Hail and tornadoes in McMinn County, TN

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in McMinn County, TN on 37 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Thu, Jul 20, 2023. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 3 days.

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

Days with hail

since January 2021

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

1.5+ in

Thu, Jul 20, 2023

Largest reported

1 in

Sat, Mar 15, 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 Thu, Jul 20, 2023 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Thu, Jul 20, 2023: radar-estimated hail around McMinn County, TN, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 53 hail reports in McMinn County, TN on 35 days, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 1.75 in, near Good Spgs, on Sat, Apr 25, 2020.

By decade: 2000s: 28 · 2010s: 21 · 2020s: 4

Tornadoes since 1950

12 tornadoes have touched McMinn County, TN since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 32.

Strongest

Wed, Nov 30, 2016 · EF2 · 11.33 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Poplar Hill · 20 injuries
Fri, Mar 2, 2012 · EF2 · 7.2 mi long, 120 yd wide · near Coghill · 7 injuries
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 · EF2 · 7.9 mi long, 500 yd wide · near Luskville · 5 injuries
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 · EF1 · 5.7 mi long, 80 yd wide · near Dentville
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 · EF1 · 0.75 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Manila

Most recent

Sat, Mar 17, 2018 · EF0 · 0.38 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Athens Airport
Wed, Nov 30, 2016 · EF2 · 11.33 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Poplar Hill · 20 injuries
Fri, Mar 2, 2012 · EF2 · 7.2 mi long, 120 yd wide · near Coghill · 7 injuries
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 · EF1 · 0.75 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Manila
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 · EF2 · 7.9 mi long, 500 yd wide · near Luskville · 5 injuries
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 · EF0 · 0.7 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Mt Harmony
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 · EF0 · 2.3 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Etowah
Wed, Apr 27, 2011 · EF1 · 5.7 mi long, 80 yd wide · near Dentville
Mon, Apr 4, 2011 · EF0 · 0.1 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Athens
Fri, Oct 9, 2009 · EF0 · 0.2 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Englewood

By decade: 2000s: 3 · 2010s: 9

Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.

Every hail day since January 2021

Sat, Sep 19, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 20, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Aug 17, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 7, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 28, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
Fri, Nov 7, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Sep 27, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Sep 2, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 31, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 1, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jun 27, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 25, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Mar 15, 2025
Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 SSE Athens, TN)
Fri, Aug 30, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 30, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, May 8, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Aug 14, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 25, 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 6, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 5, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Aug 9, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 5, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Aug 3, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 23, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 6, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jun 17, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 E NIOTA, TN)
Thu, Jun 2, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, May 6, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (HILLSVIEW, TN)
Wed, Aug 11, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Aug 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
Tue, Jun 29, 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.