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Nashville hail season 2002
15 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 4 storm days, max 2.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2002 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2002, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 10, 2002 | 7 | 2.00" | MAURY, WILLIAMSON, RUTHERFORD, WILSON |
| April 28, 2002 | 5 | 1.75" | RUTHERFORD, DAVIDSON |
| July 2, 2002 | 2 | 1.75" | WILSON, ROBERTSON |
| April 30, 2002 | 1 | 1.75" | RUTHERFORD |
“Spotter reported golfball size hail at the intersection of Interstate 65 and U.S. Highway 431.”
— NWS event narrative, November 10, 2002 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Apr 6 · Jul 2 · Nov 7
Wind context: the record also holds 71 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2002 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
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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.