Hail in Boone County, Kentucky

Hail in Boone County, Kentucky: 78 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,740 nationally and #20 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Boone County is the 2010s, when 26 of the county's 78 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 Boone County archive, hail makes up 20.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,740 for this hazard and #20 within Kentucky, putting it in the 43.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Boone County with 26 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.

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

78 hail events are recorded in Boone County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Boone County?

The strongest hail on record in Boone County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Boone 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.