All Kentucky Hail Reports in 2023
Population: 4,206,074
38.20042, -84.87762
Updated: 06/04/2026
150
Hail Reports
2023 · within 10 miles
2.75″
Largest Hail
Baseball+-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 2023
Kentucky had 150 hail reports in 2023. Reports were recorded across 67 counties, with Jefferson County reporting the most activity at 15 reports. The largest hail reported in Kentucky in 2023 was 2.75 inches (baseball+-sized) near Nicholasville, 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.
This chart shows which months had the most reported hail for this area and selected time period.
Hail Size Severity by Month
This chart weights larger hail reports more heavily, helping show which months tend to produce more damaging hail.
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 2023
09/28/2023
1.25 IN
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1.75 IN
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09/27/2023
1.0 IN
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1.25 IN
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1.0 IN
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1.0 IN
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1.25 IN
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Dixon, KY10:41 PM
Hail covering the ground with the largest stones around a half dollar. (PAH)
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1.0 IN
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1.0 IN
IN
09/17/2023
1.0 IN
IN
08/07/2023
1.0 IN
IN
Johnson County, KY2:26 PM
Corrects previous hail report from Staffordsville. Quarter size hail at Staffordsville. Time estimated from radar. (JKL)
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1.0 IN
IN
Johnson County, KY2:20 PM
Quarter size hail at Staffordsville at 2:20-2:25 pm. Has stopped at 2:30. Report from social media. (JKL)
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1.0 IN
IN
Knox County, KY12:42 PM
Public report of 1 inch hail was relayed via social media. Time estimated from radar. (JKL)
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1.0 IN
IN
1.0 IN
IN
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07/25/2023
1.25 IN
IN
07/24/2023
1.75 IN
IN
Smithland, KY4:27 PM
Quarter to golfball sized hail reported by public in Smithland Kentucky. (PAH)
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1.5 IN
IN
07/20/2023
1.0 IN
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07/19/2023
1.25 IN
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1.25 IN
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07/18/2023
1.0 IN
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1.0 IN
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1.0 IN
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1.0 IN
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12/09/2023
MPH
Cumberland County, KY7:29 PM
6 NW Peytonsburg - Delayed report. Equipment shed flipped over from thunderstorm winds. Time estimated by radar. (LMK)
MPH
Munfordville, KY6:48 PM
1 SE Munfordville - Tree down on a power line. (LMK)
MPH
City of Bowling Green, KY4:13 PM
3 SSE Bowling Green - Roof damage to hotel. (LMK)
MPH
Allensville, KY3:18 PM
1 ENE Olmstead - Dispatch reports several houses and barns damaged... mainly near Olmstead... Kentucky. (LMK)
09/28/2023
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City of Hardinsburg, KY12:42 AM
Hardinsburg - Trees down in Hardinsburg... including one on a mobile home. Windows of a residence broken by large hail. (LMK)
71.0 MPH
MPH
City of Hardinsburg, KY12:35 AM
2 SSW Hardinsburg - Kentucky Mesonet. (LMK)
09/27/2023
MPH
Whitesville, KY11:58 PM
2 SSW Whitesville - Delayed report from last night. A couple of large tree limbs blown down. (PAH)
MPH
Muldraugh, KY11:08 PM
2 NNE Muldraugh - Tree down on Highway 31W on Muldraugh Hill. (LMK)
MPH
Maceo, KY10:25 PM
