All Kentucky Hail Reports in July 2023
Population: 4,206,074
38.20042, -84.87762
Updated: 06/04/2026
25
Hail Reports
July 2023 · 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 July 2023
Kentucky had 25 hail reports in July 2023. Reports were recorded across 16 counties, with Casey County reporting the most activity at 3 reports. The largest hail reported in Kentucky in July 2023 was 1.75 inches (golf ball-sized) near Smithland, 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 July 2023
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
IN
07/19/2023
1.25 IN
IN
1.25 IN
IN
07/18/2023
1.0 IN
IN
1.0 IN
IN
1.0 IN
IN
1.0 IN
IN
1.0 IN
IN
1.0 IN
IN
1.5 IN
IN
1.0 IN
IN
07/17/2023
1.5 IN
IN
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1.5 IN
IN
07/02/2023
1.0 IN
IN
City of Frenchburg, KY5:40 PM
County EM reported quarter size hail starting at the intersection of 460 and KY-36 and running northeast to the intersection of KY-36 and Old Beaver Rd. (JKL)
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1.0 IN
IN
1.0 IN
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1.0 IN
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1.75 IN
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1.0 IN
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1.0 IN
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1.0 IN
IN
07/01/2023
1.25 IN
IN
07/29/2023
MPH
Meade County, KY10:30 PM
2 W Payneville - Trees down along Highway 376. Time estimated by radar. (LMK)
MPH
Auburn, KY10:10 PM
1 WSW Auburn - Tree down blocking west Main Street in Auburn... KY. (LMK)
MPH
City of Lebanon, KY9:55 PM
1 NNW Lebanon - Trees down on homes on Radio Station Road and Saint Rose Road. There is damage to a barn and roof off of a house on Saint Rose Road in Lebanon. Timing is best guess fro (LMK)
MPH
City of Hopkinsville, KY9:15 PM
Hopkinsville - At least a few trees down... including one on a house. Power outages. (PAH)
62.0 MPH
MPH
Christian County, KY9:10 PM
6 N Hopkinsville - Measured at Kentucky mesonet site. (PAH)
58.0 MPH
MPH
Trigg County, KY8:45 PM
4 SW Cadiz - Kentucky mesonet site. (PAH)
60.0 MPH
MPH
Caldwell County, KY8:39 PM
6 SW Fryer - (PAH)
MPH
Symsonia, KY7:59 PM
1 NNW Symsonia - *** 1 FATAL *** Tree/large limb fell on a house trapping a resident. Unclear if wind or lightning caused the tree to fall. (PAH)
MPH
Reidland, KY7:58 PM
Reidland - Tree through roof of apartment. Also tree limb on power line near Hendron. (PAH)
MPH
City of Benton, KY7:50 PM
Benton - Trees down on roads. (PAH)
MPH
La Center, KY7:40 PM
La Center - Large limbs down. (PAH)
MPH
Russell County, KY6:38 PM
3 NE Jamestown - A tree blew down which brought a light pole down on the 200 block of Stephens Ridge Road. (LMK)
MPH
City of Jamestown, KY6:38 PM
1 NNE Jamestown - A tree fell on Half Acre Road near the sewer plant. (LMK)
MPH
City of Jamestown, KY6:38 PM
1 NNE Jamestown - Tree down on the 400 block of Fox Lane. (LMK)
MPH
Burnside, KY4:27 PM
4 SSW Grade - County dispatch reported a tree downed into power lines along KY-1643. Time estimated from radar. (JKL)
MPH
Bell County, KY4:26 PM
1 N Varilla - WRIL reported a snapped power pole on KY-987 near the intersection of Baker Hill Rd (close to Community Harvest Tabernacle Church). Time estimated from radar. (JKL)
MPH
Cawood, KY4:16 PM
1 SSE Lenarve - County dispatch reported trees blown down into power lines along KY-3001 in front of the Harlan Country Club. Time estimated from radar. (JKL)
MPH
Harlan, KY4:12 PM
Elcomb - Picture on social media shows several large limbs down in yard along Baker Street. Time estimated from radar. (JKL)
MPH
Loyall, KY4:09 PM
Fresh Meadows - County dispatch reported several trees blown down into power lines in the Holiday Acres Trailer Park. Time estimated from radar. (JKL)
MPH
City of Harlan, KY4:06 PM
Rosspoint - Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from Rosspoint. Pictures on social media shows half a large deciduous tree blown down into power lines along Engle Drive. Time est (JKL)
MPH
City of Harlan, KY4:04 PM
Rosspoint - Amateur radio operator reports downed tree on KY-413 leading to a power outage in the Rosspoint area of Baxter. Event time estimated from radar. (JKL)
MPH
City of Blackey, KY4:03 PM
1 S Blackey - A member of the public shared a picture of a large tree snapped and fallen across KY-588 about halfway between Roxana and Blackey. The tree trunk was still suspended in (JKL)
