42
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$500K
Property damage
Hail in Anderson County, Kentucky: 42 recorded events between 1982 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 1.75. That places the county #2,379 nationally and #73 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Anderson County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Anderson County is the 2010s, when 11 of the county's 42 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 Anderson County archive, hail makes up 21.3% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,379 for this hazard and #73 within Kentucky, putting it in the 23.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Anderson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2025 | ALTON | 1 | $0 |
| May 16, 2025 | LAWRENCEBURG | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 16, 2025 | LAWRENCEBURG | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 16, 2025 | LAWRENCEBURG | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 16, 2025 | JOHNSONVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Feb 28, 2024 | LAWRENCEBURG | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2023 | AVENSTOKE | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 7, 2023 | LAWRENCEBURG | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 6, 2021 | LAWRENCEBURG | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 27, 2017 | ALTON STATION | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Anderson County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. Some of the worst damaged was done in Lawrenceburg. Windows were blown out of some homes and several outbuildings were destroyed. Some cars were damaged by falling trees.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Anderson County, Kentucky?
42 hail events are recorded in Anderson County between 1982 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Anderson County?
The strongest hail on record in Anderson County measured 1.75.
Where does the hail data for Anderson 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 Anderson County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/anderson-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.