Hail in Henderson County, Tennessee

Hail in Henderson County, Tennessee: 106 recorded events between 1981 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #1,367 nationally and #19 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Henderson County is the 2000s, when 34 of the county's 106 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 Henderson County archive, hail makes up 34.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,367 for this hazard and #19 within Tennessee, putting it in the 56.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Henderson County with 30 recorded events, while Oct 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 Henderson County, Tennessee?

106 hail events are recorded in Henderson County between 1981 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Henderson County?

The strongest hail on record in Henderson County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Henderson 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.