Hail in Knox County, Kentucky

Hail in Knox County, Kentucky: 50 recorded events between 1980 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #2,240 nationally and #59 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Knox County is the 2000s, when 24 of the county's 50 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 Knox County archive, hail makes up 17.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,240 for this hazard and #59 within Kentucky, putting it in the 27.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Knox County with 12 recorded events, while Nov 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 153
• Flash Flood 53

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

50 hail events are recorded in Knox County between 1980 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Knox County?

The strongest hail on record in Knox County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Knox 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.