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 32 hail storms within 25 miles of Cookeville, TN. Of those, 26 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 egg-sized, which can fracture shingle mat and dent metal flashing on contact. 2022 was the most active year on record locally, with 10 documented hail events.
Check Hail History for a Specific Address in Cookeville| Severity | Count | What it means for roofs |
|---|---|---|
| Destructive | 2 events | Egg-size, expect mat fractures and gutter damage |
| Severe | 7 events | Ping pong-size, granule loss and bruising common |
| Significant | 17 events | Quarter-size, the standard insurance damage threshold |
| Moderate | 6 events | Marble-size, possible cosmetic damage |
| Year | Reported Hail Events Within 25 mi |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 events |
| 2025 | 6 events |
| 2024 | 4 events |
| 2023 | 6 events |
| 2022 | 10 events |
2022 was the busiest hail year on record locally for Cookeville, with 10 documented events inside the 25-mile radius. Storm activity in Cookeville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-23 | 4 S Pleasant Hill, TN | Significant | 1.25" | Reports of hail larger than quarters on Taylors Chapel Rd. |
| 2026-08-23 | 5 N Pleasant Hill, TN | Significant | 1.00" | Photos relayed through social media of quarter size hail, maybe slightly larger. |
| 2026-08-23 | 4 NNW Pleasant Hill, TN | Severe | 1.50" | Photos of ping pong ball size hail off of Cow Pen Rd in Mayland. Time estimated. |
| 2026-08-22 | 2 WNW Monterey, TN | Significant | 1.00" | Hail up to quarter size in Monterey. |
| 2026-08-22 | 1 E Livingston, TN | Significant | 1.00" | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). |
| 2026-08-22 | 5 SE Livingston, TN | Significant | 1.25" | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). |
| 2025-09-05 | GAINESBORO, TN | Severe | 1.75" | A severe thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in Gainesboro. |
| 2025-09-05 | WHITLEYVILLE, TN | Destructive | 2.50" | A severe thunderstorm in Whitleyville produced tennis ball size hail. |
| 2025-09-05 | MC COINSVILLE, TN | Moderate | 0.88" | Nickel size hail was reported in Gainesboro. |
| 2025-05-20 | QUEBECK, TN | Significant | 1.00" | Estimated quarter size hail was reported in Quebeck from a tornado-warned thunderstorm. |
| 2025-05-16 | LIVINGSTON, TN | Moderate | 0.88" | Dime to nickel size hail was reported in Livingston. |
| 2025-03-23 | GAINESBORO, TN | Significant | 1.00" | Estimated 1 inch hail was reported from a severe thunderstorm in Gainesboro. |
| 2024-05-08 | LIVINGSTON, TN | Severe | 1.75" | Estimated golf ball size hail was reported from a severe thunderstorm near Livingston. |
| 2024-05-06 | INDIAN MOUND, TN | Significant | 1.00" | Estimated quarter size hail was reported from a severe thunderstorm east of Smithville. |
| 2024-05-06 | HENSLEYS CHAPEL, TN | Significant | 1.00" | Estimated quarter size hail was reported along Honeysuckle Lane from a severe thunderstorm near Sparta. |
| 2024-05-06 | BAXTER, TN | Significant | 1.00" | Estimated quarter size hail was reported from a severe thunderstorm near Baxter. |
| 2023-06-25 | CEDAR PT, TN | Destructive | 2.00" | Estimated 2 inch hail was reported just north of Gordonsville. |
| 2023-06-11 | GAINESBORO, TN | Moderate | 0.88" | Estimated nickel size hail was reported in Gainesboro. |
| 2023-06-11 | BETHLEHEM, TN | Significant | 1.00" | Estimated 1 inch hail was reported from a severe thunderstorm south-southeast of Livingston. |
| 2023-06-11 | HARDY, TN | Severe | 1.50" | Estimated 1.5 inch hail fell from a severe thunderstorm southwest of Livingstone. |
NOAA has recorded 107 high-wind events within 25 miles of Cookeville, TN in the past five years. Of those, 106 reached severe-thunderstorm thresholds (58+ mph). The highest measured gust was 90 mph.
| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| Severe | 36 events |
| Significant | 70 events |
| Moderate | 1 event |
| Date | Location | Gust (mph) | Severity | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-03 | Baxter, TN | 64 | Severe | Measured from the Putnam EMA weather station. |
| 2026-04-17 | Cookeville, TN | 45 | Moderate | Wind gusts in Cookeville. |
| 2026-04-17 | 7 SSW Cookeville, TN | 47 | Significant | AWOS station KSRB Sparta-Cookeville Airport. |
| 2026-03-15 | RICKMAN, TN | 64 | Severe | Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees near Highway 111 and Highway 293. Damages are a rough estimate. |
| 2026-03-15 | ALLONS, TN | 63 | Significant | A 63 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured near Allons. |
| 2026-03-07 | KEMPVILLE, TN | 49 | Significant | Strong thunderstorm winds downed a few trees on Little Salt Lick Road near Carthage. Damages are a rough estimate. |
| 2025-09-05 | GAINESBORO, TN | 70 | Severe | Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees and powerlines across several location in Jackson County. Damages are a rough estimate. |
| 2025-05-20 | COOKEVILLE, TN | 70 | Severe | Severe thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees across western and central Putnam County. Damages are a rough estimate. |
| 2025-05-02 | BERBLECH, TN | 81 | Severe | Very strong thunderstorm winds caused significant damage in the Monterey area. On Belmont Road, a tree fell onto a home which caused siding damage. Also on Belmont Road, a tree fell onto another home, this time causing more significant damage as the tree fell into the home which caused roof and wall damage. On Highway 70, winds caused shingle damage to a mobile home as well as a commercial building. No injuries were reported. Damages are a rough estimate. |
| 2025-04-10 | TEMPERANCE HALL, TN | 60 | Significant | Severe thunderstorm winds downed a few trees on Hickman Road near Dowelltown. Damages are a rough estimate. |
| 2025-02-06 | BONSACK, TN | 70 | Severe | Severe winds from a tornadic thunderstorm caused minor roof damage to a home on East Fork Lane near Hanging Limb. Damages are a rough estimate. |
| 2025-02-06 | WATERLOO, TN | 76 | Severe | Inflow from a tornadic thunderstorm caused trees to uproot and snap along Ben Mason Road. Damages are a rough estimate. |
| 2025-02-06 | WATERLOO, TN | 70 | Severe | Inflow winds from a tornadic thunderstorm caused minor roofing damage to a home near Ben Mason Road and Duncans Chapel Road in Overton County. Damages are a rough estimate. |
| 2024-09-24 | GAINESBORO, TN | 60 | Significant | Severe thunderstorm winds downed a few trees in the Gladdice area. Damages are a rough estimate. |
| 2024-09-24 | HARDY, TN | 60 | Significant | Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree north of Algood. Damages are a rough estimate. |
| 2024-09-24 | LIVINGSTON, TN | 60 | Significant | Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees north-northwest of Livingston. Damages are a rough estimate. |
| 2024-07-30 | SPARTA, TN | 64 | Severe | Numerous trees and power lines were downed across White County. Roads with trees down included Lancaster Road, Golden Mountain Road, McMinnville Highway, Power House Road, Quebeck Road, Mackie Road, Moore Street, Hampton Crossroads, Horton Road, Pistole Road, Grandview Drive, and County House Road. Power lines were blown down on North Church Street, Sullivan Knowles Road, and Clark Street. Damages are a rough estimate. |
| 2024-07-30 | SPARTA, TN | 58 | Significant | Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree on Panther Drive in Sparta. Damages are a rough estimate. |
| 2024-07-30 | SPARTA, TN | 58 | Significant | Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree along W Bockman Way in Sparta. Damages are a rough estimate. |
| 2024-07-30 | FINDLAY, TN | 58 | Significant | Severe thunderstorm winds downed a tree at the intersection of North Spring Street and Wright Street. Damages are a rough estimate. |
The most recent quarter-size-or-larger hail storm recorded by NOAA within 25 miles of Cookeville was on August 23, 2026. HailCheck refreshes from the NOAA Storm Events database daily, so newer events appear here as they are reported.
Cookeville averages roughly 6 reported hail events per year within a 25-mile radius. Significant storms (quarter-size or larger) account for 26 of the 32 events recorded over the last five years.
The largest documented hail near Cookeville in the last five years was egg-sized. Most Cookeville-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 Cookeville. 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 Cookeville 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 ValidationCookeville 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.