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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 42301
Public hail, wind, and tornado reports in and near ZIP 42301 from August 8, 1960 through August 17, 2026, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.
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Hail Reports
88
Wind Reports
139
Tornado Reports
18
Max Hail Size
3.00″
Source NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm ReportsCoverage ZIP 42301 · 1960–presentUpdated Daily · last Aug 17, 2026
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 WSW Owensboro, KY
1.00″hail
May 17, 2025 1:17 AM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Owensboro, KY
2.00″hail
Mar 15, 2025 9:58 AM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Report from mPING of Hen Egg (2.00 in.) hail.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 SW Owensboro, KY
2.00″hail
Mar 15, 2025 9:56 AM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Damage to vehicles and windshields from large hail.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 W Owensboro, KY
1.75″hail
Mar 15, 2025 9:50 AM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Golf ball sized hail 1 mile east of Panther Creek Park.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 N Moseleyville, KY
1.50″hail
Mar 15, 2025 9:43 AM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 S Stanley, KY
1.00″hail
Jul 3, 2023 1:50 AM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Dime size hail on Ottawa Dr in Owensboro.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 SW Owensboro, KY
2.00″hail
Jun 26, 2023 1:45 AM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: 2 inch diameter hail at Owensboro Airport.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 WSW Owensboro, KY
1.50″hail
Jun 26, 2023 1:40 AM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Half dollar to ping pong sized hail near Sorgho Elementary school west of Owensboro.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 W Owensboro, KY
1.00″hail
Mar 1, 2023 10:50 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.).
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 NW Owensboro, KY
1.00″hail
Aug 2, 2022 12:51 AM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 6 WNW Moseleyville, KY
1.00″hail
May 19, 2022 6:08 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 SE Owensboro, KY
1.00″hail
Jun 23, 2019 7:12 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 NW Owensboro, KY
1.00″hail
May 31, 2018 5:45 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: REPORTED ALONG THE DAVIESS HANCOCK COUNTY LINE.
NWS Hail Report Location: Owensboro, KY
1.00″hail
May 10, 2016 6:11 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: HAIL REPORTED ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN.
NWS Hail Report Location: Owensboro, KY
1.00″hail
May 10, 2016 6:06 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: QUARTER SIZED HAIL NEAR HWY 431
NWS Hail Report Location: Owensboro, KY
1.25″hail
May 10, 2016 6:05 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Sorgho, KY
1.75″hail
May 10, 2016 6:03 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Owensboro, KY
2.00″hail
May 10, 2016 6:03 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 SW Owensboro, KY
2.00″hail
May 10, 2016 5:41 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: West Louisville, KY
0.88″hail
Dec 23, 2015 3:30 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Delaware, KY
0.88″hail
Jun 21, 2015 7:26 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Nickel-size hail was reported in the western part of Daviess County.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 W Owensboro, KY
1.00″hail
Jul 23, 2013 6:09 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2.82 N (Owb)Owensboro Arpt, KY
0.88″hail
Jun 17, 2013 2:37 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Owensboro, KY
0.88″hail
Jun 17, 2013 2:20 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2.54 NNW (Owb)Owensboro Arpt, KY
0.75″hail
Jun 17, 2013 2:05 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Hail was partially covering the ground.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 WNW Owensboro, KY
0.88″hail
Jul 31, 2012 7:46 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Delaware, KY
1.00″hail
Mar 15, 2012 2:54 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: .69 S Owensboro, KY
1.00″hail
Mar 2, 2012 2:21 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Hail up to quarter size was reported in Owensboro.
NWS Hail Report Location: .69 S Owensboro, KY
0.75″hail
Mar 2, 2012 2:10 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: .69 S Owensboro, KY
1.00″hail
Mar 2, 2012 1:21 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: .69 S Owensboro, KY
0.88″hail
May 23, 2011 1:11 AM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 SW Owensboro, KY
1.00″hail
Apr 28, 2011 6:08 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 E (Owb)Owensboro Arpt, KY
1.00″hail
Apr 26, 2011 4:00 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: .55 W West Louisville, KY
0.75″hail
Apr 19, 2011 9:45 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Owensboro, KY
1.00″hail
Mar 23, 2011 1:42 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Hail up to the size of quarters occurred on Highway 81 near Moseleyville.
NWS Hail Report Location: .53 SE Moseleyville, KY
1.00″hail
Oct 26, 2010 7:47 AM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Stanley, KY
1.00″hail
Jun 17, 2009 3:02 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Quarter size hail was reported between the by-pass and the downtown area.
