60
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$357K
Property damage
Hail in Trigg County, Kentucky: 60 recorded events between 1974 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #2,043 nationally and #38 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Trigg County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Trigg County is the 2000s, when 20 of the county's 60 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 Trigg County archive, hail makes up 20.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,043 for this hazard and #38 within Kentucky, putting it in the 34.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Trigg County with 19 recorded events, while Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2023 | CADIZ | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 27, 2017 | CERULEAN | 1.85 | $0 |
| Mar 10, 2017 | CANTON | 0.88 | $0 |
| Mar 10, 2017 | CANTON | 1 | $0 |
| Feb 8, 2017 | CADIZ | 1 | $0 |
| Feb 8, 2017 | ROCKCASTLE | 1.75 | $40K |
| May 26, 2016 | LINTON | 1 | $0 |
| May 11, 2016 | CERULEAN | 2.5 | $80K |
| May 10, 2016 | CADIZ | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2014 | LINTON | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Trigg County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Quarter to golf-ball size hail accompanied a tornadic supercell west and northwest of Cadiz in the Lake Barkley area. Golf-ball size hail was reported and photographed near Lake Barkley off of Highway 274, close to the location of a weak tornado. The hailstorm was associated with a storm that acquired supercell characteristics for an hour or so. The storm moved southeast across the Cadiz area.
Quarter-size hail accompanied a supercell thunderstorm across the Cadiz area. Quarter-size hail was reported by Kentucky State Police in downtown Cadiz. Quarter-size hail was also reported several miles southwest of Cadiz.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Trigg County, Kentucky?
60 hail events are recorded in Trigg County between 1974 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Trigg County?
The strongest hail on record in Trigg County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Trigg 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 Trigg County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/trigg-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.