Hail and tornadoes in Spencer County, KY
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Spencer County, KY on 16 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Sun, Jun 25, 2023. 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 21 hail reports in Spencer County, KY on 17 days, 2 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.5 in, near Mt Eden, on Fri, Mar 2, 2012.
By decade: 2000s: 5 · 2010s: 12 · 2020s: 4
Tornadoes since 1950
7 tornadoes have touched Spencer County, KY since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 1.
Strongest
- Sun, Mar 30, 2025 · EF1 · 2.5 mi long, 80 yd wide · near Snider
- Sat, Dec 11, 2021 · EF1 · 1.9 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Crenshaw
- Wed, Apr 13, 2022 · EF0 · 0.12 mi long, 60 yd wide · near Normandy
- Wed, Apr 13, 2022 · EF0 · 0.07 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Waterford
- Wed, Feb 6, 2008 · EF0 · 0.66 mi long, 220 yd wide · near Waterford
Most recent
- Sun, Mar 30, 2025 · EF1 · 2.5 mi long, 80 yd wide · near Snider
- Wed, Apr 13, 2022 · EF0 · 0.12 mi long, 60 yd wide · near Normandy
- Wed, Apr 13, 2022 · EF0 · 0.07 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Waterford
- Sat, Dec 11, 2021 · EF1 · 1.9 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Crenshaw
- Wed, Feb 6, 2008 · EF0 · 0.56 mi long, 220 yd wide · near Taylorsville · 1 injury
- Wed, Feb 6, 2008 · EF0 · 0.66 mi long, 220 yd wide · near Waterford
- Sat, Mar 19, 2005 · F0 · 0.4 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Mt Eden
By decade: 2000s: 3 · 2020s: 4
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Sun, Aug 16, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Feb 19, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Sep 2, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 18, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Apr 29, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
- Fri, Aug 25, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Sun, Jul 2, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Wakefield, KY)
- Sun, Jun 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Elk Creek, KY)
- Tue, Nov 29, 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 13, 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)
Reported in the county- 1.5 in (3 NW ELK CREEK, KY)
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.