NWS Hail Report Location: S Owensboro, KY
2.75″hail
Jun 11, 2009 4:25 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: A swath of very large hail crossed the city of Owensboro. Hail was reported up to quarter size on the west side of the city, up to golf ball size downtown, and baseball size on the east side.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 W Owensboro, KY
1.75″hail
Jun 11, 2009 4:05 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 NW Stanley, KY
1.00″hail
Jun 11, 2009 3:21 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Quarter size hail was reported east of the Owensboro-Daviess County airport.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 E (Owb)Owensboro Arpt, KY
0.75″hail
Jun 3, 2009 1:15 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: S Owensboro, KY
1.75″hail
Mar 28, 2009 5:05 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Hail was up to golf-ball size on the south side of the city. Quarter-size hail occurred in town.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Owensboro, KY
0.88″hail
Jun 13, 2008 3:53 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: S Owensboro, KY
0.88″hail
May 2, 2008 9:47 AM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: S Owensboro, KY
0.88″hail
Nov 5, 2007 8:44 AM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Nickel-size hail was reported on the west side of Owensboro at the bypass and Highway 60 West. Dime-size hail fell downtown.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Owensboro, KY
1.75″hail
Oct 18, 2007 5:20 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Large hail fell across the Owensboro area with a supercell thunderstorm. Golf-ball size hail fell in Thurston. Dime-size hail fell in Rome.
NWS Hail Report Location: E Rome, KY
1.00″hail
Oct 18, 2007 5:02 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Quarter-size hail was reported in the downtown area.
NWS Hail Report Location: S Owensboro, KY
0.88″hail
Oct 18, 2007 4:46 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Sorgho, KY
1.00″hail
Jun 23, 2007 3:38 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Nickel to quarter size hail was reported. The ground was nearly covered by hail in Masonville.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 S Owensboro, KY
0.75″hail
Apr 11, 2007 2:58 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 S Owensboro, KY
1.00″hail
Sep 27, 2006 6:25 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: A swath of quarter-size hail occurred from Sorgho to the south side of Owensboro. Copious amounts of quarter-size hail fell in Sorgho. Dime to quarter-size hail fell on the south and southeast sides of Owensboro.
NWS Hail Report Location: Sorgho, KY
0.88″hail
Sep 22, 2006 5:15 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Nickel-size hail was reported on the east side of the city.
NWS Hail Report Location: Owensboro, KY
0.75″hail
Sep 22, 2006 4:42 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: St Joseph, KY
1.75″hail
Jun 7, 2006 2:40 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: West Louisville, KY
2.75″hail
May 25, 2006 5:27 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Baseball-size hail fell in the "Friendly Village" area. Nickel-size hail fell along Highway 231 near the bypass. Golf-ball size hail fell in Utica.
NWS Hail Report Location: Owensboro, KY
3.00″hail
May 25, 2006 5:14 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Hailstones ranged from the size of golf balls to slightly larger than baseballs. The largest hail was just west of Moseleyville, where a resident snapped a photo of hail measuring 3 inches in diameter alongside a tape measure. The hail dented the resident's metal building and metal carport roof.
NWS Hail Report Location: St Joseph, KY
1.75″hail
May 25, 2006 4:10 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Golf-ball size hail fell in Habit. Nickel-size hail fell in Owensboro, and half-dollar size hail fell in Philpot.
NWS Hail Report Location: Owensboro, KY
0.75″hail
Apr 7, 2006 1:22 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Dime size hail occurred on the south side of Owensboro.
NWS Hail Report Location: Owensboro, KY
0.88″hail
Apr 7, 2006 1:06 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: West Louisville, KY
1.00″hail
Apr 2, 2006 7:00 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Quarter size hail was reported on the west side of Owensboro. Dime size hail fell several miles west of the city.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 W Owensboro, KY
0.88″hail
Jul 5, 2004 12:05 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Stanley, KY
0.75″hail
Apr 30, 2004 6:01 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Owensboro, KY
0.88″hail
Mar 20, 2004 10:53 AM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Owensboro, KY
1.75″hail
Jul 21, 2003 9:10 AM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Hailstones ranged from golf ball size in Owensboro to penny size 2 to 3 miles east of town.
NWS Hail Report Location: Owensboro, KY
0.75″hail
May 15, 2003 11:30 AM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Owensboro, KY
1.00″hail
May 15, 2003 11:26 AM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 W Owensboro, KY
1.75″hail
May 4, 2003 11:00 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: St Joseph, KY
2.00″hail
Apr 20, 2003 5:35 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Hail up to 2 inches in diameter was reported in Owensboro, mainly on the southwest side.
NWS Hail Report Location: Owensboro, KY
0.75″hail
Apr 20, 2003 5:25 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: St Joseph, KY
1.00″hail
Apr 20, 2003 4:35 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Stanley, KY
1.25″hail
Nov 10, 2002 3:15 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: A severe thunderstorm moved northeast from Mclean County, producing a swath of large hail across western Daviess County. Dime to half-dollar size hail was reported.
