Hail in Johnson County, Kentucky

Hail in Johnson County, Kentucky: 58 recorded events between 1992 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #2,076 nationally and #43 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Johnson County is the 2000s, when 29 of the county's 58 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 Johnson County archive, hail makes up 18.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,076 for this hazard and #43 within Kentucky, putting it in the 33.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Johnson County with 18 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 191
• Flash Flood 48

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

58 hail events are recorded in Johnson County between 1992 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Johnson County?

The strongest hail on record in Johnson County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Johnson 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.