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Nashville hail season 2016
30 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 6 storm days, max 2.50". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2016 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2016, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2016 | 25 | 2.50" | WILSON, DAVIDSON, SUMNER, ROBERTSON |
| December 28, 2016 | 1 | 1.00" | ROBERTSON |
| July 14, 2016 | 1 | 1.00" | WILSON |
| July 6, 2016 | 1 | 1.00" | MAURY |
| May 2, 2016 | 1 | 1.00" | DICKSON |
“Several Facebook reports and photos showed hail up to tennis ball size fell along Andrew Jackson Parkway in Hermitage. Numerous cars were damaged and several homes suffered roof damage and broken windows in a small area from Andrew Jackson Parkway southeast to Tulip Grove Road.”
— NWS event narrative, May 10, 2016 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
May 27 · Jul 2 · Dec 1
Wind context: the record also holds 269 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2016 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Nashville claim from 2016?
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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.