NWS Hail Report Location: St Joseph, KY
0.88″hail
May 25, 2002 5:06 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: St Joseph, KY
1.00″hail
Apr 24, 2002 6:17 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 W Owensboro, KY
0.75″hail
Apr 24, 2002 4:46 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Stanley, KY
1.00″hail
May 23, 2000 7:55 AM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Quarter size hail was reported from the west side of Owensboro northeast to Yelvington.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 W Owensboro, KY
1.00″hail
Feb 18, 2000 3:33 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Dime to quarter size hail occurred on U.S. Highway 60 from one mile west of Owensboro to the western city limit of Owensboro.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 W Owensboro, KY
0.75″hail
Apr 30, 1998 5:38 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 W Owensboro, KY
0.75″hail
Apr 15, 1998 8:08 AM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Owensboro, KY
1.00″hail
Mar 28, 1997 7:30 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: St Joseph, KY
0.75″hail
May 26, 1996 1:56 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Owensboro, KY
1.75″hail
May 19, 1989 7:30 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Not provided, KY
0.75″hail
May 5, 1989 11:59 AM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Not provided, KY
1.00″hail
Aug 3, 1987 5:10 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Not provided, KY
1.00″hail
Jun 9, 1985 10:27 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Not provided, KY
1.75″hail
Mar 20, 1982 7:55 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Not provided, KY
1.00″hail
Jun 1, 1976 12:30 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Not provided, KY
1.75″hail
Jul 12, 1975 5:00 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Not provided, 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.
Wind Report Description: Several trees and powerlines down in the county.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 Nnw Owensboro, KY
UNKmph
Jul 26, 2026 11:41 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Wires down along KY-56.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 S Stanley, KY
UNKmph
Jul 26, 2026 11:40 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Half of a tree down in Whispering Meadows neighborhood behind Sorgho Elementary School.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 W Owensboro, KY
UNKmph
Jul 26, 2026 11:06 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Large tree limbs down in Owensboro.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 Sse Owensboro, KY
UNKmph
Jun 27, 2026 8:25 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree uprooted and fell onto a house.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 W Owensboro, KY
UNKmph
Dec 29, 2025 1:34 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees down... pole barn damaged.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 NW Owensboro, KY
UNKmph
Apr 10, 2025 9:25 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Roof blown off of building on Leitchfield Road in Owensboro.
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
60mph
Aug 1, 2024 7:55 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: 6 SSE Hebbardsville, KY
UNKmph
Aug 1, 2024 7:44 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Henderson County · 13,488 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Power lines down.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 E Reed, KY
UNKmph
May 11, 2024 2:44 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Several large trees were uprooted along Highway 56 west of West Louisville. About 10 wooden power poles were snapped or suffered damage to cross-members. Nearly all damage was oriented from north to south. Estimated peak winds were 100 mph.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 W West Louisville, KY
UNKmph
May 10, 2024 2:50 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Widespread wind damage across the county. Homes damaged... trees down and power poles snapped.
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
UNKmph
Apr 2, 2024 8:49 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Two trees down on homes along Scherm Road on the west side of Owensboro.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 SW Owensboro, KY
UNKmph
Jul 2, 2023 8:37 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Estimated wind gust of 60 mph. Report from mPING: Trees uprooted or snapped.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 NNW Owensboro, KY
66mph
Apr 5, 2023 7:56 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: AWOS STATION KOWB OWENSBORO KY.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 SW Owensboro, KY
UNKmph
Apr 5, 2023 7:54 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: HIGHWAY 81 CLOSED IN DAVIESS COUNTY DUE TO POWER LINES AND POLES ON THE HIGHWAY. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. LOCATION IS ESTIMATED FOR LSR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 N Moseleyville, KY
UNKmph
Apr 5, 2023 7:45 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: HWY 81 POLES IN THE ROAD.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 N Moseleyville, KY
66mph
Apr 5, 2023 7:43 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: MEASURED 66 MPH GUST AT THE OWENSBORO AIRPORT.
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
UNKmph
Mar 3, 2023 6:45 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: MOBILE HOME HOME LIFTED AND MOVED ABOUT 4 TO 5 FT. NEARBY CARPORT MOVED INTO NEIGHBORS YARD. SEVERAL BARNS DESTROYED IN THE AREA.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 W Owensboro, KY
61mph
Mar 1, 2023 11:06 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: LATE REPORT. THE KOWB AWOS MEASURED A 61 MPH GUST BEFORE ITS POWER WENT DOWN.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 WSW Owensboro, KY
UNKmph
Mar 1, 2023 10:50 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TWO GARAGES COLLAPSED ALONG WAYNE BRIDGES ROAD WEST OF HWY 81.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 NNW Moseleyville, KY
UNKmph
Mar 1, 2023 10:50 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SEMI BLOWN OFF THE ROAD ON HIGHWAY 81. POWER LINE DOWN.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 N Moseleyville, KY
UNKmph
Mar 1, 2023 10:50 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: WEST DAVIESS COUNTY AT ROME. LARGE PINE TREE AND WEEPING WILLOW BLOWN OVER. WIND WAS SO STRONG WE COULDNT SEE THE ROAD WHICH IS ABOUT 100 YARDS AWAY. BARN BLOWN DOWN TOO.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 N Moseleyville, KY
UNKmph
Aug 2, 2022 12:51 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE FELL ON A CAMPER AT DIAMOND LAKES.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 WNW Moseleyville, KY
UNKmph
Aug 2, 2022 12:50 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: POWER LINES DOWN IN ST. JOSEPH.
NWS Wind Report Location: 6 SSE Hebbardsville, KY
UNKmph
Mar 31, 2022 12:10 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN ALONG HWY 56.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 W Owensboro, KY
UNKmph
Aug 20, 2019 7:50 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA... PICTURES. MOSTLY MINOR. TWO LARGER LIMBS... COUPLE OF TREES SEEMED STRESSED OR PARTIALLY ROTTED OUT. PEAK WIND AT THE AIRPORT IN OWENSBORO WAS 54 MPH.
