Hail in Knox County, Tennessee

Hail in Knox County, Tennessee: 169 recorded events between 1961 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #803 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Knox County is the 2010s, when 45 of the county's 169 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 Knox County archive, hail makes up 21.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #803 for this hazard and #5 within Tennessee, putting it in the 74.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Knox County with 51 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 488
• Flash Flood 68

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

169 hail events are recorded in Knox County between 1961 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Knox County?

The strongest hail on record in Knox County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Knox 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.