Hail in Kentucky — where it hits, county by county
Kentucky logged 223 National Weather Service hail reports over the last 5 years — meaningful but not hail-alley volume. The table below ranks the counties; the interactive national map shows exactly where, year by year. Checking a specific address? The map’s search box pulls every dated report within 25 miles.
Open the interactive map on Kentucky →Top hail counties in Kentucky (2022–2026)
| County | Reports | Avg/yr | Peak month | % damaging (≥1.5″) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 36 | 7.2 | Mar | 11% |
| Daviess | 30 | 6.0 | Mar | 37% |
| Warren | 26 | 5.2 | May | 50% |
| Graves | 17 | 3.4 | Jun | 18% |
| McCracken | 16 | 3.2 | May | 19% |
| Pulaski | 15 | 3.0 | Jun | 47% |
| Christian | 15 | 3.0 | May | 0% |
| Calloway | 14 | 2.8 | May | 21% |
| Whitley | 14 | 2.8 | May | 36% |
| Laurel | 14 | 2.8 | Apr | 21% |
| Marshall | 13 | 2.6 | Apr | 31% |
| Hardin | 13 | 2.6 | Feb | 8% |
Kentucky hail — the questions people ask
Where does it hail the most in Kentucky?
By reported hail over the last 5 years, the most active counties in Kentucky are Jefferson, Daviess, Warren. Reports track population and spotter coverage as well as storms, so rural corridors can be under-counted; the persistent leaders on this table are real hail geography.
When is hail season in Kentucky?
Reported hail in Kentucky peaks around May, with most activity in the spring-through-midsummer window. Any single year can break the pattern.
How much of Kentucky's hail is damaging?
On this page, damaging means reported stones of 1.5″ or larger — the size that reliably dents roofs and vehicles and strips crops. The per-county damaging share is in the table; statewide, hail of any size totaled 223 reports over 5 years.