Monroe County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 180 days · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Looking for storm and wind reports in Monroe County, Tennessee? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records show 64 severe weather events in the last 180 days — 33 high-wind reports with gusts up to 75 mph, plus 31 hail reports with hail up to 0.75". The most recent recorded storm activity was in September 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Monroe County
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Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
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Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
Saturday, August 1, 2026
6 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1052 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Benton, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Benton, Ducktown, Wildwood Lake, William L. Davenport Refuge, Conasauga, Parksville, Turtletown, Reliance, Archville, and Hiwassee Ocoee State Park.”
“At 1052 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Benton, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Benton, Ducktown, Wildwood Lake, William L. Davenport Refuge, Conasauga, Parksville, Turtletown, Reliance, Archville, and Hiwassee Ocoee State Park.”
- Wind 50 mph Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 31, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Down trees and power lines scattered throughout the county. Time estimated by radar. (MRX)”
- Wind Unknown 3 NE Tellico Plains SPC verified report
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 8 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 738 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 9 miles west of Town Of Santeetlah, or 12 miles west of Robbinsville, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 723 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Athens, moving southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 SSE Mount Vernon SPC verified report
Friday, July 10, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 230 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Benton, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Benton, Ducktown, William L. Davenport Refuge, Conasauga, Violet, Big Frog Mountain, Parksville, Turtletown, Copperhill, and Hiawasse Dam.”
- Wind 50 mph Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 724 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sweetwater, moving northeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 45 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 244 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Benton, moving east at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Benton, Ducktown, Etowah, William L. Davenport Refuge, Coker Creek, Parksville, Turtletown, Reliance, Copperhill, and Bullet Creek.”
“At 244 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Benton, moving east at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Benton, Ducktown, Etowah, William L. Davenport Refuge, Coker Creek, Parksville, Turtletown, Reliance, Copperhill, and Bullet Creek.”
- Wind 50 mph Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 3, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 541 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles southwest of Maryville to 13 miles south of Madisonville. Movement was northwest at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
“At 541 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles southwest of Maryville to 13 miles south of Madisonville. Movement was northwest at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
- Hail 0.25" Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 WSW Madisonville SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Tellico Plains SPC verified report
Thursday, July 2, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 311 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16 miles northwest of Murphy, moving west at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Tellico Plains, Bullet Creek, Coker Creek, Violet, Unaka, and Turtletown.”
“At 311 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16 miles northwest of Murphy, moving west at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Tellico Plains, Bullet Creek, Coker Creek, Violet, Unaka, and Turtletown.”
- Hail 0.5" Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 515 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northwest of Murphy, moving west at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Hiawasse Dam, Violet, and Unaka.”
- Hail 0.5" Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 28, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1203 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Smoky Mountains-Twentymile Creek, or 13 miles north of Robbinsville, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 1203 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Smoky Mountains-Twentymile Creek, or 13 miles north of Robbinsville, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 14, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 538 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northeast of Decatur, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Athens, Lenoir City, Sweetwater, Loudon, Madisonville, Decatur, Fairview, Louisville, Spring City, and Englewood.”
“At 113 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles south of Dayton to Cohutta. Movement was east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 816 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fairview, or 9 miles southwest of Kingston, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 24, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 640 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sweetwater, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 532 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northwest of Town Of Santeetlah, or 13 miles northwest of Robbinsville, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 532 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northwest of Town Of Santeetlah, or 13 miles northwest of Robbinsville, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 75 mph
“WHAT...South winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 75 mph at times across some of the higher elevations and foothills. WHERE...Blount Smoky Mountains, Cocke Smoky Mountains, Johnson, Sevier Smoky Mountains, Southeast Carter, Southeast Greene, Southeast Monroe, and Unicoi Counties. WHEN...Until 10 AM EDT this morning. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines.”
- Wind 75 mph Monroe County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Monroe County, TN?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 64 severe weather events in Monroe County over the last 180 days. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Monroe County recently?
Yes — 31 hail reports in the last 180 days, with hail up to 0.75" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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