Kentucky, 1998

Hail in Kentucky, April 8, 1998

April 8, 1998 · NWS PAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 Paducah radar (KPAH), 13 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:13 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, McCracken

When
April 8, 5:14 PM CST to 5:28 PM CST
Where
McCracken County, Lone Oak to 4 mi of (Pah)barkley Arpt Pa
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.980, -88.670

A supercell thunderstorm tracked from south to north across western portions of the county. A narrow swath of large hail extended from south of Lone Oak along U.S. Highway 45 to Barkley Regional Airport. Golf ball size hail fell along U.S. Highway 45 near the Graves County line, and half-dollar size hail fell at the Paducah National Weather Service office at Barkley Field.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5643610.