41
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$535K
Property damage
Hail in Carlisle County, Kentucky: 41 recorded events between 1974 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 1.75. That places the county #2,397 nationally and #76 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Carlisle County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Carlisle County is the 2000s, when 15 of the county's 41 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 Carlisle County archive, hail makes up 19.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,397 for this hazard and #76 within Kentucky, putting it in the 22.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Carlisle County with 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2025 | BERKELEY | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 9, 2020 | BARDWELL | 1.25 | $0 |
| Mar 17, 2018 | CUNNINGHAM | 1 | $0 |
| May 27, 2017 | BARDWELL | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2017 | BARDWELL | 0.75 | $0 |
| Dec 17, 2016 | BARDWELL | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 26, 2015 | CUNNINGHAM | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2013 | BARDWELL | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 6, 2012 | CUNNINGHAM | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 6, 2012 | CUNNINGHAM | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Carlisle County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Milburn Fire Chief reported many roads were blocked by tree limbs and power lines. Tobacco fields received major damage due to hail. Corn fields were all but wiped out. A few cars were damaged and several houses had structural damage because of trees blown on to them.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Carlisle County, Kentucky?
41 hail events are recorded in Carlisle County between 1974 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Carlisle County?
The strongest hail on record in Carlisle County measured 1.75.
Where does the hail data for Carlisle 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 Carlisle County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/carlisle-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.