Hail in Grant County, Kentucky

Hail in Grant County, Kentucky: 40 recorded events between 1968 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #2,420 nationally and #79 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Grant County is the 2010s, when 13 of the county's 40 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 Grant County archive, hail makes up 19.0% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,420 for this hazard and #79 within Kentucky, putting it in the 22.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Grant County with 11 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.

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

40 hail events are recorded in Grant County between 1968 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Grant County?

The strongest hail on record in Grant County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Grant 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.