Hail in Grundy County, Tennessee

Hail in Grundy County, Tennessee: 48 recorded events between 1959 and 2017. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #2,275 nationally and #66 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Grundy County is the 1990s, when 15 of the county's 48 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 Grundy County archive, hail makes up 25.8% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,275 for this hazard and #66 within Tennessee, putting it in the 26.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Grundy County with 12 recorded events, while Feb 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 Grundy County, Tennessee?

48 hail events are recorded in Grundy County between 1959 and 2017, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Grundy County?

The strongest hail on record in Grundy County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Grundy 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.