All Hail Reports near Salem, Kentucky

Population: 746 37.06896, -84.98551 Updated: 06/04/2026
30
Hail Reports
All Time · within 10 miles
1.75
Largest Hail
Golf Ball-sized
Moderate
Hail Frequency
Salem, Kentucky
Based on annual avg. of SPC reports since 2004. Not a formal risk assessment.

Hail Summary — Salem, KY All Time

Salem, Kentucky (population 746) had 30 hail reports within 10 miles of the city center located at (37.06896, -84.98551) since 2004. The largest report of hail since 2004 near Salem was 1.75 inches (golf ball-sized) about a year ago. The zipcode with the highest number of damaging hail reports near Salem since 2004 is 42642, with 10 reports.

When Was the Last Time It Hailed in Salem?

05/16/2025
The most recent hail event near Salem was on 05/16/2025 (1.75″ Golf Ball). Click here to view all hail reports near Salem on 05/16/2025

Monthly Hail Activity

Historical monthly hail pattern for Salem, KY, based on historical storm reports since 2004.
Jan
2
Feb
2
Mar
3
Apr
4
May
9
Jun
7
Jul
3
Aug
0
Sep
0
Oct
0
Nov
0
Dec
0

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.
Jan
0.9″
Feb
1.0″
Mar
1.5″
Apr
1.4″
May
1.4″
Jun
1.4″
Jul
1.6″
Aug
 
Sep
 
Oct
 
Nov
 
Dec
 

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 Report Map — Salem, KY All Time

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Hail Reports Near Salem, KY - All Time

