Hail in Breathitt County, Kentucky

Hail in Breathitt County, Kentucky: 91 recorded events between 1983 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,557 nationally and #11 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Breathitt County is the 2000s, when 39 of the county's 91 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 Breathitt County archive, hail makes up 16.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,557 for this hazard and #11 within Kentucky, putting it in the 49.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Breathitt County with 25 recorded events, while Nov 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 311
• Flash Flood 80
• Flood 47

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

91 hail events are recorded in Breathitt County between 1983 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Breathitt County?

The strongest hail on record in Breathitt County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Breathitt 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.