Data current as of 2026-10-16 · Sourced from NOAA Storm Events
Over the past five years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has recorded 16 hail storms within 25 miles of Danville, KY. Of those, 16 produced hail at least quarter-size — the threshold most insurance carriers consider potentially damaging to asphalt shingles. The largest reported hail in this window was egg-sized, which can fracture shingle mat and dent metal flashing on contact. 2022 was the most active year on record locally, with 7 documented hail events.
Check Hail History for a Specific Address in Danville| Severity | Count | What it means for roofs |
|---|---|---|
| Destructive | 4 events | Egg-size, expect mat fractures and gutter damage |
| Severe | 3 events | Ping pong-size, granule loss and bruising common |
| Significant | 9 events | Quarter-size, the standard insurance damage threshold |
| Year | Reported Hail Events Within 25 mi |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 events |
| 2024 | 1 event |
| 2023 | 3 events |
| 2022 | 7 events |
2022 was the busiest hail year on record locally for Danville, with 7 documented events inside the 25-mile radius. Storm activity in Danville typically peaks in spring and early summer, when the jet stream pushes Gulf moisture into the area and supercell thunderstorms become more frequent.
| Date | Location | Severity | Size | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-16 | ALUM SPGS, KY | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2025-05-16 | CARTERSVILLE, KY | Severe | 1.50" | Ping pong ball sized hail was reported observed near Cartersville. |
| 2025-04-03 | MC AFEE, KY | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2025-02-06 | BURGIN, KY | Severe | 1.75" | Multiple reports of between ping pong and golf ball size hail near Burgin. |
| 2025-02-06 | ROSE HILL, KY | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter size hail reported near Cornishville. |
| 2024-02-28 | WILLISBURG, KY | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2023-07-18 | BEECH BOTTOM, KY | Significant | 1.00" | Hail ranging from pea to quarter size was observed northwest of Liberty. |
| 2023-07-18 | NICHOLASVILLE, KY | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter sized hail was observed near Nicholasville. |
| 2023-06-25 | VALLEY VIEW, KY | Destructive | 2.75" | Baseball sized hail was observed in northwestern Madison County. |
| 2022-11-29 | HARRODSBURG, KY | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter size hail was observed in Harrodsburg. |
| 2022-05-19 | WILMORE, KY | Destructive | 2.00" | Two inch diameter hail was observed near Wilmore. |
| 2022-05-19 | MC AFEE, KY | Destructive | 2.75" | Baseball sized hail was observed northeast of Harrodsburg in eastern Mercer County. |
| 2022-05-19 | BURGIN, KY | Severe | 1.75" | Golf ball-sized hail was observed near the Burgin community in eastern Mercer County. |
| 2022-05-19 | AMBROSE, KY | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter-sized hail was observed south of Nicholasville. |
| 2022-05-19 | HARRODSBURG ARPT, KY | Significant | 1.00" | Hail of up to quarter size in diameter was observed north of Harrodsburg. |
| 2022-05-19 | WILMORE, KY | Destructive | 2.75" | Baseball-sized hail was observed in Wilmore. |
NOAA has recorded 152 high-wind events within 25 miles of Danville, KY in the past five years. Of those, 152 reached severe-thunderstorm thresholds (58+ mph). The highest measured gust was 85 mph.
| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| Severe | 10 events |
| Significant | 142 events |
| Date | Location | Gust (mph) | Severity | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | NICHOLASVILLE, KY | 58 | Significant | There was a tree down on a car. |
| 2026-06-18 | NICHOLASVILLE, KY | 58 | Significant | A tree fell on a house. |
| 2026-06-18 | KEENE, KY | 58 | Significant | There was a tree down on power lines and blocking the roadway. |
| 2026-06-18 | VINEYARD, KY | 58 | Significant | A tree fell and was blocking one lane. |
| 2026-06-18 | BLACK BRIDGE, KY | 58 | Significant | There was a tree down off of KY 39 at Black Bridge Lane. |
| 2026-06-18 | HARRODSBURG ARPT, KY | 58 | Significant | There was a tree down over the roadway. |
| 2026-06-18 | LITTLE HICKMAN, KY | 58 | Significant | There was a tree on Fort Bramlett Road. |
| 2026-06-18 | BURGIN, KY | 58 | Significant | A tree was blocking both lanes of Moore Lane. |
| 2026-06-18 | DIXON TOWN, KY | 58 | Significant | There was a tree down on Keene Versailles road near Clear Creek. |
| 2026-04-28 | JUMBO, KY | 58 | Significant | Trees were blocking most of an unknown roadway. |
| 2026-04-28 | VANARSDELL, KY | 63 | Significant | The roof of a barn was blown off and thrown 100 feet near where Cole Lane becomes Cole Road. |
| 2026-03-16 | CHICKEN BRISTLE, KY | 58 | Significant | Wind caused roof siding to rip off of a home 2 miles from US Route 127 near Hustonville. |
| 2025-12-18 | LANCASTER, KY | 58 | Significant | A tree was blown down near the intersection of Kentucky Route 52 and Boones Creek Road. |
| 2025-12-18 | BUGGYTOWN, KY | 58 | Significant | A tree was blown down by strong thunderstorm winds along the 3100 block of Kentucky Route 52. |
| 2025-09-22 | ARABIA, KY | 58 | Significant | There was a big tree down on Shake Rag Rodd. |
| 2025-09-22 | YOSEMITE, KY | 58 | Significant | There was a tree blocking the road near Old Pollys Shoe Store. There were also trees down on Upper Brush Creek Road and at the intersection of Angel Ridge and KY 501. |
| 2025-06-18 | LAWHORN HILL, KY | 58 | Significant | Scattered tree damage was caused by strong thunderstorm winds across Casey County. |
| 2025-06-06 | HYATTSVILLE, KY | 58 | Significant | A tree was blown down across Gilberts Creek Road. |
| 2025-06-06 | STANFORD, KY | 58 | Significant | Power lines were downed near the intersection of Danville Avenue and Lee Drive in Stanford. |
| 2025-06-06 | BOONE, KY | 58 | Significant | Rockcastle County dispatch reports downed trees along Buffalo Hollow Road (CR-1358), southwest of Berea. |
The most recent quarter-size-or-larger hail storm recorded by NOAA within 25 miles of Danville was on May 16, 2025. HailCheck refreshes from the NOAA Storm Events database daily, so newer events appear here as they are reported.
Danville averages roughly 3 reported hail events per year within a 25-mile radius. Significant storms (quarter-size or larger) account for 16 of the 16 events recorded over the last five years.
The largest documented hail near Danville in the last five years was egg-sized. Most Danville-area hail falls in the marble-to-quarter range, with destructive storms (egg-size or larger) appearing roughly once every few years.
Most homeowners insurance policies in KY cover hail damage to roofs, siding, and gutters under the dwelling and other-structures coverage. Coverage typically requires the damage to be tied to a verifiable storm date — which is where the NOAA hail history above (and a HAAG-style test square validation) becomes important for the claim file.
Use the HailCheck address search to enter any street address in or near Danville. HailCheck returns every NOAA hail event within a configurable radius, along with severity bands, dates, and storm narratives for Pro members.
If your property in or near Danville took on hail during one of the storms above, the standard process for documenting damage is a 10×10 foot test square inspection. A HAAG-trained reviewer counts impact indicators — granule displacement, mat fractures, and bruising — within the marked square and produces a PASS or FAIL document for the claim file.
HailCheck offers a $99 photo-based HAAG-style test square validation. You submit photos from the field, our reviewer evaluates the impact indicators and cross-references the NOAA storm dates listed above, and a written PASS/FAIL determination is returned within one business day. We do not send anyone to the roof — the validation is built around the photos you submit.
Learn About $99 HAAG-Style ValidationDanville sits east of the traditional hail alley, where hail events are less frequent than the central plains but tend to be associated with strong squall lines and tropical systems. Local roof systems are less commonly hardened for hail, which can mean even moderate impacts produce claim-worthy damage.