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Nashville hail season 2012
91 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 15 storm days, max 2.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2012 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2012, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2, 2012 | 25 | 2.75" | DAVIDSON, DICKSON, WILSON |
| March 14, 2012 | 18 | 2.00" | WILLIAMSON, DAVIDSON, CHEATHAM, SUMNER |
| March 15, 2012 | 15 | 1.75" | WILLIAMSON, HICKMAN, RUTHERFORD, DICKSON |
| April 26, 2012 | 10 | 1.75" | WILLIAMSON, WILSON, DAVIDSON, SUMNER |
| May 19, 2012 | 6 | 1.75" | RUTHERFORD, WILLIAMSON, WILSON, ROBERTSON |
“Hail up to golf ball size was reported at the Nashville Emergency Operations Center. At least two dozen vehicles were damaged.”
— NWS event narrative, March 2, 2012 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Jan 2 · Mar 60 · Apr 11 · May 11 · Jul 2 · Aug 4 · Nov 1
Wind context: the record also holds 160 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2012 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Nashville claim from 2012?
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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.