Hail Risk in Tennessee

All Tennessee counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index hail score

Hail risk — ice stones from severe thunderstorms that damage property and crops — is rated for 95 of 95 Tennessee counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Davidson County carries the state's highest hail score at 87.8, with $1M in expected annual hail losses.

No Tennessee county reaches the High band for hail, and expected annual losses from hail total roughly $19M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Hail

#CountyHail ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Davidson County
87.8
Medium 3.30 / yr $1M
2 Montgomery County
87.2
Medium 3.21 / yr $2M
3 Sumner County
86.9
Medium 3.31 / yr $2M
4 Hamilton County
82.6
Medium 3.68 / yr $1M
5 Wilson County
82.0
Medium 3.40 / yr $1M
6 Putnam County
73.0
Low 3.17 / yr $619K
7 Robertson County
70.2
Low 3.17 / yr $623K
8 Cumberland County
67.9
Low 3.07 / yr $356K
9 Bradley County
67.6
Low 3.79 / yr $562K
10 Anderson County
63.3
Low 2.96 / yr $391K
11 Cocke County
59.9
Low 3.21 / yr $247K
12 Knox County
59.7
Low 2.91 / yr $431K
13 Rutherford County
59.4
Low 3.59 / yr $460K
14 Coffee County
57.4
Low 3.82 / yr $340K
15 Warren County
56.6
Low 3.71 / yr $266K
16 Sevier County
56.2
Low 2.98 / yr $286K
17 Greene County
56.2
Low 3.07 / yr $245K
18 Claiborne County
56.2
Low 3.03 / yr $253K
19 Campbell County
55.8
Low 3.01 / yr $225K
20 Bedford County
55.0
Low 3.84 / yr $291K
21 Jackson County
53.7
Low 3.17 / yr $183K
22 Fentress County
51.4
Low 3.01 / yr $183K
23 Cheatham County
50.4
Low 3.28 / yr $312K
24 Macon County
50.0
Low 3.22 / yr $203K
25 DeKalb County
48.7
Low 3.30 / yr $219K
26 Scott County
48.0
Low 3.08 / yr $180K
27 Clay County
46.9
Low 3.07 / yr $178K
28 McMinn County
43.4
Low 3.42 / yr $175K
29 Williamson County
41.9
Low 3.50 / yr $332K
30 Monroe County
41.9
Low 3.34 / yr $137K
31 Overton County
40.5
Low 2.91 / yr $169K
32 White County
40.0
Low 3.14 / yr $148K
33 Blount County
39.9
Low 3.10 / yr $198K
34 Franklin County
39.0
Low 4.07 / yr $171K
35 Washington County
37.9
Low 3.21 / yr $170K
36 Obion County
37.8
Low 2.99 / yr $127K
37 Sullivan County
36.0
Low 3.03 / yr $145K
38 Lincoln County
35.3
Low 4.21 / yr $116K
39 Rhea County
35.1
Low 3.39 / yr $126K
40 Tipton County
34.8
Low 3.28 / yr $111K
41 Grainger County
34.8
Low 2.98 / yr $108K
42 Loudon County
33.6
Very Low 3.09 / yr $112K
43 Marshall County
33.3
Very Low 3.92 / yr $187K
44 Dyer County
32.9
Very Low 3.15 / yr $103K
45 Smith County
31.0
Very Low 3.26 / yr $172K
46 Hamblen County
30.0
Very Low 2.97 / yr $95K
47 Polk County
29.3
Very Low 3.93 / yr $77K
48 Humphreys County
27.9
Very Low 3.16 / yr $89K
49 Giles County
27.1
Very Low 4.12 / yr $83K
50 Pickett County
26.8
Very Low 2.92 / yr $74K
51 Union County
26.7
Very Low 2.99 / yr $93K
52 Jefferson County
25.8
Very Low 2.97 / yr $83K
53 Fayette County
25.4
Very Low 3.30 / yr $80K
54 Hardeman County
25.1
Very Low 3.31 / yr $60K
55 Grundy County
24.5
Very Low 3.80 / yr $52K
56 Lauderdale County
23.8
Very Low 3.24 / yr $59K
57 Carter County
23.5
Very Low 3.67 / yr $59K
58 Hancock County
22.8
Very Low 2.92 / yr $48K
59 Carroll County
22.7
Very Low 2.80 / yr $65K
60 Lawrence County
21.0
Very Low 3.95 / yr $59K
61 Bledsoe County
20.5
Very Low 3.37 / yr $53K
62 Marion County
20.1
Very Low 3.82 / yr $58K
63 Henry County
19.5
Very Low 2.85 / yr $49K
64 Stewart County
18.3
Very Low 2.91 / yr $46K
65 Hawkins County
18.0
Very Low 2.88 / yr $47K
66 Haywood County
17.7
Very Low 3.17 / yr $41K
67 McNairy County
17.6
Very Low 3.25 / yr $55K
68 Benton County
16.6
Very Low 3.02 / yr $46K
69 Madison County
16.3
Very Low 2.97 / yr $44K
70 Trousdale County
16.2
Very Low 3.30 / yr $77K
71 Meigs County
16.0
Very Low 3.44 / yr $41K
72 Roane County
15.8
Very Low 3.04 / yr $42K
73 Houston County
15.7
Very Low 3.20 / yr $51K
74 Johnson County
14.0
Very Low 3.48 / yr $29K
75 Shelby County
12.8
Very Low 3.09 / yr $33K
76 Chester County
12.8
Very Low 3.00 / yr $38K
77 Lake County
12.7
Very Low 3.15 / yr $26K
78 Gibson County
12.2
Very Low 2.97 / yr $33K
79 Moore County
12.2
Very Low 4.20 / yr $35K
80 Morgan County
11.6
Very Low 3.06 / yr $34K
81 Weakley County
10.6
Very Low 2.79 / yr $36K
82 Sequatchie County
10.0
Very Low 3.53 / yr $28K
83 Crockett County
9.6
Very Low 3.15 / yr $22K
84 Maury County
9.2
Very Low 3.67 / yr $31K
85 Lewis County
8.5
Very Low 3.65 / yr $23K
86 Dickson County
8.1
Very Low 3.30 / yr $25K
87 Van Buren County
8.0
Very Low 3.37 / yr $25K
88 Hardin County
7.6
Very Low 3.42 / yr $15K
89 Wayne County
7.6
Very Low 3.72 / yr $15K
90 Unicoi County
7.5
Very Low 3.26 / yr $19K
91 Cannon County
6.8
Very Low 3.60 / yr $18K
92 Henderson County
6.7
Very Low 2.93 / yr $16K
93 Decatur County
6.4
Very Low 3.13 / yr $13K
94 Perry County
6.4
Very Low 3.20 / yr $12K
95 Hickman County
5.4
Very Low 3.41 / yr $12K

95 Tennessee counties with measurable hail risk. See the national hail ranking or all Tennessee counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Tennessee county has the highest hail risk?

Davidson County has the highest FEMA hail risk score in Tennessee at 87.8 (Medium), with $1M in expected annual losses and about 3.30 events per year.

How many Tennessee counties face significant hail risk?

95 Tennessee counties record measurable hail risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 0 of them are rated High or Very High.

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