Hail and tornadoes in Shelby County, TN

Since October 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Shelby County, TN on 85 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Wed, May 22, 2024. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 16 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

2+ in

Wed, May 22, 2024

Largest reported

2 in

Mon, Jan 25, 2021

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 Wed, May 22, 2024 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Wed, May 22, 2024: radar-estimated hail around Shelby County, TN, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 254 hail reports in Shelby County, TN on 148 days, 4 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.75 in, near Germantown, on Fri, Apr 7, 2006.

By decade: 1990s: 35 · 2000s: 84 · 2010s: 86 · 2020s: 49

Tornadoes since 1950

12 tornadoes have touched Shelby County, TN since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 4 and injured 14.

Strongest

Tue, Feb 5, 2008 · EF2 · 8.43 mi long, 440 yd wide · near Whitehaven · 3 deaths, 13 injuries
Tue, Feb 5, 2008 · EF2 · 7.12 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Bolton · 1 injury
Thu, Jul 30, 2009 · EF1 · 1.96 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Shelby Center · 1 death
Mon, Oct 21, 2019 · EF1 · 7.42 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Memphis International Ar
Sat, May 1, 2010 · EF1 · 0.61 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Lucy

Most recent

Mon, Oct 21, 2019 · EF1 · 7.42 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Memphis International Ar
Mon, Apr 28, 2014 · EF0 · 1.54 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Rosemark
Sat, May 1, 2010 · EF1 · 0.61 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Lucy
Thu, Jul 30, 2009 · EF1 · 1.96 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Shelby Center · 1 death
Fri, Jun 12, 2009 · EF1 · 0.1 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Bartlett
Tue, Feb 5, 2008 · EF0 · 2.62 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Eads
Tue, Feb 5, 2008 · EF2 · 8.43 mi long, 440 yd wide · near Whitehaven · 3 deaths, 13 injuries
Tue, Feb 5, 2008 · EF2 · 7.12 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Bolton · 1 injury
Sat, Jun 17, 2006 · F1 · 0.3 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Cordova
Thu, Apr 22, 2004 · F0 · 0.1 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Fisherville

By decade: 1990s: 2 · 2000s: 7 · 2010s: 3

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

Every hail day since October 2020

Fri, Sep 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 22, 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.
Wed, Jul 8, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jun 13, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 1, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, May 5, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Apr 28, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Apr 27, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 W Ellendale, TN)
Tue, Aug 19, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 14, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 17, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 30, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jun 28, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jun 26, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 23, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 18, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jun 7, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 18, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 1, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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 3, 2025
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 S Lakeland, TN)
Wed, Apr 2, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 W Bartlett, TN)
- 1 in (2 SW Lakeland, TN)
- 1 in (2 E Midtown Memphis, TN)
- 1.75 in (4 S Lakeland, TN)
- 1.75 in (5 SSE Germantown, TN)
Sun, Mar 30, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (Ellendale, TN)
Sun, Mar 23, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 30, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Aug 29, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jul 14, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (2 NNE Lakeland, TN)
Thu, Jul 4, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 23, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, May 22, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 WNW Ellendale, TN)
- 1 in (1 NE Midtown Memphis, TN)
Fri, May 17, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, May 8, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Apr 7, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Apr 2, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 WSW Bartlett, TN)
Fri, Dec 8, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Sep 20, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Sep 5, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (3 NE Southeast Memphis, TN)
Wed, Aug 9, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (4 N Southeast Memphis, TN)
- 1 in (4 SSE Midtown Memphis, TN)
Mon, Aug 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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, Jul 20, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 18, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 8, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 5, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 4, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 3, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jul 2, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
Fri, Jun 16, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (4 W Frayser, TN)
Thu, Jun 15, 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jun 10, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jun 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, May 16, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, May 10, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Apr 27, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (4 S EADS, TN)
- 1.5 in (3 W COLLIERVILLE, TN)
Fri, Mar 31, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Feb 15, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (7 W MILLINGTON, TN)
- 1.5 in (7 W MILLINGTON, TN)
- 1 in (1 SE GERMANTOWN, TN)
Tue, Nov 29, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (SOUTHEAST MEMPHIS, TN)
Sat, Oct 15, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Oct 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Sep 6, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Aug 29, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Aug 21, 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.
Thu, Jul 28, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 6, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jun 1, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, May 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 NNW MILLINGTON, TN)
Sun, May 15, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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
- 1.25 in (3 SE DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS, TN)
Fri, Dec 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 15, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 9, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Mar 27, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Mar 26, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jan 25, 2021
Reported in the county
- 1.75 in (3 SE DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS, TN)
- 1 in (1 ESE GERMANTOWN, TN)
- 2 in (2 S GERMANTOWN, TN)

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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.