05/16/2025
1.0 IN
IN
Salem, KY9:32 PM
Russell Co.·Quarter·near Russell Springs·0.8 mi away
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LMK)
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1.0 IN
IN
Salem, KY9:32 PM
Russell Co.·Quarter·near Russell Springs·0.3 mi away
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LMK)
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1.75 IN
IN
Russell Co.·Golf Ball·5.8 mi away
(LMK)
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07/18/2023
1.0 IN
IN
Casey Co.·Quarter·near Dunnville·9.1 mi away
(LMK)
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05/18/2022
1.25 IN
IN
Salem, KY7:21 PM
Casey Co.·Half Dollar·near Windsor·5.6 mi away
PICTURE OF HALF DOLLAR-SIZED HAIL FROM WINDSOR VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (LMK)
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1.5 IN
IN
Casey Co.·Ping Pong·near Dunnville·9.1 mi away
PICTURE OF PING PONG BALL-SIZED HAIL FROM DUNNVILLE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. (LMK)
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01/25/2021
1.0 IN
IN
Salem, KY5:10 PM
Russell Co.·Quarter·near Russell Springs·3.7 mi away
MPING REPORT (LMK)
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05/24/2017
1.0 IN
IN
Sardis, KY2:33 PM
Pulaski Co.·Quarter·near Faubush·8.6 mi away
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED FROM FAUBUSH EASTWARD TO NANCY (JKL)
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05/10/2016
1.0 IN
IN
Russell Co.·Quarter·near Jamestown·7.2 mi away
(LMK)
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07/27/2014
1.75 IN
IN
Russell Co.·Golf Ball·7.4 mi away
(LMK)
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07/13/2013
1.75 IN
IN
Salem, KY1:20 PM
Casey Co.·Golf Ball·near Dunnville·8.4 mi away
GOOSE CREEK ROAD (LMK)
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04/26/2012
1.75 IN
IN
Salem, KY3:50 PM
Russell Co.·Golf Ball·near Russell Springs·1.3 mi away
(LMK)
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03/15/2012
1.25 IN
IN
Russell Co.·Half Dollar·near Russell Springs·5.4 mi away
(LMK)
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03/02/2012
1.75 IN
IN
Russell Co.·Golf Ball·6.3 mi away
(LMK)
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1.0 IN
IN
Salem, KY5:10 PM
Pulaski Co.·Quarter·near Ingle·7.8 mi away
(JKL)
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02/29/2012
1.0 IN
IN
Salem, KY1:41 PM
Casey Co.·Quarter·near Dunnville·8.4 mi away
SOUTH FORK RIDGE ROAD 910 NEAR KY 127 (LMK)
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1.0 IN
IN
Adair Co.·Quarter·near Montpelier·8.8 mi away
ONE INCH HAIL REPORTED ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 127 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF RUSSELL SPRINGS. ALSO...DEBRIS WAS REPORTED. RADAR INDICATED A VERY STRONG CIRCULATION. (LMK)
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05/14/2010
1.75 IN
IN
Russell Co.·Golf Ball·7.4 mi away
ON HWY 76 3 MILES EAST OF RUSSELL ADAIR COUNTY LINE (LMK)
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06/30/2009
1.75 IN
IN
Sardis, KY11:32 PM
Pulaski Co.·Golf Ball·near Faubush·8.6 mi away
(JKL)
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1.0 IN
IN
Russell Co.·Quarter·near Faubush·6.0 mi away
QUARTER SIZED HAIL FELL FOR 4 MINUTES ENDING AT 1222 AM EDT (LMK)
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0.75 IN
IN
Russell Co.·Dime·near Jamestown·7.2 mi away
(LMK)
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06/10/2006
0.75 IN
IN
Sardis, KY3:22 PM
Pulaski Co.·Dime·near Faubush·8.6 mi away
(JKL)
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05/25/2006
0.75 IN
IN
Russell Co.·Dime·near Jamestown·7.2 mi away
(LMK)
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04/19/2006
0.75 IN
IN
Sardis, KY3:20 AM
Pulaski Co.·Dime·near Faubush·8.6 mi away
(JKL)
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04/16/2006
1.0 IN
IN
Russell Co.·Quarter·5.9 mi away
(LMK)
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04/04/2026
MPH
Russell Co.·Wind·near 1 SE Russell Springs·4.6 mi away
Delayed report. A section of roof was removed from a storage building along Land Fill Road. The section of roof was blown about 40 feet before landing on two vehicles. (LMK)
09/22/2025
MPH
Adair Co.·Wind·13.5 mi away
4 NNE Glens Fork - Tree down across Reeves Rd. (LMK)
06/06/2025
MPH
Casey Co.·Wind·9.0 mi away
Dunnville - Large tree limb was blocking one lane of US-127. (LMK)
05/16/2025
MPH
Wayne Co.·Wind·13.9 mi away
Parnell - County dispatch reported multiple trees blown down along KY-92 west of Monticello. Event time estimated from radar and Kentucky Mesonet station Monticello 4 NW. (JKL)
MPH
Salem, KY11:16 PM
Casey Co.·Wind·4.3 mi away
1 WSW Windsor - Multiple trees down over Goodin Road. (LMK)
MPH
