194
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$5.0M
Property damage
Hail in Rutherford County, Tennessee: 194 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #652 nationally and #4 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Rutherford County, Tennessee: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Rutherford County is the 2000s, when 84 of the county's 194 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 Rutherford County archive, hail makes up 25.5% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #652 for this hazard and #4 within Tennessee, putting it in the 79.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Rutherford County with 49 recorded events, while Dec 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2006 | MURFREESBORO | 2 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2025 | MURFREESBORO | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 20, 2025 | MURFREESBORO | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 20, 2025 | EAGLEVILLE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | LA VERGNE | 2 | $0 |
| Mar 23, 2025 | SANDHILL | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | MURFREESBORO | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | MURFREESBORO | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | MT OLIVE | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | OVERALL | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 9, 2024 | MURFREESBORO | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Rutherford County
- Thunderstorm Wind 416
- Flash Flood 50
- Tornado 46
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail ranging from quarter up to baseball size fell across a wide area from Barfield northward through central Murfreesboro and across the Murfreesboro Municipal Airport. Some hailstones were measured up to baseball size in Barfield, but most of the hail was quarter to golfball size from Murfreesboro northward to east of Walterhill. Hail also reportedly covered the ground in Murfreesboro. Thousands of cars were damaged by the hail, along with hundreds of homes and businesses, resulting in millions of dollars in damage. Up to two dozen planes at the Murfreesboro Municipal Airport were also battered by the hail resulting in $500,000 damage, including holes punctured in the wings of some planes. This was the worst known October hail storm in the history of Rutherford County.
Numerous reports and photos indicated hail from pea to ping pong ball size fell across the southern half of Murfreesboro, including Cason Lane, River Rock Road, and the MTSU campus. Quarter size hail was also reported just west of downtown Murfreesboro. Hail covered the ground in some areas.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Rutherford County, Tennessee?
194 hail events are recorded in Rutherford County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Rutherford County?
The strongest hail on record in Rutherford County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Rutherford 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.
Cite this page
“Hail in Rutherford County, Tennessee.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/tennessee/rutherford-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.