42
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$0
Property damage
Hail in Macon County, Tennessee: 42 recorded events between 1976 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3.25. That places the county #2,379 nationally and #76 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Macon County, Tennessee: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Macon County is the 2010s, when 19 of the county's 42 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 Macon County archive, hail makes up 17.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,379 for this hazard and #76 within Tennessee, putting it in the 23.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Macon County with 10 recorded events, while Jul 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2025 | LAFAYETTE | 1 | $0 |
| May 2, 2025 | LAFAYETTE | 1 | $0 |
| May 8, 2024 | RED BOILING SPGS | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | WEBBTOWN | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2019 | LAFAYETTE | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2019 | LAFAYETTE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2017 | RED BOILING SPGS | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2017 | WEBBTOWN | 1 | $0 |
| May 4, 2016 | EULIA | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 18, 2013 | EULIA | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Macon County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail the size of a baseball reported by the public at Hillsdale. Photo of hail was submitted by Tony White to WSMV-TV channel 4 in Nashville. On a side note, Mr. Maxie Phillips displayed a metal sign to the "Lafayette Macon County Times" newspaper. The business sign dropped in his yard on Williams Road, north of Lafayette, TN from debris as a result of the Sumner County tornado. The sign came from a lady's garage in Hendersonville, TN, about 38 miles to the west of his location.
Newspaper article showed golf ball size hail that fell near the Trousdale-Macon county border. Light to moderate hail damage was reported to private vehicles in Willette. Also, significant roof damage occurred to the Macon County Junior High on HWY 52 Bypass, south of Lafayette.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Macon County, Tennessee?
42 hail events are recorded in Macon County between 1976 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Macon County?
The strongest hail on record in Macon County measured 3.25.
Where does the hail data for Macon 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 Macon County, Tennessee.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/tennessee/macon-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.