Hail in Decatur County, Tennessee

Hail in Decatur County, Tennessee: 56 recorded events between 1995 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #2,108 nationally and #52 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Decatur County is the 2000s, when 21 of the county's 56 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 Decatur County archive, hail makes up 28.3% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,108 for this hazard and #52 within Tennessee, putting it in the 31.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Decatur County with 16 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 89
• Flash Flood 43

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

56 hail events are recorded in Decatur County between 1995 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Decatur County?

The strongest hail on record in Decatur County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Decatur 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.