All Kentucky Hail Reports in April 2018
Population: 4,206,074
38.20042, -84.87762
Updated: 06/04/2026
16
Hail Reports
April 2018 · within 10 miles
1.75″
Largest Hail
Golf Ball-sized
Very High
Hail Frequency
Kentucky, Kentucky
Based on annual avg. of SPC reports since 2004. Not a formal risk assessment.
Hail Summary — Kentucky, KY April 2018
Kentucky had 16 hail reports in April 2018. Reports were recorded across 11 counties, with Rockcastle County reporting the most activity at 3 reports. The largest hail reported in Kentucky in April 2018 was 1.75 inches (golf ball-sized) near Campbellsville, 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 April 2018
04/03/2018
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City of Junction City, KY9:38 PM
CORRECTS TIME OF PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM 2 S DANVILLE. (LMK)
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04/04/2018
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Elkhorn City, KY2:00 AM
1 SSE MARROWBONE - THE ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF OF A HOME ON BLAIR ADKINS ROAD AT YELLOW HILL NEAR REGINA. (JKL)
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Elkhorn City, KY1:58 AM
1 SW MARROWBONE - *** 1 INJ *** A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN AND ONTO A MOBILE HOME AT 450 WILLOW TREE HOLLOW ON MARROWBONE NEAR REGINA. A PERSON WHO WAS IN THE TRAILER AT THE TIME WAS INJURED. (JKL)
70.0 MPH
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Virgie, KY1:55 AM
13 S PIKEVILLE - (JKL)
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Virgie, KY1:51 AM
3 NE VIRGIE - PART OF THE ROOF OF A SUBWAY RESTAURANT IN SHELBY WAS BLOWN OFF. (JKL)
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City of Wheelwright, KY1:44 AM
MELVIN - TREES WERE DOWNED ALONG KY 122. (JKL)
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Wheelwright, KY1:43 AM
2 SE WHEELWRIGHT - A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON KY 466. (JKL)
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City of Wheelwright, KY1:41 AM
BUCKINGHAM - A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN. (JKL)
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Mayking, KY1:40 AM
MAYKING - A GARAGE AND THE ROOF OF A BUILDING WERE BOTH HEAVILY DAMAGED BY THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS. (JKL)
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Wayland, KY1:35 AM
2 S WAYLAND - TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG KY 7 AND KY 1086. (JKL)
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Pippa Passes, KY1:32 AM
5 ESE HINDMAN - A TREE WAS BLOWN ONTO KY 1393. (JKL)
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City of Hindman, KY1:28 AM
3 S HINDMAN - A TREE WAS BLOWN DONW ONTO KY 3391. (JKL)
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Hindman, KY1:25 AM
VEST - TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ONTO KY 1087. (JKL)
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City of Hindman, KY1:25 AM
2 SSW HINDMAN - A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ONTO KY 1231. (JKL)
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City of Evarts, KY1:23 AM
EVARTS - A BEAUTY SALON SUFFERED ROOF DAMAGE DUE TO THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS. (JKL)
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City of Hindman, KY1:20 AM
TALCUM - TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ONTO KY 1087. (JKL)
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Hyden, KY1:18 AM
HYDEN - MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN AND AROUND HYDEN. (JKL)
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Jeff, KY1:17 AM
6 SSE HAZARD - NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED DOWNED NEAR VIPER FIRE DEPARTMENT. ROOF TORN OFF A MOBILE HOME AND CARPORT HEAVILY DAMAGED. (JKL)
62.0 MPH
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Loyall, KY1:15 AM
3 WNW HARLAN - (JKL)
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Floyd County, KY1:12 AM
2 S MARTIN - TREES DOWN ALONG KY 122 NEAR MARTIN. (JKL)
60.0 MPH
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City of Loyall, KY1:09 AM
13 S HYDEN - SEVERAL TREES DOWN SOUTH OF HYDEN ALONG HIGHWAY 421. (JKL)
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City of Hyden, KY1:09 AM
WOOTON - TREE DOWN. (JKL)
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Bell County, KY1:02 AM
CALVIN - TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG US 119. (JKL)