4 SE Macio - Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 4 SE Macio. One tree down at the intersection of Highway 1389 and Yelvington-Knottsville rd. Retransmission. (PAH)
09/05/2023
MPH
City of Hopkinsville, KY7:24 PM
4 SSW Hopkinsville - Extensive damage reported near Gary Lane and Hillwood Circle. Possible tornado. (PAH)
MPH
Massac, KY5:09 PM
4 NNE Lovelaceville - Late report. A large oak tree was uprooted and another large tree was snapped at its base. Several other large limbs down. Damage occurred at 1230 Gholson Rd. (PAH)
08/26/2023
MPH
Breathitt County, KY6:00 PM
Clayhole - Tree blown down along Route 476 approximately 3.5 mi. from Route 15. (JKL)
MPH
City of Jackson, KY5:41 PM
2 NNW Noctor - Tree blown down along Route 1812 approximately 2.5 mi. from Route 15... near top of Panbowl Hill. (JKL)
MPH
Spottsville, KY3:25 AM
1 SW Spottsville - Several trees and powerlines down in eastern Henderson County. (PAH)
08/25/2023
MPH
Pioneer Village, KY9:02 PM
1 SE Hillview - Delayed report of power lines down near North Preston Highway. (LMK)
MPH
Highview, KY8:53 PM
2 SSE Highview - Delayed report... two trees down on Cooper Chapel Rd at Beulah Church Rd. Time estimated from radar. (LMK)
MPH
City of Spring Mill, KY8:45 PM
Highview - Delayed report. A large 150 year old oak tree was uprooted on the 6700 block of Briscoe Lane. Phelps Tree Service... in the same area... also had tree damage. (LMK)
67.0 MPH
MPH
Plymouth Village, KY8:19 PM
2 SW Saint Matthews - REPORTED AT KLOU. (LMK)
MPH
City of Hurstbourne, KY8:19 PM
2 SE Saint Matthews - About 30 trees lost at Oxmoor Country Club. Winds estimated around 65 mph. (LMK)
MPH
Taylor County, KY8:12 PM
Campbellsville - Multiple trees and power lines down in the county. (LMK)
MPH
Forest Hills, KY8:00 PM
1 W Jeffersontown - Multiple large trees down on Arlington Court. Reported by private sector meteorologist. (LMK)
MPH
Taylorsville, KY7:49 PM
Taylorsville - Delayed report of large tree down on Brashears Creek Rd. (LMK)
MPH
City of Simpsonville, KY7:45 PM
6 SW Simpsonville - Delayed report. 2 large trees heavily damaged near Taylorsville Rd. (LMK)
MPH
Chaplin, KY7:13 PM
2 NNW Johnsonville - Delayed report of tree down on Ashby Rd. (LMK)
MPH
Salvisa, KY7:10 PM
4 NNW Salvisa - Delayed report of tree down on Johnson Rd. (LMK)
12/09/2023
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City of Gamaliel, KY7:07 PM
4 ESE Gamaliel - NWS Nashville surveyed a brief EF-1 tornado that touched down just south of the Kentucky border in Clay County where it blew down a few trees on Barber Shop Road (EF-0) (LMK)
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TOR
Plano, KY4:07 PM
3 ENE Rich Pond - NWS storm damage assessment survey in Warren County on the south side of Bowling Green found an EF-1 tornado with a path length of 2.24 miles... max width of 125 yards. (LMK)
T
TOR
Allensville, KY3:15 PM
3 SW Olmstead - The National Weather Service in Louisville conducted a storm damage assessment survey in Logan County Kentucky. This survey covered the final portion of a long track EF (LMK)
T
TOR
City of Allensville, KY3:14 PM
Allensville - Social media and public reports quite a bit of damage in and near Allensville. (PAH)
T
TOR
Guthrie, KY3:11 PM
4 NE Guthrie - Trained spotter reports many trees and powerlines down and barnes destroyed in addition to minor damage to houses along US 79 southwest of Allensville. Time estimated f (PAH)
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TOR
City of Guthrie, KY3:03 PM
2 WNW Guthrie - Trees down along US 41 southeast of Trenton... KY. Relayed by WHOP radio. Time estimated from radar. (PAH)
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TOR
City of Trenton, KY2:57 PM
5 SSW Trenton - Continuous 13.2 mile track from west of Guthrie at the state line to south of Allensville at the Logan County line. Worst damage consistent with 125 mph... EF-2 intensi (PAH)
08/12/2023
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TOR
City of Fulton, KY10:13 AM
