Hail events in Shelby County, Tennessee The hail events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 312 hail events on record for Shelby County, Tennessee, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 28 Apr 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 63 hail events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Hail.

Newest hail events on record

Apr 28 2026

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile E of SHELBY FARMS

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of PISGAH

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile WNW of ELLENDALE

Aug 14 2025

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

6 miles ESE of CAPLEVILLE

May 2 2025

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile SW of ARLINGTON MUNI ARPT

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile NW of BARTLETT

Apr 3 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NNE of LENOW

Apr 2 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles E of AULON

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

3 miles WSW of ARLINGTON MUNI ARPT

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile ENE of CORDOVA

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles N of LENOW

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles SE of BRUNSWICK

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At LENOW

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile N of PISGAH

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NNE of GERMANTOWN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SW of CORDOVA

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles NW of COLLIERVILLE ARPK

Mar 30 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SE of ELLENDALE

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

At ELLENDALE

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile W of BOLTON

Jul 8 2024

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

3 miles E of BRUNSWICK

May 22 2024

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles S of ARLINGTON MUNI ARPT

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of BINGHAMTON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of SPRING LAKE

Hail0.75 in, penny size

2 miles ENE of SPRING LAKE

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Hail size is in inches, with the object that NCEI names for that size.

Hail events by year

Hail events on record for Shelby County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
1960s	0	1	0	1	4	1	0	1	0	1	9
1970s	2	5	0	2	4	1	1	1	2	1	19
1980s	2	0	2	0	6	1	1	1	3	4	20
1990s	1	0	1	1	6	8	7	7	4	9	44
2000s	6	2	9	8	7	7	15	8	16	6	84
2010s	23	25	10	2	4	5	6	4	4	3	86
2020s	2	6	4	12	5	17	3 (part of the year)				49

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Hail events are on record from 1955. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan15 events
Feb17 events
Mar35 events
Apr87 events
May75 events
Jun28 events
Jul14 events
Aug13 events
Sep6 events
Oct7 events
Nov10 events
Dec5 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Shelby County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	136
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	116
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	57
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	3
4 in and larger	softball and larger	0

When listing hail size under Magnitude, e.g., 2.25 in., the hail size is given in inches and hundredths of inches. These values are assigned a size in inches from their appearance.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

An event without a size in the record is not in this table.

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: Shelby County beside the total of the counties of Tennessee and of the United States
Measure	Shelby	All counties of Tennessee	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	312	7,169	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	41.0	17.4	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	3.4	10.3	12.8

