Hail in Lawrence County, Tennessee

Hail in Lawrence County, Tennessee: 146 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #956 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Lawrence County is the 2000s, when 52 of the county's 146 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 Lawrence County archive, hail makes up 19.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #956 for this hazard and #9 within Tennessee, putting it in the 69.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Lawrence County with 37 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 380
• Flash Flood 118
• Tornado 42

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

146 hail events are recorded in Lawrence County between 1955 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Lawrence County?

The strongest hail on record in Lawrence County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Lawrence 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.