3 N Fulton - Storm damage survey results confirm an EF-1 tornado began with a cluster of damage along KY-307 just south of Johnson Rd... including on Bizzle Rd and Laine Rd. Around (PAH)
T
TOR
Hickman, KY9:56 AM
1 NW Hickman - Storm damage survey results confirm an EF-1 tornado began in the Terrace Drive and Sunset Street area of Hickman with damage to trees and power lines. This tornado trac (PAH)
08/10/2023
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TOR
City of Flemingsburg, KY12:44 AM
2 ESE Dalesburg - A weak tornado touched down in the Beechburg Community... at the intersection of Colgan Road and Beechburg Road. It then traveled along Colgan Road for about a third of (JKL)
08/07/2023
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TOR
Louisa, KY3:00 PM
1 SSE Yatesville Lake S - An EF1 tornado touched down just east of Yatesville Lake then tracked eastward skipping along an almost six and half mile track... crossing US 23 and the Big Sandy Rive (RLX)
07/18/2023
T
TOR
Lebanon, KY6:13 PM
4 ENE Lebanon - The National Weather Service conducted a survey and found a small... brief tornado occurred 4 miles ENE of Lebanon... KY. The tornado was 0.11 miles long and 20 yards w (LMK)
T
TOR
Cadiz, KY3:04 PM
8 NNW Cadiz - EF-1 Tornado. 125 yards wide. 0.4 mile path length. Peak winds 100 mph. Mobile home lifted and moved about 30 feet... and destroyed. Small barn destroyed. Several trees (PAH)
07/02/2023
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TOR
Casey County, KY7:55 PM
5 NNW Liberty - A very brief EF-1 tornado touched down off Highway 49 and Wilson Ridge Road in Casey county. The tornado had peak winds of 105 mph... and a max path width of 40 yards.. (LMK)
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TOR
Anderson County, KY3:55 PM
4 ENE Glensboro - An EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 100 MPH touched down along Highway 44 west of Lawrenceburg. The tornado was on the ground for a little of 3 miles... reached a max wi (LMK)
07/01/2023
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TOR
Mayfield, KY7:30 PM
1 WNW Hickory - Mainly minor tree damage along the broken 27 mile path from near Hickory KY to the north end of the LBL Trace southeast of Grand Rivers. Near Hickory... some structural (PAH)
06/26/2023
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TOR
City of Jamestown, KY12:25 AM
1 WSW Jamestown - An EF-1 Tornado with peak winds of 110 MPH briefly touched down about 1 mile WSW of Jamestown... KY... and lifted 1 mile later 1 mile SW of Jamestown. The brief touchdo (LMK)
06/25/2023
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TOR
Hardin County, KY10:27 PM
3 N Stephensburg - Tornado formed as a cluster of storms briefly interacted with an old outflow boundary. Caused damage to numerous trees... and its path was noticeable in a field of corn (LMK)
T
TOR
City of Whitesville, KY10:18 PM
1 W Deanefield - Roof damage. Tree damage... some uprooted. Along Collier Rd. Time estimated based off radar. (LMK)
05/16/2023
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TOR
Magoffin County, KY4:47 PM
1 ENE FORAKER - CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 1 ENE FORAKER. CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 1 ENE FORAKER. AN NWS SURVEY TEAM... IN CONJUNCTION WITH MAGOFFIN COUNTY EMER (JKL)
05/07/2023
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TOR
City of Shelbyville, KY9:26 AM
2 WSW SHELBYVILLE - 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 STRU (LMK)
04/05/2023
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TOR
Watterson Park, KY5:05 PM
4 N OKOLONA - THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE CONDUCTED A STORM SURVEY AND FOUND DAMAGE IN THE WATTERSON PARK AREA OF JEFFERSON COUNTY CONSISTENT WITH AN EF1 TORNADO WITH (LMK)
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TOR
Watterson Park, KY5:05 PM
