEVERAL (LMK)
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Marion County, KY11:40 PM
2 NNE NEW MARKET - AN EF-0 TORNADO 2 MILES LONG AND 60 YARDS WIDE WITH MAX WIND SPEEDS OF 80-85 MPH TOUCHED DOWN SOUTHWEST OF LEBANON... KY DAMAGING A BARN... TV TOWER... AND TREES. (LMK)
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Edmonson County, KY10:53 PM
4 SW MAMMOTH CAVE - AN EF-0 TORNADO 0.3 MILES LONG AND 65 YARDS WIDE WITH MAX WIND SPEEDS OF 80 MPH TOUCHED DOWN SOUTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE... KY DAMAGING TREES. (LMK)
10/31/2018
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Hardin County, KY5:39 PM
2 SSW RINEYVILLE - EF-1 TORNADO 2.5 MILES LONG/80 YARDS WIDE WITH MAX WINDS OF 100 MPH DAMAGED OUTBUILDINGS... ROOFS/SIDING ON HOMES... A TRAVEL TRAILER... AND ANOTHER VEHICLE SOUTH OF RI (LMK)
09/08/2018
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City of Lewisport, KY5:42 PM
3 SSE LEWISPORT - THIS EF-0 TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 12 MINUTES WITH A PATH LENGTH OF 5 MILES AND MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 50 YARDS. PEAK WIND SPEEDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 75-80 M (LMK)
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Maceo, KY5:30 PM
SE MACEO - EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN .9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MACEO. A FEW TREES WERE SNAPPED AND THERE WAS MINOR SOFFIT DAMAGE TO A HOME. PATH LENGTH .5 MILES AND A MAX WIND SPEED OF (PAH)
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City of Owensboro, KY5:00 PM
E SORGHO - EF0 TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED 80 MPH WINDS TOUCHED DOWN ON HIGHWAY 279 AND CONTINUED NORTHEAST FOR ABOUT 0.6 MILES TO HIGHWAY 56. VIDEO OF TORNADO...DRONE FOOTAGE FROM PAR (PAH)
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Owensboro, KY4:59 PM
STANLEY - TORNADO DAMAGE REPORTED IN TOWN. METAL BARN ROOF DESTORYED. SEVERAL TREE TOPS SNAPPED OFF. DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG HIGHWAY 60. TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES JUST SOUTH OF (PAH)
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Owensboro, KY4:51 PM
1 SW STANLEY - NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOUND AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS OF 110 MPH STRUCK NEAR STANLEY... KY. THE TORNADO BEGAN 1.2 MILES SW OF STANLEY AND ENDED 1.3 MILES E (PAH)
07/20/2018
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Bonnieville, KY10:56 PM
3 NE PRICEVILLE - ESTIMATED PEAK WIND 90-95 MPH; PATH LENGTH 1.2 MILES; PATH WIDTH 60 YARDS; ON THE GROUND FOR 3 MINUTES. DAMAGE INCLUDES DESTROYED LARGE BARN... NUMEROUS SNAPPED TREES.. (LMK)
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Edmonton, KY7:03 PM
2 SE EDMONTON - ESTIMATED PEAK WIND 80-85 MPH; PATH LENGTH 2.1 MILES; PATH WIDTH 60 YARDS; ON THE GROUND FOR 2 MINUTES. DAMAGE INCLUDES CARPORT OVERTURNED... METAL ROOF TORN OFF OF MET (LMK)
06/26/2018
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Pewee Valley, KY1:47 PM
1 SSE PEWEE VALLEY - A SKIPPING TORNADO ENTERED OLDHAM COUNTY FROM NE JEFFERSON COUNTY... TOUCHING BACK DOWN NEAR FIVE FORKS DRIVE IN PEWEE VALLEY. THE TORNADO LIFTED AT 1:49 PM JUST EAST O (LMK)
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2 W PEWEE VALLEY - NWS DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMED A SKIPPING EF-1 TORNADO 25 TO 150 YARDS IN WIDTH WITH A PATH LENGTH OF 3.6 MILES THAT CROSSED INTO OLDHAM COUNTY... KY. THE DURATION OF (LMK)
06/25/2018
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Edmonson County, KY1:04 PM
3 NE BEE SPRING - A WEAK TORNADO SKIPPED ALONG AT MAINLY TREETOP LEVEL NEAR THE MOURTADIER RECREATION AREA. TREES WERE SNAPPED AT ITS INITIAL POINT NEAR SOME HOMES BEFORE IT DROPPED DOWN (LMK)
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City of McHenry, KY11:50 AM
