Hail and tornadoes in Fulton County, KY
Since December 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Fulton County, KY on 42 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Fri, Dec 10, 2021. 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.
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 38 hail reports in Fulton County, KY on 32 days, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 1.75 in, near Hickman, on Fri, Dec 10, 2021.
By decade: 1990s: 7 · 2000s: 19 · 2010s: 5 · 2020s: 7
Tornadoes since 1950
12 tornadoes have touched Fulton County, KY since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 1 and injured 5.
Strongest
- Fri, Dec 10, 2021 · EF4 · 10.17 mi long, 2,000 yd wide · near State Line · 1 death, 5 injuries
- Tue, May 4, 2021 · EF2 · 6.06 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Jordan
- Thu, Mar 9, 2017 · EF2 · 7.3 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Hickman
- Tue, Nov 18, 2025 · EF1 · 5.64 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Dodd
- Sat, Aug 12, 2023 · EF1 · 1.25 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Hickman
Most recent
- Tue, Nov 18, 2025 · EF1 · 5.64 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Dodd
- Sat, Aug 12, 2023 · EF1 · 1.25 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Hickman
- Tue, Feb 22, 2022 · EF0 · 0.69 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Cayce
- Fri, Dec 10, 2021 · EF4 · 10.17 mi long, 2,000 yd wide · near State Line · 1 death, 5 injuries
- Tue, May 4, 2021 · EF2 · 6.06 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Jordan
- Thu, Mar 9, 2017 · EF2 · 7.3 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Hickman
- Thu, Mar 9, 2017 · EF1 · 8.73 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Sassafras Ridge
- Sat, Jun 7, 2014 · EF1 · 3.02 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Tyler
- Mon, Apr 28, 2014 · EF1 · 2.24 mi long, 60 yd wide · near Jordan
- Thu, Feb 24, 2011 · EF1 · 1.45 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Riceville
By decade: 2010s: 7 · 2020s: 5
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since December 2020
- Wed, Aug 26, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 8, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 18, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 9, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 13, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 9, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 1, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, May 31, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Apr 16, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Nov 18, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 S Cayce, KY)
- Sun, Sep 14, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Apr 3, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Mar 30, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Mar 23, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Mar 14, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Sep 26, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 SE Hickman, KY)
- Tue, Jul 16, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 3, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, May 26, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, May 25, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, May 8, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 7, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 12, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 5, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 3, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 18, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 1, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (1 NW Hickman, KY)
- Sun, Jun 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, May 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 8, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 22, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, May 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, May 14, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 13, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Apr 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Dec 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (4 S HICKMAN, KY)
- Fri, Jul 9, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 27, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 3, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
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.