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Hail history im Central City, KY

Last hail im 10 milesMay 8, 20241.75 in (golf ball)

Hail days, last 12 monthsNone

Largest hail im 20062.75 in (baseball)May 10, 2016

Hail days im 200628

Days im hail 1 inch imwin12

Tornadoes im 10 miles12

Wind dmg wutuk im 10 miles75

Hail wutuk im 10 miles im Central City im 28 days im 2006. Stones imwin im 2.75 in (baseball) im May 10, 2016. Hail ej common im May im April.

Recent hail im Central City

No hail wutuk im 10 miles im Central City im last two years.

Hail days near Central City by year

When hail season peaks near Central City

Of the 28 hail days since 2006, most fell in May (9) and April (8).

Largest hail storms near Central City

May 10, 2016 · 2.75 in (baseball) · Greenville (8 mi from Central City)

National Weather Service description (English): A swath of very large hail fell across central Muhlenberg County. Baseball-size hail was reported about a mile south of Greenville. The large hail swath continued eastward to Beech Creek, where hail was the size of golf balls. This large hail swath was associated with the same supercell thunderstorm that spawned the tornado in southwest Muhlenberg County.

Mar 12, 2020 · 2.50 in (tennis ball) · Greenville (7 mi from Central City)

Apr 27, 2016 · 1.75 in (golf ball) · Bremen (7 mi from Central City)

National Weather Service description (English): Golf ball size hail fell from Bremen eastward to the Green River, including areas along U.S. Highway 431 north of Central City. This hail fell from the same storm that produced the funnel cloud along the Western Kentucky Parkway northwest through north of Greenville.

May 8, 2024 · 1.75 in (golf ball) · Beechmont (9 mi from Central City)

National Weather Service description (English): A thunderstorm core moving east-northeastward across Muhlenberg County produced hail measured to quarter size in Beechmont and golf ball size hail in Browder, submitted via mPING. Emergency management reported hail damage to vehicles occurred in Beechmont.

Jun 7, 2006 · 1.25 in (50-cent coin) · Graham (10 mi from Central City)

Tornadoes within 10 miles of Central City

Date	Rating	Where	Path
May 26, 2024	EF1	Ebenezer 8 mi from Central City	10.1 mi long, 600 yd wide
May 26, 2024	EF1	Lynn City 9 mi from Central City	1.5 mi long, 100 yd wide
May 26, 2024	EF1	Sacramento 9 mi from Central City	8.1 mi long, 100 yd wide
Dec 10, 2021	EF1	Hillside 4 mi from Central City	2.7 mi long, 75 yd wide
Dec 10, 2021	EF3	Equality 8 mi from Central City	29.2 mi long, 1,200 yd wide
Nov 18, 2017	EF1	Bremen 7 mi from Central City	2.8 mi long, 300 yd wide
Aug 17, 2014	EF0	Central City 6 mi from Central City	0.6 mi long, 125 yd wide
Feb 29, 2012	EF1	Greenville 8 mi from Central City	0.1 mi long, 30 yd wide
Feb 29, 2012	EF2	Greenville 7 mi from Central City	5.5 mi long, 200 yd wide
Apr 4, 2011	EF1	Greenville 8 mi from Central City	7.1 mi long, 150 yd wide
Oct 26, 2010	EF0	New Cypress 8 mi from Central City	0.1 mi long, 50 yd wide
Apr 7, 2006	F1	Moorman 6 mi from Central City	1.7 mi long, 150 yd wide

Damaging thunderstorm winds near Central City

75 reports of damaging thunderstorm wind within 10 miles of Central City since 2006, on 56 days. The strongest measured gust was 70 mph on Mar 2, 2012.

Date	Strongest gust	Where	Source
Jul 26, 2026	dmg ekkar	Greenville 1 wutuk wind	NWS storm report (preliminary)
Jul 5, 2026	dmg ekkar	Central City 1 wutuk wind	NWS storm report (preliminary)
Jul 28, 2025	81 mph, ekkar	Central City, Rockport 2 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events
May 20, 2025	70 mph, ekkar	New Cypress 1 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events
May 16, 2025	64 mph, ekkar	Luzerne, Morgan 2 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events
Jul 30, 2024	64 mph, ekkar	Powderly 1 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events
May 26, 2024	81 mph, ekkar	Greenville, Drakesboro, Morehead 3 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events
May 8, 2024	81 mph, ekkar	Beech Creek 1 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events
Jul 1, 2023	75 mph, ekkar	Bremen 1 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events
Jun 29, 2023	61 mph, ekkar	Rockport 1 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events

Wind imwin thunderstorm ej 58 mph anikaj, im wind ej kajjitok dmg. Imwin wind ej imwin eokta weather stations; ekkar ej imwin eokta spotters im dmg surveys.

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Insurers ask for the date of loss. The dates on this page are when hail was reported near Central City; hail can hit one street and miss the next, so a report is not proof of damage at your address. A licensed roofer or your insurance adjuster can inspect the roof. Many policies set a time limit for filing a claim — check yours.

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Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (final records through Jun 30, 2026) and National Weather Service Local Storm Reports (preliminary, since then). Distances are measured from the center of Central City.

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