Hail and tornadoes in Anderson County, KY

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Anderson County, KY on 16 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Sun, Jun 25, 2023. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 4 days.

Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.

Days with hail

since January 2021

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

1.5+ in

Sun, Jun 25, 2023

Largest reported

1.5 in

Sun, Jun 25, 2023

Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 27 hail reports in Anderson County, KY on 19 days, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 1.75 in, near Alton Station, on Mon, Mar 27, 2017.

By decade: 2000s: 7 · 2010s: 11 · 2020s: 9

Tornadoes since 1950

2 tornadoes have touched Anderson County, KY since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Every one

Tue, Apr 2, 2024 · EF1 · 2.1 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Sinai
Sun, Jul 2, 2023 · EF1 · 3.57 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Gudgel

By decade: 2020s: 2

Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.

Every hail day since January 2021

Tue, Aug 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Sep 22, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, May 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (1 SW Lawrenceburg, KY)
- 1 in (Alton, KY)
- 1 in (2 NW Johnsonville, KY)
Sat, Aug 17, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Feb 27, 2024
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Lawrenceburg, KY)
Mon, Jul 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 18, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 17, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jul 2, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 29, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (2 NE Harrisonville, KY)
Sat, May 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 19, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 27, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Aug 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 6, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (LAWRENCEBURG, KY)

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Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.