Hail in Oldham County, Kentucky

Hail in Oldham County, Kentucky: 72 recorded events between 1975 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,837 nationally and #26 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Oldham County is the 2000s, when 23 of the county's 72 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 Oldham County archive, hail makes up 22.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,837 for this hazard and #26 within Kentucky, putting it in the 40.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Oldham County with 23 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 183
• Flash Flood 45

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

72 hail events are recorded in Oldham County between 1975 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Oldham County?

The strongest hail on record in Oldham County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Oldham 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.