Hail in Kentucky: today, this week and the last ten years
Every hail report NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has logged in Kentucky: today's and yesterday's as they come in, the last 90 days, and ten years of history. Each report is hail of 1 inch or larger — the size that damages roofs.
Today and yesterday
No hail reported in Kentucky today or yesterday (checked hourly; last update October 19, 2026).
The last 90 days
9 hail reports, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The most recent was 1" on September 21, 2026 near 8 SE Grayson, Carter County.
| Date | Hail size | NOAA location |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | 1" | 8 SE Grayson, Carter County |
| Sep 5 | 1" | 4 ENE Macio, Daviess County |
| Sep 4 | 1" | 1 W Cogswell, Rowan County |
| Aug 22 | 1.25" | Soft Shell, Knott County |
| Aug 22 | 1.25" | Garner, Knott County |
| Aug 22 | 1" | 1 E Lucky Stop, Montgomery County |
| Aug 22 | 1" | 1 NNE White Mills, Hardin County |
| Aug 22 | 1" | 3 SW Beaumont, Metcalfe County |
| Aug 22 | 1" | Leburn, Knott County |
2026 is the year so far.
- 4.5"May 16, 2025 · 2 NNE La Center
- 4"July 20, 2018
- 3.4"June 21, 2019
- 3"September 24, 2024
- 3"May 19, 2022
Kentucky's hailiest large cities, 2016–2025
Days with 1-inch-plus hail within 25 km, and each city's rank among 342 large US cities — the US cities with the most hail.
- Louisville19 days · #109
- Lexington13 days · #146
Did it hail at your house?
Check every NOAA hail report within 10 km of your address, back ten years — then see what a new roof would cost, measured from satellite.
Questions
Did it hail in Kentucky today?
No hail had been reported in Kentucky by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center today or yesterday when this page was last refreshed (hourly).
How often does it hail in Kentucky?
NOAA logged between 30 and 237 reports of 1-inch-or-larger hail a year in Kentucky from 2016 to 2025.
Did hail hit my house?
A report is a point where someone measured hail, not the storm's whole path. Check NOAA reports within 10 km of your own address with the free hail check, and have a licensed roofer inspect before anyone files a claim.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe-weather reports — its daily files for today and yesterday, read hourly, and its archive from 2016. A report is where a spotter or member of the public measured hail, so a storm can be bigger than its reports. Other states: hail by state.