Hail, Rutherford
- When
- April 15, 12:20 PM CST
- Where
- Rutherford County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.000, -86.500
Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, April 15, 1961
7 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
7 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Cumberland
- When
- April 15, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cumberland County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.000, -85.080
Hail, Hickman
- When
- April 15, 1:45 PM CST
- Where
- Hickman County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.780, -87.500
Hail, Maury
- When
- April 15, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Maury County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.580, -87.000
Hail, Maury
- When
- April 15, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Maury County
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.700, -87.000
Hail, Overton
- When
- April 15, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Overton County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.380, -85.280
Hail, Morgan
- When
- April 15, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Morgan County
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 36.200, -84.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Rutherford
- When
- April 15, 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Rutherford County
- Coordinates
- 35.780, -86.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Rutherford
- When
- April 15, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Rutherford County
- Coordinates
- 35.780, -86.400
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10125233, 10125234, 10125235, 10125236, 10125237, 10125238, 10125239, 10125240, 10125241.