Hail in Tennessee — where it hits, county by county
Tennessee logged 322 National Weather Service hail reports over the last 5 years — meaningful but not hail-alley volume. The table below ranks the counties; the interactive national map shows exactly where, year by year. Checking a specific address? The map’s search box pulls every dated report within 25 miles.
Open the interactive map on Tennessee →Top hail counties in Tennessee (2022–2026)
| County | Reports | Avg/yr | Peak month | % damaging (≥1.5″) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson | 67 | 13.4 | May | 51% |
| Shelby | 38 | 7.6 | Apr | 24% |
| Knox | 28 | 5.6 | Sep | 25% |
| Robertson | 26 | 5.2 | May | 31% |
| Davidson | 25 | 5.0 | May | 0% |
| Hamilton | 23 | 4.6 | May | 4% |
| Sumner | 21 | 4.2 | Jun | 5% |
| Fayette | 20 | 4.0 | Apr | 30% |
| Maury | 19 | 3.8 | May | 42% |
| Sevier | 19 | 3.8 | May | 11% |
| Dickson | 18 | 3.6 | Mar | 17% |
| Wilson | 18 | 3.6 | Jun | 28% |
Tennessee hail — the questions people ask
Where does it hail the most in Tennessee?
By reported hail over the last 5 years, the most active counties in Tennessee are Williamson, Shelby, Knox. Reports track population and spotter coverage as well as storms, so rural corridors can be under-counted; the persistent leaders on this table are real hail geography.
When is hail season in Tennessee?
Reported hail in Tennessee peaks around May, with most activity in the spring-through-midsummer window. Any single year can break the pattern.
How much of Tennessee's hail is damaging?
On this page, damaging means reported stones of 1.5″ or larger — the size that reliably dents roofs and vehicles and strips crops. The per-county damaging share is in the table; statewide, hail of any size totaled 322 reports over 5 years.