7,168
Recorded events
95
Counties affected
0
Direct deaths
$39.3M
Property damage
Tennessee hail history: 7,168 recorded events across 95 counties between 1955 and 2026.
Decade by decade
Tennessee hail history by decade
The 2000s are the busiest decade on record with 2,334 reported hail events across Tennessee. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.
County ranking
Counties with the most hail events in Tennessee
| Rank | County | Events | Deaths | Damage | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Shelby County | 311 | 0 | $528K | 1958–2026 |
| #2 | Davidson County | 274 | 0 | $25.1M | 1955–2025 |
| #3 | Williamson County | 197 | 0 | $111K | 1961–2025 |
| #4 | Rutherford County | 194 | 0 | $5.0M | 1959–2025 |
| #5 | Knox County | 169 | 0 | $51K | 1961–2025 |
| #6 | Hamilton County | 168 | 0 | $30K | 1956–2025 |
| #7 | Sumner County | 163 | 0 | $7K | 1959–2026 |
| #8 | Madison County | 156 | 0 | $205K | 1967–2025 |
| #9 | Lawrence County | 146 | 0 | $6K | 1955–2026 |
| #10 | Gibson County | 131 | 0 | $100K | 1962–2026 |
| #11 | Wilson County | 129 | 0 | $15K | 1966–2025 |
| #12 | Putnam County | 121 | 0 | $1K | 1965–2024 |
| #13 | Robertson County | 121 | 0 | $6K | 1969–2025 |
| #14 | Maury County | 115 | 0 | $115K | 1961–2025 |
| #15 | Bradley County | 111 | 0 | $2K | 1974–2025 |
| #16 | Fayette County | 110 | 0 | $62K | 1956–2025 |
| #17 | Blount County | 108 | 0 | $1K | 1957–2025 |
| #18 | Dickson County | 107 | 0 | $25K | 1962–2026 |
| #19 | Henderson County | 106 | 0 | $72K | 1981–2025 |
| #20 | McMinn County | 99 | 0 | $6K | 1962–2025 |
| #21 | Tipton County | 98 | 0 | $41K | 1971–2025 |
| #22 | Sullivan County | 93 | 0 | $5K | 1960–2024 |
| #23 | Carroll County | 93 | 0 | $606K | 1973–2025 |
| #24 | Hardeman County | 93 | 0 | $123K | 1974–2025 |
| #25 | Henry County | 92 | 0 | $72K | 1959–2025 |