Tennessee, 1988

Hail in Tennessee, April 23, 1988

April 23, 1988 · NWS MEM · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

7 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
7

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. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hickman

When
April 23, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Hickman County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.780, -87.470

Hail, Williamson

When
April 23, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Williamson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.920, -86.900

Hail, Rutherford

When
April 23, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Rutherford County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.980, -86.530

Hail, Rutherford

When
April 23, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Rutherford County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.850, -86.420

Hail, Pickett

When
April 23, 7:55 PM CST
Where
Pickett County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.550, -85.000

Hail, Rutherford

When
April 23, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Rutherford County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
36.020, -86.580

Hail, Franklin

When
April 23, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Franklin County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
35.370, -86.230

What these are

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

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: 10121597, 10121598, 10121599, 10121600, 10121601, 10121602, 10121603.