46
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$0
Property damage
Hail in Caldwell County, Kentucky: 46 recorded events between 1969 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #2,310 nationally and #65 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Caldwell County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Caldwell County is the 2010s, when 14 of the county's 46 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 Caldwell County archive, hail makes up 26.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,310 for this hazard and #65 within Kentucky, putting it in the 25.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Caldwell County with 18 recorded events, while Oct 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 16, 2025 | MC GOWAN | 2.5 | $0 |
| May 16, 2025 | PRINCETON | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 27, 2024 | FARMERSVILLE | 2.5 | $0 |
| May 14, 2024 | PRINCETON | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 28, 2023 | FREDONIA | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 18, 2023 | PRINCETON | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mar 1, 2023 | FREDONIA | 1 | $0 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | PRINCETON | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 9, 2020 | PRINCETON | 1 | $0 |
| May 29, 2019 | FRIENDSHIP | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Caldwell County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail was reported near Princeton as a thunderstorm progressed eastward, with penny size hail near the Princeton Golf Club and quarter size hail on the south side of Princeton. A 56 mph wind gust was observed at the Mesonet station PRNC Princeton KY 2 SE.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Caldwell County, Kentucky?
46 hail events are recorded in Caldwell County between 1969 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Caldwell County?
The strongest hail on record in Caldwell County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Caldwell 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 Caldwell County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/caldwell-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.