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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 40008

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports in and near ZIP 40008 from July 3, 1970 through June 24, 2026, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

Example: 40008 — search hail, wind and tornado public reports for any U.S. ZIP code 
Hail Reports
6
Wind Reports
26
Tornado Reports
2
Max Hail Size
1.00″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  ZIP 40008 · 1970–present Updated  Daily · last Jun 24, 2026

Latest NWS Hail Reports in and near ZIP 40008

6 reports
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1.00″ hail
Feb 19, 2026
8:03 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 40008
Nelson County · 16,199 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Bloomfield, KY
1.00″ hail
Apr 10, 2025
9:24 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 40008
Nelson County · 16,199 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 SSE Bloomfield, KY
1.00″ hail
Mar 16, 2024
4:18 AM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 40008
Nelson County · 16,199 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Bloomfield, KY
0.75″ hail
Apr 25, 2015
6:35 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 40008
Nelson County · 16,199 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: The public reported penny size hail near Bloomfield.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2.58 ESE Bloomfield, KY
0.88″ hail
Apr 26, 2011
9:50 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 40008
Nelson County · 16,199 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Hail was just under quarter size.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2.97 NNE Chaplin, KY
0.75″ hail
Apr 28, 1999
3:05 PM EST
Hail report for ZIP 40008
Nelson County · 16,199 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Bloomfield, KY
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Hail Damage Risk for Your Home +

Hail reports describe hail by diameter, often comparing stone size to familiar objects like peas, quarters, golf balls, and softballs. Use this guide as a starting point for possible hail damage to your roof, siding, gutters, vents, windows, and exterior. Actual hail damage depends on hail hardness, density, wind speed, impact angle, roof age, shingle condition, roof pitch, roofing material, installation quality, and prior storm damage.

Pea
0.25″
Low

Usually too small to cause hail damage to most sound asphalt roofs, siding, or gutters.

Mothball
0.50″
Sub-Severe Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but not always harmless. Repeated small hail can scuff surfaces, wear aging shingles, and loosen protective granules over time.

Penny
0.75″
Minor / Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but roof hail damage is still possible on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged shingles. May also mark screens, vents, gutters, and soft metal.

Nickel
0.88″
Minor / Watch

Still below the severe-hail threshold, but large enough to leave visible marks on soft metal and add wear to older or hail-weakened roof shingles.

Quarter
1.00″
Watch

The NWS severe-hail threshold. Quarter-size hail can bruise shingles, dent soft metal, and create roof hail damage worth checking.

Half Dollar
1.25″
Watch

More likely to dent gutters, vents, flashing, and siding. Hail damage risk rises quickly on older roofs or hail-weakened shingles.

Ping Pong / Walnut
1.50″
Likely

Hail damage becomes more likely, including bruised shingles, granule loss, dented siding, and damaged roof vents.

Golf Ball
1.75″
Likely

Often causes roof hail damage, cracked shingles, dented gutters, damaged flashing, and siding impacts. A roof inspection is recommended.

Hen Egg
2.00″
Serious

Can crack or puncture shingles, expose mat, dent siding, and cause widespread hail damage across the roof and exterior.

Tennis Ball
2.50″
Serious

Can cause heavy roof hail damage, punctured siding, broken skylights, damaged vents, and widespread exterior damage.

Baseball
2.75″
Major

Major hail damage is likely, including severe roof impacts, damaged siding, broken windows, and possible major roof repairs.

Tea Cup / Large Apple
3.00″
Major

Can cause heavy hail damage across the roof, siding, gutters, windows, and exterior. Significant repairs are often needed.

Softball
4.00″
Extreme

Destructive hail damage. Can severely damage roofing materials, siding, windows, gutters, vents, vehicles, and exterior surfaces.

Grapefruit
4.50″
Extreme

Catastrophic hail damage risk for roofs, windows, vehicles, siding, gutters, and exterior surfaces.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service hail size references are used for hail-size comparisons and the 1.00″ severe-hail threshold. Damage descriptions are general homeowner guidance, not official NOAA/NWS damage ratings. Sub-severe hail under 1.00″ is below the severe threshold, but that does not mean “no roof damage.” Penny- to nickel-size hail can still contribute to granule loss, cosmetic surface marks, and added wear, especially on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged roofs.