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Prestonsburg, KY12:41 AM
3 WNW PRESTONSBURG - A POWER POLE WAS BROKEN BY THE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS. (JKL)
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Inez, KY12:41 AM
INEZ - POWERLINES WERE BLOWN DOWN. (JKL)
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Knox County, KY12:40 AM
CANNON - A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN. (JKL)
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)
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City of Greenville, KY7:08 PM
GREENVILLE - ...UNCOMFIRMED...TORNADO PERIODIC TOUCHDOWNS ON HIGHWAY 181 NEAR THE COMMUNTIY. (PAH)
04/04/2018
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Elkhorn City, KY2:00 AM
1 SSE MARROWBONE - THE ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF OF A HOME ON BLAIR ADKINS ROAD AT YELLOW HILL NEAR REGINA. (JKL)
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Elkhorn City, KY1:58 AM
1 SW MARROWBONE - *** 1 INJ *** A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN AND ONTO A MOBILE HOME AT 450 WILLOW TREE HOLLOW ON MARROWBONE NEAR REGINA. A PERSON WHO WAS IN THE TRAILER AT THE TIME WAS INJURED. (JKL)
70.0 MPH
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Virgie, KY1:55 AM
13 S PIKEVILLE - (JKL)
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Virgie, KY1:51 AM
3 NE VIRGIE - PART OF THE ROOF OF A SUBWAY RESTAURANT IN SHELBY WAS BLOWN OFF. (JKL)
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City of Wheelwright, KY1:44 AM
MELVIN - TREES WERE DOWNED ALONG KY 122. (JKL)
MPH
Wheelwright, KY1:43 AM
2 SE WHEELWRIGHT - A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON KY 466. (JKL)
MPH
City of Wheelwright, KY1:41 AM
BUCKINGHAM - A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN. (JKL)
MPH
Mayking, KY1:40 AM
MAYKING - A GARAGE AND THE ROOF OF A BUILDING WERE BOTH HEAVILY DAMAGED BY THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS. (JKL)
MPH
Wayland, KY1:35 AM
2 S WAYLAND - TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG KY 7 AND KY 1086. (JKL)
MPH
Pippa Passes, KY1:32 AM
5 ESE HINDMAN - A TREE WAS BLOWN ONTO KY 1393. (JKL)
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City of Hindman, KY1:28 AM
3 S HINDMAN - A TREE WAS BLOWN DONW ONTO KY 3391. (JKL)
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Hindman, KY1:25 AM
VEST - TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ONTO KY 1087. (JKL)
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City of Hindman, KY1:25 AM
2 SSW HINDMAN - A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ONTO KY 1231. (JKL)
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City of Evarts, KY1:23 AM
EVARTS - A BEAUTY SALON SUFFERED ROOF DAMAGE DUE TO THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS. (JKL)
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City of Hindman, KY1:20 AM
TALCUM - TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ONTO KY 1087. (JKL)
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Hyden, KY1:18 AM
HYDEN - MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN AND AROUND HYDEN. (JKL)
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Jeff, KY1:17 AM
6 SSE HAZARD - NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED DOWNED NEAR VIPER FIRE DEPARTMENT. ROOF TORN OFF A MOBILE HOME AND CARPORT HEAVILY DAMAGED. (JKL)
62.0 MPH
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Loyall, KY1:15 AM
3 WNW HARLAN - (JKL)
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Floyd County, KY1:12 AM
2 S MARTIN - TREES DOWN ALONG KY 122 NEAR MARTIN. (JKL)
60.0 MPH
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City of Loyall, KY1:09 AM
13 S HYDEN - SEVERAL TREES DOWN SOUTH OF HYDEN ALONG HIGHWAY 421. (JKL)
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City of Hyden, KY1:09 AM
WOOTON - TREE DOWN. (JKL)
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Bell County, KY1:02 AM
CALVIN - TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG US 119. (JKL)
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Prestonsburg, KY12:41 AM
3 WNW PRESTONSBURG - A POWER POLE WAS BROKEN BY THE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS. (JKL)
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Inez, KY12:41 AM
INEZ - POWERLINES WERE BLOWN DOWN. (JKL)
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Knox County, KY12:40 AM
CANNON - A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN. (JKL)