Kentucky, 2001

Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 10, 2001

April 10, 2001 · NWS LMK · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 10, 2:20 PM EST, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 2:20 PM EST, 2 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
320 PM EDT TUE APR 10 2001

SFC FRONTAL BNDRY ACRS SRN INDIANA AND NRN KY AT MID AFTN SHOULD
CONTINUE TO HELP FOCUS TSTM ACTIVITY TNGT ... AS SERIES OF S/W'S
ZIP ACRS RGN.  IN ADDITION...INCREASING H85 WND FIELDS WILL ALSO
ENHANCE CONVG. MEANWHILE..BELIEVE WITH BUILDING HTS IN THE LATER
EVNG HOURS...TSTMS IN S KY SHUD BE CONFINED ONLY UNTIL ARND MID-
NIGHT.

AS STG UPR SYS ROTATES FM THE PLAINS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST WED...
H5 HTS TO BUILD ARND ALL OF OUR FORECAST AREA (FA). WITH LACK
OF ANY TRIGGER OR FOCUS...WILL KEEP WEDNESDAY DRY. TEMPS SHUD
RESPOND NICELY WED WITH BRISK SWLY FLOW... SO HAVE GONE ABOVE
MOS TEMP GUIDE.

SWLY FLOW TO PREVAIL WED NITE...WITH WEAKENING CDFNT APRCHG OUR
FA. WILL GO WITH LOW CHC POPS WED NITE...WITH BELIEF THAT WEAK
CONVG SHUD BE ENUF TO INSTIGATE CONVECTION.

QUESTION MARK ON THU IN BROAD SWLY FLOW...FOR NOW WILL KEEP POPS
CONFINED TO SRN AND ERN FA...NEAR WASHED OUT FNT.

.SDF...NONE.

STUREY

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 10, 1:32 PM EST, 2 hours 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
232 PM EDT TUE APR 10 2001

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....7

0100 PM    MILLPORT                  IN   .88 INCH HAIL
04/10/01   WASHINGTON                     REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 40 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:28 UTC.

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Event by event

6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jefferson

When
April 10, 4:30 PM EST
Where
Jefferson County, 5 mi NE of Louisville
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.283, -85.717

Hail, Jefferson

When
April 10, 5:10 PM EST
Where
Jefferson County, Middletown
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
38.250, -85.533

Hail, Franklin

When
April 10, 6:05 PM EST
Where
Franklin County, Frankfort
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.200, -84.850

Hail, Woodford

When
April 10, 6:13 PM EST
Where
Woodford County, Midway
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.150, -84.683

Hail, Fayette

When
April 10, 6:45 PM EST
Where
Fayette County, Lexington
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
38.050, -84.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Bourbon

When
April 10, 7:15 PM EST
Where
Bourbon County, Hutchison
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
38.207, -84.217 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were downed by thunderstorm winds. Three quarter inch (0.75) hail was also reported.

Hail, Bourbon

When
April 10, 9:15 PM EST
Where
Bourbon County, Ruddels Mills
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.300, -84.233

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

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: 5236293, 5236294, 5236295, 5236296, 5236297, 5236298, 5236605.