All Hail Reports near Whitesburg, Kentucky

Population: 2,139 37.11843, -82.82683 Updated: 06/04/2026
24
Hail Reports
All Time · within 10 miles
1.75
Largest Hail
Golf Ball-sized
Moderate
Hail Frequency
Whitesburg, Kentucky
Based on annual avg. of SPC reports since 2004. Not a formal risk assessment.

Hail Summary — Whitesburg, KY All Time

Whitesburg, Kentucky (population 2,139) had 24 hail reports within 10 miles of the city center located at (37.11843, -82.82683) since 2004. The largest report of hail since 2004 near Whitesburg was 1.75 inches (golf ball-sized) about 9 years ago. The zipcode with the highest number of damaging hail reports near Whitesburg since 2004 is 41858, with 6 reports.

When Was the Last Time It Hailed in Whitesburg?

04/15/2025
The most recent hail event near Whitesburg was on 04/15/2025 (1.00″ Quarter). Click here to view all hail reports near Whitesburg on 04/15/2025

Monthly Hail Activity

Historical monthly hail pattern for Whitesburg, KY, based on historical storm reports since 2004.
Jan
0
Feb
0
Mar
1
Apr
7
May
7
Jun
3
Jul
1
Aug
5
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
 
Feb
 
Mar
1.8″
Apr
1.2″
May
1.4″
Jun
0.8″
Jul
1.0″
Aug
0.8″
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 — Whitesburg, KY All Time

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Hail Reports Near Whitesburg, KY - All Time

