Hail in Letcher County, Kentucky

Hail in Letcher County, Kentucky: 41 recorded events between 1984 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #2,397 nationally and #76 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Letcher County is the 2000s, when 15 of the county's 41 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 Letcher County archive, hail makes up 14.4% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,397 for this hazard and #76 within Kentucky, putting it in the 22.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Letcher County with 12 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 143
• Flash Flood 49

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

41 hail events are recorded in Letcher County between 1984 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Letcher County?

The strongest hail on record in Letcher County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Letcher 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.