Hail and tornadoes in Putnam County, TN

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Putnam County, TN on 25 days. The biggest estimate: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball), on Sat, Aug 22, 2026. 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

Sat, Aug 22, 2026

Largest reported

1.5 in

Tue, Jun 7, 2022

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 Sat, Aug 22, 2026 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Sat, Aug 22, 2026: radar-estimated hail around Putnam County, TN, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 84 hail reports in Putnam County, TN on 43 days, 2 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 3 in, near Cookeville, on Tue, Jul 14, 2015.

By decade: 2000s: 17 · 2010s: 61 · 2020s: 6

Tornadoes since 1950

12 tornadoes have touched Putnam County, TN since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 20 and injured 88.

Strongest

Tue, Mar 3, 2020 · EF4 · 8.39 mi long, 900 yd wide · near Ensor · 19 deaths, 87 injuries
Wed, Mar 19, 2003 · F1 · 12.2 mi long, 440 yd wide · near Cookeville · 1 death, 1 injury
Thu, Feb 6, 2025 · EF1 · 1.19 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Cookeville Airport
Wed, Mar 1, 2017 · EF1 · 0.11 mi long, 90 yd wide · near Monterey
Wed, Mar 1, 2017 · EF1 · 7.62 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Denny Seminary

Most recent

Thu, Feb 6, 2025 · EF1 · 1.19 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Cookeville Airport
Fri, May 28, 2021 · EF0 · 12.82 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Wilhite
Fri, Aug 28, 2020 · EF0 · 2.38 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Nash
Tue, Mar 3, 2020 · EF0 · 0.23 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Caney Fork
Tue, Mar 3, 2020 · EF4 · 8.39 mi long, 900 yd wide · near Ensor · 19 deaths, 87 injuries
Tue, Mar 3, 2020 · EF0 · 3.32 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Denny Seminary
Wed, Mar 1, 2017 · EF1 · 0.11 mi long, 90 yd wide · near Monterey
Wed, Mar 1, 2017 · EF1 · 7.62 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Denny Seminary
Tue, Jul 14, 2015 · EF1 · 2.76 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Double Spgs
Fri, Mar 2, 2012 · EF1 · 1.65 mi long, 500 yd wide · near Cookeville Airport

By decade: 2000s: 2 · 2010s: 4 · 2020s: 6

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

Every hail day since January 2021

Mon, Sep 21, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 22, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 WNW Monterey, TN)
Fri, Aug 7, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 6, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 17, 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Sep 5, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Sep 4, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 7, 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.
Thu, Mar 13, 2025
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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, May 6, 2024
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 SE Baxter, TN)
Sat, Jul 29, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jun 30, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 11, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 8, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 7, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 6, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jun 7, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (1 NW COOKEVILLE, TN)
Tue, May 4, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Mar 27, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.