Hail in Giles County, Tennessee

Hail in Giles County, Tennessee: 56 recorded events between 1993 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. 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 Giles County is the 2010s, when 20 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 Giles County archive, hail makes up 17.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 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.

Mar is the peak month for hail in Giles County with 18 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 193
• Flash Flood 43

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

56 hail events are recorded in Giles County between 1993 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Giles County?

The strongest hail on record in Giles County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Giles 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.