Tennessee, 2023

Hail in Tennessee, April 14, 2023

April 14, 2023 · NWS MRX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Scattered thunderstorms produced isolated reports of severe hail across East Tennessee.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 MRX wrote it up.

Scattered thunderstorms produced isolated reports of severe hail across East Tennessee.

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:15 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Blount

When
April 14, 12:16 PM EST
Where
Blount County, 0.89 mi SE of Fairview
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
35.710, -83.990

Hail, Cocke

When
April 14, 2:35 PM EST
Where
Cocke County, 0.89 mi SW of Northport
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.960, -83.190

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1088844, 1088845.