Hail in Lewis County, Tennessee

Hail in Lewis County, Tennessee: 49 recorded events between 1977 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #2,261 nationally and #64 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Lewis County is the 2000s, when 23 of the county's 49 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 Lewis County archive, hail makes up 25.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,261 for this hazard and #64 within Tennessee, putting it in the 27.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Lewis County with 15 recorded events, while Jul 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 Lewis County, Tennessee?

49 hail events are recorded in Lewis County between 1977 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Lewis County?

The strongest hail on record in Lewis County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Lewis 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.