Salem, KY9:38 PM
Casey Co.·Wind·5.9 mi away
Windsor - Multiple trees down in Windsor. (LMK)
08/31/2024
61.0 MPH
MPH
Wayne Co.·Wind·11.4 mi away
3 WNW Mill Springs - Mesonet station FW1232 Monticello. (JKL)
MPH
Wayne Co.·Wind·14.4 mi away
1 NNW Mill Springs - Delayed report. Trees uprooted... and other trees with tops clipped... at a residence resulting in structural property damage. Awaiting photos to be provided by the pro (JKL)
08/30/2024
MPH
Adair Co.·Wind·9.3 mi away
1 ENE Ella - trees down...outbuilding destroyed. (LMK)
08/17/2024
MPH
Salem, KY6:40 PM
Russell Co.·Wind·4.6 mi away
2 S Windsor - Trained spotter shared pictures of a couple of open faced barns destroyed. Power poles were also broken which resulted in 400 power outages in the area. (LMK)
08/01/2024
MPH
Sardis, KY6:06 PM
Pulaski Co.·Wind·13.3 mi away
2 SSE Pointer - County dispatch reports tree blown down in the along KY-2993 in the vicinity of McLin Lane. Even time estimated from radar. (JKL)
07/31/2024
MPH
Wayne Co.·Wind·14.3 mi away
2 NNW Steubenville - Multiple trees and also powerlines were reported to have been blown down along KY1275 North in the direction of Conley Bottom. The event time and location are radar est (JKL)
05/27/2024
MPH
Wayne Co.·Wind·11.9 mi away
3 WNW Mill Springs - Numerous 911 calls reporting roof collapse at Conley Bottom Resort main pier on Lake Cumberland with people trapped on the boats. (JKL)
05/26/2024
MPH
Russell Co.·Wind·5.4 mi away
Russell Springs - Power lines down in the city of Russell Springs. (LMK)
02/28/2024
MPH
Salem, KY7:25 AM
Casey Co.·Wind·8.5 mi away
2 S Phil - Damage to greenhouse. Time is estimated from radar. (LMK)
MPH
Russell Co.·Wind·4.7 mi away
1 NNE Russell Springs - Carport blown down and a few trees down. One tree down on a vehicle. Nearby personal weather station had a 47 mph gust. Time estimated from radar. (LMK)
07/29/2023
MPH
Russell Co.·Wind·6.2 mi away
1 NNE Jamestown - Tree down on the 400 block of Fox Lane. (LMK)
MPH
Russell Co.·Wind·6.3 mi away
1 NNE Jamestown - A tree fell on Half Acre Road near the sewer plant. (LMK)
MPH
Russell Co.·Wind·4.2 mi away
3 NE Jamestown - A tree blew down which brought a light pole down on the 200 block of Stephens Ridge Road. (LMK)
06/25/2023
MPH
Wayne Co.·Wind·13.1 mi away
3 WNW Parnell - Trees were reported to have been blown down in the Bugwood community. (JKL)
MPH
Sardis, KY11:25 PM
Pulaski Co.·Wind·11.5 mi away
2 NNE Naomi - A tree was reported down onto Roberts Port Road in this vicinity. The event time is radar estimated. (JKL)
MPH
Russell Co.·Wind·10.2 mi away
3 ENE Freedom - Significant damage to boat storage building at Jamestown Marina. Numerous trees and power lines down. (LMK)
MPH
Salem, KY11:16 PM
Pulaski Co.·Wind·7.1 mi away
2 NW Faubush - A tree was reported to have been blown down onto Roosevelt Vaught Road. The event time is radar estimated. (JKL)
MPH
Columbia, KY11:15 PM
Adair Co.·Wind·14.9 mi away
1 NNW Glens Fork - Tree down South 55 blocking roadway. (LMK)
06/24/2023
MPH
Sardis, KY11:25 PM
Pulaski Co.·Wind·11.5 mi away
2 NNE Naomi - A tree was reported to have been blown down onto Roberts Port Road in this vicinity. The event time is radar estimated. (JKL)
06/25/2023
T
TOR
Russell Co.·Tornado·7.5 mi away
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)
07/01/2015
T
TOR
Sardis, KY3:00 PM
Pulaski Co.·Tornado·13.0 mi away
NANCY - A WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY CONFIRMED THAT AN EF0 TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN NEAR NANCY. THE TORNADO DAMAGED A BARN AND DOWNED SEVERAL TREES. MORE DETAILS WILL BE (JKL)
04/25/2015
T
TOR
Adair Co.·Tornado·14.9 mi away
1 NNE GLENS FORK - THE TORNADO FIRST TOUCHED DOWN 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLUMBIA ALONG DALE MORRISON ROAD. NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED AND A 145-FOOT BARN WAS DESTROYED... WITH THE TOP SHEA (LM
02/29/2012
T
TOR
Salem, KY1:27 PM
Casey Co.·Tornado·4.2 mi away
4 W WINDSOR - THE TORNADO FROM RUSSELL COUNTY CONTINUED INTO SOUTHERN CASEY COUNTY. IT WEAKENED TO EF-1 STRENGTH IN CASEY COUNTY DAMAGING TREES...BARNS...AND OUTBUILDINGS BEFORE IT L (LMK)
T
TOR
Russell Co.·Tornado·5.3 mi away
1 N RUSSELL SPRINGS - EF-2 TOUCHED DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY 127 AND MOUNT UNION ROAD. TRACKED NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN CASEY COUNTY AND LIFTED NEAR THE TOWN OF WINDSOR. OUTBUILDINGS ALONG WITH BARNS (LMK)
T
TOR
Russell Co.·Tornado·5.9 mi away
4 N RUSSELL SPRINGS - EF-2 TOUCHED DOWN WEST OF HIGHWAY 127 IN NORTHERN RUSSELL COUNTY. TRACKED NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN CASEY COUNTY AND LIFTED WEST OF THE TOWN OF WINDSOR. THE WORST DAMAGED (LMK)
10/09/2009
T
TOR
Casey Co.·Tornado·14.3 mi away
