Data current as of 2026-10-16 · Sourced from NOAA Storm Events
Over the past five years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has recorded 45 hail storms within 25 miles of Clarksville, TN. Of those, 35 produced hail at least quarter-size — the threshold most insurance carriers consider potentially damaging to asphalt shingles. The largest reported hail in this window was baseball-sized or larger, which can fracture shingle mat and dent metal flashing on contact. 2024 was the most active year on record locally, with 16 documented hail events.
Check Hail History for a Specific Address in Clarksville| Severity | Count | What it means for roofs |
|---|---|---|
| Catastrophic | 1 event | Baseball+ size, structural roof damage likely |
| Destructive | 4 events | Egg-size, expect mat fractures and gutter damage |
| Severe | 7 events | Ping pong-size, granule loss and bruising common |
| Significant | 23 events | Quarter-size, the standard insurance damage threshold |
| Moderate | 10 events | Marble-size, possible cosmetic damage |
| Year | Reported Hail Events Within 25 mi |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 events |
| 2025 | 12 events |
| 2024 | 16 events |
| 2023 | 8 events |
| 2022 | 3 events |
2024 was the busiest hail year on record locally for Clarksville, with 16 documented events inside the 25-mile radius. Storm activity in Clarksville typically peaks in spring and early summer, when the jet stream pushes Gulf moisture into the area and supercell thunderstorms become more frequent.
| Date | Location | Severity | Size | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | 2 N Oak Grove, KY | Moderate | 0.75" | Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.). |
| 2026-07-02 | 5 N Fredonia, TN | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2026-07-02 | 6 E Clarksville, TN | Moderate | 0.88" | Dime to nickel size hail at Rollow Rd near Rossview Rd. |
| 2026-06-09 | 5 SSW Cedar Hill, TN | Significant | 1.00" | Delayed report of 1 inch hail nw of Coopertown. |
| 2026-06-09 | 6 W Coopertown, TN | Moderate | 0.50" | Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.). |
| 2026-06-09 | TURNERSVILLE, TN | Significant | 1.00" | Estimated quarter size hail was reported near Coopertown. |
| 2025-05-20 | COOPERTOWN, TN | Significant | 1.00" | Estimated quarter size hail was reported near Coopertown. |
| 2025-05-16 | COOPERTOWN, TN | Significant | 1.00" | Estimated quarter size hail was reported near Coopertown. |
| 2025-05-16 | COOPERTOWN, TN | Significant | 1.25" | Estimated half dollar size hail was reported near Coopertown. |
| 2025-05-16 | OAK GROVE, KY | Significant | 1.00" | Hail estimated to quarter size fell in Oak Grove. |
| 2025-05-08 | CUMBERLAND FURNACE, TN | Significant | 1.00" | Estimated quarter size hail was reported south of Cumberland Furnace. |
| 2025-05-08 | ASHLAND CITY, TN | Significant | 1.00" | Estimated quarter size hail was reported in Ashland City. |
| 2025-04-02 | ASHLAND CITY, TN | Destructive | 2.50" | Estimated 2.5 inch was reported just northeast of Ashland City. |
| 2025-04-02 | ASHLAND CITY, TN | Destructive | 2.75" | Estimated baseball size hail was reported northeast of Ashland City. This large hail damaged and broke several car windshields. Damages are a rough estimate. |
| 2025-03-30 | CLARKSVILLE, TN | Significant | 1.00" | Estimated one inch hail was reported from a severe thunderstorm near Clarksville. |
| 2025-02-15 | VANLEER, TN | Significant | 1.00" | Estimated one inch hail was reported in Vanleer from a severe thunderstorm. |
| 2025-02-15 | DOVER, TN | Significant | 1.00" | Estimated one inch hail was reported near Dover from a severe thunderstorm. |
| 2025-02-06 | PEMBROKE, KY | Moderate | 0.88" | An isolated storm produced hail the size of a nickel as it moved northeast between Pembroke and Hopkinsville. |
| 2024-08-17 | ST ELMO, KY | Moderate | 0.75" | Numerous hailstones estimated at penny size were falling on KY-115 north of Oak Grove towards Pembroke. |
| 2024-05-26 | SHADY GROVE, TN | Significant | 1.00" | Quarter size hail was reported along Interstate 24 near Clarksville. |
NOAA has recorded 105 high-wind events within 25 miles of Clarksville, TN in the past five years. Of those, 104 reached severe-thunderstorm thresholds (58+ mph). The highest measured gust was 115 mph.
| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| Destructive | 1 event |
| Severe | 36 events |
| Significant | 67 events |
| Moderate | 1 event |
| Date | Location | Gust (mph) | Severity | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | 2 E Hopkinsville, KY | 51 | Significant | AWOS station KHVC 2 E Hopkinsville. |
| 2026-04-29 | 5 NW Clarksville, TN | 40 | Moderate | ASOS station KCKV Clarksville Outlaw Field. |
| 2026-04-28 | CUMBERLAND CITY, TN | 70 | Severe | Severe thunderstorm winds caused structural damage to a barn and downed several trees in the Cumberland City area. Damages are a rough estimate. |
| 2026-04-28 | FREDONIA, TN | 60 | Significant | A severe thunderstorm downed a large tree limb in Fredonia. Damages are a rough estimate. |
| 2026-04-16 | CHARLOTTE, TN | 60 | Significant | Severe thunderstorm winds caused roof damage to a convenience store in Charlotte. Damages are a rough estimate. |
| 2026-04-16 | CHARLOTTE, TN | 60 | Significant | Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees on Highway 47 and Highway 48 in Charlotte, causing power outages in the area. Damages are a rough estimate. |
| 2026-04-16 | CUMBERLAND FURNACE, TN | 60 | Significant | Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees in the Cumberland Furnace area, causing power outages. Damages are a rough estimate. |
| 2026-04-16 | MERRITTSTOWN, KY | 75 | Severe | Several damage reports were received in western portions of Hopkinsville as a thunderstorm line moved through. Trees brought down wires on Mill Run Court and Millbrooke Drive. Wires were down on Wayne Drive. Transformers blew on Merriwood Parkway. |
| 2026-04-16 | PEMBROKE, KY | 64 | Severe | A line of storms moving through Pembroke damaged transformers and brought down a tree into wires. |
| 2026-04-16 | NORTH ZION, KY | 59 | Significant | Measured gust at the Kentucky Mesonet site 5 SW of Elkton. |
| 2026-04-16 | HOPKINSVILLE, KY | 85 | Severe | A powerful storm moved across Hopkinsville with the highest concentration of damage located near 10th and 12th St. A roof was blown off a garage. One person was injured as a tree fell onto a house on E 12th St. Shingles of a roof were blown off. Several more homes had more minor roof or siding damage. Power poles were downed including on Belmont St. Numerous trees were damaged or downed including on 9th St and 68/80. Wires were downed on McLean Ave and Hope St. Emergency management, trained spotters, law enforcement, and broadcast media provided numerous reports for this part of the city. |
| 2026-04-16 | 3 WNW Elkton, KY | 59 | Significant | Kentucky Mesonet measured 59 mph gust. |
| 2026-04-16 | HOPKINSVILLE, KY | 81 | Severe | A swath of wind damage reports came in from eastern/southeastern portions of Hopkinsville as a line of thunderstorms moved eastward across the city. Emergency management reported shingles blew off of a roof on Victory road. Law enforcement reported a tree down on Faircourt St., a tree limb blocking part of Lindsey Drive, a tree blocking 21st St on the 1000 block, a tree and power line down on Polar St, a tree into wires at 19th St/Woodmill Rd, a tree in power lines at Parkview Drive, and wires down on Mohawk Trail. |
| 2026-04-16 | CEDAR HILL, TN | 60 | Significant | Severe thunderstorm caused numerous downed trees across Robertson County, including in Adams, Cedar Hill, Springfield, Orlinda, and Greenbrier. Damages are a rough estimate. |
| 2026-04-16 | HOPKINSVILLE, KY | 64 | Severe | A line of storms moving through Hopkinsville blew a tree down onto Bahama Drive, blocking the road. Further east, there was a public report of a tree uprooted on Sivley Rd. |
| 2026-04-16 | 5 NW Clarksville, TN | 54 | Significant | ASOS station KCKV Clarksville Outlaw Field. |
| 2026-04-16 | WOODLAWN, TN | 60 | Significant | Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees in the Woodlawn area with one falling onto a powerline and catching fire. Damages are a rough estimate. |
| 2026-03-15 | CLARKSVILLE ARPT, TN | 70 | Severe | A tornadic thunderstorm downed trees and caused roof damage on Tiny Town Road and Allen Road in Clarksville. Damages are a rough damage. |
| 2025-07-13 | GAINSVILLE, KY | 70 | Severe | Power lines were downed onto N. Jessup Street in Hopkinsville by straight-line thunderstorm winds. A fallen tree was also partially blocking the road. |
| 2025-07-13 | HOPKINSVILLE, KY | 64 | Severe | Power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds on Ft. Campbell Blvd from a storm tracking to the ENE through Hopkinsville. |
The most recent quarter-size-or-larger hail storm recorded by NOAA within 25 miles of Clarksville was on July 2, 2026. HailCheck refreshes from the NOAA Storm Events database daily, so newer events appear here as they are reported.
Clarksville averages roughly 9 reported hail events per year within a 25-mile radius. Significant storms (quarter-size or larger) account for 35 of the 45 events recorded over the last five years.
The largest documented hail near Clarksville in the last five years was baseball-sized or larger. Most Clarksville-area hail falls in the marble-to-quarter range, with destructive storms (egg-size or larger) appearing roughly once every few years.
Most homeowners insurance policies in TN cover hail damage to roofs, siding, and gutters under the dwelling and other-structures coverage. Coverage typically requires the damage to be tied to a verifiable storm date — which is where the NOAA hail history above (and a HAAG-style test square validation) becomes important for the claim file.
Use the HailCheck address search to enter any street address in or near Clarksville. HailCheck returns every NOAA hail event within a configurable radius, along with severity bands, dates, and storm narratives for Pro members.
If your property in or near Clarksville took on hail during one of the storms above, the standard process for documenting damage is a 10×10 foot test square inspection. A HAAG-trained reviewer counts impact indicators — granule displacement, mat fractures, and bruising — within the marked square and produces a PASS or FAIL document for the claim file.
HailCheck offers a $99 photo-based HAAG-style test square validation. You submit photos from the field, our reviewer evaluates the impact indicators and cross-references the NOAA storm dates listed above, and a written PASS/FAIL determination is returned within one business day. We do not send anyone to the roof — the validation is built around the photos you submit.
Learn About $99 HAAG-Style ValidationClarksville sits east of the traditional hail alley, where hail events are less frequent than the central plains but tend to be associated with strong squall lines and tropical systems. Local roof systems are less commonly hardened for hail, which can mean even moderate impacts produce claim-worthy damage.