Hail, Cumberland
- When
- July 28, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cumberland County, Modoc
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.730, -85.300
Dime size hail reported by a spotter.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 28, 1997
4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- None recorded
- 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 Nashville radar (KOHX), 125 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:08 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clinton
- When
- July 28, 1:05 PM EST
- Where
- Clinton County, Countywide
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.720, -85.120
Dispatch reports several trees down across the county.
Hail, Logan
- When
- July 28, 3:06 PM EST
- Where
- Logan County, Russellville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.850, -86.880
Golfball size hail reported on Highway 68.
Thunderstorm Wind, Simpson
- When
- July 28, 3:35 PM EST
- Where
- Simpson County, Franklin
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.720, -86.570
Trees and power lines down in Franklin and other various spots across the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Green
- When
- July 28, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Green County, Greensburg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.270, -85.500
911 operator reported trees down just south of Greensburg in sparsely populated areas.
Thunderstorm Wind, Allen
- When
- July 28, 4:10 PM EST
- Where
- Allen County, Scottsville
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Coordinates
- 36.750, -86.180
Dime size hail was reported.
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
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More
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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: 5607637, 5607636, 5607635, 5607640, 5607639, 5607638.