1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Paducah radar (KPAH), 25 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:02 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A severe thunderstorm tracked from northwest to southeast across northern Graves County. A swath of large hail accompanied the storm into southern Marshall County. Golf ball size hail fell at the Kentucky State Police post near Hickory, just north of Mayfield. The storm produced a short-lived tornado in the Viola area.
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