Hail in Franklin County, Tennessee

Hail in Franklin County, Tennessee: 86 recorded events between 1974 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,636 nationally and #27 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Franklin County is the 2000s, when 28 of the county's 86 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 Franklin County archive, hail makes up 19.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,636 for this hazard and #27 within Tennessee, putting it in the 47.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Franklin County with 25 recorded events, while Sep 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 259
• Flash Flood 49

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

86 hail events are recorded in Franklin County between 1974 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Franklin County?

The strongest hail on record in Franklin County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Franklin 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.