Tennessee, 1996

Hail in Tennessee, April 29, 1996

April 29, 1996 · NWS OHX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Hail chipped paint on cars.

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
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS OHX wrote it up.

Hail chipped paint on cars.

The radar

The Nashville radar (KOHX), 35 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:32 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Williamson

When
April 29, 1:30 PM CST to 1:35 PM CST
Where
Williamson County, Nolensville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
35.950, -86.680

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.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Tennessee in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, April 1996

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5545054.