Hail, Lyon
- When
- April 20, 12:05 AM CST
- Where
- Lyon County, Eddyville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.019, -88.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, April 20, 1995
5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hickman
- When
- April 20, 2:15 AM CST
- Where
- Hickman County, Clinton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.678, -88.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Ballard
- When
- April 20, 2:18 AM CST
- Where
- Ballard County, Near Kevil
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.058, -88.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Ballard
- When
- April 20, 5:10 AM CST
- Where
- Ballard County, Woodville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 37.058, -88.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, McCracken
- When
- April 20, 5:12 AM CST
- Where
- McCracken County, Woodville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.054, -88.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, McCracken
- When
- April 20, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- McCracken County, Paducah
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.054, -88.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, April 20, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, April 20, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, April 20, 1995
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 20, 1995
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 20, 1995
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, April 20, 1995
- Hail in Illinois, April 20, 1995
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 20, 1995
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 1995Every state in 1995This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, April 1995
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10324839, 10324755, 10325807, 10325808, 10324944, 10324945.