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Nashville hail season 1997
10 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 5 storm days, max 1.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 1997 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (1997, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 28, 1997 | 5 | 1.75" | DICKSON, WILSON, DAVIDSON, CHEATHAM |
| January 24, 1997 | 2 | 1.75" | WILLIAMSON, RUTHERFORD |
| November 30, 1997 | 1 | 1.00" | DAVIDSON |
| June 13, 1997 | 1 | 1.75" | DAVIDSON |
| May 26, 1997 | 1 | 1.00" | DAVIDSON |
When it fell
Jan 2 · Mar 5 · May 1 · Jun 1 · Nov 1
Wind context: the record also holds 76 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 1997 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Nashville claim from 1997?
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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 35 miles of the Nashville 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.