44
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.0M
Property damage
Hail in Wolfe County, Kentucky: 44 recorded events between 1968 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #2,338 nationally and #68 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Wolfe County, Kentucky: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Wolfe County is the 2000s, when 17 of the county's 44 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 Wolfe County archive, hail makes up 15.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,338 for this hazard and #68 within Kentucky, putting it in the 24.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Wolfe County with 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2026 | HAZEL GREEN | 1 | $0 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | CAMPTON | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 14, 2025 | BETHANY | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 14, 2025 | HOLLONVILLE | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 5, 2019 | HELECHAWA | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jun 5, 2019 | HAZEL GREEN | 2 | $0 |
| Jun 5, 2019 | TOLIVER | 2 | $0 |
| May 20, 2017 | ROGERS | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 10, 2016 | TOLIVER | 1 | $0 |
| May 10, 2016 | CAMPTON | 2.5 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Wolfe County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Marble sized hail began falling around 4:15 pm and lasting for 10 minutes at the Koomer Ridge Campground. Ping pong ball size hail began at 4:25 pm and caused dents in a car. The ping pong ball size hail lasted for about a minute. The hail was 5 to 6 inches deep in drainage ditches by the time it ended.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Wolfe County, Kentucky?
44 hail events are recorded in Wolfe County between 1968 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Wolfe County?
The strongest hail on record in Wolfe County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Wolfe 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 Wolfe County, Kentucky.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/kentucky/wolfe-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.