Hail and tornadoes in Taylor County, KY
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Taylor County, KY on 23 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Wed, May 8, 2024. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 1 day.
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 39 hail reports in Taylor County, KY on 27 days, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 1.75 in, near Spurlington, on Fri, Jul 20, 2018.
By decade: 2000s: 17 · 2010s: 20 · 2020s: 2
Tornadoes since 1950
7 tornadoes have touched Taylor County, KY since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 1 and injured 32.
Strongest
- Sat, Dec 11, 2021 · EF3 · 6.55 mi long, 450 yd wide · near Saloma · 1 death, 30 injuries
- Thu, Apr 3, 2025 · EF1 · 6.97 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Burdick · 2 injuries
- Sat, Jan 1, 2022 · EF1 · 6.38 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Lorain
- Sat, Jan 1, 2022 · EF1 · 6.38 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Lorain
- Sat, Nov 18, 2017 · EF1 · 1.49 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Hobson
Most recent
- Thu, Apr 3, 2025 · EF1 · 6.97 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Burdick · 2 injuries
- Sat, Jan 1, 2022 · EF1 · 6.38 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Lorain
- Sat, Jan 1, 2022 · EF1 · 6.38 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Lorain
- Sat, Dec 11, 2021 · EF3 · 6.55 mi long, 450 yd wide · near Saloma · 1 death, 30 injuries
- Sat, Nov 18, 2017 · EF1 · 1.49 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Hobson
- Sat, Dec 21, 2013 · EF1 · 5.53 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Wrights
- Tue, Apr 3, 2007 · EF0 · 1.24 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Spurlington
By decade: 2000s: 1 · 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
- Tue, Aug 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 17, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 28, 2025
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.
- Fri, Jun 6, 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.
- Fri, May 2, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 SSW Elk Horn, KY)
- Tue, Apr 29, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Wed, Jul 31, 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.
- Thu, May 23, 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)
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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Sat, Jul 1, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 11, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
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.
- Tue, Jul 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, May 21, 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.
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.