51
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$66K
Property damage
Hail in Boyd County, Kentucky: 51 recorded events between 1979 and 2017. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #2,220 nationally and #57 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Boyd County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Boyd County is the 2010s, when 23 of the county's 51 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 Boyd County archive, hail makes up 18.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,220 for this hazard and #57 within Kentucky, putting it in the 28.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Boyd County with 17 recorded events, while Feb 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 20, 2017 | RUSH | 2 | $0 |
| May 20, 2017 | RUSH | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2015 | ASHLAND | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 9, 2015 | ASHLAND | 1 | $10K |
| Sep 26, 2012 | CATLETTSBURG | 0.88 | $0 |
| Sep 26, 2012 | CANNONSBURG | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 26, 2012 | RUSH | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 28, 2012 | RUSH | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 23, 2011 | CANNONSBURG | 0.88 | $1K |
| May 22, 2011 | RUSH | 1.25 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Boyd County
- Thunderstorm Wind 119
- Flash Flood 46
- Flood 42
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Ashland police closed several streets until crews removed fallen trees. One tree destroyed a carport and damaged the roof of a home. One resident said, "It looked like war zone." Carter County also had several trees and power lines blown down.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Boyd County, Kentucky?
51 hail events are recorded in Boyd County between 1979 and 2017, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Boyd County?
The strongest hail on record in Boyd County measured 2.
Where does the hail data for Boyd 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 Boyd County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/boyd-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.