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More hail events on record

Hail events on record for Shelby County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Injuries	On record for
5 Sep 2023	Hail	1.50 in	$5 thousand	0	County
9 Aug 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
9 Aug 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
9 Aug 2023	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
16 Jun 2023	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
16 Jun 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
27 Apr 2023	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
27 Apr 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
27 Apr 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
27 Apr 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
15 Feb 2023	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
15 Feb 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
29 Nov 2022	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
29 Nov 2022	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
21 May 2022	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
13 May 2022	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
11 Dec 2021	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
28 Feb 2021	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
25 Jan 2021	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
25 Jan 2021	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
25 Jan 2021	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
25 Jan 2021	Hail	2.00 in	none	0	County
4 Jun 2020	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
3 May 2020	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
15 May 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
15 May 2019	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
15 May 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
19 Jul 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
20 May 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
19 May 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
19 May 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
4 Jul 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
1 Jun 2017	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
1 Mar 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
1 Mar 2017	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
28 Dec 2016	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
28 Dec 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
15 Jul 2016	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
15 Jul 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
2 May 2016	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
31 Mar 2016	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
23 Dec 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
29 Jun 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
29 Jun 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
1 Apr 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
1 Apr 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
7 Oct 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
2 Oct 2014	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
28 Apr 2014	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
28 Apr 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
21 Dec 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
21 May 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
3 Nov 2012	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
3 Nov 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
17 Oct 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
5 Sep 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
7 Jul 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
11 Jun 2012	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
6 May 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
5 Apr 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
31 Mar 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
1 Feb 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
25 Sep 2011	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
25 Sep 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
25 Sep 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
20 Aug 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
18 Aug 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
16 Jun 2011	Hail	2.25 in	none	0	County
16 Jun 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
25 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
25 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
22 May 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
22 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
22 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
1 May 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
1 May 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
27 Apr 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
27 Apr 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
26 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
26 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
26 Apr 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
26 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
25 Apr 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
20 Apr 2011	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
20 Apr 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
26 Mar 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
4 Mar 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
12 Oct 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
24 May 2010	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
24 May 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
24 May 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
24 May 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
24 May 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
24 May 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
14 May 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
22 May 2008	Hail	0.88 in	$2 thousand	0	County
22 May 2008	Hail	0.75 in	$1 thousand	0	County
10 May 2008	Hail	1.00 in	$2 thousand	0	County
2 May 2008	Hail	1.00 in	$2 thousand	0	County
22 Apr 2008	Hail	0.88 in	$2 thousand	0	County
4 Apr 2008	Hail	0.88 in	$2 thousand	0	County
15 Mar 2008	Hail	0.88 in	$2 thousand	0	County
15 Mar 2008	Hail	0.88 in	$2 thousand	0	County
14 Mar 2008	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	0	County
14 Mar 2008	Hail	1.00 in	$2 thousand	0	County
14 Mar 2008	Hail	0.88 in	$2 thousand	0	County
14 Mar 2008	Hail	0.75 in	$2 thousand	0	County
14 Mar 2008	Hail	0.75 in	$1 thousand	0	County
5 Feb 2008	Hail	0.75 in	$1 thousand	0	County
8 Jan 2008	Hail	1.00 in	$2 thousand	0	County
8 Jan 2008	Hail	0.75 in	$1 thousand	0	County
14 Nov 2007	Hail	0.75 in	$1 thousand	0	County
30 Jun 2007	Hail	0.75 in	$1 thousand	0	County
26 Jun 2007	Hail	0.75 in	$1 thousand	0	County
15 May 2007	Hail	0.75 in	$1 thousand	0	County
13 Apr 2007	Hail	0.75 in	$1 thousand	0	County
13 Apr 2007	Hail	0.75 in	$1 thousand	0	County
3 Apr 2007	Hail	1.75 in	$2 thousand	0	County
3 Apr 2007	Hail	0.75 in	$1 thousand	0	County
17 Jun 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	0	County
31 May 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	0	County
9 May 2006	Hail	0.88 in	$3 thousand	0	County
4 May 2006	Hail	0.75 in	$1 thousand	0	County
25 Apr 2006	Hail	0.88 in	$3 thousand	0	County
25 Apr 2006	Hail	0.88 in	$3 thousand	0	County
20 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$6 thousand	0	County
7 Apr 2006	Hail	2.75 in	$75 thousand	0	County
7 Apr 2006	Hail	1.75 in	$15 thousand	0	County
7 Apr 2006	Hail	1.75 in	$11 thousand	0	County
7 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$8 thousand	0	County
7 Apr 2006	Hail	0.88 in	$4 thousand	0	County
2 Apr 2006	Hail	1.75 in	$15 thousand	0	County
2 Apr 2006	Hail	1.75 in	$12 thousand	0	County
2 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	0	County
15 Nov 2005	Hail	1.75 in	$2 thousand	0	County
15 Nov 2005	Hail	1.00 in	$110	0	County
22 Mar 2005	Hail	1.00 in	$160	0	County
18 Oct 2004	Hail	1.50 in	$500	0	County
14 Jul 2004	Hail	1.00 in	$100	0	County
23 Apr 2004	Hail	1.00 in	$200	0	County
20 Mar 2004	Hail	1.00 in	$150	0	County
7 Oct 2003	Hail	1.00 in	$150	0	County
16 May 2003	Hail	1.75 in	$1 thousand	0	County
16 May 2003	Hail	1.00 in	$110	0	County
20 Apr 2003	Hail	1.00 in	$150	0	County
28 May 2002	Hail	0.75 in	$500	0	County
30 Apr 2002	Hail	0.88 in	$100	0	County
29 Mar 2002	Hail	1.00 in	$220	0	County
3 Mar 2001	Hail	1.75 in	$750	0	County
24 Feb 2001	Hail	1.00 in	$100	0	County
18 Feb 2000	Hail	0.88 in	$60	0	County
5 May 1999	Hail	1.00 in	$100	0	County
5 May 1999	Hail	0.88 in	$60	0	County
3 Apr 1999	Hail	1.75 in	$750	0	County
17 Jan 1999	Hail	1.75 in	$750	0	County
17 Jan 1999	Hail	1.25 in	$250	0	County
6 May 1998	Hail	1.75 in	$200 thousand	0	County
27 Apr 1998	Hail	1.00 in	$110	0	County
8 Apr 1998	Hail	1.75 in	$1 thousand	0	County
8 Jul 1997	Hail	1.00 in	$150	0	County
4 Jan 1997	Hail	1.00 in	$100	0	County
19 Aug 1996	Hail	1.00 in	$100	0	County
18 Jan 1996	Hail	1.00 in	$1 thousand	0	County
26 Oct 1995	Hail	1.75 in	$50 thousand	0	County
6 Jun 1995	Hail	0.75 in	$100	0	County
6 Jun 1995	Hail	0.75 in	$100	0	County
15 May 1995	Hail	2.75 in	$50 thousand	0	County
15 May 1995	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	0	County
20 Mar 1995	Hail	0.88 in	$200	0	County
20 Mar 1995	Hail	0.75 in	$100	0	County
26 Apr 1994	Hail	1.75 in	$500	0	County
26 Apr 1994	Hail	1.75 in	$500	0	County
24 Mar 1994	Hail	0.75 in	$50	0	County
11 Apr 1987	Hail	3.00 in	none	1	County

The site keeps 199 of the 312 events for this page. It keeps the newest 120 events. It also keeps 80 events with the most damage, injuries or deaths. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Memphis, TN (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Shelby County, Tennessee". https://countyhazards.com/county/tn/shelby/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most hail events on record for Shelby County?: April has 87 of the 312 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many hail events are on record for Tennessee?: NCEI has 7,175 hail events on record for Tennessee from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Shelby County compare with the other counties of Tennessee?: The counties of Tennessee have 17.4 hail events for each 100 square miles. Shelby County has 41.0.
How large is the hail on record for Shelby County?: 60 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.