Hail in Hawkins County, Tennessee

Hail in Hawkins County, Tennessee: 50 recorded events between 1995 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.25. That places the county #2,240 nationally and #62 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Hawkins County is the 2020s, when 15 of the county's 50 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 Hawkins County archive, hail makes up 15.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,240 for this hazard and #62 within Tennessee, putting it in the 27.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Hawkins County with 13 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 Hawkins County, Tennessee?

50 hail events are recorded in Hawkins County between 1995 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Hawkins County?

The strongest hail on record in Hawkins County measured 4.25.

Where does the hail data for Hawkins 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.