Hail in Meigs County, Tennessee

Hail in Meigs County, Tennessee: 43 recorded events between 1984 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #2,361 nationally and #73 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Meigs County is the 2000s, when 17 of the county's 43 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 Meigs County archive, hail makes up 21.6% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,361 for this hazard and #73 within Tennessee, putting it in the 24.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Meigs County with 13 recorded events, while Jan 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 Meigs County, Tennessee?

43 hail events are recorded in Meigs County between 1984 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Meigs County?

The strongest hail on record in Meigs County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Meigs 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.