04/15/2025
1.0 IN
IN
Letcher Co.·Quarter·near Eolia·5.1 mi away
Corrects hail report from Eolia. Social media picture of hail scattered on the ground in Eolia. Multiple stones of at least quarter-size visible. Time estimated via rad (JKL)
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03/21/2017
1.75 IN
IN
Letcher Co.·Golf Ball·near Oven Fork·4.8 mi away
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL ALONG BUTTERMILK ROAD (MRX)
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05/02/2016
1.75 IN
IN
Letcher Co.·Golf Ball·near Kona·5.6 mi away
(JKL)
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1.25 IN
IN
Letcher Co.·Half Dollar·2.0 mi away
INFORMATION OBTAINED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA SITE. (JKL)
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1.0 IN
IN
Letcher Co.·Quarter·0.2 mi away
INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM SOCIAL MEDIA SITE. (JKL)
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1.75 IN
IN
Letcher Co.·Golf Ball·near Kona·5.6 mi away
(JKL)
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1.25 IN
IN
Letcher Co.·Half Dollar·0.2 mi away
QUARTER SIZE AND LARGER HAIL REPORTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. (JKL)
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04/25/2015
1.5 IN
IN
Lynch, KY11:15 PM
Harlan Co.·Ping Pong·near Partridge·9.7 mi away
(JKL)
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1.0 IN
IN
Letcher Co.·Quarter·0.2 mi away
(JKL)
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1.5 IN
IN
Letcher Co.·Ping Pong·2.1 mi away
(JKL)
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1.0 IN
IN
Letcher Co.·Quarter·0.2 mi away
(JKL)
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04/29/2014
1.0 IN
IN
Letcher Co.·Quarter·near Kona·5.6 mi away
THIS IS A PUBLIC REPORT VIA TWITTER. (JKL)
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1.0 IN
IN
Letcher Co.·Quarter·8.6 mi away
NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN BLACKEY. (JKL)
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07/31/2012
1.0 IN
IN
Letcher Co.·Quarter·near Neon·8.6 mi away
HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE WAS REPORTED. (JKL)
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05/10/2011
1.0 IN
IN
Letcher Co.·Quarter·near Isom·6.4 mi away
QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED. (JKL)
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05/15/2010
1.0 IN
IN
Letcher Co.·Quarter·near Seco·6.4 mi away
(JKL)
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08/30/2008
0.75 IN
IN
Letcher Co.·Dime·near Kona·4.2 mi away
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED NEAR MILLSTONE ON HIGHWAY 2545. (JKL)
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06/16/2008
0.88 IN
IN
Letcher Co.·Nickel·near Jeremiah·6.7 mi away
(JKL)
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06/29/2006
0.75 IN
IN
Letcher Co.·Dime·near Neon·8.6 mi away
(JKL)
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08/05/2005
0.75 IN
IN
Letcher Co.·Dime·near Premium·4.7 mi away
(JKL)
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0.88 IN
IN
Lynch, KY6:00 PM
Letcher Co.·Nickel·near Partridge·6.6 mi away
BURST OF NICKEL SIZE HAIL ALONG HWY 931 EAST. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER SHOWER OF PEA SIZE HAIL (JKL)
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0.88 IN
IN
Knott Co.·Nickel·near Redfox·8.1 mi away
NICKLE HAIL WIDESPREAD OVER EAST PORTION OF COUNTY. (JKL)
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0.75 IN
IN
Letcher Co.·Dime·near Neon·7.7 mi away
(JKL)
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06/12/2004
0.88 IN
IN
Letcher Co.·Nickel·0.2 mi away
CO-OP OBSERVER REPORTED NICKEL SIZE HAIL. OBSERVER ALSO REPORTED THAT CULVERTS WERE OVERFLOWING. (JKL)
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12/18/2025
MPH
Blackey, KY11:55 PM
Letcher Co.·Wind·6.3 mi away
1 NE Jeremiah - Letcher County EM shared pictures of downed trees and power lines along KY-7 in between Adams Branch Rd and County Rd 1339. (JKL)
