51
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1K
Property damage
Hail in Jefferson County, Tennessee: 51 recorded events between 1986 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #2,220 nationally and #60 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Jefferson County, Tennessee: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Jefferson County is the 1990s, when 18 of the county's 51 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 Jefferson County archive, hail makes up 16.6% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,220 for this hazard and #60 within Tennessee, putting it in the 28.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Jefferson County with 16 recorded events, while Aug 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2025 | DANDRIDGE | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 17, 2025 | DEEP SPGS | 1.25 | $0 |
| Feb 7, 2025 | CHESTNUT HILL | 1 | $0 |
| May 26, 2024 | JEFFERSON ESTATES | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2022 | JEFFERSON ESTATES | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 6, 2022 | CHESTNUT HILL | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 27, 2021 | WHITE PINE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mar 27, 2021 | OAKLAND | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 22, 2017 | SUGAR FORKS | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 14, 2015 | CHESTNUT GROVE | 1 | $0 |
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Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Jefferson County, Tennessee?
51 hail events are recorded in Jefferson County between 1986 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Jefferson County?
The strongest hail on record in Jefferson County measured 2.
Where does the hail data for Jefferson 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.
Cite this page
“Hail in Jefferson County, Tennessee.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/tennessee/jefferson-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.