Hail in Casey County, Kentucky

Hail in Casey County, Kentucky: 53 recorded events between 1971 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #2,175 nationally and #49 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Casey County is the 2000s, when 20 of the county's 53 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 Casey County archive, hail makes up 21.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,175 for this hazard and #49 within Kentucky, putting it in the 29.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Casey County with 13 recorded events, while Sep 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.

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

53 hail events are recorded in Casey County between 1971 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Casey County?

The strongest hail on record in Casey County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Casey 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.