Hail History

Hail history for Lewis County, Kentucky

Every NOAA hail report filed in Lewis County since 1986, with preliminary National Weather Service reports to November 5, 2026.

Readout · Lewis County

Last hail
May 10, 2020
0.75 in, penny size
Hail days, last 5 years
0
since Nov 5, 2021 · 0 reports
Largest ever
1.75 in
golf ball · May 27, 2017

26 reports on 21 days since 1986 · #107 of 121 Kentucky counties

Hail map · Lewis County

10 mi
  • Under 1 in
  • 1–1.75 in
  • 1.75–2.5 in
  • 2.5–4 in
  • 4 in +
  • No size
23 most recent reports with a location. Dot size and colour follow hail size. Open street map

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What the record says about Lewis County

The latest hail report in Lewis County is from May 10, 2020, 0.75 in (penny size). There has been no hail report here in the five years since November 5, 2021.

Over the 20 years 2006–2025, Lewis County logged 17 reports on 13 hail days, about 0.8 reports a year. That is 37% less than the median Kentucky county (1.4 a year) and ranks #107 of 121 Kentucky counties for all-time reports. Lewis County holds 0% of all 6,632 hail reports in Kentucky.

0% of reports with a size were 2 inches (hen egg) or larger, against 5% for the median Kentucky county. The largest hail on record here is 1.75 in (golf ball) on May 27, 2017 near 0.88 SW Petersville.

Reports were down 69% in 2016–2025 (4) compared with 2006–2015 (13). The busiest year was 2010, with 4 reports on 2 days. Hail here peaks in May (46% of reports); 73% fall between April and June.

Reports a year 2006–2025 average

  • Lewis County 0.8
  • Median Kentucky county 1.4

Hail days 2006–2025

  • Lewis County 13
  • Median Kentucky county 19

Share 2 in or larger of sized reports

  • Lewis County 0%
  • Median Kentucky county 5%

Hail over time

01234 1986: 2 reports, largest 0.88 in 1990 1993: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 1995: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 1998: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2000: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 2000 2003: 2 reports, largest 0.75 in 2007: 2 reports, largest 1.00 in 2008: 1 reports, largest 0.88 in 2009: 4 reports, largest 1.75 in 2010: 4 reports, largest 1.75 in 2010 2011: 2 reports, largest 1.00 in 2017: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 2019: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 2020: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 2020
Reports per year, 1986–2026. Bar colour shows the largest hail that year. Reporting grew sharply after the mid-1990s, so early decades undercount.
051015 Jan Feb Mar April: 3 reports (12%) Apr May: 12 reports (46%) May June: 4 reports (15%) Jun July: 4 reports (15%) Jul August: 2 reports (8%) Aug September: 1 reports (4%) Sep Oct Nov Dec
All 26 reports by calendar month.
Reports per month, 2017–2026. Darker cells had more reports.
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026 0
2025 0
2024 0
2023 0
2022 0
2021 0
2020 1 1
2019 1 1
2018 0
2017 2 2

Largest hail on record

Largest hail reports in Lewis County
Date Size Location Time · source
May 27, 2017 1.75 ingolf ball 0.88 SW Petersville 16:14 local · NCEI
May 14, 2010 1.75 ingolf ball 5 SSE Epworth 15:04 local · NCEI
Aug 4, 2009 1.75 ingolf ball Vanceburg 07:40 local · NCEI
Apr 20, 2000 1.75 ingolf ball Camp Dix 19:45 local · NCEI
May 12, 1993 1.75 ingolf ball — 12:36 local · NCEI

Sizes filed before 1996 are often rough estimates (round numbers like 7.00 or 8.00 in) without an exact spot; they are shown as NOAA filed them.

Size of every report

Most recent reports

Most recent hail reports in Lewis County
Date Size Location Time · source
May 10, 2020 0.75 inpenny Clarksburg 19:15 local · NCEI
Sep 13, 2019 0.75 inpenny 0.69 S Ferry Vanceburg 19:20 local · NCEI
May 27, 2017 1.75 ingolf ball 0.88 SW Petersville 16:14 local · NCEI
May 27, 2017 0.88 innickel 1.48 NNE Nashtown 15:42 local · NCEI
May 11, 2011 1.00 inquarter Garrison 00:00 local · NCEI
May 10, 2011 0.88 innickel Epworth 18:27 local · NCEI
May 14, 2010 0.88 innickel 10 SSE Tollesboro 15:09 local · NCEI
May 14, 2010 1.75 ingolf ball 5 SSE Epworth 15:04 local · NCEI
May 14, 2010 0.75 inpenny Charters 14:37 local · NCEI
Apr 5, 2010 1.50 inping pong ball 4 SE Camp Dix 19:19 local · NCEI
Aug 4, 2009 1.75 ingolf ball Vanceburg 07:40 local · NCEI
Jun 14, 2009 1.00 inquarter 1 SE Tannery 17:19 local · NCEI

Smaller places with fewer than 10 reports

These places have too few reports for a page of their own, so their record lives here.

PlaceReportsHail daysLatest
Garrison44May 11, 2011
Vanceburg44May 10, 2020

Questions about hail in Lewis County

How often does it hail in Lewis County, Kentucky?

26 hail reports have been logged in Lewis County since 1986. Over the 20 years 2006–2025 that averages 0.8 reports a year. That ranks #107 of 121 Kentucky counties by number of reports.

When is hail season in Lewis County?

Most reports come in May, June, July. May alone accounts for 46% of all reports.

What is the largest hail recorded in Lewis County?

1.75 in (golf ball size) on May 27, 2017 near 0.88 SW Petersville. 0% of reports here were 2 inches or larger.

When did it last hail in Lewis County?

The most recent report in this data is from May 10, 2020 (0.75 in). Final NOAA data runs to July 31, 2026; preliminary NWS reports run to November 5, 2026.

How many hail storms has Lewis County had in the last five years?

None: there has been no hail report in Lewis County since November 5, 2021. The last one was on May 10, 2020.

Where does this hail data come from?

Hail reports come from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, which the National Weather Service compiles from spotter, public, law enforcement and media reports. Recent days use preliminary NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet until NOAA publishes final data. Only reported hail is counted, so areas with fewer people tend to have fewer reports.