44
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$0
Property damage
Hail in Estill County, Kentucky: 44 recorded events between 1993 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #2,338 nationally and #68 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Estill County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Estill County is the 2000s, when 24 of the county's 44 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 Estill County archive, hail makes up 9.6% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,338 for this hazard and #68 within Kentucky, putting it in the 24.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Estill County with 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2025 | SPROUT SPGS | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 16, 2023 | PALMER | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 16, 2023 | IRON MOUND | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | RICE STATION | 1 | $0 |
| May 31, 2019 | LOCUST BRANCH | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 19, 2018 | IRON MOUND | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 27, 2017 | IRVINE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 29, 2017 | IRVINE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Oct 6, 2014 | RICE STATION | 1 | $0 |
| Oct 6, 2014 | IRVINE | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Estill County
- Thunderstorm Wind 267
- Flash Flood 64
- Flood 55
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Estill County, Kentucky?
44 hail events are recorded in Estill County between 1993 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Estill County?
The strongest hail on record in Estill County measured 2.5.
Where does the hail data for Estill 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 Estill County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/estill-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.