Hail in McMinn County, Tennessee

Hail in McMinn County, Tennessee: 99 recorded events between 1962 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,447 nationally and #20 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in McMinn County is the 2000s, when 31 of the county's 99 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 McMinn County archive, hail makes up 20.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,447 for this hazard and #20 within Tennessee, putting it in the 53.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in McMinn County with 27 recorded events, while Jan 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 McMinn County, Tennessee?

99 hail events are recorded in McMinn County between 1962 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in McMinn County?

The strongest hail on record in McMinn County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for McMinn 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.