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 2.25". There are 9 public hail reports, 35 public wind reports, and 13 nearby tornado reports listed for the May 26, 2024 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Paducah, KY Hail Map
The May 26, 2024 hail swath map for Paducah, KY covers approximately 5,073 square miles and includes an estimated 183,361 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, covering 2,017 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band with 63,682 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 1,565 sq mi | 63,566 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 2,017 sq mi | 63,682 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 961 sq mi | 31,994 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 361 sq mi | 18,022 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 112 sq mi | 3,922 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 36 sq mi | 1,749 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 12 sq mi | 329 |
| 2.00-2.25" | 4 sq mi | 48 |
| 2.25-2.50" | 4 sq mi | 49 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Paducah, KY Hail Swath Map
Inside the May 26, 2024 hail swath map area for Paducah, KY, HailGeeks estimates 86,807 single-family homes, 1,243 townhomes, and 18,660 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, with 32,728 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 26,738 | 589 | 11,230 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 32,728 | 392 | 4,178 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 15,289 | 193 | 1,878 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 8,842 | 60 | 1,204 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 2,027 | 8 | 99 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 980 | 1 | 70 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 150 | 0 | 1 |
| 2.00-2.25" | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.25-2.50" | 28 | 0 | 0 |
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Counties Inside the Paducah, KY Hail Map
Hail from the May 26, 2024 storm was mapped across 43 counties in the Paducah, KY region. Caldwell County, KY had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 2.25" with roughly 3,841 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Paducah, KY Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 65 cities near Paducah, KY. Reidland, KY had the strongest mapped signal at 1.50", with an estimated 1,866 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Paducah, KY Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the May 26, 2024 Paducah, KY hail map spans 128 ZIP codes. ZIP 42445 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 2.25" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 3,482.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the May 26, 2024 hail map for Paducah, KY currently list 9 public hail reports, 35 public wind reports, and 13 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 26, 2024 7:00 PM CT |
1.00 in | 5 NNE Creal Springs | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 26, 2024 7:10 PM CT |
2.00 in | 6 NW Carrier Mills | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 26, 2024 7:15 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 E Ledbetter | KY | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 26, 2024 7:28 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 S Muddy | IL | 1 inch sized hail. |
May 26, 2024 7:31 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 NNW Calvert City | KY | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 26, 2024 7:31 PM CT |
1.25 in | Harrisburg | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 26, 2024 7:35 PM CT |
1.00 in | Harrisburg | IL | Pea to quarter sized hail. |
May 26, 2024 7:47 PM CT |
1.00 in | 6 S Murphysboro | IL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 26, 2024 8:16 PM CT |
2.50 in | Farmersville | KY | Tennis to Baseball size hail. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 26, 2024 7:30 AM CT | 4 NE Wickliffe | KY | Trees uprooted... metal roof of barn peeled back. | |
May 26, 2024 7:45 AM CT | Tiptonville | TN | At least 25 utility poles down in the Tiptonville area. Widespread tree damage and some structural damage to homes as well. One metal building north of Tiptonville lost its roof. | |
May 26, 2024 7:55 AM CT | Arlington | KY | Multiple trees down. Many across SR 80 between Arlington and Milburn. | |
May 26, 2024 8:03 AM CT | Kevil | KY | Trees down and flooding. | |
May 26, 2024 8:08 AM CT | Union City | TN | Several power poles down in southern portion of the city. | |
May 26, 2024 8:08 AM CT | 3 SE Kevil | KY | Tree blown down on house in western McCracken County. | |
May 26, 2024 8:10 AM CT | 1 WSW Union City | TN | numerous businesses and homes damaged along Reelfoot Ave. along with mobile homes in the Green Acres Community. | |
May 26, 2024 8:10 AM CT | Hickman | KY | Trees down north and east sides of Hickman County. | |
May 26, 2024 8:12 AM CT | 4 ESE Lone Oak | KY | A downburst with estimated winds of 70 up to 100 mph struck parts of south central McCracken County on the morning of Sunday... May 26. Numerous tree limbs were downed facing towards the east or northeast. On Clarkline Road west of Husband Road... several large trees were uprooted... including a tree approximately four feet in diameter estimated to be more than 100 years old that fell onto a home causing substantial roof and gutter damage. | |
May 26, 2024 8:15 AM CT | Paducah | KY | Trees blown down and blocking the road at Clarkline and Old Mayfield Roads. | |
May 26, 2024 8:19 AM CT | Milburn | KY | Multiple trees down in the Milburn and Beulah areas. | |
May 26, 2024 8:20 AM CT | 2 NNW Sedalia | KY | People trapped in home. Possible tornado. | |
May 26, 2024 8:23 AM CT | 1 E Martin | TN | Multiple trees down on houses in Martin. | |
May 26, 2024 8:32 AM CT | 2 SW Murray | KY | Multiple trees down. | |