Latest NWS Wind Reports in and near ZIP 40008

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UNK mph
Jun 24, 2026
5:10 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 40008
Nelson County · 16,199 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Large tree down blocking 1 side of the roadway on Old Tunnell Mill Rd.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 SSW Chaplin, KY
59 mph
May 17, 2025
2:30 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 40008
Spencer County · 6,811 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Spencer County Mesonet.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 SW Wakefield, KY
60 mph
Jul 30, 2024
6:41 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 40008
Nelson County · 16,199 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Facebook report of estimated 60 mph from Bloomfield.
NWS Wind Report Location: Bloomfield, KY
UNK mph
Apr 2, 2024
12:50 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 40008
Spencer County · 6,811 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees down on Ochs Ln.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 SW Wakefield, KY
UNK mph
Apr 2, 2024
12:46 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 40008
Spencer County · 6,811 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: The National Weather Service Louisville confirmed straight line winds in far southeastern Spencer County... near Wakefield by the county line. Winds of 70 to 75 mph did damage to a large older barn. Several sections of the barn were thrown 40 yards on top of a Chevy Silverado. The owner of the property had just left to go inside his farmhouse next door by just a few minutes. The owner described a heavy wind and burst of heavy rain when it occurred. There was shingle and soffit damage to the farmhouse. Debris was thrown across Eggen Rd all facing to the southeast. The National Weather Service would like to thank Spencer County Emergency Management for there assistance.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 ESE Wakefield, KY
UNK mph
Jul 2, 2023
7:47 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 40008
Nelson County · 16,199 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees and powerlines down.
NWS Wind Report Location: Chaplin, KY
UNK mph
Jun 21, 2021
4:45 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 40008
Nelson County · 16,199 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: DISPATCH REPORTED A COUPLE OF TREES DOWN IN THE 800 BLOCK OF TAYLORSVILLE RD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM TDWR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 N Bloomfield, KY
UNK mph
Apr 10, 2020
3:21 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 40008
Nelson County · 16,199 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ALONG MURRAYS RUN ROAD AND HIBBS LANE IN NELSON COUNTY.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 SW Fairfield, KY
UNK mph
Jul 20, 2018
8:15 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 40008
Nelson County · 16,199 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN NEAR OLD TUNNEL MILL ROAD.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 SSW Chaplin, KY
UNK mph
Jul 5, 2018
10:13 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 40008
Nelson County · 16,199 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 1 S BLOOMFIELD. TREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 S Bloomfield, KY
UNK mph
Jun 11, 2018
7:40 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 40008
Nelson County · 16,199 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: 1 TREE DOWN.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 SW Bloomfield, KY
UNK mph
May 31, 2018
7:10 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 40008
Nelson County · 16,199 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SEVERAL TREES AND LIMBS REPORTED DOWN IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTY.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 ESE Bloomfield, KY
UNK mph
Jun 18, 2017
8:28 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 40008
Nelson County · 16,199 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: DOWNED TREE BLOCKING THE ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 62 AND HWY 55.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 SSE Bloomfield, KY
UNK mph
Mar 1, 2017
12:25 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 40008
Nelson County · 16,199 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE UPROOTED.
NWS Wind Report Location: Bloomfield, KY
60 mph
Dec 23, 2015
8:12 PM EST-5
Wind report for ZIP 40008
Spencer County · 6,811 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: The Spencer County emergency manager reported that trees were down due to severe thunderstorm winds on Cecil Noel Road.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1.09 E Wakefield, KY
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Wind Damage Risk for Your Home +

Storm reports list thunderstorm wind gusts in mph. The NWS marks storms as severe at 58+ mph, but wind damage to your home depends on roof age, shingle condition, installation, exposure, nearby trees, and prior hail or wind damage.

Below Severe
Under 58 mph
Minor

Usually little damage to a sound roof, but loose shingles, flashing, or debris may shift.

Severe
58–74 mph
Watch

Can loosen shingles, lift flashing, break limbs, and damage gutters, siding, fences, or trim.

Damaging
75–90 mph
Serious

Can peel shingles, damage vents, tear siding, rip gutters, and expose weak roof areas.

Extreme
90+ mph
Major

Can cause major roof covering loss, tree damage, broken windows, and structural damage.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service storm reports. Gusts may be measured or estimated; actual wind damage varies by roof condition, exposure, and prior hail or wind damage.

