Hail in Fleming County, Kentucky

Hail in Fleming County, Kentucky: 42 recorded events between 1991 and 2020. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #2,379 nationally and #73 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Fleming County is the 2000s, when 19 of the county's 42 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 Fleming County archive, hail makes up 16.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,379 for this hazard and #73 within Kentucky, putting it in the 23.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Fleming County with 14 recorded events, while Jan 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 148
• Flash Flood 45

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

42 hail events are recorded in Fleming County between 1991 and 2020, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Fleming County?

The strongest hail on record in Fleming County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Fleming 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.