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
UNKmph
Jul 1, 2019 1:05 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: REPORT OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN SCATTERED ACROSS TOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
UNKmph
May 26, 2019 8:30 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM ST. JOSEPH. NWS DAMAGE SURVEY DETERMINED MICROBURST WITH PEAK WINDS NEAR 90 MPH EXTENDED FROM ST JOSEPH TO WEST LOUISVILLE. AN EMBEDDED GUSTNADO OCCURRED ONE HALF MILE NORTH OF ST JOSEPH... WHERE A GARAGE WALL WITH HURRICANE STRAPS WAS PUSHED INWARD TO THE EAST. AN ADJACENT STORAGE TRAILER WEIGHING AT LEAST 2000 POUNDS WAS BLOWN 30 FEET TO THE NORTH. ELSEWHERE... SCATTERED TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED... INCLUDING OVER 100 TREES AT A LARGE CAMPGROUND AT WEST LOUISVILLE. SEVERAL BARNS WERE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
NWS Wind Report Location: St. Joseph, KY
70mph
May 26, 2019 8:27 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: WIND STRONG ENOUGH TO MOVE A BARGE IN THE INDUSTRIAL DRIVE/RIVER ROAD AREA OF OWENSBORO.
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
UNKmph
May 26, 2019 8:23 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: MULTIPLE BARN/BUILDING ROOFS DAMAGED... MAJOR TREE DAMAGE WITH UP TO 8-10FT DIAMETER TREES UPROOTED. MULTIPLE TREES FELL ON VEHICLES AT DIAMOND LAKE CAMPGROUND NEAR WEST LOUISVILLE.
NWS Wind Report Location: St. Joseph, KY
UNKmph
Mar 14, 2019 6:05 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: POWER POLES BLOWN DOWN ON US 60 BETWEEN STANLEY AND OWENSBORO. TIME ESTIMATED.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 SE Stanley, KY
UNKmph
Mar 14, 2019 6:05 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN.
NWS Wind Report Location: Stanley, KY
UNKmph
Sep 8, 2018 8:59 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES JUST SOUTH OF STANLEY. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
NWS Wind Report Location: Stanley, KY
UNKmph
Aug 15, 2018 10:31 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
UNKmph
Aug 15, 2018 10:26 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 SE St. Joseph, KY
UNKmph
Jun 27, 2018 12:10 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES UPROOTED. RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK.
NWS Wind Report Location: West Louisville, KY
UNKmph
Jun 26, 2018 4:13 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SEMI TRACTOR BLOWN ON WEST SIDE OF COMMUNITY AT THE TRACTOR SUPPLY STORE.
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
UNKmph
Jun 26, 2018 4:05 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: LARGE TREE SNAPPED WITH WIDESPREAD TREE LIMBS DOWN. WINDS ESTIMATED 50 TO 60 MPH.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 E Stanley, KY
60mph
May 10, 2018 11:49 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: WIND GUSTS MEASURED.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 S Owensboro, KY
UNKmph
May 10, 2018 11:48 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: METAL ROOF BLOWN OFF OF SPECTRUM BUILDING ON NORTHWEST SIDE OF TOWN. WIND GUST SPEED UNKNOWN.
Wind Report Description: LATE REPORT. BARN DESTROYED. TIME OF EVENT IS BASED ON RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: Birk City, KY
UNKmph
Mar 11, 2017 6:45 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SEVERAL TREES AND POWER POLES DOWN ACROSS TOWN. STREET SIGNS DOWN AS WELL. OVER 5000 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER IN OWENSBORO/DAVIESS COUNTY
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
66mph
Mar 11, 2017 6:41 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: MEASURED AT OWENSBORO AIRPORT ASOS.
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
UNKmph
Jul 8, 2016 1:10 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE WITH SOME HOMES DAMAGED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. REPORTED BY FIRE CHIEF WHILE RESPONDING.
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
UNKmph
Jul 8, 2016 1:03 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: LARGE TREE FELL AND DAMAGED ROOF AWNING ON APARTMENT BUILDING.
NWS Wind Report Location: 9 W Owensboro, KY
UNKmph
Jul 8, 2016 1:02 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: LATE REPORT. OLDER WOOD BARN BLOWN DOWN ALONG CURDSVILLE DELAWARE ROAD.
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
61mph
Jul 8, 2016 1:00 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
UNKmph
Jul 7, 2016 7:29 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE DOWN BLOCKING THRUSTON DERMONT ROAD
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
70mph
Jul 7, 2016 7:15 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: WINDS ESTIMATED 65 TO 70 MPH OCCURRING ON NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE COMMUNTIY.
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
UNKmph
Jul 7, 2016 7:12 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES REPORTED DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
UNKmph
Jun 15, 2016 6:45 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON WEST SIDE OF COUNTY. ALSO A LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN ON EAST SIDE OF OWENSBORO.
