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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 42724

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports in and near ZIP 42724 from June 2, 1985 through March 19, 2026, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

Example: 42724 — search hail, wind and tornado public reports for any U.S. ZIP code 
Hail Reports
7
Wind Reports
34
Tornado Reports
3
Max Hail Size
1.75″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  ZIP 42724 · 1985–present Updated  Daily · last Mar 19, 2026

Latest NWS Hail Reports in and near ZIP 42724

7 reports
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1.00″ hail
Apr 13, 2022
11:54 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 42724
Hardin County · 31,005 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN HOWE VALLEY. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
NWS Hail Report Location: Howe Valley, KY
1.00″ hail
Mar 27, 2017
9:45 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 42724
Hardin County · 31,005 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH.
NWS Hail Report Location: Howe Valley, KY
1.00″ hail
May 10, 2016
7:54 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 42724
Hardin County · 31,005 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Vertrees, KY
1.25″ hail
May 17, 2010
3:20 PM EST-5
Hail report for ZIP 42724
Hardin County · 31,005 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Howe Vly, KY
0.75″ hail
May 25, 2006
7:33 PM EST
Hail report for ZIP 42724
Fayette County · 86,227 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Penny size hail fell at Leestown Road and Meadowthorpe Drive.
NWS Hail Report Location: Lexington, KY
1.75″ hail
May 23, 2000
1:35 PM EST
Hail report for ZIP 42724
Hardin County · 31,005 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Hail covered the ground.
NWS Hail Report Location: Cecilia, KY
0.75″ hail
May 14, 1986
4:08 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 42724
Hardin County · 31,005 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.

Latest NWS Wind Reports in and near ZIP 42724

34 reports
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UNK mph
Mar 19, 2026
3:41 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42724
Hardin County · 31,005 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Power poles down on KY 86 in Cecilia.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 W Cecilia, KY
UNK mph
Mar 19, 2026
3:35 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42724
Hardin County · 31,005 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree down across the 8500 block of KY86 in Howe Valley.
NWS Wind Report Location: Howe Valley, KY
60 mph
Mar 19, 2026
3:32 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42724
Hardin County · 31,005 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Howe Valley, KY
UNK mph
Mar 19, 2026
3:30 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42724
Hardin County · 31,005 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Corrects time on previous storm report from Vertrees. Multiple power poles down on KY86 near Vertrees Church Lane.
NWS Wind Report Location: Vertrees, KY
UNK mph
Mar 15, 2026
3:30 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42724
Hardin County · 31,005 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Multiple power poles down on KY86 near Vertrees Church Lane.
NWS Wind Report Location: Vertrees, KY
59 mph
May 17, 2025
2:30 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42724
Hardin County · 31,005 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 ENE Howe Valley, KY
59 mph
May 17, 2025
2:30 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42724
Hardin County · 31,005 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Hardin County Mesonet.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 WNW Cecilia, KY
UNK mph
Mar 16, 2024
4:02 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42724
Hardin County · 31,005 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree down on Hardinsburg Road.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 WNW Howe Valley, KY
UNK mph
Jun 25, 2023
2:32 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42724
Hardin County · 31,005 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Numerous trees down and limbs snapped North Black Branch Rd in Elizabethtown.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 ENE Cecilia, KY
UNK mph
Jul 6, 2022
8:42 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42724
Hardin County · 31,005 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: REPORTS OF TREES DOWN ALONG LEITCHFIELD RD IN CECILIA... KY.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 SE Cecilia, KY
63 mph
Apr 16, 2022
12:05 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42724
Hardin County · 31,005 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: HARDIN COUNTY KY MESONET SITE OBSERVED 63 MPH WIND GUST.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 ENE Howe Valley, KY
UNK mph
Jun 21, 2019
11:25 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42724
Hardin County · 31,005 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: LARGE TREE COMPLETELY BLOCKING ROAD AND ON POWER LINES. NEAR 12000 BLOCK OF HARDINSBURG ROAD IN HARDIN CO.
NWS Wind Report Location: Vertrees, KY
UNK mph
Jun 26, 2018
7:07 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42724
Hardin County · 31,005 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SMALL BUILDING BLOWN OFF FOUNDATION WITH DEBRIS BLOWN APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET DOWNWIND.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 ENE Cecilia, KY
UNK mph
Jun 26, 2018
5:36 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42724
Hardin County · 31,005 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: PRIVATE BUSINESS AGC AUTOMOTIVE AMERICAS HAD MECHANICAL UNITS BLOWN OFF ROOF AND METAL WALL PANELS BLOWN APPROXIMATELY 1000-1500 FT DOWNWIND.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 E Cecilia, KY
UNK mph
Jul 6, 2016
7:30 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 42724
Hardin County · 31,005 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: POWER OUTAGES.
NWS Wind Report Location: Cecilia, 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 42724

