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 34 hail storms within 25 miles of Hopkinsville, KY. Of those, 20 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 baseball-sized or larger, which can fracture shingle mat and dent metal flashing on contact. 2025 was the most active year on record locally, with 12 documented hail events.
Check Hail History for a Specific Address in Hopkinsville| Severity | Count | What it means for roofs |
|---|---|---|
| Catastrophic | 1 event | Baseball+ size, structural roof damage likely |
| Severe | 4 events | Ping pong-size, granule loss and bruising common |
| Significant | 15 events | Quarter-size, the standard insurance damage threshold |
| Moderate | 14 events | Marble-size, possible cosmetic damage |
| Year | Reported Hail Events Within 25 mi |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 events |
| 2025 | 12 events |
| 2024 | 9 events |
| 2023 | 7 events |
| 2022 | 4 events |
2025 was the busiest hail year on record locally for Hopkinsville, with 12 documented events inside the 25-mile radius. Storm activity in Hopkinsville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-22 | 3 SW Rosewood, KY | Moderate | 0.50" | Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.). |
| 2026-07-02 | 2 N Oak Grove, KY | Moderate | 0.75" | Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.). |
| 2025-09-19 | ST CHARLES, KY | Moderate | 0.75" | Hail up to the size of pennies fell near St Charles. |
| 2025-05-16 | PLEASANT GREEN HILL, KY | Moderate | 0.88" | Hail measured to nickel size fell on Douglas Combs Rd off of KY-109 north of Hopkinsville. |
| 2025-05-16 | KELLY, KY | Moderate | 0.88" | Hail estimated to nickel size fell on Woodburn-Hay Rd. |
| 2025-05-16 | OAK GROVE, KY | Significant | 1.00" | Hail estimated to quarter size fell in Oak Grove. |
| 2025-05-16 | CLIFTY, KY | Significant | 1.00" | Hail estimated to quarter size was reported in Clifty. |
| 2025-05-16 | POD, KY | Significant | 1.00" | Hail estimated at quarter size was reported near Crofton. |
| 2025-05-16 | DAWSON SPGS, KY | Moderate | 0.75" | Estimated hail size in Dawson Springs. Report submitted via mPING. |
| 2025-03-30 | GRACEY, KY | Significant | 1.00" | Hail up to the size of quarters fell southeast of Gracey. |
| 2025-03-30 | KIRKMANSVILLE, KY | Significant | 1.00" | Hail up to the size of quarters fell near the Christian County line just west of Kirkmansville. |
| 2025-03-19 | KELLY, KY | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter size hail fell along Cavanah Rd north of Hopkinsville. |
| 2025-03-19 | WEIR, KY | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter size hail fell along Highway 171 to the south of Greenville near Weir. |
| 2025-02-06 | PEMBROKE, KY | Moderate | 0.88" | An isolated storm produced hail the size of a nickel as it moved northeast between Pembroke and Hopkinsville. |
| 2024-08-17 | ST ELMO, KY | Moderate | 0.75" | Numerous hailstones estimated at penny size were falling on KY-115 north of Oak Grove towards Pembroke. |
| 2024-05-08 | HERNDON, KY | Significant | 1.00" | A thunderstorm moving northeastward into Christian County produced hail estimated to quarter size northwest of Fort Campbell. |
| 2024-05-08 | CLARKSVILLE, TN | Catastrophic | 3.00" | A tSpotter reported estimated three inch hail in Clarksville. |
| 2024-05-08 | HOPKINSVILLE, KY | Significant | 1.00" | Hail measured to quarter size was reported in Hopkinsville due to a thunderstorm line moving through just after midnight. |
| 2024-05-08 | CLARKSVILLE, TN | Severe | 1.75" | Estimated golf ball size hail was reported in Clarksville. |
| 2024-05-08 | DAWSON SPGS, KY | Moderate | 0.75" | Penny size hail was reported via mPING in Dawson Springs on the northwest edge of a thunderstorm hail core. |
NOAA has recorded 101 high-wind events within 25 miles of Hopkinsville, KY in the past five years. Of those, 99 reached severe-thunderstorm thresholds (58+ mph). The highest measured gust was 115 mph.
| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| Destructive | 1 event |
| Severe | 56 events |
| Significant | 42 events |
| Moderate | 2 events |
| Date | Location | Gust (mph) | Severity | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-17 | 4 SW Cadiz, KY | 40 | Moderate | Mesonet station CADZ Cadiz KY 4 SW. |
| 2026-06-09 | 2 E Hopkinsville, KY | 51 | Significant | AWOS station KHVC 2 E Hopkinsville. |
| 2026-04-29 | 5 NW Clarksville, TN | 40 | Moderate | ASOS station KCKV Clarksville Outlaw Field. |
| 2026-04-16 | MERRITTSTOWN, KY | 75 | Severe | Several damage reports were received in western portions of Hopkinsville as a thunderstorm line moved through. Trees brought down wires on Mill Run Court and Millbrooke Drive. Wires were down on Wayne Drive. Transformers blew on Merriwood Parkway. |
| 2026-04-16 | TRIGG FURNACE, KY | 64 | Severe | Several trees were reported downed across Trigg County as a line of thunderstorms moved through the county. |
| 2026-04-16 | MERRITTSTOWN, KY | 70 | Severe | Two light poles were blown over on the west side of Hopkinsville. |
| 2026-04-16 | GAINSVILLE, KY | 60 | Significant | A tree fell into powerlines on Evergreen Park Drive. |
| 2026-04-16 | HAWKINS, KY | 60 | Significant | A tree was downed on Sugar Creek Rd. |
| 2026-04-16 | PEMBROKE, KY | 64 | Severe | A line of storms moving through Pembroke damaged transformers and brought down a tree into wires. |
| 2026-04-16 | NORTH ZION, KY | 59 | Significant | Measured gust at the Kentucky Mesonet site 5 SW of Elkton. |
| 2026-04-16 | HOPKINSVILLE, KY | 85 | Severe | A powerful storm moved across Hopkinsville with the highest concentration of damage located near 10th and 12th St. A roof was blown off a garage. One person was injured as a tree fell onto a house on E 12th St. Shingles of a roof were blown off. Several more homes had more minor roof or siding damage. Power poles were downed including on Belmont St. Numerous trees were damaged or downed including on 9th St and 68/80. Wires were downed on McLean Ave and Hope St. Emergency management, trained spotters, law enforcement, and broadcast media provided numerous reports for this part of the city. |
| 2026-04-16 | 3 WNW Elkton, KY | 59 | Significant | Kentucky Mesonet measured 59 mph gust. |
| 2026-04-16 | HOPKINSVILLE, KY | 81 | Severe | A swath of wind damage reports came in from eastern/southeastern portions of Hopkinsville as a line of thunderstorms moved eastward across the city. Emergency management reported shingles blew off of a roof on Victory road. Law enforcement reported a tree down on Faircourt St., a tree limb blocking part of Lindsey Drive, a tree blocking 21st St on the 1000 block, a tree and power line down on Polar St, a tree into wires at 19th St/Woodmill Rd, a tree in power lines at Parkview Drive, and wires down on Mohawk Trail. |
| 2026-04-16 | HOPKINSVILLE, KY | 64 | Severe | A line of storms moving through Hopkinsville blew a tree down onto Bahama Drive, blocking the road. Further east, there was a public report of a tree uprooted on Sivley Rd. |
| 2026-04-16 | HONEY GROVE, KY | 60 | Significant | A line of storms tracking through Christian County blew a tree down onto Pilot Rock Rd. |
| 2026-04-16 | 5 NW Clarksville, TN | 54 | Significant | ASOS station KCKV Clarksville Outlaw Field. |
| 2026-04-16 | KELLY, KY | 60 | Significant | A tree was downed on Hickory Smokehouse Road as a line of storms moved eastward through Christian County. |
| 2026-04-16 | WOODLAWN, TN | 60 | Significant | Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees in the Woodlawn area with one falling onto a powerline and catching fire. Damages are a rough estimate. |
| 2026-03-15 | CLARKSVILLE ARPT, TN | 70 | Severe | A tornadic thunderstorm downed trees and caused roof damage on Tiny Town Road and Allen Road in Clarksville. Damages are a rough damage. |
| 2025-07-13 | GAINSVILLE, KY | 70 | Severe | Power lines were downed onto N. Jessup Street in Hopkinsville by straight-line thunderstorm winds. A fallen tree was also partially blocking the road. |
The most recent quarter-size-or-larger hail storm recorded by NOAA within 25 miles of Hopkinsville was on May 16, 2025. HailCheck refreshes from the NOAA Storm Events database daily, so newer events appear here as they are reported.
Hopkinsville averages roughly 7 reported hail events per year within a 25-mile radius. Significant storms (quarter-size or larger) account for 20 of the 34 events recorded over the last five years.
The largest documented hail near Hopkinsville in the last five years was baseball-sized or larger. Most Hopkinsville-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 Hopkinsville. 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 Hopkinsville 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 ValidationHopkinsville 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.