Tennessee · May 8, 2025

Tennessee hail map — May 8, 2025

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 11 Tennessee cities on May 8, 2025. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Nashville.

Hail swath map for Nashville, TN on May 8, 2025 showing 1.50 inch hail.
Swath over Nashville on May 8, 2025 — 1.50″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
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Cities hit
11
in Tennessee
Largest stone
1.50″
half dollar size
Impact rating
5/10
from stone size

Sizes come from NOAA radar, which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.

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What people on the ground measured in Tennessee on May 8, 2025

12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 3 from trained observers or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.

  • 2.75″ baseball size Broadcast Media
    Citico Beach, TN7:35 PM CDTMonroe County

    Social media photo of a very large hailstone, estimated to be the size of a baseball. Time is estimated from radar.

  • 2.50″ hen egg size Broadcast Media
    Vonore, TN6:26 PM CDTMonroe County

    Tennis ball size hail.

  • 2.00″ hen egg size Trained Spotter
    4 ESE Big Sandy, TN1:23 PM CDTBenton County

    Corrects previous hail report from 4 ESE Big Sandy.

  • 2.00″ hen egg size Trained Spotter
    4 ESE Big Sandy, TN2:59 PM CDTBenton County
  • 2.00″ hen egg size Public
    1 W Franklin, TN3:28 PM CDTWilliamson County

    2 inch hail on HWY 96 in Franklin, TN. Reported via social media.

  • 2.00″ hen egg size Broadcast Media
    Talassee, TN6:25 PM CDTBlount County

    Photo of a large hail stone estimated to be 2 inches in diameter, via a social media post. Time is estimated from radar.

  • 2.00″ hen egg size Public
    Del Rio, TN7:45 PM CDTCocke County

    Social media photo of very large hailstones, estimated to be 2 inches in diameter. Time is estimated from radar.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Public
    3 SSW Mifflin, TN2:05 PM CDTChester County

    Needmore Rd and Highway 200.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Public
    3 S Slick Rock, TN3:45 PM CDTScott County

    Mix of Quarter Size 1.0 inch to Golf Ball 1.75 inch diameter hail that caused minor damage to vehicles.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter
    2 NE Madisonville, TN6:15 PM CDTMonroe County

    Golf ball size hail.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Public
    2 E Vonore, TN6:19 PM CDTMonroe County

    Golf ball size hail.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Public
    2 SE Del Rio, TN7:40 PM CDTCocke County

Showing the 12 largest of 55 hail reports filed that day.

Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.

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Tennessee hail on May 8, 2025

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 11 Tennessee cities that day. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Nashville. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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