Hail events in Warren 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 131 hail events on record for Warren County, Kentucky, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 16 May 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 37 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

May 16 2025

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

1 mile N of OAKLAND

Hail2.75 in, baseball size

1 mile N of BRISTOW

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of BRISTOW

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile E of BRISTOW

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile W of GOTTS

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile ENE of BRISTOW

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile S of GIRKIN

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

1 mile W of BRISTOW

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile WNW of BOWLING GREEN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NNW of BOWLING GREEN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SW of BOWLING GREEN

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile NNW of BOWLING GREEN

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

2 miles WNW of BOWLING GREEN

Hail2.75 in, baseball size

1 mile E of MEMPHIS JCT

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NE of HADLEY

May 2 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of SAND HILL

Apr 4 2025

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile E of SMITHS GROVE

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile E of SMITHS GROVE

May 8 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of OAKLAND

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile W of BRISTOW

Jan 1 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of THREE SPGS

May 3 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles WNW of BOWLING GREEN

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile W of BRISTOW

Mar 12 2020

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NNW of HAYS

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles ENE of SAND HILL

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 Warren 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	1	0	0	2	1	4
1970s	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
1980s	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
1990s	0	0	0	2	1	8	0	2	3	1	17
2000s	4	1	3	2	1	6	16	3	4	7	47
2010s	0	10	3	2	2	3	0	8	0	1	29
2020s	5	2	1	0	2	18	0 (part of the year)				28

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
Feb5 events
Mar13 events
Apr34 events
May41 events
Jun20 events
Jul8 events
Aug5 events
Sep0 events
Oct2 events
Nov2 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Warren County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	48
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	49
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	29
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	5
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: Warren County beside the total of the counties of Kentucky and of the United States
Measure	Warren	All counties of Kentucky	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	131	6,614	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	24.2	16.7	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	9.5	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 Warren County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
12 Mar 2020	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Mar 2020	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Mar 2020	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 May 2019	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
1 Jul 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Apr 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Apr 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Apr 2017	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Apr 2017	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Apr 2017	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Apr 2017	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Mar 2017	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
26 Jun 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Jun 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Jun 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 Oct 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 Oct 2014	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
23 Aug 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Mar 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Jul 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Jul 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Feb 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Jun 2011	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
5 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Apr 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
24 Apr 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
20 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Mar 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
4 Aug 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
30 Jun 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Jun 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Feb 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Feb 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Feb 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 Jul 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Apr 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
11 Apr 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Apr 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Jun 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Apr 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
3 Apr 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 Jun 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Jun 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Jun 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Jun 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 May 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Apr 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 Apr 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
7 Apr 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
7 Apr 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
3 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 Mar 2006	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
15 Nov 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Aug 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 May 2005	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
12 May 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
12 May 2005	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 Apr 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
10 Aug 2004	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Aug 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 Jul 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Nov 2002	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Mar 2002	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Feb 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Jul 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 May 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 May 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 May 2000	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 May 2000	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
10 Apr 1999	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
14 Jun 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 May 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 Apr 1998	Hail	2.75 in	$510 million	County
30 Apr 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Mar 1997	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 May 1995	Hail	1.75 in	$25 thousand	County
18 May 1995	Hail	1.75 in	$75 thousand	County
18 May 1995	Hail	1.75 in	$75 thousand	County
18 May 1995	Hail	1.75 in	$75 thousand	County
14 May 1995	Hail	1.75 in	$75 thousand	County
14 May 1995	Hail	1.75 in	$75 thousand	County
13 May 1995	Hail	0.75 in	$1 thousand	County
13 May 1995	Hail	0.75 in	$1 thousand	County
28 Jun 1994	Hail	0.88 in	$50	County
30 May 1993	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
31 Mar 1993	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Jun 1989	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Mar 1982	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 May 1981	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Jun 1976	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Apr 1974	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Jun 1972	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Apr 1969	Hail	3.00 in	none	County
17 Jul 1968	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 May 1968	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
17 Jul 1965	Hail	0.75 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: Louisville, 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 Warren County, Kentucky". https://countyhazards.com/county/ky/warren/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 Warren County?: May has 41 of the 131 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 Warren County compare with the other counties of Kentucky?: The counties of Kentucky have 16.7 hail events for each 100 square miles. Warren County has 24.2.
How large is the hail on record for Warren County?: 34 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.