MPH
Allen County, KY4:02 PM
5 SW Scottsville - Trees were down on multiple county roads. (LMK)
MPH
Millstone, KY3:49 PM
Lester - WXKQ relayed a social media report showing a large tree down on the Camp Branch side of Thornton in the vicinity of Tim Hall Timber Trucking. Time estimated from radar. (JKL)
MPH
Scottsville, KY3:48 PM
Scottsville - Scattered trees and power lines down including on Walker Street. Some city vehicles were damaged from the falling trees. (LMK)
07/18/2023
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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
T
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)
T
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
T
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)
07/29/2023
MPH
Meade County, KY10:30 PM
2 W Payneville - Trees down along Highway 376. Time estimated by radar. (LMK)
MPH
Auburn, KY10:10 PM
1 WSW Auburn - Tree down blocking west Main Street in Auburn... KY. (LMK)
MPH
City of Lebanon, KY9:55 PM
1 NNW Lebanon - Trees down on homes on Radio Station Road and Saint Rose Road. There is damage to a barn and roof off of a house on Saint Rose Road in Lebanon. Timing is best guess fro (LMK)
MPH
City of Hopkinsville, KY9:15 PM
Hopkinsville - At least a few trees down... including one on a house. Power outages. (PAH)
62.0 MPH
MPH
Christian County, KY9:10 PM
6 N Hopkinsville - Measured at Kentucky mesonet site. (PAH)
58.0 MPH
MPH
Trigg County, KY8:45 PM
4 SW Cadiz - Kentucky mesonet site. (PAH)
60.0 MPH
MPH
Caldwell County, KY8:39 PM
6 SW Fryer - (PAH)
MPH
Symsonia, KY7:59 PM
1 NNW Symsonia - *** 1 FATAL *** Tree/large limb fell on a house trapping a resident. Unclear if wind or lightning caused the tree to fall. (PAH)
MPH
Reidland, KY7:58 PM
Reidland - Tree through roof of apartment. Also tree limb on power line near Hendron. (PAH)
MPH
City of Benton, KY7:50 PM
Benton - Trees down on roads. (PAH)
MPH
La Center, KY7:40 PM
La Center - Large limbs down. (PAH)
MPH
Russell County, KY6:38 PM
3 NE Jamestown - A tree blew down which brought a light pole down on the 200 block of Stephens Ridge Road. (LMK)
MPH
City of Jamestown, KY6:38 PM
1 NNE Jamestown - A tree fell on Half Acre Road near the sewer plant. (LMK)
MPH
City of Jamestown, KY6:38 PM
1 NNE Jamestown - Tree down on the 400 block of Fox Lane. (LMK)
MPH
Burnside, KY4:27 PM
4 SSW Grade - County dispatch reported a tree downed into power lines along KY-1643. Time estimated from radar. (JKL)
MPH
Bell County, KY4:26 PM
1 N Varilla - WRIL reported a snapped power pole on KY-987 near the intersection of Baker Hill Rd (close to Community Harvest Tabernacle Church). Time estimated from radar. (JKL)
MPH
Cawood, KY4:16 PM
1 SSE Lenarve - County dispatch reported trees blown down into power lines along KY-3001 in front of the Harlan Country Club. Time estimated from radar. (JKL)
MPH
Harlan, KY4:12 PM
Elcomb - Picture on social media shows several large limbs down in yard along Baker Street. Time estimated from radar. (JKL)
MPH
Loyall, KY4:09 PM
Fresh Meadows - County dispatch reported several trees blown down into power lines in the Holiday Acres Trailer Park. Time estimated from radar. (JKL)
MPH
City of Harlan, KY4:06 PM
Rosspoint - Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from Rosspoint. Pictures on social media shows half a large deciduous tree blown down into power lines along Engle Drive. Time est (JKL)
MPH
City of Harlan, KY4:04 PM
Rosspoint - Amateur radio operator reports downed tree on KY-413 leading to a power outage in the Rosspoint area of Baxter. Event time estimated from radar. (JKL)
MPH
City of Blackey, KY4:03 PM
1 S Blackey - A member of the public shared a picture of a large tree snapped and fallen across KY-588 about halfway between Roxana and Blackey. The tree trunk was still suspended in (JKL)
MPH
Allen County, KY4:02 PM
5 SW Scottsville - Trees were down on multiple county roads. (LMK)
MPH
Millstone, KY3:49 PM
Lester - WXKQ relayed a social media report showing a large tree down on the Camp Branch side of Thornton in the vicinity of Tim Hall Timber Trucking. Time estimated from radar. (JKL)
MPH
Scottsville, KY3:48 PM
Scottsville - Scattered trees and power lines down including on Walker Street. Some city vehicles were damaged from the falling trees. (LMK)