Hail in Webster County, Kentucky

Hail in Webster County, Kentucky: 53 recorded events between 1982 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #2,175 nationally and #49 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Webster County is the 2000s, when 21 of the county's 53 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 Webster County archive, hail makes up 24.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,175 for this hazard and #49 within Kentucky, putting it in the 29.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Webster County with 12 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.

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

53 hail events are recorded in Webster County between 1982 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Webster County?

The strongest hail on record in Webster County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Webster 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.