3 reports
UNK category
Jun 28, 2023
2:27 AM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 42724
Hardin County · 31,005 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Tornado formed as a cluster of storms briefly interacted with an old outflow boundary. Caused damage to numerous trees... and its path was noticeable in a field of corn. Worst damage was to two properties on Basham Lane... with one house having its roof peeled off. Start time was based off of eyewitness account of when power went out at Tabb Rd.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 N Stephensburg, KY
EF2 category
Feb 6, 2008
12:21 AM EST-5
Tornado report for ZIP 42724
Hardin County · 31,005 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: The tornado destroyed a trailer and an outbuilding along Hansborough Road. It caused major roof damage along Bethlehem Academy Road, with one home losing the roof completely. Several boats were flipped over, and a large bus was pushed two feet. The tornado pushed in garage doors at an industrial building along Ring Road. This building also suffered significant roof damage. At Central Hardin High School, the tornado snapped concrete pillar stadium lights at the football stadium. The press box was thrown on to the playing field and destroyed. The basketball gym and a wing of the school suffered roof damage consistent with an EF2 tornado. Along Black Branch Road just east of the school complex, the tornado caused some structural damage to homes.
NWS Tornado Report Location: .66 SE Franklin Xrds, KY
F2 category
Jan 2, 2006
2:43 PM EST
Tornado report for ZIP 42724
Hardin County · 31,005 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 W Cecilia, 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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NWS Storm Reports & Census Data

U.S. Census Data · ZIP Code

ZIP 42724 area census snapshot

People & households
Population5,528
Households2,052
Housing units2,151
Income
Median household income$75,066
$100k+ households39.7%
$150k+ households15.9%
Housing stock
Single-family detached1,635
Attached single-family15
Small multifamily93
Large multifamily17
Mobile homes384
Housing mix
Single-family share76.0%
Attached-home share0.7%
Multifamily share5.1%
Mobile-home share17.9%
Ownership & occupancy
Owner-occupied1,679
Renter-occupied373
Vacant units99
Home value & age
Median home value$193,400
Owner homes $300k+22.8%
Owner homes $500k+3.2%
Owner homes $750k+1.0%
Median year built1995
Older-home share27.8%
Vehicle context
Households with cars2,034
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Frequently asked questions

for homeowners, buyers & sellers
How many hail, wind, and tornado reports does ZIP 42724 have on record?

Our records show 7 hail, 34 wind, and 3 tornado reports in and near ZIP 42724, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on March 19, 2026.

What is the largest hail ever reported in ZIP 42724?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records in and near ZIP 42724 is 1.75″. It was reported near Cecilia, KY on May 23, 2000.

A storm report showed up near my home in ZIP 42724 — 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 42724 and ask about a Remote Hail Inspection before anyone climbs on the roof.

I am buying a home in ZIP 42724 — 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 42724 address before closing helps you ask informed questions about roof age, past repairs, and any prior claims.

I am selling a home in ZIP 42724 — 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 42724 address?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property in ZIP 42724 — 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 42724, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported in ZIP 42724, 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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