MPH
Blackey, KY11:54 PM
Letcher Co.·Wind·6.6 mi away
1 SSE David - Delayed social media report of structural damage from thunderstorm wind gusts the night of December 18th. Pictures show a metal building in the 4300 Block of KY-7 with (JKL)
05/20/2025
61.0 MPH
MPH
Harlan Co.·Wind·14.4 mi away
24 E Harlan - (JKL)
05/17/2025
MPH
Pound, VA2:22 AM
Wise Co.·Wind·12.5 mi away
Pound - Several trees down. (MRX)
MPH
Pound, VA2:13 AM
Wise Co.·Wind·12.0 mi away
1 S Pound - Trees down. (MRX)
MPH
Pound, VA1:55 AM
Wise Co.·Wind·12.5 mi away
1 SE Pound - Several trees down. (MRX)
MPH
Letcher Co.·Wind·6.0 mi away
1 E Isom - County dispatch reported trees blown down in many parts of the county but did not provide specific details. KY-160 and KY-1103 apparently stood out as highways which sa (JKL)
05/16/2025
MPH
Wise Co.·Wind·14.5 mi away
3 ENE Appalachia - Trees down. (MRX)
MPH
Letcher Co.·Wind·5.5 mi away
Millstone - State police reported a tree blown down near the Millstone community. (JKL)
MPH
Perry Co.·Wind·14.0 mi away
Cornettsville - State police reported a tree knocked down onto KY-7 in the vicinity of Cornettsville. Time of event occurrence estimated from radar. (JKL)
02/06/2025
MPH
Pound, VA8:40 PM
Wise Co.·Wind·12.6 mi away
2 SSE Pound - Several trees down. (MRX)
MPH
Letcher Co.·Wind·1.1 mi away
1 SW Marlowe - Abandoned trailer home destroyed by thunderstorm winds. Time estimated as approximately the same time as the Whitesburg... KY Mesonet reported a 53 mph gust. The mesone (JKL)
05/26/2024
MPH
Letcher Co.·Wind·1.8 mi away
Whitco - Numerous reports of trees and power lines down throughout the county. (JKL)
MPH
Letcher Co.·Wind·13.9 mi away
1 S Gordon - Report of multiple trees down on KY 160 near Gordon not far from Kingdom Come State Park. The event time is radar estimated. (JKL)
07/29/2023
MPH
Letcher Co.·Wind·8.5 mi away
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
Letcher Co.·Wind·6.5 mi away
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
Knott Co.·Wind·14.9 mi away
1 N Brinkley - KYTC District 12 reported that KY-160 near the KY-899 intersection was closed due to a tree fall. Power and telephone lines were involved. Event time estimated from rad (JKL)
07/02/2023
MPH
Blackey, KY10:31 PM
Letcher Co.·Wind·6.1 mi away
1 SSW Jeremiah - A tree was blown down along KY 7 near the Letcher Elementary and Middle School. The event time is radar estimated. (JKL)
05/16/2023
MPH
Lynch, KY5:15 PM
Letcher Co.·Wind·8.5 mi away
PARTRIDGE - A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ONTO OLD US 119 AT PARTRIDGE. THE TIME OF THE EVENT IS RADAR ESTIMATED. (JKL)
MPH
Letcher Co.·Wind·8.6 mi away
1 NW FLEMING-NEON - REPORT FROM MPING: LARGE LIMBS WERE BLOWN DOWN. (JKL)
MPH
Letcher Co.·Wind·14.0 mi away
1 ENE BURDINE - A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ONTO KY HIGHWAY 805 ABOUT 1 TO 2 MILES FROM THE PIKE COUNTY LINE. THE TIME OF THE EVENT IS RADAR ESTIMATED. (JKL)
MPH
Letcher Co.·Wind·11.3 mi away
1 NNW DUNHAM - SEVERAL TREES WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BENE BLOWN DOWN ONTO KY 3409 BETWEEN JENKINS AND MCROBERTS. THE TIME OF THE EVENT IS RADAR ESTIMATED. (JKL)
MPH
Letcher Co.·Wind·10.7 mi away
MCROBERTS - A TREE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN BLOWN DOWN IN MCROBERTS. THE TIME OF THE EVENT IS RADAR ESTIMATED. (JKL)
MPH
Letcher Co.·Wind·11.1 mi away
2 N EHKHORN MINE - A TREE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN BLOWN DOWN ON KY 1469 NEAR THE PIKE COUNTY LINE. THE TIME OF THE EVENT IS RADAR ESTIMATED. (JKL)
MPH
Lynch, KY3:32 PM
Letcher Co.·Wind·9.1 mi away
LEWIS CREEK - CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM LEWIS CREEK. A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON KY 3403 NEAR THE HARLAN COUNTY LINE IN THE VICINITY OF PARTRIDGE. THE TIME OF THE EV (JKL)
05/26/2004
T
TOR
Harlan Co.·Tornado·12.7 mi away
8 NW BIG STONE GAP - POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN THE ROAD AREA WITH LOTS OF DAMAGE AND DEBRIS. (MRX)
