Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, April 9, 2011

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, April 9, 2011
Start: 2011-04-09T11:12
End: 2011-04-09T16:38
Location: Kentucky

April 9, 2011 · NWS JKL · 63 events in 22 counties and zones

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Property damage: $276,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 63

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 happened

The episode as NWS JKL wrote it up.

On April 9th, an stationary boundary draped across eastern Kentucky and a reinvigorated MCS moving into eastern Kentucky combined with afternoon heating set the stage for a high moderate severe weather event for east Kentucky. The convective complex produced multiple instances of left moving supercells, fully developed strong supercells and even a squall line developed and moved into east Kentucky. The event set the stage for multiple severe thunderstorm warnings for winds and hail. Some cells had rotation at multiple levels and quite a few tornado warnings were issued. There was even a need for a flash flood warning as some areas received heavy rain where it occurred the day before.

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 Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 9, 10:20 AM EST, 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 10:20 AM EST, 52 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1120 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

.SHORT TERM.../THIS AFTERNOON/...UPDATED

MESOSCALE UPDATE...

MCS IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING. THE SYSTEM IS EVOLVING NOW WITH AN
ELEVATED SECTION ALONG AND NORTH OF A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY
STRETCHING FROM NEAR LOUISVILLE EASTWARD INTO THE BLUEGRASS REGION.
TO THE SOUTH OF THIS BOUNDARY...SURFACE BASED CONVECTION IS
BEGINNING TO DEVELOP WEST OF BOWLING GREEN AND WOULD EXPECT THIS
PART OF THE SYSTEM TO CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY WITH SBCAPE VALUES
EXCEEDING 1000 J/KG ROUGHLY SOUTH OF A OWENSBORO TO HAZARD LINE.

DESPITE AMPLE CLOUD COVER...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTINUE TO
DESTABILIZE OVER EAST KENTUCKY INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS WITH
DEWPOINTS SURGING INTO THE 60S AND SURFACE TEMPS WELL INTO THE 70S.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IMPACTING OUR NORTHWEST COUNTIES
BY OR SHORTLY AFTER 12:30 PM EDT PROGRESSING QUICKLY EASTWARD. THE
TAIL OF THE SYSTEM WILL THEN BEGIN IMPACTING THE I-75 CORRIDOR
AROUND 1 OR 2 PM.

WIND DAMAGE AND HAIL ARE PRIMARY CONCERNS...ALTHOUGH HOPEFULLY LARGE
HAIL WILL NOT BE AS PROLIFIC AS IT WAS YESTERDAY WITH FORECAST
SOUNDINGS SHOWING LESS MID LEVEL DRY AIR AVAILABLE TODAY. ISOLATED
TORNADOES WILL ALSO A CONCERN WITH MODEST SHEAR AND A FRONT IN THE
AREA. A SECONDARY CONCERN FOR LATER TODAY IS FLOODING AS THE MCS
PASSES...EFFECTIVELY SHOVING THE STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY SOUTHWARD
SETTING UP AN AREA OF CONVERGENCE AND REPEATING SHOWER/TSTORM
MOVEMENT. 09/12Z HRRR HINTS AT THIS SETTING UP OVER THE SOUTHWEST
PART OF THE FORECAST AREA SO WILL HAVE TO MONITOR THAT POSSIBILITY
CLOSELY WITH PWATS APPROACHING 1.5 INCHES (99TH PERCENTILE) TODAY.

THE PREVIOUS SHORT TERM FORECAST DISCUSSIONS FOLLOW...

/THE REST OF TODAY/...1005 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

LINE OF STRONG STORMS PROGRESSING THRU WRK KY THIS MORNING. TRACKING
TO THE EAST AND EXPECTED TO IMPACT ERN KY LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO
THE AFTERNOON. NEARLY CONTINUOUS LINE SHOULD HOLD TOGETHER AND MOST
ALL OF ERN KY SHOULD SEE SOME ACTIVITY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY
THREATS. TIMING WILL PUT THE LINE MOVING EAST OF THE STATE THIS
EVENING WITH GENERALLY CLEARING WX TONIGHT. WILL LOOK INTO THE
PROBABILITY FOR FOG IN THE MORNING BUT HAVE NOT INCLUDED IT AT THIS
TIME. TEMPS WILL BE MODIFIED AS THE CLOUD COVER WILL PRECLUDE OUR WRN
COUNTIES FROM WARMING AS MUCH AS THE ERN COUNTIES SO HIGHS HAVE BEEN
MODIFIED TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS DIFFERENCE.

/TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...426 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

SURFACE ANALYSIS AS 0F 0730Z SHOWS THE BOUNDARY RESPONSIBLE FOR
YESTERDAYS ACTIVITY NOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL CWA AS IT HAS SAGGED SOUTH
IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. LOCATIONS IN THE NORTHERN CWA ARE WELL
SATURATED FROM YESTERDAYS RAINS AND AS A RESULT WILL EXPERIENCE SOME
VALLEY FOG...WHEREAS THE SOUTHERN CWA WILL ESCAPE VALLEY FOG THIS
MORNING. WILL ADDRESS THE FOG WITH AN SPS. THE SOUTHERN CWA WAS WAS
SPARED FROM LOSING ANY INSTABILITY TO FUEL YESTERDAYS STORMS. AN MCS
CURRENTLY OUT OF MO AND INTO KY WHICH MAY IGNITE SOME EARLY
CONVECTION IN SOUTHWESTERN KY BEFORE 15Z. ALONG WITH THE MCS IS A
HINT OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL WAVE MOVING INTO THE AREA ROUGHLY 17Z TO
19Z JUST IN TIME FOR AMPLE HEATING AND DESTABILIZATION. THERE IS ALSO
A SUBTLE DISTURBANCE IN THE UPPER LEVELS THAT MAY KICK OFF A FEW
SHOWERS IN THE SW CWA THIS MORNING BUT THE PROSPECT ONLY WARRANTS A
SLIGHT CHANCE.

CONCERNING THIS AFTERNOON...SHORT TERM MODELS DO BRING A WAVE UP OVER
THE RIDGE INTO THE AREA BY 18Z. IT IS POSSIBLE OF SOME CONTAMINATION
FROM THE MCS BUT ALL MODELS DO SHOW A SIGNIFICANT WAVE. A BIT MORE
SHEAR IS AVAILABLE FOR TODAY AND GIVEN THE IMPROVEMENT OF MOISTURE
INTO THE AREA...THE POTENTIAL FOR A MORE ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER
EVENT IS PRESENT. MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW A GOOD 2000 J/KG AVAILABLE THIS
AFTERNOON AND WITH THE AMOUNT OF SHEAR AVAILABLE...THE THREAT FOR
ISOLATED TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL...AND TO A LESSER EXTENT DAMAGING
WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. WITH THE DEVELOPING LOW IN THE PLAINS AND THE
UPPER LEVEL PATTERN IN SHIFT...THE SURFACE BOUNDARY RESPONSIBLE FOR
OUR WEATHER WILL FINALLY MOVE OFF TO THE EAST. AS A RESULT...AN EVENT
THAT BEGINS TODAY IS EXPECTED TO END SHORTLY AFTER SUNDOWN OR 02Z. THIS
IS WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT THE MCS LOSES ITS SELF SUSTAINING
CHARACTERISTICS.

BY SUNDAY THE DEVELOPED WARM FRONT PUSHES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST
LEAVING EASTERN KENTUCKY IN THE WAR SECTOR. THE WARM TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AND WITH SW FLOW ON SUNDAY...TEMPS WILL SKY
ROCKET TO NEAR 90 IN SOME PLACES. GRADIENT OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT
WILL CREATE A DRY 25 MPH SW WIND. DEPENDING ON HOW THE AREA RESPONDS
TO YESTERDAYS AND TODAYS RAINS...FIRE WEATHER WILL NEED TO BE
MONITORED.

.LONG TERM.../SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/

FOCUS FOR THE EARLY PORTION OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD CENTERS AROUND
THE DEEP TROF CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE WEST COAST. LATEST MODEL
SUITE REMAINS IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE LONG WAVE PATTERN
THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK WITH A SLOWER PROGRESSION OF THE
ASSOCIATED SFC LOW AND ATTENDANT COLD FRONT.

WILL BEGIN THE PERIOD ON SUNDAY WITH POTENTIALLY RECORD BREAKING
WARMTH AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN U.S. SHARPENS IN
RESPONSE TO THE APPROACHING TROF. LATEST ROUND OF MOS IS STILL
SELLING HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S ACROSS THE COAL FIELDS. NOT QUITE
READY TO BITE DOWN ON THAT JUST YET AND WILL WAIT TO SEE ONE MORE
ROUND OF DRAMATIC HIGHS COME IN...BUT FOR NOW HAVE BUMPED TEMPS UP
INTO THE MID AND UPPER 80S.

