Hail in Powell County, Kentucky

Hail in Powell County, Kentucky: 53 recorded events between 1955 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #2,175 nationally and #49 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Powell County is the 2000s, when 29 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 Powell County archive, hail makes up 13.9% 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.

May is the peak month for hail in Powell County with 19 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 201
• Flash Flood 62
• Flood 42

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

53 hail events are recorded in Powell County between 1955 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Powell County?

The strongest hail on record in Powell County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Powell 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.