138
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$259K
Property damage
Hail in Pike County, Kentucky: 138 recorded events between 1965 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3.5. That places the county #1,021 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Pike County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Pike County is the 2000s, when 52 of the county's 138 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 Pike County archive, hail makes up 18.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,021 for this hazard and #5 within Kentucky, putting it in the 67.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Pike County with 44 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 16, 2025 | FEDSCREEK | 2 | $0 |
| May 16, 2025 | ELK HORN CITY | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 9, 2025 | PEG | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 9, 2025 | PEG | 1 | $0 |
| May 9, 2025 | BELFRY | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 8, 2025 | KIMPER | 1 | $0 |
| May 8, 2025 | MC ANDREWS | 2 | $0 |
| May 8, 2025 | META | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | BROAD BOTTOM | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2025 | PIKEVILLE | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Pike County
- Thunderstorm Wind 398
- Flash Flood 137
- Flood 42
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Pike County, Kentucky?
138 hail events are recorded in Pike County between 1965 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Pike County?
The strongest hail on record in Pike County measured 3.5.
Where does the hail data for Pike 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 Pike County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/pike-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.