63
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$0
Property damage
Hail in Magoffin County, Kentucky: 63 recorded events between 1983 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,985 nationally and #34 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Magoffin County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Magoffin County is the 2000s, when 27 of the county's 63 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 Magoffin County archive, hail makes up 20.7% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,985 for this hazard and #34 within Kentucky, putting it in the 35.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Magoffin County with 20 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2025 | FORAKER | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 9, 2021 | BLOOMINGTON | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2019 | SALYERSVILLE | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 5, 2019 | SEITZ | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 31, 2019 | FORAKER | 0.88 | $0 |
| Mar 17, 2018 | DUCO | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 2, 2017 | SALYERSVILLE | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2017 | SALYERSVILLE | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 31, 2017 | SALYERSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| May 21, 2017 | TIPTON | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Magoffin County
- Thunderstorm Wind 170
- Flash Flood 44
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Multiple social media videos showed hail falling near Stable Branch Road and KY-30, just north of the Foraker community. Lots of smaller hail was scattered on the ground, but there were also multiple quarter-sized stones visible in the videos.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Magoffin County, Kentucky?
63 hail events are recorded in Magoffin County between 1983 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Magoffin County?
The strongest hail on record in Magoffin County measured 2.5.
Where does the hail data for Magoffin 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 Magoffin County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/magoffin-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.