71
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$9K
Property damage
Hail in Whitley County, Kentucky: 71 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3.5. That places the county #1,858 nationally and #28 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Whitley County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Whitley County is the 2000s, when 38 of the county's 71 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 Whitley County archive, hail makes up 14.9% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,858 for this hazard and #28 within Kentucky, putting it in the 40.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Whitley County with 18 recorded events, while Oct 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 8, 2025 | HIGHLAND PARK | 1 | $0 |
| May 8, 2025 | ROCKHOLDS | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 8, 2025 | ROCKHOLDS | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 8, 2025 | GOLDBUG | 2.5 | $0 |
| May 8, 2025 | GOLDBUG | 1 | $0 |
| May 8, 2025 | WILLIAMSBURG ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 24, 2024 | BARTON | 1.5 | $0 |
| Sep 24, 2024 | RYE | 1.25 | $0 |
| Sep 24, 2024 | BARK CAMP | 2 | $0 |
| Sep 24, 2024 | BARK CAMP | 3 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Whitley County
- Thunderstorm Wind 242
- Flash Flood 92
- Flood 52
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A video on social media showed a large amount of hail falling near the intersection of Highland Park Drive and Cumberland Falls Highway (US-25W) on the north side of Williamsburg. A few larger hail stones around 1 inch were visible on the grass.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Whitley County, Kentucky?
71 hail events are recorded in Whitley County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Whitley County?
The strongest hail on record in Whitley County measured 3.5.
Where does the hail data for Whitley 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 Whitley County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/whitley-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.