84
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$31K
Property damage
Hail in Grayson County, Kentucky: 84 recorded events between 1978 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,654 nationally and #16 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Grayson County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Grayson County is the 2000s, when 31 of the county's 84 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 Grayson County archive, hail makes up 27.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,654 for this hazard and #16 within Kentucky, putting it in the 46.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Grayson County with 28 recorded events, while Aug 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2012 | CANEYVILLE | 1 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | LEITCHFIELD | 1 | $0 |
| May 16, 2025 | LEITCHFIELD | 1 | $0 |
| May 16, 2025 | LEITCHFIELD | 1 | $0 |
| May 16, 2025 | BLACK ROCK | 1 | $0 |
| May 8, 2025 | ANNETA | 1 | $0 |
| May 8, 2025 | SHREWSBURY | 1 | $0 |
| May 8, 2025 | SOUTH | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 8, 2024 | CLARKSON | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 8, 2024 | IBERIA | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 8, 2024 | ANNETA | 0.88 | $0 |
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Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Grayson County, Kentucky?
84 hail events are recorded in Grayson County between 1978 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Grayson County?
The strongest hail on record in Grayson County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Grayson 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 Grayson County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/grayson-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.