Hail and tornadoes in Smith County, TN
Since December 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Smith County, TN on 37 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Fri, Sep 5, 2025. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 2 days.
Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.
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.
Hail on record since 1955
NOAA's Storm Events database lists 38 hail reports in Smith County, TN on 30 days, 2 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.75 in, near Elmwood, on Tue, Aug 19, 1997.
By decade: 1990s: 8 · 2000s: 7 · 2010s: 18 · 2020s: 5
Tornadoes since 1950
11 tornadoes have touched Smith County, TN since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 6.
Strongest
- Wed, Dec 23, 2015 · EF2 · 2.92 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Lancaster Hill
- Fri, Jan 24, 1997 · F2 · 14 mi long, 440 yd wide · near Brush Creek · 6 injuries
- Tue, Mar 3, 2020 · EF1 · 11.99 mi long, 900 yd wide · near Grant
- Wed, Mar 1, 2017 · EF1 · 3.91 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Sykes
- Mon, Oct 1, 2012 · EF1 · 1.47 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Grant
Most recent
- Sat, Dec 11, 2021 · EF0 · 7.18 mi long, 75 yd wide · near South Carthage
- Sat, Apr 25, 2020 · EF0 · 1.56 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Grant
- Tue, Mar 3, 2020 · EF1 · 11.99 mi long, 900 yd wide · near Grant
- Wed, May 24, 2017 · EF0 · 2.45 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Rome
- Wed, Mar 1, 2017 · EF1 · 3.91 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Sykes
- Wed, Mar 1, 2017 · EF0 · 0.77 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Brush Creek
- Wed, Dec 23, 2015 · EF2 · 2.92 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Lancaster Hill
- Mon, Oct 1, 2012 · EF1 · 1.47 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Grant
- Wed, Apr 27, 2011 · EF0 · 3.43 mi long, 50 yd wide · near New Middleton
- Fri, Mar 28, 1997 · F1 · 1 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Carthage
By decade: 1990s: 2 · 2010s: 6 · 2020s: 3
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since December 2020
- Fri, Aug 7, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 6, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Aug 5, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 6, 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.
- Wed, May 20, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Sep 5, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 13, 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.
- Sun, Mar 23, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (South Carthage, TN)
- Thu, Mar 13, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Feb 6, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 16, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 16, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
- Wed, May 8, 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.
- Tue, Apr 2, 2024
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.
- Fri, Jun 30, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 2 in (2 N Gordonsville, TN)
- Sun, Jun 11, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 8, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 8, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.
- Sun, Jun 26, 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)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 5, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 12, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 9, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 13, 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
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.