Hail in Sumner County, Tennessee

Hail in Sumner County, Tennessee: 163 recorded events between 1959 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #836 nationally and #7 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Sumner County is the 2010s, when 66 of the county's 163 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 Sumner County archive, hail makes up 22.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #836 for this hazard and #7 within Tennessee, putting it in the 73.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Sumner County with 37 recorded events, while Dec 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 425
• Flash Flood 72
• Tornado 45

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

163 hail events are recorded in Sumner County between 1959 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Sumner County?

The strongest hail on record in Sumner County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Sumner 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.