4 NNW OKOLONA - THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE CONDUCTED A STORM SURVEY AND FOUND DAMAGE IN THE WATTERSON PARK AREA OF JEFFERSON COUNTY CONSISTENT WITH AN EF1 TORNADO WITH (LMK)
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TOR
Pleasure Ridge Park, KY4:58 PM
1 E PLEASURE RIDGE PARK - THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE CONDUCTED A STORM SURVEY AND FOUND DAMAGE NEAR PLEASURE RIDGE PARK IN JEFFERSON COUNTY CONSISTENT WITH AN EF1 TORNADO WITH 11 (LMK)
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TOR
Doe Valley, KY4:41 PM
3 NE EKRON - THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONDUCTED A STORM SURVEY AND FOUND DAMAGE IN MEADE COUNTY JUST SOUTH OF BRANDENBURG CONSISTENT WITH AN EF1 TORNADO WITH 110 MPH WINDS. THE (LMK)
12/09/2023
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Cumberland County, KY7:29 PM
6 NW Peytonsburg - Delayed report. Equipment shed flipped over from thunderstorm winds. Time estimated by radar. (LMK)
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TOR
City of Gamaliel, KY7:07 PM
4 ESE Gamaliel - NWS Nashville surveyed a brief EF-1 tornado that touched down just south of the Kentucky border in Clay County where it blew down a few trees on Barber Shop Road (EF-0) (LMK)
MPH
Munfordville, KY6:48 PM
1 SE Munfordville - Tree down on a power line. (LMK)
MPH
City of Bowling Green, KY4:13 PM
3 SSE Bowling Green - Roof damage to hotel. (LMK)
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TOR
Plano, KY4:07 PM
3 ENE Rich Pond - NWS storm damage assessment survey in Warren County on the south side of Bowling Green found an EF-1 tornado with a path length of 2.24 miles... max width of 125 yards. (LMK)
MPH
Allensville, KY3:18 PM
1 ENE Olmstead - Dispatch reports several houses and barns damaged... mainly near Olmstead... Kentucky. (LMK)
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TOR
Allensville, KY3:15 PM
3 SW Olmstead - The National Weather Service in Louisville conducted a storm damage assessment survey in Logan County Kentucky. This survey covered the final portion of a long track EF (LMK)
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TOR
City of Allensville, KY3:14 PM
Allensville - Social media and public reports quite a bit of damage in and near Allensville. (PAH)
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TOR
Guthrie, KY3:11 PM
4 NE Guthrie - Trained spotter reports many trees and powerlines down and barnes destroyed in addition to minor damage to houses along US 79 southwest of Allensville. Time estimated f (PAH)
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TOR
City of Guthrie, KY3:03 PM
2 WNW Guthrie - Trees down along US 41 southeast of Trenton... KY. Relayed by WHOP radio. Time estimated from radar. (PAH)
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TOR
City of Trenton, KY2:57 PM
5 SSW Trenton - Continuous 13.2 mile track from west of Guthrie at the state line to south of Allensville at the Logan County line. Worst damage consistent with 125 mph... EF-2 intensi (PAH)
09/28/2023
1.25 IN
IN
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City of Hardinsburg, KY12:42 AM
Hardinsburg - Trees down in Hardinsburg... including one on a mobile home. Windows of a residence broken by large hail. (LMK)
71.0 MPH
MPH
City of Hardinsburg, KY12:35 AM
2 SSW Hardinsburg - Kentucky Mesonet. (LMK)
1.75 IN
IN
09/27/2023
1.0 IN
IN
MPH
Whitesville, KY11:58 PM
2 SSW Whitesville - Delayed report from last night. A couple of large tree limbs blown down. (PAH)
1.25 IN
IN
MPH
Muldraugh, KY11:08 PM
2 NNE Muldraugh - Tree down on Highway 31W on Muldraugh Hill. (LMK)
1.0 IN
IN
1.0 IN
IN
1.25 IN
IN
Dixon, KY10:41 PM
Hail covering the ground with the largest stones around a half dollar. (PAH)
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1.0 IN
IN
1.0 IN
IN
MPH
Maceo, KY10:25 PM
4 SE Macio - Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 4 SE Macio. One tree down at the intersection of Highway 1389 and Yelvington-Knottsville rd. Retransmission. (PAH)