SUNDAY NIGHT WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AS A 50KT
LOW LEVEL JET BEGINS RAMPING UP AHEAD OF THE TROF. CURRENT CONSENSUS
THEN HAS THE SFC LOW AROUND THE GREAT LAKES AREA WITH THE COLD FRONT
SWINGING THRU EASTERN KENTUCKY FROM LATE MORNING THRU EARLY
EVENING...AND HAVE CENTERED HIGHEST POPS AROUND 18Z FOR THE AREA.
CONCERNING THE SEVERE THREAT...SOUNDINGS CONTINUE TO INDICATE A FAIR
AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE FROPA WITH AROUND 1000J/KG
AND LI/S IN THE -4 TO -6 C RANGE. WITH THE POTENTIALLY QLCS NATURE
OF THE FRONT AND NEARLY VERTICAL ISENTROPIC SURFACES...WOULD EXPECT
THE BIGGEST THREAT TO BE DAMAGING WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LINE AS
IT MOVES THRU OUR AREA. WITH THE 700MB TROF LAGGING BEHIND THE
FRONT...HAVE KEPT LOW END CHANCE POPS THRU THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
HOURS ON MONDAY TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY POST FRONTAL SHOWERS INTO THE DAY
ON TUESDAY.

REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD LOOKS RELATIVELY BENIGN AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS OVER THE OHIO VALLEY BENEATH A TRANSIENT FLAT RIDGE THRU
WEDNESDAY...BY WHICH TIME THE EURO...GFS...AND GEM ALL START TAKING
THEIR OWN APPROACH WITH THE NEXT WAVE CROSSING THE PLAINS. THIS FAR
OUT...OPTED TO MAINTAIN CONTINUITY WITH THE INHERITED GRIDS AND THE
NEIGHBORS AND WILL CONTINUE WITH SLIGHT CHANCE POPS TO ROUND OUT THE
PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION.../12Z TO 12Z/

SURFACE ANALYSIS AS OF 11Z SHOWS SOME IFR AND MVFR CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE AREA WITH VALLEY FOG BEING SUPPORTED WITH AMPLE MOISTURE PROVIDED
FROM RAINS YESTERDAY AS WELL AS A CLEARING OF CLOUD COVER OVERNIGHT.
UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS MOVING IN FROM THE WEST IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER WAVE
AND MCS WILL HELP DISSIPATE VALLEY FOG ACROSS THE AREA BY 14Z. EXPECT
AN 4 KFT LAYER TO PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA. WHILE SOME LIFT AND
INSTABILITY WILL PROVIDE THE CHANCE FROM SOME SMALL SHOWERS THROUGH
THE MORNING HOURS...THE CHANCE IS SLIGHT. BY 18Z...THE WAVE PUSHES
INTO EASTERN KENTUCKY WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THIS
AFTERNOON. ANY LOCATIONS NEAR OR UNDER A STORM WILL EXPERIENCE IFR
CONDITIONS. THE EVENT WILL LIKELY BE OVER BY 03Z WITH LEFT OVER
MOISTURE SETTING THE STAGE FROM IFR FOG IN THE VALLEYS AGAIN TONIGHT.

&&

.JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

SHORT TERM...SHALLENBERGER/DUSTY/ABE
LONG TERM....MB
AVIATION...JP

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 9, 3:53 AM EST, 7 hours 19 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
453 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-101200-
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-
JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-
ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-
OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-
453 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME STORMS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS
AND LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY THREAT. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO
POSSIBLE. THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE TODAY WHERE
STORMS REPEATEDLY MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO REPORT ANY
INSTANCES OF WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...FUNNEL
CLOUDS OR TORNADOES TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SHALLENBERGER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 9, 8:42 AM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
942 AM EDT SAT APR 09 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0941 AM     HAIL             2 SE MOUTHCARD          37.36N 82.23W
04/09/2011  E1.00 INCH       PIKE               KY   PUBLIC

&&

ABE

Local storm report, Apr 9, 8:43 AM EST, 2 hours 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
943 AM EDT SAT APR 09 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0625 PM     HAIL             2 SE MOUTHCARD          37.36N 82.23W
04/08/2011  E1.00 INCH       PIKE               KY   PUBLIC

&&

ABE

Local storm report, Apr 9, 9:24 AM EST, 1 hour 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1024 AM EDT SAT APR 09 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1120 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NE ZACHARIAH          37.72N 83.67W
04/08/2011                   WOLFE              KY   PUBLIC

            HUGE LIMBS AND BRANCHES ON KY 715.

