85
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$53K
Property damage
Hail in Leslie County, Kentucky: 85 recorded events between 1980 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.25. That places the county #1,646 nationally and #15 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Leslie County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Leslie County is the 2000s, when 47 of the county's 85 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 Leslie County archive, hail makes up 25.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,646 for this hazard and #15 within Kentucky, putting it in the 47.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Leslie County with 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2025 | CUTSHIN | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 8, 2025 | ASHER | 1 | $0 |
| May 8, 2025 | ESSIE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | MOZELLE | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 16, 2023 | WOOTON | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 9, 2020 | THOUSANDSTICKS | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2017 | HYDEN | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2015 | HYDEN | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2015 | HYDEN | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2014 | ESSIE | 1.75 | $0 |
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Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Leslie County, Kentucky?
85 hail events are recorded in Leslie County between 1980 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Leslie County?
The strongest hail on record in Leslie County measured 4.25.
Where does the hail data for Leslie 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 Leslie County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/leslie-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.