1 NW MCHENRY - AN EF1 TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 0.6 MILES ABOUT 3 MILES WSW OF BEAVER DAM. ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS WERE 95 TO 100 MPH IN A 100 YARD WIDE SWATH. TWO STRUCTURES SUSTAIN (LMK)
06/23/2018
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Calvert City, KY10:15 PM
1 SE CALVERT CITY - TORNADO OBSERVED BY SPOTTER IN SOUTHEASTERN PART OF CALVERT CITY. (PAH)
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Calvert City, KY10:08 PM
CALVERT CITY - TORNADO OBSERVED BY TRAINED SPOTTER IN CALVERT CITY. (PAH)
04/03/2018
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Boyle County, KY9:34 PM
3 NNE PARKSVILLE - A NWS STORM SURVEY DETERMINED AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 90-95 MPH OCCURRED 5.9 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF DANVILLE... KY. THE TORNADO DESTROYED OR HEAVILY DAMA (LMK)
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Hickman County, KY8:17 PM
7 NE CLINTON - EF-1 TORNADO WITH PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED AROUND 100 MPH. PATH LENGTH WAS APPROXIMATELY A TENTH OF A MILE AND MAX WIDTH WAS 75 YARDS. ALL WALLS WERE BLOWN OUT OF A CHICKEN (PAH)
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Clinton, KY8:09 PM
4 NNW CLINTON - EF-1 TORNADO WITH PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED AROUND 100 MPH. PATH LENGTH WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/3 MILE AND MAX WIDTH WAS 100 YARDS. TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED... A ROOF WAS (PAH)
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Clinton, KY8:07 PM
4 NNW CLINTON - EF-1 TORNADO WITH PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED AROUND 100 MPH. PATH LENGTH WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/3 MILE AND MAX WIDTH WAS 100 YARDS. TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED... A ROOF WAS (PAH)
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City of Salem, KY8:02 PM
SALEM - TORNADO REPORTED NEAR THE COMMUNITY RELAYED THROUGH TRAINED SPOTTER. (PAH)
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Burna, KY7:54 PM
2 W BURNA - AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 2 MILES WEST OF BURNA TRAVELLED 4.3 MILES AND LIFTED 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF BURNA. THE PEAK WIND WAS 125 MPH AND THE MAXIMUM WIDTH WAS 300 YA (PAH)
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Grayson County, KY7:52 PM
4 NW LEITCHFIELD - A NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMED AN EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF LEITCHFIELD... KY. THE TORNADO DAMAGED OR DESTROYED MULTIPLE LARGE METAL O (LMK)
12/31/2018
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Spencer County, KY4:14 PM
1 E ELK CREEK - TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROADWAY ON NORMANDY RD NEAR TAYLORSVILLE KY. (LMK)
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Bowling Green, KY3:46 PM
1 NNE BOWLING GREEN - MORE THAN 4000 CUSTOMERS REPORTED WITHOUT POWER IN WARREN COUNTY. (LMK)
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City of Brownsville, KY3:27 PM
1 WSW SWEEDEN - 1 TREE DOWN COMPLETELY BLOCKING P LINDSEY ROAD AND ANOTHER TREE DOWN BLOCKING POPLAR SPRINGS ROAD. BOTH IN SWEEDEN AREA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (LMK)
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Meade County, KY3:20 PM
1 E PAYNEVILLE - TREE DOWN ON SACKLER ROAD NEAR PAYNEVILLE... IN. (LMK)
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City of Cloverport, KY3:07 PM
1 ESE STEPHENSPORT - TREES DOWN. (LMK)
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City of Cloverport, KY2:55 PM
CLOVERPORT - TREES DOWN. (LMK)
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Greenville, KY2:23 PM
GREENVILLE - TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (PAH)
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Livermore, KY2:22 PM