12/18/2025
MPH
Blackey, KY11:55 PM
Letcher Co.·Wind·6.3 mi away
1 NE Jeremiah - Letcher County EM shared pictures of downed trees and power lines along KY-7 in between Adams Branch Rd and County Rd 1339. (JKL)
MPH
Blackey, KY11:54 PM
Letcher Co.·Wind·6.6 mi away
1 SSE David - Delayed social media report of structural damage from thunderstorm wind gusts the night of December 18th. Pictures show a metal building in the 4300 Block of KY-7 with (JKL)
05/20/2025
61.0 MPH
MPH
Harlan Co.·Wind·14.4 mi away
24 E Harlan - (JKL)
05/17/2025
MPH
Pound, VA2:22 AM
Wise Co.·Wind·12.5 mi away
Pound - Several trees down. (MRX)
MPH
Pound, VA2:13 AM
Wise Co.·Wind·12.0 mi away
1 S Pound - Trees down. (MRX)
MPH
Pound, VA1:55 AM
Wise Co.·Wind·12.5 mi away
1 SE Pound - Several trees down. (MRX)
MPH
Letcher Co.·Wind·6.0 mi away
1 E Isom - County dispatch reported trees blown down in many parts of the county but did not provide specific details. KY-160 and KY-1103 apparently stood out as highways which sa (JKL)
05/16/2025
MPH
Wise Co.·Wind·14.5 mi away
3 ENE Appalachia - Trees down. (MRX)
MPH
Letcher Co.·Wind·5.5 mi away
Millstone - State police reported a tree blown down near the Millstone community. (JKL)
MPH
Perry Co.·Wind·14.0 mi away
Cornettsville - State police reported a tree knocked down onto KY-7 in the vicinity of Cornettsville. Time of event occurrence estimated from radar. (JKL)
04/15/2025
1.0 IN
IN
Letcher Co.·Quarter·near Eolia·5.1 mi away
Corrects hail report from Eolia. Social media picture of hail scattered on the ground in Eolia. Multiple stones of at least quarter-size visible. Time estimated via rad (JKL)
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02/06/2025
MPH
Pound, VA8:40 PM
Wise Co.·Wind·12.6 mi away
2 SSE Pound - Several trees down. (MRX)
MPH
Letcher Co.·Wind·1.1 mi away
1 SW Marlowe - Abandoned trailer home destroyed by thunderstorm winds. Time estimated as approximately the same time as the Whitesburg... KY Mesonet reported a 53 mph gust. The mesone (JKL)
05/26/2024
MPH
Letcher Co.·Wind·1.8 mi away
Whitco - Numerous reports of trees and power lines down throughout the county. (JKL)
MPH
Letcher Co.·Wind·13.9 mi away
1 S Gordon - Report of multiple trees down on KY 160 near Gordon not far from Kingdom Come State Park. The event time is radar estimated. (JKL)
07/29/2023
MPH
Letcher Co.·Wind·8.5 mi away
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
Letcher Co.·Wind·6.5 mi away
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
Knott Co.·Wind·14.9 mi away
1 N Brinkley - KYTC District 12 reported that KY-160 near the KY-899 intersection was closed due to a tree fall. Power and telephone lines were involved. Event time estimated from rad (JKL)
07/02/2023
MPH
Blackey, KY10:31 PM
Letcher Co.·Wind·6.1 mi away
1 SSW Jeremiah - A tree was blown down along KY 7 near the Letcher Elementary and Middle School. The event time is radar estimated. (JKL)
05/16/2023
MPH
Lynch, KY5:15 PM
Letcher Co.·Wind·8.5 mi away
PARTRIDGE - A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ONTO OLD US 119 AT PARTRIDGE. THE TIME OF THE EVENT IS RADAR ESTIMATED. (JKL)
MPH
Letcher Co.·Wind·8.6 mi away
1 NW FLEMING-NEON - REPORT FROM MPING: LARGE LIMBS WERE BLOWN DOWN. (JKL)
MPH
Letcher Co.·Wind·14.0 mi away
1 ENE BURDINE - A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ONTO KY HIGHWAY 805 ABOUT 1 TO 2 MILES FROM THE PIKE COUNTY LINE. THE TIME OF THE EVENT IS RADAR ESTIMATED. (JKL)
MPH
Letcher Co.·Wind·11.3 mi away
1 NNW DUNHAM - SEVERAL TREES WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BENE BLOWN DOWN ONTO KY 3409 BETWEEN JENKINS AND MCROBERTS. THE TIME OF THE EVENT IS RADAR ESTIMATED. (JKL)
MPH
Letcher Co.·Wind·10.7 mi away
MCROBERTS - A TREE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN BLOWN DOWN IN MCROBERTS. THE TIME OF THE EVENT IS RADAR ESTIMATED. (JKL)
MPH
Letcher Co.·Wind·11.1 mi away
2 N EHKHORN MINE - A TREE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN BLOWN DOWN ON KY 1469 NEAR THE PIKE COUNTY LINE. THE TIME OF THE EVENT IS RADAR ESTIMATED. (JKL)