&&

TBREWER

Local storm report, Apr 9, 9:27 AM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1027 AM EDT SAT APR 09 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1120 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S BOOTH               37.68N 83.63W
04/08/2011                   WOLFE              KY   POST OFFICE

            HUGE LIMBS AND BRANCHES ON BIG ANDY ROAD.

&&

TBREWER

Local storm report, Apr 9, 9:30 AM EST, 1 hour 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1030 AM EDT SAT APR 09 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1208 AM     HAIL             CLAYHOLE                37.47N 83.30W
04/09/2011  E1.00 INCH       BREATHITT          KY   POST OFFICE

&&

TBREWER

Special weather statement, Apr 9, 10:54 AM EST, 18 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1154 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

KYZ044-050>052-059-060-091645-
FLEMING-ROWAN-BATH-MONTGOMERY-MENIFEE-POWELL-
1154 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES
THROUGH 1245 PM EDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

   FLEMING...
   ROWAN...
   BATH...
   MONTGOMERY...
   MENIFEE AND
   NORTH CENTRAL POWELL.

AT 1153 AM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF SIDEVIEW TO MEANS...OR ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF PARIS TO 7 MILES NORTHEAST
OF STANTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40
MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL IN THESE AREAS.

ABE

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 65 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:10 UTC.

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Event by event

33 thunderstorm wind, 27 hail, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Bath

When: April 9, 11:12 AM EST to 11:22 AM EST
Where: Bath County, Salt Lick
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 38.120, -83.620

The hail was the size of quarters.

Hail, Knott

When: April 9, 12:28 PM EST to 12:38 PM EST
Where: Knott County, 0.69 mi S of Littcarr
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.240, -82.950

The hail was the size of golf balls.

Hail, Knott

When: April 9, 12:33 PM EST to 12:43 PM EST
Where: Knott County, Kite
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 37.320, -82.820

The hail was the size of baseballs.

Hail, Floyd

When: April 9, 12:40 PM EST to 12:50 PM EST
Where: Floyd County, Beaver
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 37.400, -82.670

A resident of Beaver witnessed baseball size hail smashing out the windshield of her car. The hail also caused significant damage to the roof of her brother in laws home, resulting in holes in the the structure through which the sky could be seen.

Thunderstorm Wind, Estill

When: April 9, 12:48 PM EST to 12:58 PM EST
Where: Estill County, 1.49 mi SSW of Willow Tree
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 37.700, -83.930

There were power lines blown down in Cow Creek.

Thunderstorm Wind, Powell

When: April 9, 12:48 PM EST to 12:58 PM EST
Where: Powell County, 0.69 mi S of Bowen
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 37.840, -83.770

There were power lines blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Powell

When: April 9, 12:48 PM EST to 12:58 PM EST
Where: Powell County, 0.55 mi E of Stanton
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: State Official
Coordinates: 37.850, -83.860

Utility poles were snapped off near the middle school.

Hail, Pike

When: April 9, 12:50 PM EST to 1:02 PM EST
Where: Pike County, Virgie
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 37.330, -82.580

The hail was the size of baseballs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Powell

When: April 9, 12:52 PM EST to 1:02 PM EST
Where: Powell County, 0.69 mi S of Bowen
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 37.840, -83.770

There were several trees down and structures damaged. Many roads were blocked by trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Powell

When: April 9, 12:52 PM EST to 1:02 PM EST
Where: Powell County, Bowen
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 37.850, -83.770

Several large tree branches were blocking the east bound left lane of the Mountain Parkway near mile marker 28.

Hail, Pike

When: April 9, 12:54 PM EST to 12:57 PM EST
Where: Pike County, Pikeville
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 37.480, -82.520

Golf ball size hail fell in Pikeville.

Hail, Pike

When: April 9, 12:58 PM EST to 1:06 PM EST
Where: Pike County, 0.55 mi E of Pikeville
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 37.480, -82.510

The hail was the size of nickels and quarters.

