STORM BRIEF · NOAA PRELIMINARY REPORTS · UPDATED 2026-10-21
Kentucky hail reports, last 90 days.
9 preliminary hail reports on 4 days, 0 of them at two inches or larger. NOAA logs hail from one inch, the size that starts shingle claims. Last report Sep 21. Below: where it hit, then what a roofer may and may not do in Kentucky before the first door.
| Date | Time | Hail | Place | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | 21:42 UTC | 1.00" | 8 SE Grayson | Carter |
| Sep 5 | 00:29 UTC | 1.00" | 4 ENE Macio | Daviess |
| Sep 4 | 23:00 UTC | 1.00" | 1 W Cogswell | Rowan |
| Aug 22 | 23:29 UTC | 1.25" | Garner | Knott |
| Aug 22 | 23:21 UTC | 1.25" | Soft Shell | Knott |
| Aug 22 | 22:30 UTC | 1.00" | Leburn | Knott |
| Aug 22 | 21:44 UTC | 1.00" | 3 SW Beaumont | Metcalfe |
| Aug 22 | 19:34 UTC | 1.00" | 1 NNE White Mills | Hardin |
| Aug 22 | 19:26 UTC | 1.00" | 1 E Lucky Stop | Montgomery |
NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary reports, public domain; times are UTC; sizes are as reported, not surveyed. Full 120-day file: reports.json.
What a roofer may and may not do in Kentucky.
Solicitation and rescission
Federal floor: FTC Cooling-Off Rule, 16 C.F.R. §§ 429.0–429.1 — a door-to-door sale of $25 or more agreed at the buyer's home carries a 3-business-day right to cancel, with a narrow exemption where the buyer initiated the call for emergency repairs and signs a dated waiver. Checked at law.cornell.edu, 2026-08-15. State law can add to this floor; it… Full entry and sources →
Deductibleverified
KRS 367.628 also bars a roofing contractor from offering to pay or rebating all or any portion of an insurance deductible or of claim proceeds as an inducement to the sale of goods or services. Full entry and sources →
Contractor adjustingverified
KRS 367.628: a contractor, or a person representing a contractor, 'shall not represent, negotiate, or advertise to represent or negotiate on behalf of any insured on any insurance claim.' Full entry and sources →
Licence
Local only Full entry and sources →
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