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 43 hail storms within 25 miles of Sevierville, 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 ping pong ball-sized, which can fracture shingle mat and dent metal flashing on contact. 2025 was the most active year on record locally, with 22 documented hail events.
Check Hail History for a Specific Address in Sevierville| Severity | Count | What it means for roofs |
|---|---|---|
| Severe | 5 events | Ping pong-size, granule loss and bruising common |
| Significant | 30 events | Quarter-size, the standard insurance damage threshold |
| Moderate | 7 events | Marble-size, possible cosmetic damage |
| Minor | 1 event | Pea-size, unlikely to damage modern shingles |
| Year | Reported Hail Events Within 25 mi |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 event |
| 2025 | 22 events |
| 2024 | 9 events |
| 2023 | 6 events |
| 2022 | 5 events |
2025 was the busiest hail year on record locally for Sevierville, with 22 documented events inside the 25-mile radius. Storm activity in Sevierville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-06 | Kodak, TN | Minor | 0.25" | — |
| 2025-10-21 | NEUBERT, TN | Moderate | 0.75" | — |
| 2025-10-21 | HENRY XRDS, TN | Moderate | 0.88" | — |
| 2025-10-21 | SHOOKS GAP, TN | Moderate | 0.88" | — |
| 2025-10-21 | KODAK, TN | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2025-10-21 | KODAK, TN | Moderate | 0.75" | — |
| 2025-10-21 | DANDRIDGE, TN | Moderate | 0.75" | — |
| 2025-09-04 | CATLETTSBURG, TN | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2025-09-04 | KINGSLEY, TN | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2025-09-04 | NEUBERT, TN | Moderate | 0.75" | — |
| 2025-09-04 | SEVIERVILLE, TN | Moderate | 0.88" | — |
| 2025-09-04 | WALDEN CREEK, TN | Significant | 1.25" | — |
| 2025-06-24 | GATLINBURG, TN | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2025-05-17 | DEEP SPGS, TN | Significant | 1.25" | — |
| 2025-05-17 | FRENCH BROAD, TN | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2025-05-08 | BLUFFTON, TN | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2025-05-08 | ROCKY GOVE, TN | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2025-05-02 | MARYVILLE, TN | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2025-05-02 | MARYVILLE, TN | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2025-02-06 | BEECH SPGS, TN | Severe | 1.75" | — |
NOAA has recorded 170 high-wind events within 25 miles of Sevierville, TN in the past five years. Of those, 170 reached severe-thunderstorm thresholds (58+ mph). The highest measured gust was 85 mph.
| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| Severe | 21 events |
| Significant | 149 events |
| Date | Location | Gust (mph) | Severity | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | SOUTH KNOXVILLE, TN | 60 | Significant | A large tree was felled by severe thunderstorm wind gusts and blocked the entirety of a local road. |
| 2026-05-20 | CRENSHAW, TN | 60 | Significant | A large tree was felled by severe thunderstorm wind gusts and partially blocked a roadway. |
| 2026-05-20 | KINGSLEY, TN | 60 | Significant | A large tree was knocked over by thunderstorm winds, hanging over a local road on top of powerlines. |
| 2026-05-20 | SOUTH KNOXVILLE, TN | 60 | Significant | A large tree was felled by severe thunderstorm winds and blocked the whole road. |
| 2026-05-20 | RITTA, TN | 60 | Significant | Tree felled by severe thunderstorm winds partially blocked the eastbound lanes of a local road. |
| 2026-03-16 | CLEVENGER, TN | 60 | Significant | A few trees were felled by severe thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| 2026-02-20 | KNOXVILLE DOWNTOWN I, TN | 60 | Significant | Multiple trees and powerlines were blown down across Knoxville by severe thunderstorm winds, with at least one tree falling on a home in East Knoxville. |
| 2026-02-20 | SOUTH KNOXVILLE, TN | 60 | Significant | Strips of green tin roof were peeled off an inn on Chapman Highway by severe thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| 2026-02-20 | (TYS)MCGHEE TYSON KN, TN | 60 | Significant | Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph associated with the line of convective showers. |
| 2026-02-20 | ALPHA, TN | 60 | Significant | An old barn was blown down by powerful thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| 2025-12-19 | JEFFERSON CITY, TN | 60 | Significant | Over 30 calls were placed to county 911 over tree damage or powerline damage from severe thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| 2025-12-18 | KNOXVILLE, TN | 60 | Significant | Over 75 calls to the county 911 system occurred due to severe wind gusts causing multiple trees and powerlines to be damaged. |
| 2025-12-18 | (TYS)MCGHEE TYSON KN, TN | 62 | Significant | The Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport ASOS recorded a 54 knot wind gust during the passage of severe thunderstorms. |
| 2025-12-18 | SEQUOYAH HILLS, TN | 70 | Severe | A 36 inch diameter oak tree was felled by severe thunderstorm winds and sliced through the side of a home, requiring the fire department to extricate 1 person. No confirmed injuries. Fire department reported another tree falling on a separate house in Knoxville as well as several other incidents of tree damage across the city. |
| 2025-12-18 | ALPHA, TN | 49 | Significant | Security fencing blown down by strong thunderstorm wind gusts at the Avenue Church in Morristown. |
| 2025-12-18 | JEFFERSON CITY, TN | 60 | Significant | Sign covers over Food City and Regions Bank signs in Jefferson City were partially ripped off by severe thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| 2025-09-04 | BOYDS CREEK, TN | 60 | Significant | A large tree was blown down onto powerlines by severe thunderstorm gusts. |
| 2025-09-04 | PITNER, TN | 60 | Significant | A large tree was blown down across the road by powerful thunderstorm winds. At 2:55 PM EDT, the Sevierville AWOS recorded a 53 mph wind gust with this thunderstorm. |
| 2025-09-04 | HARRISBURG, TN | 60 | Significant | Several trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds near the Sevier County campus of Walters State Community College. |
| 2025-06-24 | DENTON, TN | 60 | Significant | A couple dozen trees were felled across the county by powerful thunderstorm wind gusts. |
The most recent quarter-size-or-larger hail storm recorded by NOAA within 25 miles of Sevierville was on October 21, 2025. HailCheck refreshes from the NOAA Storm Events database daily, so newer events appear here as they are reported.
Sevierville averages roughly 9 reported hail events per year within a 25-mile radius. Significant storms (quarter-size or larger) account for 35 of the 43 events recorded over the last five years.
The largest documented hail near Sevierville in the last five years was ping pong ball-sized. Most Sevierville-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 Sevierville. 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 Sevierville 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 ValidationSevierville 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.