Hail in Hardin County, Kentucky

Hail in Hardin County, Kentucky: 99 recorded events between 1974 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #1,447 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Hardin County is the 2000s, when 34 of the county's 99 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 Hardin County archive, hail makes up 20.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,447 for this hazard and #9 within Kentucky, putting it in the 53.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Hardin County with 33 recorded events, while Nov 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 266
• Flash Flood 57

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

99 hail events are recorded in Hardin County between 1974 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Hardin County?

The strongest hail on record in Hardin County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Hardin 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.