Hail in Fayette County, Tennessee

Hail in Fayette County, Tennessee: 110 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,317 nationally and #16 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Fayette County is the 1990s, when 34 of the county's 110 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Fayette County archive, hail makes up 30.9% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,317 for this hazard and #16 within Tennessee, putting it in the 57.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Fayette County with 36 recorded events, while Dec is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

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How many hail events are on record in Fayette County, Tennessee?

110 hail events are recorded in Fayette County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Fayette County?

The strongest hail on record in Fayette County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Fayette County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.