Hail events in Carlisle County, Kentucky The hail events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 41 hail events on record for Carlisle County, Kentucky, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 15 Mar 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 6 hail events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Hail.

Newest hail events on record

Mar 15 2025

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

3 miles NNW of BERKELEY

Apr 8 2020

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

At BARDWELL

Mar 16 2018

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NE of CUNNINGHAM

May 27 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At BARDWELL

Apr 26 2017

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At BARDWELL

Dec 17 2016

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At BARDWELL

Jun 26 2015

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At CUNNINGHAM

Jun 17 2013

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At BARDWELL

May 5 2012

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

2 miles SSE of CUNNINGHAM

Hail0.75 in, penny size

2 miles W of CUNNINGHAM

Apr 19 2011

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile NE of ARLINGTON

Apr 15 2011

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of MAGEE SPGS

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile E of BARDWELL

May 2 2008

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile NNW of KIRBYTON

Oct 18 2007

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At BARDWELL

Jun 23 2007

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

At BARDWELL

Apr 3 2007

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At BERKELEY

Jul 21 2006

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At BARDWELL

Jun 22 2006

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

At ARLINGTON

Apr 7 2006

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At ARLINGTON

Apr 24 2003

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At MILBURN

May 25 2002

Hail0.75 in, penny size

2 miles SW of BARDWELL

May 2 2002

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At BARDWELL

Apr 30 2002

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At ARLINGTON

Apr 20 2002

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At BARDWELL

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Hail size is in inches, with the object that NCEI names for that size.

Hail events by year

Hail events on record for Carlisle County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1970s	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1980s	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3
1990s	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	4	0	9
2000s	1	1	5	1	0	0	3	3	1	0	15
2010s	0	3	2	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	11
2020s	1	0	0	0	0	1	0 (part of the year)				2

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Hail events are on record from 1955. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan1 event
Feb0 events
Mar3 events
Apr16 events
May9 events
Jun9 events
Jul1 event
Aug0 events
Sep0 events
Oct1 event
Nov0 events
Dec1 event

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Carlisle County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	27
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	11
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	3
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	0
4 in and larger	softball and larger	0

When listing hail size under Magnitude, e.g., 2.25 in., the hail size is given in inches and hundredths of inches. These values are assigned a size in inches from their appearance.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

An event without a size in the record is not in this table.

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: Carlisle County beside the total of the counties of Kentucky and of the United States
Measure	Carlisle	All counties of Kentucky	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	41	6,614	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	21.6	16.7	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	85.6	14.7	12.8

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More hail events on record

Hail events on record for Carlisle County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
29 Mar 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Jun 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 May 2000	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 May 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 Apr 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Apr 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Apr 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Apr 1997	Hail	1.75 in	$25 thousand	County
22 Jan 1997	Hail	1.00 in	$10 thousand	County
19 Apr 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Jun 1995	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 Jun 1994	Hail	0.00 in	$550 thousand	County
23 Jun 1986	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Jun 1986	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Apr 1982	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 May 1974	Hail	1.75 in	none	County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Paducah, KY (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Carlisle County, Kentucky". https://countyhazards.com/county/ky/carlisle/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most hail events on record for Carlisle County?: April has 16 of the 41 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many hail events are on record for Kentucky?: NCEI has 6,621 hail events on record for Kentucky from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Carlisle County compare with the other counties of Kentucky?: The counties of Kentucky have 16.7 hail events for each 100 square miles. Carlisle County has 21.6.
How large is the hail on record for Carlisle County?: 3 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.