43
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$10K
Property damage
Hail in Smith County, Tennessee: 43 recorded events between 1961 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #2,361 nationally and #73 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Smith County, Tennessee: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Smith County is the 2010s, when 18 of the county's 43 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 Smith County archive, hail makes up 16.2% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,361 for this hazard and #73 within Tennessee, putting it in the 24.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Smith County with 13 recorded events, while Feb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2025 | SOUTH CARTHAGE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | EDGEFIELD | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | CEDAR PT | 2 | $0 |
| Aug 9, 2021 | ELMWOOD | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | MONOVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2018 | CARTHAGE | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2017 | CARTHAGE | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2017 | CARTHAGE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2017 | CARTHAGE | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2017 | NEW MIDDLETON | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Smith County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
One inch hail was reported in Carthage. Newspaper also reported that hail rained down across much of the county, and it was so intense, it piled up on roadways and on roofs of houses and buildings, forming a coating of ice in many areas of the county. The hail was so thick at times, that some motorist temporarily pulled off the roadways until the ice eventually turned into rain. Predominately, hail fell for generally 10 to 15 minutes before changing over to all rain. There were no widespread reports of damage to vehicles, homes, etc., resulting from the hail storm. Even though roadways were iced-over in some areas, there were no reports of wrecks involving serious injuries.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Smith County, Tennessee?
43 hail events are recorded in Smith County between 1961 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Smith County?
The strongest hail on record in Smith County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Smith 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 Smith County, Tennessee.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/tennessee/smith-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.