Rutherford County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Has it hailed in Rutherford County, Tennessee recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 18 hail reports with hail up to 0.75", among 36 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 18 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph. 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 Rutherford 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.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1123 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Woodbury, moving southeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 55 mph Rutherford County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, August 8, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 523 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles west of Woodbury, moving northeast 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 417 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Walterhill, or near Murfreesboro, moving northeast 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... Murfreesboro, Walterhill, Cedars Of Lebanon State Park, Lascassas, and Milton. This includes the following highways...”
- Wind 50 mph Rutherford County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Rutherford County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Rutherford County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Rutherford County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, August 7, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 651 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles south of Nolensville, or 14 miles west of Murfreesboro. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. 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...”
“At 451 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Thompson's Station to near Murfreesboro. Movement was west at 5 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" Rutherford County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Rutherford County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Rutherford County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 6 W Murfreesboro SPC verified report
Friday, July 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 405 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Antioch, or 8 miles southeast of Nashville, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 55 mph Rutherford County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1041 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles northeast of Shelbyville, moving east at 15 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" Rutherford County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 3, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 305 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles north of Woodbury, moving west at 5 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" Rutherford County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 2, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 446 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Nolensville, or 11 miles west of Murfreesboro. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. 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...”
“At 308 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Nolensville, or near Franklin, moving northwest at 15 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" Rutherford County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Rutherford County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 6 NE College Grove SPC verified report
Sunday, June 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 218 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles southeast of Lebanon to 10 miles east of Spring Hill. Movement was southeast 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Rutherford County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 643 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles northwest of Shelbyville to 17 miles southwest of Woodbury to near Manchester. Movement was southeast at 30 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.”
“Multiple trees down in the stone east neighborhood... with possible shingles coming off of homes. (OHX)”
- Hail 0.25" Rutherford County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 2 WNW Walterhill SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 NNW Walterhill SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 NE Smyrna SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 ESE Nolensville SPC verified report
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 317 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southeast of Spring Hill, or 12 miles east of Columbia, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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 137 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Watertown, or 14 miles southwest of Carthage, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Rutherford County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Rutherford County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, April 27, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Tree down in parking lot off New Salem Highway. Time estimated from radar... relayed via Facebook. (OHX)”
- Wind Unknown 3 SSW Murfreesboro SPC verified report
Saturday, April 25, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 408 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southeast of Murfreesboro, moving southeast at 10 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... Murfreesboro.”
- Hail 0.25" Rutherford County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, April 16, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 838 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of McMinnville, moving southeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 736 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles south of Nolensville, or 12 miles southeast of Franklin, moving east at 55 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 55 mph Rutherford County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Rutherford County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Fence down in Rockvale due to the winds... relayed via broadcast media. (OHX)”
- Wind Unknown 8 ENE Eagleville SPC verified report
Saturday, April 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 411 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Franklin, moving northeast 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Rutherford County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, November 7, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 650 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Franklin, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Rutherford County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, September 21, 2025
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 742 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Fairview to 6 miles south of Nolensville. Movement was northeast at 25 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...”
“Tspotter report of a large tree down on Greenland Drive. Time is radar estimated. (OHX)”
- Hail 0.25" Rutherford County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 E Murfreesboro SPC verified report
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Rutherford County, TN?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 36 severe weather events in Rutherford County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Rutherford County recently?
Yes — 18 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.75" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
Create a free IDOLCheck account and run an address check. It shows verified storm reports and official NWS warning boundaries around any specific property — county-level pages like this one only tell part of the story.