Kentucky, 2001

Hail and Damaging Wind in Kentucky, April 10, 2001

April 10, 2001 · NWS ILN · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 10, 2:50 PM EST, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 2:50 PM EST, 1 hour 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
350 PM EDT TUE APR 10 2001

THANKS TO SDF FOR POINING OUT MISTAKE IN MISILN.

SFC FRONT STILL IN NRN FCST AREA BUT PRESSURE RIDGE AND DIFFERENTIAL
HEATING CAUSING SHOWERS TO THE SOUTH. EXPECT BEST STORMS TO BE ALONG
AND SOUTH OF OHIO RIVER THIS EVENING...WITH A SLOW PROGRESSION
NORTHWARD TOWARDS FRONT AS HEATING IS LOST.

TEMPS SHOULD REBOUND TOMORROW AS SOUTHERLY WINDS KICK IN FOR ANOTHER
DAY AS PLAINS SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST. CUT BACK A LITTLE ON
HIGHS...BUT WAS STILL THINKING WARM. CONVERGENT BAND LOOKING LIKE A
COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY PM SHOULD NOT COOL TEMPERATURES TOO MUCH AND
THURSDAY SHOULD SEE ONLY A SLOW RISE IN TEMPS AS WINDS TURN
NORTHWEST.

CHANCE FOR SHOWERS IN EXTENDED SHOULD MAINLY FOCUS IN NORTHEAST AND
FAR NORTH WITH NORTHWEST FLOW...AND CONFIDENCE DECREASES IN LATTER
PERIODS.

MISILN OUT.

.ILN...NONE.

FRANKS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 10, 1:56 PM EST, 2 hours 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH
256 PM EDT TUE APR 10 2001

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

0240 PM    BENNINGTON                IN   1.00 INCH HAIL
04/10/01   SWITZERLAND

FQ

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:43 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Grant

When
April 10, 4:42 PM EST to 4:45 PM EST
Where
Grant County, Dry Ridge
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.683, -84.583

Thunderstorm Wind, Owen

When
April 10, 8:00 PM EST to 8:04 PM EST
Where
Owen County, Perry Park
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.550, -85.000

A thunderstorm produced strong winds which lifted up a police cruiser. Dime size hail also occurred.

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.

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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: 5240153, 5240154.