Hail in Fulton County, Kentucky

Hail in Fulton County, Kentucky: 48 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #2,275 nationally and #61 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Fulton County is the 2000s, when 19 of the county's 48 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 Fulton County archive, hail makes up 20.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,275 for this hazard and #61 within Kentucky, putting it in the 26.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Fulton County with 16 recorded events, while Oct 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.

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How many hail events are on record in Fulton County, Kentucky?

48 hail events are recorded in Fulton County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Fulton County?

The strongest hail on record in Fulton County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Fulton 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.