64
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$40K
Property damage
Hail in Shelby County, Kentucky: 64 recorded events between 1968 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,968 nationally and #32 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Shelby County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Shelby County is the 2000s, when 23 of the county's 64 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 Shelby County archive, hail makes up 19.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,968 for this hazard and #32 within Kentucky, putting it in the 36.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Shelby 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2023 | FINCHVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2023 | PEYTONA | 1 | $0 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | PEYTONA | 1 | $0 |
| May 20, 2022 | CROPPER | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 20, 2022 | CHESTNUT GROVE | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 19, 2022 | GRAEFENBURG | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 19, 2022 | GRAEFENBURG | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | VEECHDALE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | SIMPSONVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2017 | CROPPER | 1 | $0 |
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Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Shelby County, Kentucky?
64 hail events are recorded in Shelby County between 1968 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Shelby County?
The strongest hail on record in Shelby County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Shelby 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 Shelby County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/shelby-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.