2 NW RHEBER - EF-2 TORNADO BEGAN NEAR DELP ROAD AND ENDED AT SR 70 AND KY-206. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HOMES AND TREES UPROOTED. (LMK)
04/11/2008
T
TOR
Wayne Co.·Tornado·13.9 mi away
PARNELL - HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS TRAILER WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED WITH DEBRIS SCATTERED. (JKL)
04/03/2007
T
TOR
Pulaski Co.·Tornado·12.4 mi away
3 NNE MAGNUM - AN EF1 TORNADO WHICH MOVED OUT OF CASEY COUNTY INTO PULASKI COUNTY PARTIALLY TORE A WELL BUILT POLE BARN ROOF OFF NEAR THE COUNTY LINE. THE PATH LENGTH INSIDE PULASKI C (JKL)
T
TOR
Casey Co.·Tornado·12.3 mi away
4 NW DUNNVILLE - EF1 TORNADO MOVED FROM 4 NW DUNNVILLE TO PULASKI COUNTY LINE NEAR MINTONVILLE. TORNADO SKIPPED...MOST DAMAGE WAS DONE ON RIDGETOPS. (LMK)
04/04/2026
MPH
Russell Co.·Wind·near 1 SE Russell Springs·4.6 mi away
Delayed report. A section of roof was removed from a storage building along Land Fill Road. The section of roof was blown about 40 feet before landing on two vehicles. (LMK)
09/22/2025
MPH
Adair Co.·Wind·13.5 mi away
4 NNE Glens Fork - Tree down across Reeves Rd. (LMK)
06/06/2025
MPH
Casey Co.·Wind·9.0 mi away
Dunnville - Large tree limb was blocking one lane of US-127. (LMK)
05/16/2025
MPH
Wayne Co.·Wind·13.9 mi away
Parnell - County dispatch reported multiple trees blown down along KY-92 west of Monticello. Event time estimated from radar and Kentucky Mesonet station Monticello 4 NW. (JKL)
MPH
Salem, KY11:16 PM
Casey Co.·Wind·4.3 mi away
1 WSW Windsor - Multiple trees down over Goodin Road. (LMK)
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Salem, KY9:38 PM
Casey Co.·Wind·5.9 mi away
Windsor - Multiple trees down in Windsor. (LMK)
1.0 IN
IN
Salem, KY9:32 PM
Russell Co.·Quarter·near Russell Springs·0.3 mi away
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LMK)
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1.0 IN
IN
Salem, KY9:32 PM
Russell Co.·Quarter·near Russell Springs·0.8 mi away
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LMK)
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1.75 IN
IN
Russell Co.·Golf Ball·5.8 mi away
(LMK)
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08/31/2024
61.0 MPH
MPH
Wayne Co.·Wind·11.4 mi away
3 WNW Mill Springs - Mesonet station FW1232 Monticello. (JKL)
MPH
Wayne Co.·Wind·14.4 mi away
1 NNW Mill Springs - Delayed report. Trees uprooted... and other trees with tops clipped... at a residence resulting in structural property damage. Awaiting photos to be provided by the pro (JKL)
08/30/2024
MPH
Adair Co.·Wind·9.3 mi away
1 ENE Ella - trees down...outbuilding destroyed. (LMK)
08/17/2024
MPH
Salem, KY6:40 PM
Russell Co.·Wind·4.6 mi away
2 S Windsor - Trained spotter shared pictures of a couple of open faced barns destroyed. Power poles were also broken which resulted in 400 power outages in the area. (LMK)
08/01/2024
MPH
Sardis, KY6:06 PM
Pulaski Co.·Wind·13.3 mi away
2 SSE Pointer - County dispatch reports tree blown down in the along KY-2993 in the vicinity of McLin Lane. Even time estimated from radar. (JKL)
07/31/2024
MPH
Wayne Co.·Wind·14.3 mi away
2 NNW Steubenville - Multiple trees and also powerlines were reported to have been blown down along KY1275 North in the direction of Conley Bottom. The event time and location are radar est (JKL)
05/27/2024
MPH
Wayne Co.·Wind·11.9 mi away
3 WNW Mill Springs - Numerous 911 calls reporting roof collapse at Conley Bottom Resort main pier on Lake Cumberland with people trapped on the boats. (JKL)
05/26/2024
MPH
Russell Co.·Wind·5.4 mi away
Russell Springs - Power lines down in the city of Russell Springs. (LMK)
02/28/2024
MPH
Salem, KY7:25 AM
Casey Co.·Wind·8.5 mi away
2 S Phil - Damage to greenhouse. Time is estimated from radar. (LMK)
MPH
Russell Co.·Wind·4.7 mi away
1 NNE Russell Springs - Carport blown down and a few trees down. One tree down on a vehicle. Nearby personal weather station had a 47 mph gust. Time estimated from radar. (LMK)
07/29/2023
MPH
Russell Co.·Wind·4.2 mi away
3 NE Jamestown - A tree blew down which brought a light pole down on the 200 block of Stephens Ridge Road. (LMK)
MPH
Russell Co.·Wind·6.3 mi away
1 NNE Jamestown - A tree fell on Half Acre Road near the sewer plant. (LMK)
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Russell Co.·Wind·6.2 mi away
1 NNE Jamestown - Tree down on the 400 block of Fox Lane. (LMK)
07/18/2023
1.0 IN
IN
Casey Co.·Quarter·near Dunnville·9.1 mi away
(LMK)
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06/25/2023
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Wayne Co.·Wind·13.1 mi away
3 WNW Parnell - Trees were reported to have been blown down in the Bugwood community. (JKL)
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Sardis, KY11:25 PM
Pulaski Co.·Wind·11.5 mi away
2 NNE Naomi - A tree was reported down onto Roberts Port Road in this vicinity. The event time is radar estimated. (JKL)