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Nashville hail season 2003
19 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 9 storm days, max 1.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2003 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2003, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2003 | 5 | 1.25" | DAVIDSON, WILSON, WILLIAMSON, MAURY |
| August 4, 2003 | 4 | 1.75" | RUTHERFORD, SUMNER, WILSON |
| July 13, 2003 | 4 | 1.00" | RUTHERFORD, DICKSON, WILSON, DAVIDSON |
| July 9, 2003 | 1 | 1.00" | WILSON |
| June 11, 2003 | 1 | 1.00" | RUTHERFORD |
“Spotter reported quarter size hail at the intersection of Harding Place and Nolensville Roads.”
— NWS event narrative, May 5, 2003 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Apr 3 · May 5 · Jun 2 · Jul 5 · Aug 4
Wind context: the record also holds 134 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2003 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Nashville claim from 2003?
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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.