90
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$13K
Property damage
Hail in Floyd County, Kentucky: 90 recorded events between 1970 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,575 nationally and #12 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Floyd County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Floyd County is the 2000s, when 47 of the county's 90 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 Floyd County archive, hail makes up 16.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,575 for this hazard and #12 within Kentucky, putting it in the 49.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Floyd County with 35 recorded events, while Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2025 | CLIFF | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | PRESTONSBURG | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 8, 2025 | ALVIN | 2.5 | $0 |
| May 8, 2025 | ALVIN | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 8, 2025 | PRESTONSBURG | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2025 | GRETHEL | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2025 | LACKEY | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2025 | GARRETT | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2025 | BOSCO | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2025 | HIPPO | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Floyd County
- Thunderstorm Wind 244
- Flash Flood 112
- Flood 78
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A resident of Beaver witnessed baseball size hail smashing out the windshield of her car. The hail also caused significant damage to the roof of her brother in laws home, resulting in holes in the the structure through which the sky could be seen.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Floyd County, Kentucky?
90 hail events are recorded in Floyd County between 1970 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Floyd County?
The strongest hail on record in Floyd County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Floyd 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 Floyd County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/floyd-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.