Hail, Pulaski

When: April 9, 12:58 PM EST to 1:08 PM EST
Where: Pulaski County, Eubank
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 37.280, -84.650

The hail was the size of baseballs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Menifee

When: April 9, 12:58 PM EST to 1:08 PM EST
Where: Menifee County, 1.49 mi SSW of Mariba
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 37.900, -83.590

There were multiple trees uprooted on Corner Ridge road.

Hail, Pike

When: April 9, 12:58 PM EST to 1:05 PM EST
Where: Pike County, Pikeville
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 37.480, -82.520

A fireman reported quarter size hail to the Pikeville Police Dept.

Hail, Pike

When: April 9, 12:58 PM EST to 1:08 PM EST
Where: Pike County, Pikeville
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 37.480, -82.520

Several vehicles at the State Police post were damaged by quarter size hail.

Tornado, Menifee

When: April 9, 1:00 PM EST to 1:04 PM EST
Where: Menifee County, 6.12 mi WSW of Pomeroyton
Rating: EF0
Path length: 0.25 mi
Path width: 250 yd
Continued into: Wolfe, Ky (JKL)
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 37.830, -83.620

The storm survey team confirmed an EF 0 tornado that touched down near highway 715 in the Daniel Boone National Forest. The tornado crossed highway 715 and entered Wolfe county. The max estimated winds were 80 to 85 mph. The tornado uprooted numerous trees. Due to the remote location of the tornado, an exact path length was not able to be determined.

Hail, Pike

When: April 9, 1:03 PM EST to 1:13 PM EST
Where: Pike County, 2 mi ESE of Phelps
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.509, -82.116

The hail was the size of quarters.

Thunderstorm Wind, Menifee

When: April 9, 1:03 PM EST to 1:10 PM EST
Where: Menifee County, 2.18 mi W of Pomeroyton
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $8,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 37.870, -83.560

A roof was blown off of a house on Hizer Hill road.

Tornado, Wolfe

When: April 9, 1:05 PM EST to 1:09 PM EST
Where: Wolfe County, 0.2 mi E of Valeria to 0.49 mi ENE of Valeria
Rating: EF0
Path length: 0.25 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $30,000
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 37.831, -83.516

A National Weather Service storm damage survey team determined that an EF-0 tornado touched down briefly in Wolfe County near county road 2027 in the town of Valeria. The tornado lifted and moved a well constructed oak barn, twisted and uprooted many large trees, and destroyed and tossed a well anchored car port. There was also additional minor damage to two homes and a car due to this tornado. The maximum wind speeds of this tornado were estimated to have been between 80 and 85 mph.

Hail, Pike

When: April 9, 1:08 PM EST to 1:18 PM EST
Where: Pike County, 0.69 mi N of Pauley
Measured: 2 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.510, -82.550

There were car and home windows broken.

Hail, Wolfe

When: April 9, 1:08 PM EST to 1:18 PM EST
Where: Wolfe County, 0.69 mi N of Campton
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.740, -83.550

A few hail stones were the size of a quarter but most of them were the size of pennies and nickels.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wolfe

When: April 9, 1:08 PM EST to 1:15 PM EST
Where: Wolfe County, 0.88 mi SE of Toliver
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 37.810, -83.460

There was structure damage to mobile homes, barns, and houses on Chapels branch.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When: April 9, 1:10 PM EST to 1:20 PM EST
Where: Morgan County, Ezel
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 37.900, -83.450

Thunderstorm wind gusts uprooted trees and downed power lines in Ezel. Approximately 500 residents of the city were without power and phone service until around 930 pm that evening.

Hail, Pike

When: April 9, 1:12 PM EST to 1:22 PM EST
Where: Pike County, 0.55 mi W of Meta
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.570, -82.440

The hail was the size of golf balls.

Hail, Pulaski

When: April 9, 1:13 PM EST to 1:20 PM EST
Where: Pulaski County, Eubank
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.280, -84.650

The hail was the size of golf balls.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: April 9, 1:13 PM EST to 1:22 PM EST
Where: Pike County, 0.88 mi SW of Coal Run
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 37.510, -82.580

There was a metal shed, swing set, and trees blown over around 4120 Hurricane road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rowan

When: April 9, 1:13 PM EST to 1:20 PM EST
Where: Rowan County, 1.48 mi NNE of Hamm
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Department of Highways
Coordinates: 38.150, -83.310

There were trees blown down in Oak Grove community.

