Hail in Fentress County, Tennessee

Hail in Fentress County, Tennessee: 59 recorded events between 1993 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.5. That places the county #2,062 nationally and #49 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Fentress County is the 2000s, when 22 of the county's 59 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 Fentress County archive, hail makes up 19.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,062 for this hazard and #49 within Tennessee, putting it in the 33.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Fentress County with 13 recorded events, while Oct 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 Fentress County, Tennessee?

59 hail events are recorded in Fentress County between 1993 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Fentress County?

The strongest hail on record in Fentress County measured 2.5.

Where does the hail data for Fentress 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.