NWS Wind Report Location: 10 WSW Owensboro, KY
60mph
May 10, 2016 6:00 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: LOTS OF PEA SIZED HAIL ALONG WITH ESTIMATED 60 MPH WINDS.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 W Owensboro, KY
UNKmph
May 8, 2016 12:36 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: LATE REPORT OF TREE DOWN.
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
UNKmph
Apr 27, 2016 11:35 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TRAILER ROLLED OVER AND DESTROYED ON KEENLAND PARKWAY
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
60mph
Jul 7, 2014 4:35 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A large tree fell on a house, tearing a large hole in the wall. Large tree limbs were blown down. One of the limbs was blocking a road. Power lines were down. A utility pole was down across a road.
NWS Wind Report Location: S Owensboro, KY
75mph
May 10, 2014 12:02 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Cross arms were broken off at a railroad crossing. Street signs were blown down.
NWS Wind Report Location: E Stanley, KY
58mph
Dec 21, 2013 6:38 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees and power lines were damaged in Owensboro. A barn collapsed near Utica. The peak wind gust at the Owensboro airport was 58 mph. A trained spotter in Utica measured a wind gust to 58 mph.
NWS Wind Report Location: S Owensboro, KY
58mph
Aug 31, 2013 11:34 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Several tree limbs were blown down, causing a few power outages.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Owensboro, KY
60mph
May 30, 2013 5:16 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Large tree branches were blown down. A wind gust to 53 mph was measured at the Owensboro airport.
NWS Wind Report Location: S Owensboro, KY
76mph
Mar 2, 2012 2:25 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: .69 S Owensboro, KY
76mph
Mar 2, 2012 1:25 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: .69 S Owensboro, KY
61mph
Jun 27, 2011 11:50 AM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Numerous large tree limbs were blown down on the west side of the city, where a wind gust of 61 mph was measured. In downtown Owensboro, a wind gust to 60 mph was measured.
NWS Wind Report Location: .5 W Owensboro, KY
59mph
Jun 19, 2011 4:55 AM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A wind gust to 59 mph was measured on the west side of Owensboro.
NWS Wind Report Location: .5 W Owensboro, KY
60mph
Jun 5, 2011 10:11 AM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A wind gust to 60 mph was estimated by a spotter for a local television station.
NWS Wind Report Location: S Owensboro, KY
60mph
Jun 5, 2011 10:02 AM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A trained spotter estimated a wind gust to 60 mph.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Delaware, KY
75mph
Apr 19, 2011 9:25 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: This estimated wind gust was reported by a spotter on the east side of the city. There was minor damage to trees, a home, and a gas station canopy in the city.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Owensboro, KY
64mph
Jul 19, 2010 4:04 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A wind gust to 65 mph was measured. A tree was blown down.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Birk City, KY
73mph
Apr 7, 2010 7:49 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A wind gust to 73 mph was measured at the automated weather observing station at the Owensboro airport. A gust of 64 mph was measured at the community college on U.S. Highway 231 near the U.S. 60 bypass.
NWS Wind Report Location: S (Owb)Owensboro Arpt, KY
60mph
Jul 12, 2009 4:19 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Part of a warehouse roof was blown off.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Owensboro, KY
58mph
Jun 27, 2008 7:54 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A large billboard was blown down along Highway 81.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1.5 SW Owensboro, KY
58mph
Jun 13, 2008 3:50 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Large tree limbs were damaged. Backyard furniture was damaged at a house in Owensboro.
NWS Wind Report Location: S Owensboro, KY
58mph
Jan 29, 2008 6:00 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Four trees were blown down, including one on a power line. U.S. 231 was blocked by a fallen tree at the Ohio County line.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Owensboro, KY
60mph
Jul 19, 2007 5:15 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A trained spotter estimated wind gusts to 60 MPH.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 S Owensboro, KY
75mph
Apr 11, 2007 2:48 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A utility company reported that a meter station, which is a small metal building, was destroyed in Stanley. A semi was overturned on U.S. Highway 231 at Highway 60. There was some sign and window damage at a downtown Owensboro hotel.
NWS Wind Report Location: N Stanley, KY
62mph
Sep 22, 2006 10:03 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree limbs were blown down by wind gusts measured to 62 MPH.
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
60mph
Sep 22, 2006 6:28 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A tractor-trailer rig was overturned on the Natcher Parkway southeast of Owensboro. In Owensboro, about 2,000 utility customers lost power due to trees falling on power lines. Power poles were knocked over. A street was closed due to downed tree limbs and power lines.
