Kentucky Hail Map & History
Kentucky was hit as recently as 2026-09-05, 9 days ago. NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has logged 334 separate hail days in Kentucky since 2010, across 2,258 individual storm reports. 56 of those days brought hail 2 inches or larger, and the largest stone on record is 4.5 inches on 2025-05-16 near La Center, Ballard.
Kentucky takes spring hail from frontal storms across Louisville, Lexington, and the western counties. Pick a date below to see the NOAA radar swath and reports, or check a specific address.
Colored swath = NOAA MRMS radar-estimated hail size; dots = NOAA SPC reports in Kentucky. Radar-indicated, not a guarantee of damage.
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Kentucky averages 20 reported hail days a year across 17 years of NOAA archive, about 3 of them carrying hail 2″ or larger -- the size that routinely totals roofs. Major metros watched here: Louisville, Lexington, Bowling Green, Owensboro.
When it hails in Kentucky
Kentucky's busiest hail month is May, with 73 of its 334 hail days on record. March through August holds 281 of them, 84% of the record.
| Month | Hail days since 2010 |
|---|---|
| January | 7 |
| February | 17 |
| March | 36 |
| April | 57 |
| May | 73 |
| June | 49 |
| July | 45 |
| August | 21 |
| September | 11 |
| October | 8 |
| November | 4 |
| December | 6 |
Top Kentucky counties by hail frequency
| County | Hail days since 2010 | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 27 | 2.00″ |
| Pulaski | 25 | 4.00″ |
| Pike | 25 | 3.00″ |
| Daviess | 25 | 2.75″ |
| Warren | 22 | 2.75″ |
| Breckinridge | 22 | 1.75″ |
Kentucky hail history by county
40 Kentucky counties have at least 13 NOAA hail days on record since 2010 -- enough archive signal for a page of their own. Ordered by hail days.
Jefferson County · Daviess County · Pike County · Pulaski County · Breckinridge County · Graves County · Warren County · Calloway County · Christian County · McCracken County · Ohio County · Lawrence County · Marshall County · Oldham County · Hopkins County · Jackson County · Shelby County · Breathitt County · Grayson County · Hardin County · Rockcastle County · Butler County · Franklin County · Laurel County · Madison County · Nelson County · Carter County · Harlan County · Hart County · Scott County · Webster County · Anderson County · Bath County · Caldwell County · Casey County · Floyd County · Johnson County · Kenton County · Morgan County · Muhlenberg County
Recent Kentucky hail days
| Date | Max hail | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-05 | 1.00″ | 1 |
| 2026-08-22 | 1.25″ | 6 |
| 2026-07-03 | 1.00″ | 2 |
| 2026-06-13 | 1.00″ | 1 |
| 2026-05-19 | 1.00″ | 1 |
| 2026-05-16 | 1.00″ | 1 |
| 2026-04-27 | 1.00″ | 3 |
| 2026-04-16 | 2.00″ | 11 |
How to read the Kentucky map
The colored swath is NOAA's MRMS radar estimate of the largest hail in each ~1 km cell; the dots are individual SPC ground reports. Yellow is around an inch, red is 1.5 to 2″, and purple is 2″ and up -- see how hail size maps to roof damage. Click any spot on the map to see the hail history at that point, or look up a full street address on the hail history by address tool. Today's nationwide activity is on today's hail report.
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Data & method: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports + NOAA MRMS MESH radar, Kentucky only. Radar-indicated and observation-based -- informational only, not a guarantee of damage or a valid claim.