Hancock County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Hancock County, Kentucky has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 1 tornado report among 30 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 10 hail reports with hail up to 0.88" and 19 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in August 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Hancock County
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Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 815 PM EDT/715 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles east of Santa Claus to 16 miles north of Hardinsburg to 7 miles northeast of Brandenburg. Movement was southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
- Hail 0.25" Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 26, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 733 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Whitesville to 15 miles southeast of Knottsville to Hartford. Movement was east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 722 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Knottsville, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Tell City, Hawesville, Lewisport, Cannelton, Cloverport, Skillman, Goering, Pellville, Dodd, and Tobinsport.”
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 843 PM EDT/743 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles northeast of Tell City, moving southeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Tell City, Hawesville, Mount Pleasant, Cannelton, Leopold, Ranger, Derby, Lilly Dale, Fenn Haven, and Terry.”
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 9, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 857 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles southeast of Whitesville, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 834 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles southeast of Whitesville, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.88" Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Tree down on roadway; completely impassible at US 60 and Sand Hill Road. (LMK)”
- Wind Unknown 1 ESE Lewisport SPC verified report
Friday, June 26, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 557 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles east of Hartford, moving northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 25, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 609 PM EDT/509 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Corydon to 12 miles southwest of Carefree Town to near Tell City. Movement was east at 5 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
- Hail 0.25" Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 134 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Rockport, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 21, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — 1 tornado report
“NWS storm survey team determined an EF0 tornado with 85 mph winds impacted portions of Hancock County on June 22... 2026. The tornado was 3.5 miles in length and was on (LMK)”
- Tornado Tornado Hawesville SPC verified report
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Social media photo shows damaged outbuilding. Delayed report. Time estimated from radar. (LMK)”
- Wind Unknown 2 NE Lyonia SPC verified report
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 349 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Whitesville, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 304 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lewisport, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Tell City, Lewisport, Troy, Petri, Adair, and Waitman.”
- Hail 0.75" Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1258 AM EDT/1158 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles northwest of Brandenburg to near Whitesville. Movement was east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, April 27, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Tree across the roadway on State Route 271 S. (LMK)”
- Wind Unknown 3 WNW Hawesville SPC verified report
Sunday, March 15, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of south central Indiana and east central, north central, northwest, and south central Kentucky. WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. South winds will shift to west winds tonight. WHERE...Portions of south central Indiana and central Kentucky. WHEN...From 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ this morning to 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 55 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of south central Indiana and central Kentucky. WHEN...From 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ Sunday to 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, February 19, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 112 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles north of Tell City, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Tell City, Mount Pleasant, Leopold, Troy, Ranger, Bristow, Oriole, Celina, Lilly Dale, and Terry.”
- Hail 0.75" Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, December 28, 2025
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. A band of stronger showers will pass through the region this evening and may produce isolated wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of south central Indiana and east central, north central, northwest, and south central Kentucky. WHEN...Until 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
“WHAT...West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. A band of stronger showers will pass through the region this evening and may produce isolated wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of south central Indiana and east central, north central, northwest, and south central Kentucky. WHEN...From 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ this evening to 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ Monday.”
- Wind 55 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, December 18, 2025
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 656 PM EST/556 PM CST/, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Hardinsburg to near Dunmor. Movement was east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 635 PM EST/535 PM CST/, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Brownstown to near Hawesville. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Louisville, Jeffersonville, New Albany, Jeffersontown, St.”
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hancock County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Hancock County, KY?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 30 severe weather events in Hancock County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Hancock County recently?
Yes — 10 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.88" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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