May 26, 2024 8:35 AM CT | Murray | KY | estimated 70 mph winds. Trees down on the southwest side of Murray. | |
May 26, 2024 8:37 AM CT | 6 ENE Murray | KY | *** 1 INJ *** Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 6 ENE Murray. There was not a death... but an injury. The original report of a death was erroneously relayed. | |
May 26, 2024 8:48 AM CT | Princeton | KY | Trees down in Princeton. | |
May 26, 2024 8:48 AM CT | 7 WSW Bumpus Mills | TN | Sportter reported trees and power lines down between Mile Markers 2-5 on the Woodland Trace Scenic Byway in Land Between the Lakes. | |
May 26, 2024 8:50 AM CT | Lynn Grove | KY | Tree blown over on house causing structural damage. | |
May 26, 2024 8:54 AM CT | Bumpus Mills | TN | Emergency Management reported trees down and power outages on north end of Stewart County. | |
May 26, 2024 8:55 AM CT | 2 S Cottage Grove | TN | Trees and power poles down in western and northern portions of the county. | |
May 26, 2024 8:55 AM CT | Cadiz | KY | Cadiz County Hospital has no power and no generator. Multiple trees on lines near hospital. | |
May 26, 2024 8:56 AM CT | 3 E Cadiz | KY | Lots of trees down... many on roads such as Oliver Rd and N. Montgomery Rd. | |
May 26, 2024 8:59 AM CT | 5 NNW Paris | TN | Spotter reports downed power poles along HWY 641 north of Paris. Time is radar estimated. | |
May 26, 2024 9:00 AM CT | Cerulean | KY | Trees down over much Trigg County. | |
May 26, 2024 9:02 AM CT | 5 WNW Paris | TN | multiple trees down off of Jones Bend Rd. | |
May 26, 2024 9:03 AM CT | Nebo | KY | Power lines leaning and metal across the road. | |
May 26, 2024 8:00 PM CT | 3 NNW Johnston City | IL | Power lines down in Stritz. | |
May 26, 2024 8:05 PM CT | Herrin | IL | Trees uprooted. | |
May 26, 2024 8:29 PM CT | Marion | IL | Power lines down across the county. | |
May 26, 2024 8:42 PM CT | Vienna | IL | Roof blown of a shed. | |
May 26, 2024 11:33 PM CT | 4 SSE Puryear | TN | Tree down blocking the roadway in the 5700 block of Old Paris Murray Rd. | |
May 26, 2024 8:22 AM CT | 67 mph | 1 SW Cayce | KY | Mmultiple 4-6 in limbs and 2 large mature tree down. One uprooted tree. |
May 26, 2024 8:33 AM CT | 70 mph | Benton | KY | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 26, 2024 8:35 AM CT | 64 mph | 3 ESE Kirksey | KY | No National Weather Service description provided. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 26, 2024 7:27 AM CT | UNK | Miner | MO | Structural roof damage to businesses and significant tree damage. |
May 26, 2024 8:10 AM CT | UNK | 5 S Fancy Farm | KY | EF-1 Tornado. Winds 100 mph. 5 Mile track. |
May 26, 2024 8:25 AM CT | UNK | 1 W Lynn Grove | KY | EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 105 mph and a path length of 22.86 miles. The tornado appears to have began just west of Lynn Grove near the Graves/Calloway County line. Concentrated tree damage was evident in Lynn Grove. Several buildings sustained minor roof damage from wind and significant damage from falling trees. A very narrow path then continued southeastward between Wiswell Road and Highway 94 into far southern Murray. Damage was more sporadic and minor but grew more intense in south Murray with a few healthy tree trunks snapped. Damage then continued more sporadically just south of Highway 121. Several wheat fields showed complicated swirl and straight line wind damage patterns along this path. Damage became more intense once again southwest of New Concord before moving across Highway 121 and into the Cypress Springs community where several roads were impassable due to fallen trees. The damage then became inaccessible but may have continued to Kentucky Lake. |
May 26, 2024 8:35 AM CT | UNK | 2 SSW Murray | KY | Trees uprooted. |
May 26, 2024 8:35 AM CT | UNK | 6 NW Hamlin | KY | Large trees uprooted along the path in rural areas. |
May 26, 2024 8:50 AM CT | UNK | 5 SE Canton | KY | EF-1 Tornado traveled for 6 miles in rural southern Trigg County just south of Highway 807 and ended along Highway 139 south of Cadiz. Wind damage was also observed north and south of the path. Mainly tree damage... with large limbs down and a few trees uprooted. Max width was around 70 yards. Time was from 8:50 a.m. to 8:56 a.m. |
May 26, 2024 8:59 AM CT | UNK | 9 SE Of Cadiz | KY | EF-2 Tornado started at 8:59 a.m. near Highway 525 southeast of Cadiz... and continued 19 miles... to about 7 miles southeast of Hopkinsville or just northwest of Pembroke around 9:14 a.m. Damage to numerous homes due to downed trees. Two homes directly impacted due to the tornadic winds... with roof damage. Many trees snapped or uprooted. Several farm buildings damaged. Maximum wind speeds 115 mph. Path width was up to 250 yards. |
May 26, 2024 6:38 PM CT | UNK | 2 NW Goreville | IL | *** 1 INJ *** EF-3 tornado with peak winds at 150 mph. 5-mile track 300-yard width. Trees were debarked and a home suffered extensive damage near Highway 37 and Orchard Lane. |
May 26, 2024 6:46 PM CT | UNK | 6 N Goreville | IL | Tornado crossing I-57 south of Marion IL near Lake of Egypt. |
May 26, 2024 6:48 PM CT | UNK | 3 NE Goreville | IL | Houses severely damaged. Trailers flipped. |
May 26, 2024 8:14 PM CT | UNK | 5 SSE Fredonia | KY | Tornado ongoing at this time. |
May 26, 2024 8:24 PM CT | UNK | 4 NNE Princeton | KY | *** 3 INJ *** Trees down across multiple roads making travel impossible. 3 minor injuries reported about 4-5 miles north of Princeton. |
May 26, 2024 8:52 PM CT | UNK | 3 NNE Dawson Springs | KY | KYEM reports damage to around 20 homes in the Charleston Community north of Dawson Springs. |
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the May 26, 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 26, 2024 event. These related maps cover storm dates from May 7, 2024 through May 24, 2024, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 2.75". In this set, the strongest related map reached 2.75", and the most recent map shown is from May 24, 2024.
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