Lexington, KY Hail & Wind Storm History
Severe weather within ~25 miles of Lexington, Kentucky over the last 12 months — NWS warnings, observed storm reports, and official records, deduplicated.
Lexington, Kentucky storm history at a glance (last 12 months)
This free weather history for Lexington — home to roughly 329,437 residents in Fayette County — draws on StormAuditor's deduplicated public record: 31 wind and hail events within 25 miles of Lexington in the trailing 12 months — 20 wind events and 11 hail events, including a maximum observed wind gust of 58 mph. Fayette County as a whole recorded 50 events (27 wind · 23 hail). Events fuse NWS warnings, observed Local Storm Reports, station measurements, and official NCEI records, deduplicated so one storm is counted once.
Biggest storm days near Lexington
- August 16, 2026 — 8 recorded events · 4 wind · 4 hail
- August 15, 2026 — 4 recorded events · 4 hail
- August 11, 2026 — 4 recorded events · 4 wind
- February 19, 2026 — 3 recorded events · 3 hail
- December 28, 2025 — 2 recorded events · 2 wind
Lexington hail map and wind map
Researching hail in Lexington or severe wind in Lexington? Radar-derived hail swaths and peak-gust wind swaths for Kentucky — including the Lexington metro — are on the Hail Explorer and Wind Explorer: pick any storm date and see how estimated hail size and wind gust bands tracked through Fayette County. County-level activity is on the impact heatmap, and day-by-day history is on the Storm Calendar.
Free Lexington weather report by address
Area maps show where storms tracked; an insurance claim or roof inspection needs what happened at the property. Start with a free weather report check: the Free Report Snapshot answers YES/NO instantly on estimated damaging wind (45+ mph) and damage-capable hail (0.75 in. or larger) at any Lexington address, and the Address Lookup adds free Lexington wind history and free Lexington hail history context — NWS warnings, storm reports, and NOAA observations — at no charge. When you need the full document, a complete Weather Report is $2.99 and covers every qualifying storm date at one address. All values are estimates from public NOAA data under our published methodology — research documentation, not certified weather records (see Limitations).
Free Lexington storm data download
The Lexington dataset on this page — every deduplicated wind and hail event within about 25 miles from the last 12 months, with dates, counties, event types, measured gusts, and hail sizes — downloads free, reusable with attribution under the data license: download CSV · download JSON. Because the radius can cross county and state lines, these counts can legitimately differ from the Fayette County totals above. Statewide files are on the Kentucky storm data page.
More Kentucky city storm pages: Louisville hail & wind history · Bowling Green hail & wind history · Owensboro hail & wind history · Elizabethtown hail & wind history · Paducah hail & wind history · Covington hail & wind history · Kentucky statewide storm data
About this page: built by Storm Auditor LLC from public NOAA/NWS records — deduplicated warnings, storm reports, station measurements, and official records on a rolling 12-month window, under the published methodology. See the StormAuditor Editorial Team for how content is produced.
Data last refreshed August 23, 2026. Counts cover severe and sub-severe wind and hail; flood activity and Special Weather Statements are tracked separately on the dashboard.