70
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$55K
Property damage
Hail in Bedford County, Tennessee: 70 recorded events between 1976 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,868 nationally and #40 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Bedford County, Tennessee: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Bedford County is the 2000s, when 24 of the county's 70 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 Bedford County archive, hail makes up 18.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,868 for this hazard and #40 within Tennessee, putting it in the 40.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Bedford County with 19 recorded events, while Sep 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2025 | FALL CREEK | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | SHELBYVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| May 9, 2024 | VANNATTA | 2 | $0 |
| May 9, 2024 | BOMAR ARPT | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | GRAY | 1 | $0 |
| Feb 16, 2023 | SHELBYVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2022 | ROVER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Aug 12, 2021 | BEECHWOOD | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2017 | FLAT CREEK | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 21, 2017 | UNIONVILLE | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Bedford County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Newspaper reported a two inch hail depth on the ground near a section of U.S. 41 North near Brad's Market and Deli, just outside of Shelbyville. This forced drivers to pull off the road and watch as the penny size hail pelted their vehicles. Details on amount of vehicle damage and associated damage amounts were unknown.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Bedford County, Tennessee?
70 hail events are recorded in Bedford County between 1976 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Bedford County?
The strongest hail on record in Bedford County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Bedford 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 Bedford County, Tennessee.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/tennessee/bedford-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.