Hail, Pulaski

When: April 9, 1:17 PM EST to 1:23 PM EST
Where: Pulaski County, 1.3 mi WNW of Floyd
Measured: 4 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.260, -84.650

The hail was the size of grapefruits.

Hail, Pulaski

When: April 9, 1:18 PM EST to 1:25 PM EST
Where: Pulaski County, 1.65 mi W of Cedar Grove
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.020, -84.610

The hail was the size of quarters.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan

When: April 9, 1:18 PM EST to 1:28 PM EST
Where: Morgan County, 1.29 mi WSW of Malone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 37.840, -83.270

There were numerous trees blown down across 844 in Stacy Fork. The largest trees was a Willow tree approximately 20 inches in diameter.

Thunderstorm Wind, Magoffin

When: April 9, 1:27 PM EST to 1:37 PM EST
Where: Magoffin County, 0.55 mi W of Netty
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: County Official
Coordinates: 37.750, -83.240

There were trees and debris in the roadway on KY 2022 between mile markers 0 and 2.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: April 9, 1:28 PM EST to 1:35 PM EST
Where: Jackson County, Mc Kee
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: State Official
Coordinates: 37.430, -84.000

There was roof damage to a home on Jackson County High School road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Magoffin

When: April 9, 1:30 PM EST to 1:40 PM EST
Where: Magoffin County, 1.29 mi WNW of Salyersville
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: County Official
Coordinates: 37.760, -83.090

There were trees blown down and debris in the roadway on KY 2019 between mile markers 1 and 5.

Hail, Laurel

When: April 9, 1:32 PM EST to 1:42 PM EST
Where: Laurel County, London
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 37.130, -84.080

The hail was the size of golf balls.

Thunderstorm Wind, Magoffin

When: April 9, 1:35 PM EST to 1:45 PM EST
Where: Magoffin County, Leatha
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: County Official
Coordinates: 37.820, -83.020

There were trees down and debris in roadway on KY 1081 between mile makers 8 and 9.

Funnel Cloud, Johnson

When: April 9, 1:38 PM EST to 1:45 PM EST
Where: Johnson County, 1.49 mi NNW of Stambaugh
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 37.900, -82.810

A spotter relayed through emergency manager that a funnel cloud was near hwy 201 off of 1559.

Hail, Laurel

When: April 9, 1:43 PM EST to 1:50 PM EST
Where: Laurel County, London
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.130, -84.080

The hail was the size of golf balls.

Thunderstorm Wind, Owsley

When: April 9, 1:45 PM EST to 1:52 PM EST
Where: Owsley County, 0.55 mi E of Island City
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 37.370, -83.770

Part of a roof was striped from a home in Island City. There was also pea sized hail reported.

Hail, Clay

When: April 9, 1:50 PM EST to 1:58 PM EST
Where: Clay County, 4.38 mi WSW of Pigeonroost
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Amateur Radio
Coordinates: 37.090, -83.870

The hail was the size of quarters.

Hail, Breathitt

When: April 9, 1:51 PM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Breathitt County, 0.88 mi NE of Elkatawa
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.560, -83.420

The hail was the size of golf balls.

Hail, Whitley

When: April 9, 1:58 PM EST to 2:05 PM EST
Where: Whitley County, 0.88 mi SW of Corbin
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 36.940, -84.110

The hail was the size of golf balls.

Thunderstorm Wind, Magoffin

When: April 9, 1:58 PM EST to 2:05 PM EST
Where: Magoffin County, 0.55 mi W of Cyrus
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 37.800, -83.040

The Magoffin emergency manager reported a trailer was blown over off of route 3334 near 1081.

Hail, Whitley

When: April 9, 2:02 PM EST to 2:10 PM EST
Where: Whitley County, Corbin
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 36.950, -84.100

Golf ball size hail was reported in Corbin.

Thunderstorm Wind, Leslie

When: April 9, 2:10 PM EST to 2:18 PM EST
Where: Leslie County, 1.79 mi ESE of Dryhill
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: State Official
Coordinates: 37.210, -83.340

There were trees down on Dry Hill road.

