Hail and tornadoes in Madison County, TN

Since October 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Madison County, TN on 60 days. The biggest estimate: 3 in or larger (teacup), on Mon, Apr 8, 2024. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 11 days.

Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.

Days with hail

since October 2020

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

3+ in

Mon, Apr 8, 2024

Largest reported

1.75 in

Thu, Apr 3, 2025

Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.

Radar-estimated hail on Mon, Apr 8, 2024 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Mon, Apr 8, 2024: radar-estimated hail around Madison County, TN, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 140 hail reports in Madison County, TN on 92 days, 5 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 4 in, near Huntersville, on Tue, Feb 5, 2008.

By decade: 1990s: 30 · 2000s: 43 · 2010s: 35 · 2020s: 32

Tornadoes since 1950

20 tornadoes have touched Madison County, TN since 1950, 6 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 19 and injured 237.

Strongest

Sun, May 4, 2003 · F4 · 26 mi long, 880 yd wide · near Denmark · 11 deaths, 66 injuries
Sun, Jan 17, 1999 · F4 · 16 mi long, 500 yd wide · near Bemis · 6 deaths, 106 injuries
Tue, Feb 5, 2008 · EF4 · 7.61 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Gilmore · 51 injuries
Tue, Feb 5, 2008 · EF3 · 10.14 mi long, 440 yd wide · near Leighton · 2 deaths, 14 injuries
Sun, May 4, 2003 · F3 · 14 mi long, 440 yd wide · near Denmark

Most recent

Tue, May 20, 2025 · EF0 · 1.29 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Mc Kellar Field
Wed, Apr 2, 2025 · EF0 · 1.89 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Neely
Sun, May 26, 2024 · EF1 · 8.68 mi long, 550 yd wide · near Uptonville
Wed, Mar 30, 2022 · EF1 · 5.13 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Oakfield
Wed, Mar 30, 2022 · EF1 · 8.49 mi long, 175 yd wide · near Neely
Sat, Dec 11, 2021 · EF1 · 4.23 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Beech Bluff
Wed, Dec 23, 2015 · EF1 · 1.21 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Leighton
Tue, Feb 5, 2008 · EF2 · 0.38 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Spring Creek
Tue, Feb 5, 2008 · EF4 · 7.61 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Gilmore · 51 injuries
Tue, Feb 5, 2008 · EF3 · 10.14 mi long, 440 yd wide · near Leighton · 2 deaths, 14 injuries

By decade: 1990s: 3 · 2000s: 10 · 2010s: 1 · 2020s: 6

Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.

Every hail day since October 2020

Sun, Sep 13, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Aug 26, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 20, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Aug 9, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 9, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jul 5, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Apr 27, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Apr 16, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Sep 21, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Sep 5, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Aug 19, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 12, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jun 6, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, May 2, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Apr 23, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Apr 10, 2025
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 SW Jackson, TN)
Sat, Apr 5, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Apr 3, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1.75 in (Spring Creek, TN)
Wed, Apr 2, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (3 NW Jackson, TN)
- 1 in (4 N Jackson, TN)
- 1 in (5 NW Henderson, TN)
Sun, Mar 30, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (3 NNE Jackson, TN)
Fri, Aug 16, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 8, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jun 25, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 26, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, May 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, May 14, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, May 6, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Apr 8, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 3 in or larger (teacup)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (6 E Bemis, TN)
- 1.25 in (Medon, TN)
Sat, Dec 9, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (2 NW Fairview, TN)
Thu, Sep 28, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 5, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 3, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 29, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 20, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 18, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 1, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 E Adair, TN)
- 1 in (2 SSW Fairview, TN)
Sat, May 27, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, May 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, May 15, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (JACKSON, TN)
Wed, Apr 5, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jan 12, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Sep 24, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Aug 9, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Aug 2, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 26, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 15, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, May 13, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (JACKSON, TN)
Mon, May 2, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (4 WSW MIFFLIN, TN)
Sun, Dec 5, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 31, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 30, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 9, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, May 3, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Apr 9, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Mar 27, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (MEDON, TN)
- 1.75 in (BEECH BLUFF, TN)
Fri, Mar 26, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.

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Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.