Hail and tornadoes in Sequatchie County, TN

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Sequatchie County, TN on 26 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Sat, Sep 19, 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
27
since January 2021
1 inch or larger
15
days, estimated or reported
Largest radar estimate
2+ in
Sat, Sep 19, 2026
Largest reported
3 in
Wed, May 8, 2024

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, Sep 19, 2026 around the place, with the hail reported that day
Sat, Sep 19, 2026: radar-estimated hail around Sequatchie County, TN, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 26 hail reports in Sequatchie County, TN on 19 days, 0 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 1.75 in, near Dunlap, on Sat, May 20, 2006.

By decade: 2000s: 14 · 2010s: 8 · 2020s: 4

Tornadoes since 1950

7 tornadoes have touched Sequatchie County, TN since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 2.

Strongest

  • Wed, Apr 27, 2011 · EF4 · 7.86 mi long, 880 yd wide · near Daus
  • Tue, Nov 29, 2016 · EF2 · 7.59 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Cartwright · 2 injuries
  • Wed, Apr 27, 2011 · EF2 · 4.5 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Dunlap
  • Fri, Apr 10, 2009 · EF2 · 5 mi long, 175 yd wide · near Dunlap
  • Wed, Apr 27, 2011 · EF1 · 3.4 mi long, 80 yd wide · near Dunlap

Most recent

  • Tue, Nov 29, 2016 · EF2 · 7.59 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Cartwright · 2 injuries
  • Wed, Apr 27, 2011 · EF2 · 4.5 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Dunlap
  • Wed, Apr 27, 2011 · EF4 · 7.86 mi long, 880 yd wide · near Daus
  • Wed, Apr 27, 2011 · EF1 · 3.4 mi long, 80 yd wide · near Dunlap
  • Fri, Apr 10, 2009 · EF1 · 0.2 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Dunlap
  • Fri, Apr 10, 2009 · EF2 · 5 mi long, 175 yd wide · near Dunlap
  • Sat, Mar 28, 2009 · EF0 · 1 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Dunlap

By decade: 2000s: 3 · 2010s: 4

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

Every hail day since January 2021

  • Tue, Sep 22, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Mon, Sep 21, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sun, Sep 20, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sat, Sep 19, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)

    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: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    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.

  • Fri, Jul 3, 2026

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sat, Aug 16, 2025

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Fri, Aug 15, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    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.

  • Tue, May 20, 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, Apr 10, 2025

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Sat, Aug 17, 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.

  • Wed, May 8, 2024

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    Reported in the county
    • 3 in (3 S Palio, TN)
  • Sat, Jul 1, 2023

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)

    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.

  • Mon, Jun 5, 2023

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)

    Reported in the county
    • 1 in (6 E Dunlap, TN)
  • Sun, Jun 4, 2023

    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.

  • Tue, Jul 27, 2021

    Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)

    No hail reported in the county.

  • Fri, Mar 26, 2021
    Reported in the county
    • 1.25 in (1 NNW CARTWRIGHT, TN)

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.