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
90mph
Apr 2, 2006 7:00 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Winds from 80 to 90 MPH raked the Owensboro area. Numerous trees were blown down, including one that landed on a trailer. A mobile home was flipped over about a mile north of Thruston on U.S. Highway 60E. Along U.S. Highway 60W, the roof was blown off a cable company and onto a roadway, blocking traffic. In Owensboro, lights were blown off utility poles, and numerous power lines were down. From several miles west of Owensboro to a couple miles east of the city, numerous power lines were downed, including one that landed on an occupied car on the U.S. 60 bypass. All four lanes of the U.S. 60 bypass were blocked by fallen transmission lines. Gas pumps were blown over at a station on Route 54 on the east side of the city.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 W Owensboro, KY
69mph
Nov 15, 2005 4:06 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: An old tobacco barn was destroyed and blown over a road.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 S Owensboro, KY
63mph
Nov 6, 2005 2:45 AM CST
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: On the south side of Owensboro, an old pole barn was destroyed. Several 5-inch poles were pulled out of the ground, and the roof was blown off. Some trees were blown down within a half mile of the pole barn, which was located just southeast of the U.S. 431 interchange with the Route 60 bypass. In Owensboro, a trained spotter estimated wind gusts to 60 MPH, which downed 6-foot long tree limbs.
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
64mph
Aug 14, 2005 5:45 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Winds estimated near 65 MPH downed several trees in the city of Owensboro. In and near Moseleyville, trees were down on Highway 81, and tree limbs were down on power lines.
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
58mph
Jul 22, 2005 1:55 AM CST
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A couple of trees and power lines were blown down.
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
58mph
Jun 1, 2004 7:19 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A couple of trees were blown down in the Moseleyville and West Louisville area.
NWS Wind Report Location: Moseleyville, KY
60mph
May 30, 2004 8:01 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
60mph
Aug 27, 2003 6:00 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: At least 14 trees were blown down, blocking or partially blocking roads. Most of them were in the west central part of the county. A wind gust to 57 MPH was measured in the city of Owensboro. In Owensboro, there were two reports of fallen limbs damaging cars.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 W Owensboro, KY
58mph
Apr 20, 2003 6:40 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A couple of trees were blown down across a road.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 S Owensboro, KY
75mph
Nov 10, 2002 3:30 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A severe thunderstorm moved east northeast from Mclean County, passing directly over Owensboro. Extensive thunderstorm wind damage was reported in the city of Owensboro. A barn was blown down on the west side of Owensboro near the intersection of Highways 56 and 81. Within the city of Owensboro, the roof of an equipment repair shop was blown off, and a church steeple was damaged. Trees and power lines were blown down, knocking out power to about 700 city residences. At least 12 city residences were damaged, with the majority of damage caused by trees falling on houses and vehicles. Damage was reported at Brescia University when roofing from the science building was blown into other buildings on campus. Hundreds of trees were down across the county, including 71 reports of trees blocking roads or falling on power lines or structures. A carport was flipped onto a car at Maceo.
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
58mph
Oct 24, 2001 4:20 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Two large trees were blown down.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 E St Joseph, KY
85mph
Oct 24, 2001 4:19 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A microburst produced a swath of major tree damage with dimensions of about 200 by 300 yards.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 SW St Joseph, KY
60mph
Apr 23, 2001 2:54 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Two utility poles were blown down on Highway 56.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 W Owensboro, KY
UNKmph
Jun 14, 2000 7:45 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Several trees were down.
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
63mph
Jun 4, 1999 8:20 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: At Stanley, numerous trees were downed by gusts estimated from 60 to 70 MPH. At least one vehicle and a shed were crushed by falling trees. A barn was destroyed by high winds about 5 miles south of Owensboro. A wind gust to 60 MPH was measured by wind equipment in the city of Owensboro, and many large tree limbs were down.
NWS Wind Report Location: Stanley, KY
60mph
May 5, 1999 5:55 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees, power lines, and a power pole were blown down.
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
60mph
Jun 14, 1998 6:45 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Around 30 trees were blown down across southern Daviess County. A few of the trees fell on homes or across roads.
NWS Wind Report Location: Moseleyville, KY
60mph
Aug 17, 1997 2:20 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Scattered power outages were caused by tree limbs falling on power lines. About 2,000 people were without power in the area served by Owensboro Municipal Utilities.
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
60mph
Jul 14, 1997 5:47 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Damaging thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees and power lines. A large window was blown out of a store in Owensboro. A tree fell through the roof of a garage, damaging a vehicle inside. A major thoroughfare was blocked by a fallen tree.
