Hail and tornadoes in Harrison County, KY

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Harrison County, KY on 28 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Thu, May 19, 2022. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 2 days.

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

Days with hail
28
since January 2021
1 inch or larger
9
days, estimated or reported
Largest radar estimate
2+ in
Thu, May 19, 2022
Largest reported
3 in
Thu, May 19, 2022

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.

Radar-estimated hail on Thu, May 19, 2022 around the place, with the hail reported that day
Thu, May 19, 2022: radar-estimated hail around Harrison County, KY, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 16 hail reports in Harrison County, KY on 10 days, 1 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 3 in, near Berry, on Thu, May 19, 2022.

By decade: 2000s: 4 · 2010s: 7 · 2020s: 5

Tornadoes since 1950

6 tornadoes have touched Harrison County, KY since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 1.

Strongest

  • Wed, Feb 6, 2008 · EF2 · 3.49 mi long, 440 yd wide · near Broadwell · 1 injury
  • Thu, Apr 3, 2025 · EF1 · 10.81 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Rutland
  • Tue, Oct 7, 2014 · EF1 · 3.66 mi long, 275 yd wide · near Cynthiana
  • Sat, Dec 21, 2013 · EF1 · 3.49 mi long, 110 yd wide · near Breckinridge
  • Thu, Jun 18, 2026 · EF0 · 0.62 mi long, 80 yd wide · near Breckinridge

Most recent

  • Thu, Jun 18, 2026 · EF0 · 0.62 mi long, 80 yd wide · near Breckinridge
  • Thu, Apr 3, 2025 · EF1 · 10.81 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Rutland
  • Tue, Oct 7, 2014 · EF1 · 3.66 mi long, 275 yd wide · near Cynthiana
  • Sat, Dec 21, 2013 · EF1 · 3.49 mi long, 110 yd wide · near Breckinridge
  • Sat, Apr 23, 2011 · EF0 · 0.53 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Connersville
  • Wed, Feb 6, 2008 · EF2 · 3.49 mi long, 440 yd wide · near Broadwell · 1 injury

By decade: 2000s: 1 · 2010s: 3 · 2020s: 2

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

Every hail day since January 2021

  • Sat, Aug 15, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Tue, Aug 11, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Wed, Aug 5, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Fri, Jul 17, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sun, Jul 5, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Tue, May 19, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sat, May 16, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sat, Jul 12, 2025

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sun, Jul 6, 2025

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Wed, Apr 30, 2025

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)

    Reported in the county
    • 1 in (Cynthiana, KY)
    • 1 in (2 NNW Colville, KY)
    • 1 in (4 E Oddville, KY)
  • Tue, Apr 29, 2025

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Tue, Sep 24, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sat, Aug 31, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sat, Aug 17, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Thu, Mar 14, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Wed, Sep 27, 2023

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Fri, Aug 25, 2023

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Thu, Aug 24, 2023

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Thu, Jul 27, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Fri, Jun 30, 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.

  • 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: 2 in or larger (hen egg)

    Reported in the county
    • 3 in (BERRY, KY)
  • Fri, Aug 27, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sun, Jun 13, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sat, Jun 12, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    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.