Knott County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Has it hailed in Knott County, Kentucky recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 43 hail reports with hail up to 1.25", among 49 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 6 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in September 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Knott County
Recent storms — full detail available in the app
Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
See the specifics — free →Storm log — the official record, day by day
Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Troublesome Creek Times Newspaper reports that KY-550 E (East Main Street) was closed due to downed trees blocking the road near the intersection with Communication Lan (JKL)”
- Wind Unknown 1 NNE Hindman SPC verified report
Friday, August 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 253 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Noble, or 12 miles southeast of Jackson, moving east at 5 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 831 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Tillie, or near Whitesburg, moving southeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 751 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Rowdy, or 12 miles north of Hazard, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1122 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Daisydell, or 12 miles east of Jackson, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 457 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Mozelle to Arminta. Movement was southeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 534 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Raven, or 9 miles northeast of Hindman, moving north at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 845 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Noble, or 12 miles northwest of Hindman, moving north at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 26, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 434 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Dice, or near Hazard, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 541 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Buck, or 10 miles northwest of Hindman, moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 459 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Kaliopi, or near Hyden, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 454 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Kite, or 9 miles east of Hindman, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 24, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 432 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Bonanza to Pippa Passes. Movement was east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 16, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 208 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hi Hat, or 12 miles southwest of Pikeville, moving east-southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 154 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Betty, or 11 miles northeast of Hindman, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 1223 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Orchard, or 13 miles southwest of Prestonsburg, moving northeast at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 105 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Hollonville to Chenowee to Crockettsville. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.88" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, April 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 1146 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Teges, or 11 miles south of Booneville, moving northeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.88" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 243 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Cordia, or near Hazard, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 210 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hyden, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 13, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect until 7 PM EDT this evening.”
“An approaching dry cold front will lead to gusty southwest winds this afternoon. The winds will generally be southwest at 10 to 25 mph with gusts of 35 to 50 mph, strongest winds north of the Mountain Parkway. These strong winds combined with humidity values falling into the 25 to 35 percent range will lead to an elevated risk for rapid wildfire spread.”
- Wind 50 mph Knott County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Knott County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 741 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Bobs Fork to Hosea to near Hoskinston to Mozelle to Miracle. Movement was northeast at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 105 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Dice, or 9 miles north of Hazard, moving northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 524 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Daisydell to Gays Creek to near Hector. Movement was east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, February 20, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 426 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Toulouse, or near Hyden, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 304 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Curt, or near Jackson, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, December 19, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1200 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from Chestnut to Lewis Creek. Movement was east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 55 mph Knott County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, December 18, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1127 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Guage to Wendover to near Cubage. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Knott County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, November 7, 2025
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 753 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Buck, or 10 miles northwest of Hindman, moving east at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 515 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Stinnett, or near Hyden, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Knott County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Knott County, KY?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 49 severe weather events in Knott County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Knott County recently?
Yes — 43 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1.25" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
Create a free IDOLCheck account and run an address check. It shows verified storm reports and official NWS warning boundaries around any specific property — county-level pages like this one only tell part of the story.