4 S UTICA - PEAK WINDS OF 85 MPH... PATH OF 1 MILE... AND MAX WIDTH OF 1/4 MILE. DAMAGE OCCURRED CLOSE TO INTERSECTION OF HWY 431 AND CO. ROAD 250. SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS AND MOBILE (PAH)
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Elkton, KY2:19 PM
ELKTON - TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (PAH)
68.0 MPH
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City of Hopkinsville, KY2:05 PM
2 SW HOPKINSVILLE - (PAH)
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Cerulean, KY1:45 PM
HAWKINS - TREES DOWN AND 85MPH WINDS MEASURED IN HAWKINS NEAR HWY 91 AT MILE MARKER 15. (PAH)
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City of Cadiz, KY1:38 PM
CADIZ - NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND TREE DAMAGE REPORTED ACROSS THE COUNTY. (PAH)
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Cadiz, KY1:35 PM
9 WNW CADIZ - AN EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST OFFSHORE IN BARKLEY LAKE NEAR BLUE WATER ESTATES. AT LEAST SIX HOMES DAMAGED...MAINLY LOSS OF SHINGLES AND VINYL SIDING. THERE WERE SOM (PAH)
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City of Sturgis, KY1:34 PM
STURGIS - KY 365/N MONROE ST. BLOCKED DUE TO A BUILDING WITH STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. (PAH)
59.0 MPH
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City of Murray, KY1:15 PM
3 ESE KIRKSEY - AWOS STATION CEY... MURRAY KY. (PAH)
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City of Benton, KY1:15 PM
BENTON - 8000 REPORTED WITHOUT POWER IN MARSHALL COUNTY. (PAH)
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City of Murray, KY1:10 PM
MURRAY - DOWNED TREES REPORTED IN MURRAY AND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CALLOWAY COUNTY.REPORT OF A DOWNED TREE BLOCKING RADIO ROAD CLOSE TO THE NORTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH. SCATTERED PO (PAH)
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Symsonia, KY12:54 PM
4 W SYMSONIA - SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO A BARN ON KY 994 ACROSS FROM THE NORTH GRAVES FIRE DEPARTMENT. (PAH)
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Symsonia, KY12:52 PM
5 SW SYMSONIA - NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOUND STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WITH ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS OF 75 MPH. THE DAMAGE STARTED AT 11:52 AM CST 5 MILES SW OF SYMSONIA... KY... AND ENDED AT 1 (PAH)
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City of Paducah, KY12:47 PM
4 W PADUCAH - NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOUND THAT A MICROBURST WITH ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS OF 80 MPH OCCURRED IN PADUCAH. THE EVENT BEGAN AT 11:47 AM CST ABOUT 4 MILES W OF DOWNTOWN PADUCAH ( (PAH)
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City of Paducah, KY12:47 PM
2 NW PADUCAH - ROOF DAMAGE REPORTED AT THE RURAL KING INCLUDING AN AC UNIT THAT WAS TORN OFF THE ROOF. (PAH)
11/06/2018
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City of Mount Vernon, KY12:57 AM
MOUNT VERNON - A FEW TREES DOWN IN MOUNT VERNON. REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. (JKL)
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Clark County, KY12:28 AM
6 WNW FORD - REPORTED ON MCCALLS MILL RD...BARN AND TREES DAMAGED. ALSO REPORTED TREES DOWN IN THE 4800 BLOCK OF ATHENS WALNUT HILL RD...TREES... BARN... AND PLAYSET DAMAGED. TIME E (LMK)
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Lexington, KY12:25 AM
5 NE SPEARS - SEVERAL PICTURES OF SNAPPED TREES AND A BARN ROLLED OVER. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON REPORT AND RADAR DATA FROM JKL AND LVX. (LMK)
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Jessamine County, KY12:20 AM
2 ENE SULPHUR WELL - REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AND MINOR FLOODING NEAR SULFER WELL AND CHRISMAN MILL. (LMK)