Kentucky Hail Statistics

Kentucky averages 114 reports of 1-inch or larger hail a year, on 19.8 hail days. That ranks 18th of 51 and is 2% of all such reports in the US. Hail peaks in May.

Data: NOAA Storm Events, 2021–2025 yearly averages

114Reports of 1-inch+ hail a year, 18th most

19.8Hail days a year, 29th most

4.50 inLargest stone reported, May 16, 2025

When hail falls in Kentucky

135 hail reports a year in all, 11.6 of them 2 inches or larger.
The most reports of 1-inch+ hail: Jefferson County, about 5.4 a year.
The most reports come in May; nationally the peak is May.

Share of Kentucky hail reports by month, 2021–2025.

Hail by county in Kentucky

109 counties with at least one hail report, 2021–2025. Yearly averages, sorted by 1-inch+ reports. More people means more reports, so populous counties tend to rank higher.

Hail statistics by county in Kentucky. Column headers sort the table.

Jefferson	5.4	5.6	2.0	1.75 in
Warren	4.4	4.6	1.2	2.75 in
Daviess	3.6	4.8	3.2	2.75 in
Breathitt	3.0	3.8	1.0	2.75 in
Pulaski	2.8	2.8	1.6	2.50 in
Laurel	2.6	3.6	1.4	2.00 in
Pike	2.6	3.0	1.4	2.50 in
Floyd	2.6	3.0	1.2	2.50 in
Grayson	2.6	3.0	1.0	1.75 in
Whitley	2.6	2.8	1.0	3.00 in
Nelson	2.6	2.6	1.2	2.50 in
Hardin	2.4	2.6	0.8	2.75 in
Oldham	2.2	2.2	1.0	2.00 in
Christian	2.0	3.6	2.2	1.75 in
Perry	2.0	2.2	0.8	1.75 in
Breckinridge	2.0	2.2	1.4	1.75 in
Fayette	2.0	2.0	0.8	3.00 in
McCracken	1.8	2.4	1.6	1.75 in
Bell	1.8	2.0	0.8	1.25 in
Knox	1.8	1.8	1.0	2.00 in
Shelby	1.8	1.8	1.0	1.75 in
Madison	1.8	1.8	0.6	2.75 in
Livingston	1.6	1.8	1.6	2.50 in
Webster	1.6	1.8	1.6	2.50 in
Wayne	1.6	1.8	0.6	2.75 in
Caldwell	1.6	1.6	1.4	2.50 in
Graves	1.4	2.2	1.4	1.75 in
Hopkins	1.4	2.2	1.8	1.75 in
Anderson	1.4	1.8	1.0	1.50 in
Jackson	1.4	1.6	0.6	2.00 in
Mercer	1.4	1.4	0.8	2.75 in
Casey	1.4	1.4	0.6	1.75 in
Hancock	1.4	1.4	0.8	1.75 in
Marshall	1.2	1.6	1.4	2.25 in
Ballard	1.2	1.4	1.0	4.50 in
Union	1.2	1.4	1.4	1.25 in
Logan	1.2	1.2	1.0	1.75 in
Calloway	1.0	2.0	1.8	1.75 in
McLean	1.0	1.4	1.2	1.75 in
Edmonson	1.0	1.2	1.0	1.00 in
Clay	1.0	1.0	0.4	2.00 in
Jessamine	1.0	1.0	0.6	2.75 in
Franklin	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.00 in
Butler	1.0	1.0	0.8	1.75 in
Barren	1.0	1.0	0.6	1.75 in
Hart	1.0	1.0	0.6	1.75 in
Boone	0.8	1.6	1.2	1.75 in
Henderson	0.8	1.6	1.4	1.75 in
Meade	0.8	1.2	0.6	1.75 in
Green	0.8	1.2	0.8	1.75 in
Fulton	0.8	1.0	1.0	1.75 in
Harrison	0.8	1.0	0.6	3.00 in
Harlan	0.8	1.0	0.6	1.00 in
Muhlenberg	0.8	1.0	0.8	1.75 in
Leslie	0.8	1.0	0.6	1.50 in
McCreary	0.8	0.8	0.4	2.50 in
Russell	0.8	0.8	0.4	1.75 in
Lawrence	0.8	0.8	0.8	1.75 in
Knott	0.8	0.8	0.6	1.75 in
Clinton	0.8	0.8	0.4	1.75 in
Johnson	0.8	0.8	0.6	1.00 in
Ohio	0.8	0.8	0.4	1.75 in
Bullitt	0.6	1.0	0.4	1.00 in
Spencer	0.6	0.8	0.8	1.50 in
Rowan	0.6	0.8	0.4	2.00 in
Kenton	0.6	0.8	0.6	1.25 in
Adair	0.6	0.6	0.4	1.50 in
Marion	0.6	0.6	0.4	1.50 in
Powell	0.6	0.6	0.4	2.00 in
Allen	0.6	0.6	0.4	1.00 in
Cumberland	0.6	0.6	0.6	1.25 in
Bath	0.4	0.6	0.6	1.00 in
Rockcastle	0.4	0.6	0.6	1.00 in
Bracken	0.4	0.6	0.4	1.00 in
Scott	0.4	0.6	0.6	1.00 in
Owsley	0.4	0.6	0.4	1.25 in
Woodford	0.4	0.4	0.4	1.00 in
Clark	0.4	0.4	0.4	1.50 in
Crittenden	0.4	0.4	0.4	1.75 in
Monroe	0.4	0.4	0.4	1.00 in
Trimble	0.4	0.4	0.4	1.00 in
Hickman	0.4	0.4	0.4	1.25 in
Grant	0.4	0.4	0.2	2.00 in
Todd	0.4	0.4	0.4	1.00 in
Estill	0.2	0.6	0.4	1.75 in
Lee	0.2	0.4	0.4	1.00 in
Carroll	0.2	0.4	0.4	1.25 in
Magoffin	0.2	0.4	0.4	1.00 in
Henry	0.2	0.4	0.4	2.00 in
Owen	0.2	0.4	0.4	1.50 in
Wolfe	0.2	0.4	0.2	1.00 in
Taylor	0.2	0.4	0.4	1.00 in
Trigg	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.25 in
Simpson	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.00 in
Menifee	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.00 in
Pendleton	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.00 in
Washington	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.00 in
Carter	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.00 in
Montgomery	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.00 in
Gallatin	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.00 in
Letcher	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.00 in
Boyle	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.00 in
Garrard	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.50 in
Greenup	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.00 in
Lyon	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.00 in
Morgan	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.00 in
Campbell	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.88 in
Mason	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.75 in
Carlisle	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.88 in

About these numbers

Hail reports from the NOAA Storm Events Database, 2021–2025, averaged per year. These are reports to the National Weather Service, not every storm: places with more people report more hail. Full methodology.

Cite: Home Stats Data, "Kentucky Hail Statistics," https://homestatsdata.com/storm-risk/hail-statistics/kentucky/