Hail and tornadoes in Henderson County, KY
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Henderson County, KY on 42 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Wed, Apr 2, 2025. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 3 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 48 hail reports in Henderson County, KY on 36 days, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 1.75 in, near Euterpe, on Sat, Mar 15, 2025.
By decade: 2000s: 23 · 2010s: 17 · 2020s: 8
Tornadoes since 1950
18 tornadoes have touched Henderson County, KY since 1950, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 12.
Strongest
- Sat, Mar 28, 2009 · EF3 · 9.32 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Kings Mills · 2 injuries
- Sun, Nov 6, 2005 · F3 · 3.1 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Henderson · 8 injuries
- Sun, Nov 6, 2005 · F3 · 5.5 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Smith Mills
- Sat, Mar 28, 2020 · EF2 · 16.79 mi long, 500 yd wide · near Corydon
- Sun, Nov 17, 2013 · EF2 · 3.81 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Kings Mills
Most recent
- Fri, Mar 3, 2023 · EF1 · 2.14 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Smith Mills
- Sat, Mar 28, 2020 · EF1 · 0.86 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Wells Store
- Sat, Mar 28, 2020 · EF2 · 16.79 mi long, 500 yd wide · near Corydon
- Thu, Mar 14, 2019 · EF0 · 0.88 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Robards
- Thu, Mar 14, 2019 · EF0 · 1.25 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Smith Mills
- Thu, Feb 7, 2019 · EF1 · 1.4 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Robards
- Sat, Apr 25, 2015 · EF0 · 0.75 mi long, 275 yd wide · near Dixie
- Sun, Aug 17, 2014 · EF1 · 1.65 mi long, 60 yd wide · near Niagara
- Sun, Nov 17, 2013 · EF2 · 3.81 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Kings Mills
- Fri, Mar 2, 2012 · EF0 · 3.84 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Rock Spgs
By decade: 2000s: 6 · 2010s: 9 · 2020s: 3
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Sun, Jul 26, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 18, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Apr 27, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Sep 3, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Apr 2, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Mar 14, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Sep 21, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 1, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 30, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 25, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, May 26, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 NE Robards, KY)
- Wed, May 22, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 21, 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (4 NW Robards, KY)
- Wed, May 1, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Mar 5, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Sep 5, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 6, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 14, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 1, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 30, 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, May 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Mar 31, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 NNE HENDERSON, KY)
- Wed, Mar 1, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 1, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 20, 2022
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.
- Thu, May 19, 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, Aug 27, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 12, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 3, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Mar 25, 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.