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Chattanooga hail season 2011
30 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 7 storm days, max 2.50". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2011 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2011, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 27, 2011 | 14 | 2.50" | DADE, CATOOSA, MARION, HAMILTON |
| June 15, 2011 | 8 | 1.75" | WALKER, CATOOSA, HAMILTON, BRADLEY |
| March 26, 2011 | 3 | 1.75" | WALKER, CATOOSA, HAMILTON |
| February 28, 2011 | 2 | 1.00" | WALKER, BRADLEY |
| June 26, 2011 | 1 | 1.25" | WALKER |
“Amateur radio personnel reported thunderstorms produced golfball-size hail in Chattanooga in the Missionary Ridge area.”
— NWS event narrative, April 27, 2011 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Feb 2 · Mar 3 · Apr 15 · May 1 · Jun 9
Wind context: the record also holds 77 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2011 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Chattanooga claim from 2011?
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 25 miles of the Chattanooga anchor. 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. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.