Hail, Pike

When: April 9, 2:13 PM EST to 2:23 PM EST
Where: Pike County, Virgie
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.330, -82.580

Half dollar size hail was reported at Sugar Camp Branch Rd on Long Fork in Virgie.

Thunderstorm Wind, Leslie

When: April 9, 2:14 PM EST to 2:22 PM EST
Where: Leslie County, 1.1 mi W of Frew
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: State Official
Coordinates: 37.180, -83.270

There were trees down on second fork.

Thunderstorm Wind, Knott

When: April 9, 2:18 PM EST to 2:25 PM EST
Where: Knott County, 0.69 mi N of Mousie
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.430, -82.880

There were trees down near the intersection of highway 550 and Four Mile Hollow road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Leslie

When: April 9, 2:20 PM EST to 2:28 PM EST
Where: Leslie County, Cutshin
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: State Official
Coordinates: 37.080, -83.250

There were trees down on Coon Creek.

Thunderstorm Wind, Knox

When: April 9, 2:23 PM EST to 2:30 PM EST
Where: Knox County, 2 mi E of Dewitt
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 36.880, -83.694

There were trees and power lines were blown down along Stinking Creek Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harlan

When: April 9, 2:28 PM EST to 2:37 PM EST
Where: Harlan County, 0.69 mi S of Harlan
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 36.840, -83.320

There were trees blown down, roofs blown off, including a small supermarket, billboards down. power lines down, and numerous windows blown out of downtown businesses.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harlan

When: April 9, 2:35 PM EST to 2:45 PM EST
Where: Harlan County, 2 mi WNW of Harlan
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 36.861, -83.353

The observation was from the Harlan AWOS.

Hail, Harlan

When: April 9, 2:43 PM EST to 2:52 PM EST
Where: Harlan County, Wallins Creek
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 36.830, -83.420

The hail was the size of walnuts.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: April 9, 2:45 PM EST to 2:55 PM EST
Where: Pike County, 2 mi S of Pikeville
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $4,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 37.451, -82.520

There were trees down blocking the road at Dry Fork of Greasy.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: April 9, 2:45 PM EST to 2:55 PM EST
Where: Pike County, 2 mi S of Fishtrap
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $8,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 37.401, -82.400

There was a trailer blown over with people inside.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: April 9, 2:45 PM EST to 2:55 PM EST
Where: Pike County, 0.55 mi E of Marrowbone
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 37.370, -82.410

There were trees blown down onto a residence along Road Creek road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: April 9, 2:45 PM EST to 2:55 PM EST
Where: Pike County, 2 mi S of Pikeville
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $6,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 37.451, -82.520

Trees and power lines were blown down on a residence along the left fork of Island Creek.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: April 9, 2:46 PM EST to 2:55 PM EST
Where: Pike County, 2 mi S of Pikeville
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 37.451, -82.520

There were several reports of trees down across the area. One tree was blown down just past the Lookout school. Another tree was blown down at the mouth of Powells creek.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: April 9, 2:46 PM EST to 2:53 PM EST
Where: Pike County, 2 mi E of Coal Run
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 37.520, -82.534

A tree was blown down across Ratliff Creek road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pike

When: April 9, 2:48 PM EST to 2:56 PM EST
Where: Pike County, 0.55 mi E of Marrowbone
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 37.370, -82.410

A large tree was blown down across KY Hwy 195.

Hail, Pike

When: April 9, 2:53 PM EST to 3:03 PM EST
Where: Pike County, Virgie
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.330, -82.580

The hail was observed on Sugar Camp Branch road.

Hail, Leslie

When: April 9, 4:18 PM EST to 4:28 PM EST
Where: Leslie County, Wooton
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.180, -83.300

The hail was the size of golf balls.

Thunderstorm Wind, Leslie

When: April 9, 4:28 PM EST to 4:38 PM EST
Where: Leslie County, 2 mi E of Hyden
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.170, -83.334

A large tree was blown down across the road at Coon Creek fire department.

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.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Funnel Cloud: A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.

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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: 296044, 296051, 296053, 301944, 296075, 296076, 296078, 296052, 296083, 301142, 301501, 296049, 296050, 296102, 301517, 301519, 296111, 296073, 296101, 301527, 296055, 296061, 296079, 301933, 296070, 296054, 296086, 296114, 296066, 296064, 296082, 296115, 296105, 296116, 296069, 296117, 296039, 296065, 296104, 296072, and more.