Data current as of 2026-10-16 · Sourced from NOAA Storm Events
Over the past five years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has recorded 25 hail storms within 25 miles of Elizabethtown, KY. Of those, 23 produced hail at least quarter-size — the threshold most insurance carriers consider potentially damaging to asphalt shingles. The largest reported hail in this window was egg-sized, which can fracture shingle mat and dent metal flashing on contact. 2024 was the most active year on record locally, with 11 documented hail events.
Check Hail History for a Specific Address in Elizabethtown| Severity | Count | What it means for roofs |
|---|---|---|
| Destructive | 5 events | Egg-size, expect mat fractures and gutter damage |
| Severe | 3 events | Ping pong-size, granule loss and bruising common |
| Significant | 15 events | Quarter-size, the standard insurance damage threshold |
| Moderate | 2 events | Marble-size, possible cosmetic damage |
| Year | Reported Hail Events Within 25 mi |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 events |
| 2025 | 2 events |
| 2024 | 11 events |
| 2022 | 10 events |
2024 was the busiest hail year on record locally for Elizabethtown, with 11 documented events inside the 25-mile radius. Storm activity in Elizabethtown typically peaks in spring and early summer, when the jet stream pushes Gulf moisture into the area and supercell thunderstorms become more frequent.
| Date | Location | Severity | Size | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-22 | 1 NNE White Mills, KY | Significant | 1.00" | Numerous dime to nickel size hailstones were observed, with a few stones up to quarter size. |
| 2026-02-19 | DEATSVILLE, KY | Significant | 1.00" | Hail was a little larger than quarter size. |
| 2025-05-16 | ROSETTA, KY | Moderate | 0.88" | — |
| 2025-04-10 | NAZARETH, KY | Significant | 1.00" | Dispatch said up to quarter size hail fell on the north side of Bardstown. |
| 2024-05-23 | GAITHERS, KY | Moderate | 0.88" | Nickel sized hail was observed south of Elizabethtown. |
| 2024-05-23 | GLENDALE, KY | Significant | 1.00" | Up to quarter sized hail was observed near Glendale. |
| 2024-05-08 | CLARKSON, KY | Severe | 1.75" | Golf ball sized hail was observed near Clarkson. |
| 2024-02-28 | NORTH FOUR CORNERS, KY | Significant | 1.00" | This report came from mPing. |
| 2024-02-28 | LONG VIEW, KY | Significant | 1.25" | — |
| 2024-02-28 | VINE GROVE, KY | Significant | 1.00" | This report came from mPing. |
| 2024-02-28 | VINE GROVE, KY | Significant | 1.25" | Off-duty NWS employee measured 1.25 inch hail. |
| 2024-02-28 | RINEYVILLE, KY | Severe | 1.75" | — |
| 2024-02-28 | BOSTON, KY | Significant | 1.00" | Report came from mPing. |
| 2024-02-28 | LONG VIEW, KY | Significant | 1.25" | — |
| 2024-02-28 | EARLY TIMES, KY | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2022-11-29 | NELSONVILLE, KY | Significant | 1.25" | Half dollar sized hail was observed in the Nelsonville community. |
| 2022-11-29 | BARDSTOWN, KY | Severe | 1.50" | Multiple reports of hail, ranging from between quarter size to ping pong ball size, were received from the Bardstown area. |
| 2022-05-19 | COLESBURG, KY | Destructive | 2.00" | Two inch hail was observed near the Hardin and Nelson County line. |
| 2022-05-19 | BOSTON, KY | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter-sized hail was observed at Hurricane Hills Lake in western Nelson County. |
| 2022-05-19 | BOSTON, KY | Destructive | 2.50" | Tennis ball-sized hail was observed near Boston. |
NOAA has recorded 134 high-wind events within 25 miles of Elizabethtown, KY in the past five years. Of those, 134 reached severe-thunderstorm thresholds (58+ mph). The highest measured gust was 110 mph.
| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| Destructive | 4 events |
| Severe | 17 events |
| Significant | 113 events |
| Date | Location | Gust (mph) | Severity | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-22 | BARDSTOWN, KY | 58 | Significant | A large tree, too big to move, fell at Bloomfield Road and Gaffney Lane. |
| 2026-06-18 | STIBBINS, KY | 58 | Significant | A tree was downed. |
| 2026-04-28 | RIO, KY | 58 | Significant | A tree was down Pikeview Road near Powder Mills Road. |
| 2026-04-28 | BONNIEVILLE, KY | 58 | Significant | Trees were down on Frenchman knob Road and Locust Grove Road. |
| 2026-03-15 | CASH, KY | 60 | Significant | Several trees and power lines were blown down along Raider Hollow Road near Millerstown. |
| 2026-03-15 | HOWE VLY, KY | 60 | Significant | — |
| 2026-03-15 | ARCH, KY | 110 | Destructive | A swath of damage began just as a tornado along the long-storm track was occluding. It ended close to and east of the area where a different tornado spun up, thus initially appearing from the ground survey team to be a continuous swath of damage.||The first indication of damage was a tree down near Constantine Rd east of Horn Cemetery Rd. The damage path widened near where Constantine Road intersects with Slaughter Rd, where an open air canopy was damaged. Several barns were damaged or destroyed just southwest of Hardinsburg Rd. Additional damage occurred northeast|of that road, along Vertrees Church Ln. No other downstream damage was noted as a tornado path dominated the damage just north and west of this area.||Radar data from the KLVX 88D as well as the TSDF TDWR indicated peak estimated velocities between 80 and 100 kts at around 1000 feet AGL in this region confirming the higher wind gusts that were able to mix down to the surface here and cause the observed damage. |
| 2026-03-15 | FLAHERTY, KY | 100 | Destructive | Entering into Meade County, the emergency manager noted a tree came down across the road, pulling a power line down with it, along Vowels Pl. Additional tree damage was |noted along Rolling Hills Road and then further extensive damage to a farm along Fort Ave. This is the approximate end point of stronger wind damage. KLVX velocity data showed a quick weakening trend in those stronger velocities even at higher tilts. The winds likely remained stronger downstream of the damage but did not cause as widespread of damage. |