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
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Oct 17, 1996 8:30 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
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Jul 2, 1996 6:43 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
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NWS Wind Report Location: West Louisville, KY
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May 25, 1996 11:07 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Curdsville, KY
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May 5, 1996 3:15 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Owensboro, KY
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Apr 9, 1991 11:52 AM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
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Jun 9, 1990 2:45 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
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Jun 6, 1990 1:20 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
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May 16, 1990 8:00 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
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May 5, 1989 12:01 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
64mph
Jul 25, 1988 4:00 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
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Jul 5, 1987 4:12 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
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NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
68mph
Jun 13, 1987 5:35 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
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Jun 2, 1985 7:00 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
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NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
63mph
Apr 5, 1985 1:50 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
75mph
Aug 6, 1983 4:40 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
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Apr 28, 1983 1:55 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
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Jun 8, 1982 11:00 AM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
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May 30, 1982 8:40 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
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NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
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Mar 20, 1982 8:20 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
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NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
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Jul 20, 1981 6:00 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
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NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
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May 30, 1981 7:05 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
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NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
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May 10, 1981 11:54 AM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
58mph
Sep 22, 1980 6:22 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
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NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
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Jul 2, 1980 6:00 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
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NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
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Jun 28, 1980 10:30 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
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NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
75mph
Apr 11, 1979 9:00 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
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NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
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May 24, 1978 10:00 AM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
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NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
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Oct 1, 1977 4:30 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
78mph
Jun 29, 1976 3:35 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
63mph
Mar 20, 1976 6:51 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
83mph
Jan 13, 1976 2:01 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
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NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
61mph
Sep 5, 1975 1:04 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
58mph
Apr 18, 1975 9:00 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
60mph
Aug 11, 1974 8:54 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
69mph
Apr 1, 1974 4:43 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
78mph
Dec 26, 1973 12:30 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
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NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
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Oct 1, 1973 8:45 AM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
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NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
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Jun 24, 1973 2:38 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
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NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
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May 6, 1971 11:00 AM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
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NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
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Apr 3, 1968 11:45 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
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NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
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Dec 21, 1967 3:00 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
75mph
Apr 23, 1961 9:33 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
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NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, KY
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Aug 8, 1960 4:30 PM CST
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Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
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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 42301
18 reports
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Jun 7, 2025 8:55 PM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Corrects previous tornado report from 3 S Owensboro for later time for touchdown. Brief weak tornado touched down... shared via video.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 S Owensboro, KY
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Jun 7, 2025 8:43 PM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Brief weak tornado touched down... shared via video. Damage unknown at this time.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 S Owensboro, KY
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May 11, 2024 2:49 AM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: An EF-1 tornado touched down briefly 4 miles southwest of Owensboro... KY. One farm outbuilding was severely damaged... with heavy machinery tossed or pushed into nearby open fields. A grain bin and outbuildings were also damaged. Two large trees were snapped at the base... and several large limbs were downed. The estimated peak wind was 95 mph. The path length was under one mile and the maximum path width was 100 yards.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 SW Owensboro, KY
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May 11, 2024 2:41 AM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: An EF-0 tornado touched down 3 miles west northwest of West Louisville in western Daviess County... traveled 3.14 miles east southeast... and lifted at West Louisville. A few large barns and outbuildings had portions of their roofs removed with one outbuilding also losing a portion of an exterior wall. A few wooden power poles were damaged or leaning slightly. A carport was lifted and tossed into the top of a nearby tree. Numerous large tree limbs wee downed along the damage path... and one tree in very soggy soil was uprooted. The estimated peak wind was 85 mph and the maximum path width was 300 yards.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 WNW West Louisville, KY
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May 11, 2024 2:39 AM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: An EF-0 tornado touched down 2 miles northwest of St. Joseph in western Daviess County... traveled eastward 2.72 miles and lifted 1 mile northeast of St. Joseph. Numerous large tree limbs were downed... a few hog barns suffered roof damage... and one house had a small area of shingles removed. The estimated peak wind was 80 mph and the maximum path width was 50 yards.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 NW St Joseph, KY
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Sep 8, 2018 9:00 PM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: EF0 TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED 80 MPH WINDS TOUCHED DOWN ON HIGHWAY 279 AND CONTINUED NORTHEAST FOR ABOUT 0.6 MILES TO HIGHWAY 56. VIDEO OF TORNADO...DRONE FOOTAGE FROM PARTNERS... AND RADAR DATA USED.
NWS Tornado Report Location: E Sorgho, KY
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Sep 8, 2018 8:59 PM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: TORNADO DAMAGE REPORTED IN TOWN. METAL BARN ROOF DESTORYED. SEVERAL TREE TOPS SNAPPED OFF. DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG HIGHWAY 60. TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES JUST SOUTH OF STANLEY.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Stanley, KY
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Sep 8, 2018 8:51 PM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOUND AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS OF 110 MPH STRUCK NEAR STANLEY... KY. THE TORNADO BEGAN 1.2 MILES SW OF STANLEY AND ENDED 1.3 MILES E OF STANLEY. THE ESTIMATED PATH LENGTH WAS 2.25 MILES. THE MAXIMUM WIDTH WAS 200 YARDS. ONE HOME HAS ITS EAST WALL NEARLY COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT. A FEW HOMES HAD STEEL ROOFS TORN AWAY. SEVERAL HOMES HAD SIDING OR FACIA DAMAGE. THE TORNADO BLEW DOWN CORN AND TOBACCO CROPS ALONG ITS PATH. DOZENS OF TREES WERE UPROOTED OR HAD TOPS BROKEN.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 SW Stanley, KY
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Apr 27, 2016 11:45 PM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: KEENLAND PARKWAY IN OWENSBORO
NWS Tornado Report Location: Owensboro, KY
UNKcategory
Apr 27, 2016 11:22 PM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: EF-0 TORNADO. PEAK WIND 80 MPH. PATH WIDTH 125 YARDS. PATH LENGTH 1.5 MILES. DOZENS OF TREES OR LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN. PARTIAL SHINGLE LOSS AND OTHER MINOR DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES. ONE HOME HAD FRONT PORTCH BLOWN OFF. A BARN HAD DOORS BLOWN OFF OR BENT IN. A STAND ALONE CARPORT WAS LOFTED AT LEAST 1/10 MILE.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5 SSW Owensboro, KY
EF0category
Apr 22, 2011 10:27 PM CST-6
Tornado report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: This brief tornado was witnessed by law enforcement officials. Power lines were down. Peak winds were estimated near 65 mph.
