Hail in Taylor County, Kentucky

Hail in Taylor County, Kentucky: 64 recorded events between 1968 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #1,968 nationally and #32 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Taylor County is the 2000s, when 22 of the county's 64 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 Taylor County archive, hail makes up 18.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,968 for this hazard and #32 within Kentucky, putting it in the 36.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Taylor County with 23 recorded events, while Jan 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 216
• Flash Flood 43

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

64 hail events are recorded in Taylor County between 1968 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Taylor County?

The strongest hail on record in Taylor County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Taylor 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.