| 2026-03-15 | NORTH FOUR CORNERS, KY | 100 | Destructive | Radar data indicated a large area of strong inbound velocity along a path east of the couplet that caused the third tornado along that storm's path. Damage first was noted to an open small barn along Salt River Rd, just south of Four Corners. High resolution satellite imagery indicated a large incoherent patch of trees damaged just west of Salt River Rd south of Berrytown Rd. Additional trees were noted on ground survey damage along Salt River Rd just south of New Salem Church Rd. Another barn and silo were damaged near the intersection of Berrytown Rd and DeWitt Ln. Damage continued upstream along Rineyville Rd where a larger outdoor garage had its roof peeled off before the tornado entered into Meade County. |
| 2026-03-15 | MARTIN BOX, KY | 58 | Significant | — |
| 2026-03-15 | BELLWOOD, KY | 81 | Severe | The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey on Thursday, March 19th for the storms that occurred early Monday morning, March 16th. Straight line winds were determined to have occurred in Nelson County near the Bardstown area with max winds|of 80 MPH.||Damage to trees occurred along the Bluegrass Parkway southwest of Bardstown, including trees damaged in an isolated nature within Bardstown city limits. South of Bardstown there was damage to trees and some structure, including a building at the Nelson County Fairgrounds and a barn with extensive roof loss along Highway 31E. |All damage was facing to the northeast, which is consistent with the storm motion and indicative of straight line winds. No rotational signatures were observed by the survey team. |
| 2026-03-15 | CECILIA, KY | 60 | Significant | A railroad crossing gate was broken at its hinges along Hayden School Road. |
| 2026-03-15 | CLERMONT, KY | 61 | Significant | — |
| 2026-03-15 | LEBANON JCT, KY | 75 | Severe | The National Weather Service conducted a storm damage survey on Monday, March 16th for the storms that occurred on Sunday night, March 15th.||The starting point was on the north side of Lebanon Junction where a large old softwood tree fell onto a pickup truck at a residence along state highway 61. More damage was surveyed approximately 1.5 miles ESE of Lebanon Junction along S Sanders Ln where a couple of older softwood trees again had fallen. ||The next report was along Ridge Rd / CR 1442 approximately 4.5 miles SW of Mt Washington where several large softwood trees fell on power lines causing on power pole to snap and another to become uprooted. ||Further downstream along the storm path, a cluster of damage along Armstrong Ln consisted of several downed trees and metal roofing stripped off of barns/garages. Some of the metal roofing panels were blown into tree tops and twisted onto power lines. ||A half mile north on Armstrong Ln was another instance of several large softwood trees that had been knocked down causing damage to a chained link fence. |
| 2026-03-15 | CECILIA, KY | 63 | Significant | Power poles were blown down along Kentucky Route 86 in Cecilia. |
| 2026-03-15 | BARDSTOWN ARPT, KY | 63 | Significant | — |
| 2025-06-18 | BROAD FORD, KY | 58 | Significant | A tree was blown down near the intersection of Wax Road and Nina Lane. |
| 2025-06-18 | ROYAL, KY | 69 | Severe | A concentrated area of damage was located off of Wheeler Road, where a metal building was destroyed an multiple trees were downed by strong thunderstorm winds. |
| 2025-06-18 | PRICEVILLE, KY | 58 | Significant | A tree was blown down near the intersection of Mud Branch Road and Priceville Road, blocking one lane of traffic. |
| 2025-06-18 | SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY | 58 | Significant | A tree was blown down along Raymond Road. |
The most recent quarter-size-or-larger hail storm recorded by NOAA within 25 miles of Elizabethtown was on August 22, 2026. HailCheck refreshes from the NOAA Storm Events database daily, so newer events appear here as they are reported.
Elizabethtown averages roughly 5 reported hail events per year within a 25-mile radius. Significant storms (quarter-size or larger) account for 23 of the 25 events recorded over the last five years.
The largest documented hail near Elizabethtown in the last five years was egg-sized. Most Elizabethtown-area hail falls in the marble-to-quarter range, with destructive storms (egg-size or larger) appearing roughly once every few years.
Most homeowners insurance policies in KY cover hail damage to roofs, siding, and gutters under the dwelling and other-structures coverage. Coverage typically requires the damage to be tied to a verifiable storm date — which is where the NOAA hail history above (and a HAAG-style test square validation) becomes important for the claim file.
Use the HailCheck address search to enter any street address in or near Elizabethtown. HailCheck returns every NOAA hail event within a configurable radius, along with severity bands, dates, and storm narratives for Pro members.
If your property in or near Elizabethtown took on hail during one of the storms above, the standard process for documenting damage is a 10×10 foot test square inspection. A HAAG-trained reviewer counts impact indicators — granule displacement, mat fractures, and bruising — within the marked square and produces a PASS or FAIL document for the claim file.
HailCheck offers a $99 photo-based HAAG-style test square validation. You submit photos from the field, our reviewer evaluates the impact indicators and cross-references the NOAA storm dates listed above, and a written PASS/FAIL determination is returned within one business day. We do not send anyone to the roof — the validation is built around the photos you submit.
Learn About $99 HAAG-Style ValidationElizabethtown sits east of the traditional hail alley, where hail events are less frequent than the central plains but tend to be associated with strong squall lines and tropical systems. Local roof systems are less commonly hardened for hail, which can mean even moderate impacts produce claim-worthy damage.