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Hail dates in Rutherford County, Tennessee
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Rutherford County on 22 days since 2016 (36 separate reports, 27 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 2.00" (hen egg) on March 30, 2025; the most recent hail was May 20, 2025. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Rutherford County since 2016
One row per day the NWS logged hail somewhere in the county. The narrative names the town; the free check below narrows it to your address.
| Date | Largest hail | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-20 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | Estimated golf ball size hail was reported near Christiana from a tornado-warned thunderstorm. |
| 2025-03-30 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 1 | Estimated 2 inch hail was reported between Nolensville and Smyrna. |
| 2025-03-23 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | Estimated half dollar inch hail was reported from a severe thunderstorm near Walmart in La Vergne. |
| 2024-05-26 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 4 | Golf ball size hail was reported west of Murfreesboro. |
| 2024-05-08 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Estimated quarter size hail was reported south of Murfreesboro. |
| 2024-05-06 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 1 | Estimated 1.5 to 2 inch hail was reported from a severe thunderstorm near Bell Buckle in Rutherford County. |
| 2023-07-02 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | Estimated half-dollar size hail fell near Almaville Road and General Barksdale Drive in Smyrna. |
| 2023-05-18 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Estimated quarter size hail or slightly larger fell near Epps Mill Road at Interstate 24 in Christiana. |
| 2023-01-12 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail was reported north of Walterhill. |
| 2022-07-12 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | Twitter tSpotter reports indicated hail up to ping pong ball size fell 6 miles southeast of Nolensville. |
| 2022-05-14 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Facebook photo showed pea to quarter size hail near the courthouse in downtown Murfreesboro. |
| 2022-05-05 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Quarter size hail was reported by the family of a NWS employee in Rockvale. |
| 2022-04-15 | 0.88" (nickel) | 2 | Pea to nickel size hail fell across eastern Murfreesboro in the MTSU area, with nickel size hail reported at Rutherford Blvd and Gold Valley Drive. |
| 2021-04-24 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2021-03-27 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | Measured 1.25 hail on Buzzard Branch Drive in Christiana. |
| 2021-01-25 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail was reported at the I-24 and I-840 interchange. |
| 2018-06-17 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Dime size hail was reported near Blackman High School. |
| 2018-06-11 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | A Facebook video showed pea to penny size hail fell near Murfreesboro. Time and location estimated based on radar. |
| 2017-04-05 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Facebook report of quarter size hail in the Pleasant View area. |
| 2017-03-21 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Photos show quarter size hail fell in Rockvale. |
| 2017-03-09 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | A trained spotter reported ping pong ball size hail on Elam Road. |
| 2016-06-03 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2024 | 3 | 6 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2022 | 4 | 9 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2017 | 3 | 6 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
Damaging wind in Rutherford County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 128 reports since 2016, strongest 90 mph. 11 tornadoes recorded in the county in the same period. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-08 | 90 mph | 5 | Straight line winds impacted the Eagleville area in southwest Rutherford County on Wednesday evening. A NWS storm survey team determined … |
| 2019-06-21 | 85 mph | 4 | A large and intense downburst affected northern Rutherford County from I-840 near Hickory Grove Road southeastward across Mona Road and P… |
| 2017-03-01 | 82 mph | 3 | The roof was blown off and doors blown out of a hangar at the Smyrna Airport. Five other hangars and the fire station also suffered minor… |
| 2025-05-20 | 81 mph | 2 | An intense downburst caused damage near Blackman Road, west of I-24 and northwest of Murfreesboro. These estimated 80 mph winds caused nu… |
| 2024-07-29 | 81 mph | 3 | A swath of intense damaging winds up to 80 mph occurred across central Murfreesboro from around the Stones River to downtown. Damage cons… |
| 2017-03-21 | 81 mph | 9 | A NWS storm survey found a severe 1.5 mile long by 1 mile wide microburst caused significant wind damage along Highway 231 in Christiana.… |
| 2025-03-15 | 70 mph | 4 | Severe thunderstorm winds caused a privacy fence to be blown down, partially blocking the road along Rucker Road near County Farm Road. D… |
| 2023-07-20 | 70 mph | 2 | Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees and damaged a dugout in Lascassas. Damages are a rough estimate. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Rutherford County?
May 20, 2025, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 2.00" (hen egg) on March 30, 2025.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
No. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. The free check above shows what was recorded near your specific address, with distances.
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