Hail in Butler County, Kentucky

Hail in Butler County, Kentucky: 45 recorded events between 1971 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 1.75. That places the county #2,327 nationally and #67 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Butler County is the 2010s, when 22 of the county's 45 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 Butler County archive, hail makes up 15.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,327 for this hazard and #67 within Kentucky, putting it in the 25.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Butler County with 16 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 141
• Flood 66

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

45 hail events are recorded in Butler County between 1971 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Butler County?

The strongest hail on record in Butler County measured 1.75.

Where does the hail data for Butler 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.