NWS Tornado Report Location: .55 E Stanley, KY
EF0category
Jun 11, 2009 4:04 PM CST-6
Tornado report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: This weak tornado continued from Henderson County into northwest Daviess County. The tornado remained over agricultural river bottomland. Only some crops were damaged. One-foot high corn was blown down and whipped around by winds estimated around 75 mph. The tornado continued across the Ohio River into Spencer County, Indiana.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3.92 N Newman, KY
EF0category
Jun 11, 2009 4:02 PM CST-6
Tornado report for ZIP 42301
Henderson County · 13,488 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: One tree and dozens of tree limbs were blown down in a tree row in the center of a very large field. The damage was in agricultural bottomland of the Ohio River. Peak winds in this portion of the track were near 65 mph. The tornado continued into Daviess County.
NWS Tornado Report Location: .64 N Carlinburg, KY
EF3category
Oct 18, 2007 7:09 PM CST-6
Tornado report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: About a dozen homes were destroyed, and close to 150 others were damaged. An additional 20 public or commercial buildings were destroyed or condemned. Damage to commercial and public buildings, including churches and schools, was estimated near 10.5 million dollars. Residential structures sustained about 1 million dollars in damage. Two historic churches suffered severe damage. The steeple of one church collapsed into the sanctuary. About 125 people were in the church at the time of the collapse, including 25 where the steeple fell into the sanctuary. They all moved to the basement 5 or 10 minutes before the storm hit, sparing anyone from death or serious injury. On the west side of Owensboro, a man was trapped in his overturned mobile home. He received only minor injuries. A motel was heavily damaged, with nearly the entire roof blown off. Several guests at the motel were treated for injuries, mostly abrasions from falling debris. Almost every building at Brescia University was damaged, mostly to the roofs. Windows were blown out of the science building. Elsewhere, a delivery truck was overturned. Piles of debris from collapsed garages, warehouses, and roofs lined downtown streets during the cleanup. Tobacco warehouses downtown were destroyed or heavily damaged. The most serious damage was in a 12 to 15 square block area in and near downtown. Nearly all city streets were reopened and nearly all power was restored within a few days after the tornado. Peak winds were estimated at 155 mph where the EF-3 damage occurred in downtown Owensboro. The damage path began just northeast of the Owensboro-Daviess County Airport, then curved northeast through the riverfront area of downtown Owensboro. The average path width was 300 yards.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2.5 W Owensboro, KY
F2category
May 4, 2003 10:45 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A mobile home was destroyed, injuring two persons. A boy received a broken arm, and a girl suffered a broken back. Several barns and garages were blown down, and a garage was pushed off its foundation. One permanent home received minor damage.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 S St Joseph, KY
F3category
Jan 3, 2000 4:06 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: The tornado first touched down near the community of Rome, just southwest of Owensboro, and entered the city near the southern boundary of Owensboro Airport. The tornado tracked northeast through the heart of Owensboro before dissipating on the east side of town. Peak winds were estimated at 180 MPH. Since the tornado path was mostly through densely populated residential and commercial areas, damage was in the tens of millions, but injuries were surprisingly few. Of the 18 injuries, one was critical, and the rest were relatively minor. The critically injured person was in a home near the beginning of the damage path. This person sustained broken vertebrae and numerous cuts and bruises. Owensboro landmarks heavily damaged by the tornado included Apollo High School, Kentucky Wesleyan College, and the Winn-Dixie Store. Damage to the 12 buildings at Kentucky Wesleyan College was estimated to be near 5 million dollars. Small to mid size automobiles were tossed about by the wind. Damage to utility lines was extensive, and repairs took about 10 days to complete. Final damage tallies showed about 1200 homes and businesses sustained damage. Of those 1200 structures, 101 were totally destroyed and 573 sustained major damage. Owensboro was declared a federal disaster area. An emergency shelter accomodated roughly 150 persons, including many from local nursing homes. Owensboro schools were closed for a week.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Rome, KY
F2category
May 5, 1989 12:27 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, KY
F0category
Mar 15, 1984 6:20 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 42301
Daviess County · 32,497 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, 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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How many hail, wind, and tornado reports does ZIP 42301 have on record?
Our records show 88 hail, 139 wind, and 18 tornado reports in and near ZIP 42301, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on August 17, 2026.
What is the largest hail ever reported in ZIP 42301?
The largest hail size in these storm-report records in and near ZIP 42301 is 3.00″. It was reported near St Joseph, KY on May 25, 2006.
A storm report showed up near my home in ZIP 42301 — 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 42301 and ask about a Remote Hail Inspection before anyone climbs on the roof.
I am buying a home in ZIP 42301 — 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 42301 address before closing helps you ask informed questions about roof age, past repairs, and any prior claims.
I am selling a home in ZIP 42301 — 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.
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Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events in and around ZIP 42301, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported in ZIP 42301, 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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