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Hail dates in Breathitt County, Kentucky
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Breathitt County on 9 days since 2016 (23 separate reports, 19 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 2.75" (baseball) on May 16, 2025; the most recent hail was May 16, 2025. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Breathitt County since 2016
One row per day the NWS logged hail somewhere in the county. The narrative names the town; the free check below narrows it to your address.
| Date | Largest hail | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-16 | 2.75" (baseball) | 3 | A photo was submitted showing two hailstones with a diameter greater than 2 inches in the Lost Creek community. The largest stone appears to be 2.75 inches o… |
| 2025-05-08 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A social media report along Russell Branch Road, near Flint Ridge Cemetery Road, showed mostly smaller stones, but a couple of quarter-sized stones mixed in. |
| 2025-04-14 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 3 | Half dollar sized hail was reported in the Vancleve community, via a picture on social media. |
| 2022-05-19 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 8 | A member of the public shared a picture of golf to egg-sized (1.75 to 2.00 inch) hail from the vicinity of the Jackson Ace Hardware. |
| 2021-04-08 | 1.00" (quarter) | 4 | A trained spotter reported nickel to quarter-sized hail along Raymond Drive in Whick, KY. |
| 2019-06-05 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A SKYWARN Spotter observed quarter sized hail from Sebastian's Branch to southeast of Talbert. |
| 2017-05-27 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2016-05-10 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2016-05-02 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | A trained spotter observed up to golf ball size hail in between Lost Creek and Ned. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 7 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2022 | 1 | 8 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
Damaging wind in Breathitt County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 84 reports since 2016, strongest 69 mph. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-01 | 69 mph | 12 | A 50 foot tall pine tree was blown down. |
| 2025-05-08 | 67 mph | 1 | A report on social media stated that a tree was downed and blocking the westbound lane of KY-476 between Flintville and Clayhole. |
| 2023-07-18 | 64 mph | 3 | NWS employees at WFO Jackson estimated wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph at times for an approximately 5 minute period from 5:03 PM to 5:08 PM. |
| 2022-07-20 | 63 mph | 8 | Multiple trees were blown down onto a power line and the ground near the intersection of KY-15 S and KY-30 (between the Shell Gas Station… |
| 2026-03-07 | 60 mph | 2 | A retired NWS employee reported wind gusts estimated near 60 mph in the vicinity of the Happy Church. |
| 2019-06-24 | 60 mph | 2 | Local Fire Department officials observed trees down on a house as well as on Kentucky Highway 30 in Rousseau. |
| 2019-07-03 | 59 mph | 2 | Dispatch reported trees down in and around Jackson, from Wolverine Road to Manns Road. |
| 2019-06-05 | 59 mph | 2 | A citizen observed two downed trees along Kentucky Highway 541 south of War Creek, subsequently knocking out power to nearby residences. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Breathitt County?
May 16, 2025, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 2.75" (baseball) on May 16, 2025.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
No. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. The free check above shows what was recorded near your specific address, with distances.
Nearby counties
Floyd County, KY (33 mi) · Laurel County, KY (51 mi) · Pike County, KY (55 mi) · Pulaski County, KY (74 mi) · Cabell County, WV (86 mi) · Greene County, TN (96 mi) · Putnam County, WV (104 mi) · Knox County, TN (112 mi)
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