65
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$41K
Property damage
Hail in Harlan County, Kentucky: 65 recorded events between 1968 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 5. That places the county #1,944 nationally and #31 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Harlan County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Harlan County is the 2000s, when 26 of the county's 65 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 Harlan County archive, hail makes up 22.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,944 for this hazard and #31 within Kentucky, putting it in the 37.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Harlan County with 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2025 | BAXTER | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2025 | RIO VISTA | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | BLACKJOE | 1 | $0 |
| May 19, 2022 | EVARTS | 1 | $0 |
| May 19, 2022 | MARTINS FORK | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 7, 2018 | CLOSPLINT | 1 | $0 |
| May 5, 2018 | HARLAN MEM ARPT | 2.5 | $0 |
| Mar 28, 2017 | CUMBERLAND | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 26, 2015 | BLAIR | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2014 | GANO | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Harlan County, Kentucky?
65 hail events are recorded in Harlan County between 1968 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Harlan County?
The strongest hail on record in Harlan County measured 5.
Where does the hail data for Harlan 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 Harlan County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/harlan-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.