Hail in Chester County, Tennessee

Hail in Chester County, Tennessee: 75 recorded events between 1962 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #1,779 nationally and #34 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Chester County is the 1990s, when 22 of the county's 75 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 Chester County archive, hail makes up 39.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,779 for this hazard and #34 within Tennessee, putting it in the 42.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Chester County with 20 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 Chester County, Tennessee?

75 hail events are recorded in Chester County between 1962 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Chester County?

The strongest hail on record in Chester County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Chester 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.