65
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$12K
Property damage
Hail in Rhea County, Tennessee: 65 recorded events between 1977 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #1,944 nationally and #43 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Rhea County, Tennessee: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Rhea County is the 1990s, when 25 of the county's 65 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 Rhea County archive, hail makes up 19.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,944 for this hazard and #43 within Tennessee, putting it in the 37.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Rhea County with 21 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2025 | SPRING CITY | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | FIVE PTS | 2 | $0 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | FIVE PTS | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 11, 2023 | SPRING CITY | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 5, 2023 | WATTS BAR LAKE SOUTH | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2020 | CONCORD | 1 | $0 |
| May 2, 2016 | SPRING CITY | 1 | $0 |
| May 22, 2013 | IDEAL VLY | 1 | $0 |
| Feb 29, 2012 | DAYTON | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | SPRING CITY | 1 | $0 |
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Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Rhea County, Tennessee?
65 hail events are recorded in Rhea County between 1977 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Rhea County?
The strongest hail on record in Rhea County measured 4.
Where does the hail data for Rhea 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 Rhea County, Tennessee.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/tennessee/rhea-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.