Hail and tornadoes in Marion County, KY
Since October 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Marion County, KY on 21 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Wed, May 18, 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.
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 Marion County, KY on 18 days, 2 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 4.5 in, near St Mary, on Wed, May 1, 2002.
By decade: 1990s: 4 · 2000s: 8 · 2010s: 14 · 2020s: 3
Tornadoes since 1950
10 tornadoes have touched Marion County, KY since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 3.
Strongest
- Sat, Dec 11, 2021 · EF2 · 7.99 mi long, 450 yd wide · near Jessietown · 1 injury
- Fri, Mar 28, 1997 · F2 · 3 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Attilla
- Sat, Jan 1, 2022 · EF1 · 0.26 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Lebanon
- Sat, Dec 11, 2021 · EF1 · 1.9 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Riley
- Fri, Jun 23, 2017 · EF1 · 2.1 mi long, 100 yd wide · near St Francis
Most recent
- Tue, Jul 18, 2023 · EF0 · 0.11 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Penicks
- Sat, Jan 1, 2022 · EF1 · 0.26 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Lebanon
- Sat, Dec 11, 2021 · EF1 · 1.9 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Riley
- Sat, Dec 11, 2021 · EF2 · 7.99 mi long, 450 yd wide · near Jessietown · 1 injury
- Mon, Nov 5, 2018 · EF0 · 2 mi long, 60 yd wide · near Belltown
- Fri, Jun 23, 2017 · EF1 · 2.1 mi long, 100 yd wide · near St Francis
- Wed, Jan 30, 2013 · EF0 · 0.12 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Phillipsburg · 2 injuries
- Fri, Oct 19, 2007 · EF0 · 0.77 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Bradfordsville
- Thu, Nov 9, 2000 · F1 · 0.3 mi long, 70 yd wide · near Lebanon
- Fri, Mar 28, 1997 · F2 · 3 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Attilla
By decade: 1990s: 1 · 2000s: 2 · 2010s: 3 · 2020s: 4
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since October 2020
- Tue, Aug 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 27, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Lebanon, 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: 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.
- Wed, Jul 31, 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.
- Sat, Aug 12, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Tue, Jul 18, 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: 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.
- Thu, Jun 29, 2023
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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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, May 18, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.5 in (2 E NEW MARKET, KY)
- Fri, Aug 27, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 13, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 16, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 10, 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.