Hail Swath Map Preview
The Paducah, KY hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 29, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 2.75". There are 7 public hail reports, 19 public wind reports, and 7 nearby tornado reports listed for the May 8, 2024 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Paducah, KY Hail Map
The May 8, 2024 hail swath map for Paducah, KY covers approximately 5,673 square miles and includes an estimated 252,863 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, covering 2,327 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band with 96,891 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 1,547 sq mi | 58,327 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 2,327 sq mi | 96,891 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 1,059 sq mi | 48,346 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 391 sq mi | 22,828 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 186 sq mi | 11,275 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 87 sq mi | 10,540 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 49 sq mi | 3,017 |
| 2.00-2.25" | 12 sq mi | 318 |
| 2.25-2.50" | 5 sq mi | 942 |
| 2.50-2.75" | 4 sq mi | 185 |
| 2.75-3.00" | 5 sq mi | 194 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Paducah, KY Hail Swath Map
Inside the May 8, 2024 hail swath map area for Paducah, KY, HailGeeks estimates 121,801 single-family homes, 2,080 townhomes, and 27,420 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, with 46,372 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 28,950 | 488 | 5,417 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 46,372 | 880 | 9,684 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 23,197 | 403 | 4,956 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 9,685 | 174 | 3,651 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 5,644 | 46 | 1,543 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 5,465 | 62 | 1,613 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 1,653 | 15 | 283 |
| 2.00-2.25" | 168 | 3 | 65 |
| 2.25-2.50" | 480 | 9 | 205 |
| 2.50-2.75" | 94 | 0 | 1 |
| 2.75-3.00" | 93 | 0 | 2 |
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Counties Inside the Paducah, KY Hail Map
Hail from the May 8, 2024 storm was mapped across 46 counties in the Paducah, KY region. Stewart County, TN had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 2.75" with roughly 1,408 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Paducah, KY Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 93 cities near Paducah, KY. Harrisburg, IL had the strongest mapped signal at 2.50", with an estimated 2,752 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Paducah, KY Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the May 8, 2024 Paducah, KY hail map spans 151 ZIP codes. ZIP 37023 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 2.75" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 305.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the May 8, 2024 hail map for Paducah, KY currently list 7 public hail reports, 19 public wind reports, and 7 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 8, 2024 3:10 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 SW Uniontown | KY | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
May 8, 2024 3:22 PM CT |
1.00 in | Bumpus Mills | TN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 8, 2024 3:25 PM CT |
1.75 in | Carterville | IL | golf ball size hail. |
May 8, 2024 3:30 PM CT |
3.00 in | 1 E Bumpus Mills | TN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 8, 2024 3:33 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 ENE Colp | IL | Quarter size hail. |
May 8, 2024 3:34 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 NW Paris | TN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 8, 2024 4:19 PM CT |
1.50 in | 1 E Harrisburg | IL | Ping pong ball sized hail. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 8, 2024 7:31 AM CT | 1 E Cunningham | KY | Trees down with power outages. | |
May 8, 2024 7:50 AM CT | 1 NNW Symsonia | KY | Trees down near Symsonia. Time estimated. | |
May 8, 2024 8:02 AM CT | 3 E Hickman | KY | Large tree limbs down. | |
May 8, 2024 8:16 AM CT | 1 SSE Calvert City | KY | Trees down on Cedar Street. | |
May 8, 2024 8:19 AM CT | 4 WSW Calvert City | KY | large trees down over road... above ground pool side blown in. | |
May 8, 2024 8:19 AM CT | 1 N Calvert City | KY | About four trees snapped or uprooted. | |
May 8, 2024 2:05 PM CT | 4 SE Sturgis | KY | Tree fell on a vacant home in Sullivan. | |
May 8, 2024 3:17 PM CT | 7 SE Carbondale | IL | Trees down. | |
May 8, 2024 3:32 PM CT | 4 SE Marion | IL | Trees Down. | |
May 8, 2024 3:32 PM CT | 5 SE Marion | IL | Trees Down. | |
May 8, 2024 3:39 PM CT | 3 SE Waverly | KY | Telephone pole blown down on KY141 at TL Bishop Rd. | |
May 8, 2024 3:40 PM CT | Waverly | KY | Tree limbs down across KY Highway 2094 in the Waverly community. Time estimated by radar. | |
May 8, 2024 3:56 PM CT | 2 SSW Cerulean | KY | Trees down. | |
May 8, 2024 4:03 PM CT | 5 SSW Breckinridge Cent | KY | Trees down reported. | |
May 8, 2024 4:20 PM CT | 2 SSE Harrisburg | IL | eagle coal building damaged. | |
May 8, 2024 4:25 PM CT | 4 NE Rockcastle | KY | Tree down over road... and water over road. | |
May 8, 2024 4:40 PM CT | 4 N Equality | IL | Report from mPING: 1-inch tree limbs broken; Shingles blown off. | |
May 8, 2024 5:51 PM CT | 1 N Salem | KY | Power lines down over road. | |
May 8, 2024 11:55 PM CT | 2 SE Hornbeak | TN | Several manufactured homes damaged and trees down between Hornbeak and Obion. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 8, 2024 3:10 PM CT | UNK | 5 NE Makanda | IL | Damage was mainly to tree limbs along a path beginning southeast of Carbondale along Giant City Blacktop. Several large tree limbs were downed on Wagon Wheel Road and County Line Road. Crossing into Williamson County... a large tree was uprooted on Skyhawk Road. Moving east... a barn suffered roof damage on New Hope Road. The tornado lifted after crossing Spillway Road on the southwest side of Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge. |
May 8, 2024 3:15 PM CT | UNK | 5 SE Carbondale | IL | Video of a tornado shared on social media southeast of Carbondale. Time and location approximate. |
May 8, 2024 4:02 PM CT | UNK | 3 SSE Rockcastle | KY | Video shared on social media of a tornado over Lake Barkley. Location approximate. |
May 8, 2024 4:04 PM CT | UNK | 3 WSW Creal Springs | IL | An EF-0 tornado did intermittent damage from the central subdivisions of the Lake of Egypt community to just south of Creal Springs in Williamson County... IL. The great majority of the damage was from downed tree limbs. A couple trees in waterlogged soil were also uprooted. |
May 8, 2024 4:13 PM CT | UNK | 2 ESE Carrier Mills | IL | Several dozen trees snapped or uprooted along with many large branches broken along the path. A few homes and barns with minor roof damage. One home was slightly shifted off its foundation. |
May 8, 2024 4:16 PM CT | UNK | 5 ESE Carrier Mills | IL | Likely tornado damage to a large outbuilding near Highway 145 and Willow Grove Road. Time estimated. |
May 8, 2024 4:29 PM CT | UNK | 5 SW Equality | IL | Tornado reported five miles southwest of Equality. |
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the May 8, 2024 Paducah, KY storm event. When available, each report may include the time, size or magnitude, city, state, and a short description.
Related Hail Maps in the Paducah, KY Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Paducah, KY region as the May 8, 2024 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Apr 2, 2024 through May 7, 2024, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 1.00" to 2.50". In this set, the strongest related map reached 2.50", and the most recent map shown is from May 7, 2024.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Paducah, KY
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