53
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$5K
Property damage
Hail in Morgan County, Kentucky: 53 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #2,175 nationally and #49 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Morgan County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Morgan County is the 2010s, when 25 of the county's 53 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 Morgan County archive, hail makes up 14.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,175 for this hazard and #49 within Kentucky, putting it in the 29.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Morgan County with 17 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2025 | GREEAR | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 12, 2020 | LICK BRANCH | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 29, 2019 | CROCKETT | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 11, 2017 | WHITE OAK | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 26, 2017 | BLAZE | 1 | $0 |
| Feb 25, 2017 | EZEL | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 8, 2015 | MOON | 3 | $0 |
| Apr 8, 2015 | MOON | 2 | $0 |
| Apr 8, 2015 | CROCKETT | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 8, 2015 | CROCKETT | 1.25 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Morgan County
- Thunderstorm Wind 241
- Flash Flood 41
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Morgan County, Kentucky?
53 hail events are recorded in Morgan County between 1996 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Morgan County?
The strongest hail on record in Morgan County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Morgan 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 Morgan County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/morgan-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.