Latest NWS Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 40008

2 reports
UNK category
Apr 4, 2024
12:50 AM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 40008
Nelson County · 16,199 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: The National Weather Service conducted a storm damage assessment survey in Nelson County from the storms mid morning... April 2. The tornado touched down between Maude Cooksey Lame and Hagan Lane... just northwest of Chaplin... in northeast Nelson County. Drone photography and a resident showed extensive tree damage in the middle of a farmers field near several farmers ponds. Winds speeds were around 80 mph with a width of 75 yards. The tornado increased in speed to EF1 90 mph all along Hahn Ridge Road. 10 Barns had extensive roof damage... with debris spread to the east through southerly directions and parts of the barn were thrown up to a half a mile downwind. The width increased to 125 yards. There was extensive tree damage along with significant structural damage to the Barndominion at KY 62 and Hahn Ridge RD on the north side of 62. This large barn garage structure... lost its entire side garage and was thrown several hundred yards to the east southeast. There were significant 2 X 4 and
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 N Chaplin, KY
UNK category
Apr 2, 2024
12:50 PM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 40008
Nelson County · 16,199 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Corrects previous tornado report from 2 N Chaplin. The National Weather Service found a tornado consistent with EF1 95 mph peak winds. The length was 5.01 miles long with a width of 125 yards. The total duration was 6 minutes. The tornado touched down between Maude Cooksey Lane and Hagan Lane... just northwest of Chaplin... in northeast Nelson County. Drone photography and a resident showed extensive tree damage in the middle of a farmers field near several farmers ponds. Winds speeds were around 80 mph with a width of 75 yards. The tornado increased in speed to EF1 90 mph all along Hahn Ridge Road. 10 Barns had extensive roof damage... with debris spread to the east through southerly directions and parts of the barn were thrown up to a half a mile downwind. The width increased to 125 yards. There was extensive tree damage along with significant structural damage to the Barndominion at KY 62 and Hahn Ridge RD on the north side of 62. This large barn garage structure... lost its entire side
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 N Chaplin, KY
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Tornado Damage Risk for Your Home +

After a tornado, the National Weather Service assigns an EF rating from EF0 to EF5 based on surveyed damage. The rating estimates wind speed from what the tornado damaged, so actual damage can vary by construction quality, roof age, garage doors, windows, trees, debris, and how close the home was to the tornado path.

EF0
65–85 mph
Light

Can peel shingles, damage gutters or siding, break tree limbs, and toss loose outdoor items.

EF1
86–110 mph
Moderate

Can strip roof covering, damage exterior doors, break windows, snap trees, and cause heavier siding or gutter damage.

EF2
111–135 mph
Serious

Can tear off large sections of roofing, break or uproot trees, destroy weaker structures, and cause major exterior damage.

EF3–EF5
136+ mph
Severe

Can remove roofs and walls, destroy large portions of homes, toss vehicles, and cause severe to total destruction near the path.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. EF ratings are assigned after a post-storm damage survey and are based on observed damage, not a direct measurement at every home.

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U.S. Census Data · ZIP Code

ZIP 40008 area census snapshot

People & households
Population3,718
Households1,551
Housing units1,718
Income
Median household income$66,438
$100k+ households38.1%
$150k+ households9.9%
Housing stock
Single-family detached1,475
Attached single-family0
Small multifamily37
Large multifamily8
Mobile homes198
Housing mix
Single-family share85.9%
Attached-home share--
Multifamily share2.6%
Mobile-home share11.5%
Ownership & occupancy
Owner-occupied1,305
Renter-occupied246
Vacant units167
Home value & age
Median home value$228,800
Owner homes $300k+30.8%
Owner homes $500k+8.2%
Owner homes $750k+3.4%
Median year built1983
Older-home share44.8%
Vehicle context
Households with cars1,525
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Frequently asked questions

for homeowners, buyers & sellers
How many hail, wind, and tornado reports does ZIP 40008 have on record?

Our records show 6 hail, 26 wind, and 2 tornado reports in and near ZIP 40008, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on June 24, 2026.

What is the largest hail ever reported in ZIP 40008?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records in and near ZIP 40008 is 1.00″. It was reported near Bloomfield, KY on February 19, 2026.

A storm report showed up near my home in ZIP 40008 — does that mean my roof is damaged?

Not necessarily. A storm report only means hail, wind, or a tornado was observed nearby; it does not confirm damage at any specific address, and conditions change from block to block. Check an address-level hail report first, and if it looks significant, find a local pro that serves ZIP 40008 and ask about a Remote Hail Inspection before anyone climbs on the roof.

I am buying a home in ZIP 40008 — why should I look at its storm history?

Recent hail or wind can leave a roof or exterior with damage that is easy to miss during a walkthrough, and a recent roof replacement is sometimes an insurance job after a storm. Reviewing the storm history for a ZIP 40008 address before closing helps you ask informed questions about roof age, past repairs, and any prior claims.

I am selling a home in ZIP 40008 — how does this help me?

Knowing the storm history for your address lets you answer buyer questions with confidence, document repairs you have already made, and decide whether a pre-listing roof check is worthwhile. A clear hail history removes a common sticking point during negotiations.

How do I check hail history for a specific ZIP 40008 address?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property in ZIP 40008 — no phone number or email required. It shows recent hail activity for that address so you know whether a closer roof or exterior review makes sense.

Where does this storm report data come from, and what are its limits?

Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events in and around ZIP 40008, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported in ZIP 40008, but they do not confirm damage at any specific property. Report locations, sizes, and times may be approximate and can vary from what an individual home experienced. For property-specific hail history, use an address-level hail report or contact a participating local professional for a remote hail inspection. Pros inclusion is not an endorsement, and contacting a professional does not confirm damage at any property.

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