206
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$20.0M
Property damage
Hail in Jefferson County, Kentucky: 206 recorded events between 1961 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #587 nationally and #1 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Jefferson County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Jefferson County is the 2010s, when 69 of the county's 206 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 Jefferson County archive, hail makes up 17.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #587 for this hazard and #1 within Kentucky, putting it in the 81.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Jefferson County with 59 recorded events, while Dec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2025 | FERN CREEK | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | ST REGIS PARK | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | HIGHVIEW | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | ST MATTHEWS | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | PARKWOOD | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | SYLVANIA | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | GREENWOOD | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 13, 2025 | SMYRNA | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | BECKLEY | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2024 | ASHVILLE | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Jefferson County
- Thunderstorm Wind 661
- Flash Flood 166
- Flood 56
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Several reports arrived concerning 1 inch hail across several nearby neighborhoods east of downtown Louisville. Quarter sized hail was reported near the intersection of Westport and Goose Creek Roads. One inch hail also fell in the Rolling Hills neighborhood and near Anchorage.
Numerous reports of damaging hail were received from the Fern Creek area. One spotter reported 2 inch hail. Large hail damaged vehicles and the siding of several homes. A NWS employee observed many leaves stripped from trees and localized fog resulting from patches of hail left on the ground 2 hours after the storm passed.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Jefferson County, Kentucky?
206 hail events are recorded in Jefferson County between 1961 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Jefferson County?
The strongest hail on record in Jefferson County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/jefferson-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.