Hail in Bradley County, Tennessee

Hail in Bradley County, Tennessee: 111 recorded events between 1974 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,305 nationally and #15 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Bradley County is the 2000s, when 36 of the county's 111 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 Bradley County archive, hail makes up 25.3% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,305 for this hazard and #15 within Tennessee, putting it in the 57.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Bradley County with 30 recorded events, while Nov 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 269

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

111 hail events are recorded in Bradley County between 1974 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Bradley County?

The strongest hail on record in Bradley County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Bradley 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.