75
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$0
Property damage
Hail in Fayette County, Kentucky: 75 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #1,779 nationally and #23 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Fayette County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Fayette County is the 2000s, when 22 of the county's 75 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Fayette County archive, hail makes up 15.6% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,779 for this hazard and #23 within Kentucky, putting it in the 42.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Fayette County with 18 recorded events, while Sep is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2026 | SOUTH ELKHORN | 1 | $0 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | LEXINGTON | 1 | $0 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | VILEY | 1 | $0 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | LITTLE TEXAS | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | CADENTOWN | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | LEXINGTON | 1 | $0 |
| Feb 28, 2024 | SOUTH ELKHORN | 1 | $0 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | FENWICK | 1.25 | $0 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | LEXINGTON | 1 | $0 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | LEXINGTON | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Fayette County
- Thunderstorm Wind 321
- Flash Flood 49
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Widespread large hail up to golf-ball size damaged corn, soybean and tobacco crops at the University of Kentucky Agricultural Research Farm just north of Lexington. This hail fell from a supercell that brought a destructive microburst to Lexington.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Fayette County, Kentucky?
75 hail events are recorded in Fayette County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Fayette County?
The strongest hail on record in Fayette County measured 4.
Where does the hail data for Fayette County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Hail in Fayette County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/fayette-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.