Hail and tornadoes in Larue County, KY
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Larue County, KY on 22 days. The biggest estimate: 1 in or larger (quarter), on Tue, Aug 11, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 0 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 29 hail reports in Larue County, KY on 20 days, 2 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.5 in, near Magnolia, on Tue, Apr 3, 2007.
By decade: 2000s: 11 · 2010s: 15 · 2020s: 3
Tornadoes since 1950
10 tornadoes have touched Larue County, KY since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
- Wed, Jun 26, 2013 · EF2 · 6.65 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Tonieville
- Wed, Feb 29, 2012 · EF2 · 0.89 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Hodgenville
- Wed, Feb 29, 2012 · EF2 · 2.46 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Hodgenville
- Wed, Apr 13, 2022 · EF1 · 2.6 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Talley
- Thu, Mar 25, 2021 · EF1 · 4.7 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Tonieville
Most recent
- Tue, Apr 28, 2026 · EF0 · 1.63 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Roanoke
- Thu, Dec 18, 2025 · EF0 · 1.98 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Buffalo
- Wed, Apr 13, 2022 · EF0 · 3.8 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Mt Sherman
- Wed, Apr 13, 2022 · EF1 · 2.6 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Talley
- Thu, Mar 25, 2021 · EF1 · 4.7 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Tonieville
- Fri, Jun 23, 2017 · EF1 · 5.1 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Mathers Mill
- Wed, Jun 26, 2013 · EF2 · 6.65 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Tonieville
- Wed, Feb 29, 2012 · EF2 · 0.89 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Hodgenville
- Wed, Feb 29, 2012 · EF2 · 2.46 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Hodgenville
- Mon, Jan 2, 2006 · F1 · 6.4 mi long, 175 yd wide · near Talley
By decade: 2000s: 1 · 2010s: 4 · 2020s: 5
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.
- Thu, May 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Mon, Sep 23, 2024
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.
- Wed, Jul 31, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 23, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, May 8, 2024
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.
- Tue, Jul 18, 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.
- Sun, Jun 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Nov 29, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 6, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 6, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 17, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, May 18, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 3, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Mar 25, 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.