Tennessee, 1977

Hail in Tennessee, April 23, 1977

April 23, 1977 · NWS IMT · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

6 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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

6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Shelby

When
April 23, 11:53 AM CST
Where
Shelby County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.080, -89.820

Hail, Carroll

When
April 23, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Carroll County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.870, -88.400

Hail, Lewis

When
April 23, 12:15 PM CST
Where
Lewis County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.550, -87.570

Hail, Sequatchie

When
April 23, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Sequatchie County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.380, -85.380

Hail, Knox

When
April 23, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Knox County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
36.080, -83.930

Hail, Greene

When
April 23, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Greene County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.170, -82.870

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 10126542, 10126543, 10126544, 10126545, 10126546, 10126547.