Hail and tornadoes in Madison County, KY
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Madison County, KY on 20 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Fri, Sep 5, 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 58 hail reports in Madison County, KY on 31 days, 7 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.75 in, near Valley View, on Sun, Jun 25, 2023.
By decade: 2000s: 22 · 2010s: 27 · 2020s: 9
Tornadoes since 1950
8 tornadoes have touched Madison County, KY since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 2 and injured 15.
Strongest
- Fri, May 8, 2009 · EF3 · 19.86 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Kirksville · 2 deaths, 15 injuries
- Thu, Jan 12, 2023 · EF1 · 1.2 mi long, 80 yd wide · near Union City
- Sat, Jan 1, 2022 · EF1 · 1.75 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Union City
- Sat, Dec 11, 2021 · EF1 · 0.25 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Round Hill
- Sat, Dec 11, 2021 · EF1 · 1.2 mi long, 125 yd wide · near White Hall
Most recent
- Thu, Jan 12, 2023 · EF1 · 1.2 mi long, 80 yd wide · near Union City
- Sat, Jan 1, 2022 · EF1 · 1.75 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Union City
- Sat, Dec 11, 2021 · EF1 · 1.2 mi long, 125 yd wide · near White Hall
- Sat, Dec 11, 2021 · EF1 · 0.25 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Round Hill
- Tue, Apr 7, 2015 · EF1 · 2 mi long, 215 yd wide · near Speedwell
- Tue, Apr 7, 2015 · EF0 · 0.6 mi long, 35 yd wide · near Berea Richmond Field
- Fri, May 8, 2009 · EF3 · 19.86 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Kirksville · 2 deaths, 15 injuries
- Sun, May 11, 2003 · F1 · 0.5 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Happy Lndg
By decade: 2000s: 2 · 2010s: 2 · 2020s: 4
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Fri, Sep 18, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 6, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Sep 5, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1.5 in (Kingston, KY)
- Fri, Aug 15, 2025
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.
- Fri, May 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 SSW Berea, KY)
- 1 in (3 SW Berea, KY)
- Wed, Apr 30, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Apr 4, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Fri, Aug 30, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 29, 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.
- Sun, Jun 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 WNW Waco, KY)
- 1.5 in (3 W Redhouse, KY)
- Tue, May 16, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 8, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Sep 2, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 29, 2022
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.
- Fri, Jun 11, 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.