Russell County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Has it hailed in Russell County, Kentucky recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 21 hail reports with hail up to 0.5", among 35 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 14 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in September 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 Russell 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
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 757 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 8 miles west of Jamestown, moving southeast at 25 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...”
“At 942 PM EDT/842 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles west of Edmonton to near Cabell. Movement was southeast at 35 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 0.5" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, August 8, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 459 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Columbia, moving northeast at 15 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 718 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Naomi. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. 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... Jabez and Vinnie.”
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, August 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 819 PM EDT/719 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Liberty, moving 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... Liberty, Lawhorn Hill, Teddy, Ottenheim, Gilpin, Walltown, Geneva, Lanhamtown, Cantown, and Evans Ford.”
- Wind 50 mph Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 19, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 351 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Albany, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...”
“At 338 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of Albany, moving southeast at 30 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" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 18, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 156 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southwest of Jamestown, moving southeast at 20 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...”
“At 100 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Faubush, moving 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. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Jabez, Vinnie, Eli, and Whittle.”
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 800 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Burkesville, moving northeast at 15 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1115 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Edmonton, 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... Edmonton, Burkesville, Leslie, Cundiff, Curtis, Modoc, Ellington, Willow Shade, Grider, and New Liberty.”
- Wind 50 mph Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 3, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 817 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Jamestown, moving northwest at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Jamestown, Russell Springs, Horntown, Eli, Cundiff, Gadberry, Jericho, Webbs Cross Roads, Royville, and Sano.”
- Wind 50 mph Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 200 PM EDT/100 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Russell Springs, moving 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... Jamestown, Russell Springs, Horntown, Eli, Jericho, Windsor, Webbs Cross Roads, Teddy, Royville, and Sano.”
- Wind 50 mph Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 158 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Cabell, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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...”
“At 123 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Burkesville, moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 242 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Jamestown to 11 miles south of Memphis Junction. Movement was east at 50 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" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, April 4, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 729 PM EDT/629 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Jamestown, moving northeast at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Jamestown, Russell Springs, Horntown, Eli, Lawhorn Hill, Jericho, Windsor, Teddy, Webbs Cross Roads, and Royville.”
“Delayed report. A section of roof was removed from a storage building along Land Fill Road. The section of roof was blown about 40 feet before landing on two vehicles. (LMK)”
- Wind 50 mph Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 SE Russell Springs 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 Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Russell 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 Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 436 PM EDT/336 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Columbia to 8 miles southeast of Burkesville. Movement was northeast at 60 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.”
- Hail 0.5" Russell 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 Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, December 18, 2025
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 910 PM EST/810 PM CST/, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Bryan Station to 7 miles east of Jamestown. Movement was east at 65 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 819 PM EST/719 PM CST/, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers and a few embedded thunderstorms along a line extending from near Burlington to 8 miles north of Lafayette. 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 Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, November 22, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 240 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tompkinsville, moving east at 45 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, November 7, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 559 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Burkesville, moving east at 55 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Russell County, KY?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 35 severe weather events in Russell 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 Russell County recently?
Yes — 21 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.5" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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