Hail in Blount County, Tennessee

Hail in Blount County, Tennessee: 108 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #1,350 nationally and #17 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Blount County is the 2000s, when 32 of the county's 108 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 Blount County archive, hail makes up 20.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,350 for this hazard and #17 within Tennessee, putting it in the 56.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Blount County with 38 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.

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

108 hail events are recorded in Blount County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Blount County?

The strongest hail on record in Blount County measured 2.

Where does the hail data for Blount 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.