The Kingsport, TN hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 29, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 1.75". There are 18 public hail reports, 2 public wind reports, and 0 nearby tornado reports listed for the May 8, 2025 event.
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The May 8, 2025 hail swath map for Kingsport, TN covers approximately 384 square miles and includes an estimated 16,766 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 139 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band with 5,141 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 139 sq mi | 4,945 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 134 sq mi | 5,141 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 52 sq mi | 2,510 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 24 sq mi | 1,040 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 16 sq mi | 1,312 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 12 sq mi | 386 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 7 sq mi | 1,432 |
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Inside the May 8, 2025 hail swath map area for Kingsport, TN, HailGeeks estimates 7,780 single-family homes, 108 townhomes, and 1,280 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the < 0.50" hail band, with 2,367 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 2,367 | 16 | 236 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 2,326 | 26 | 126 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 1,082 | 49 | 141 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 447 | 10 | 89 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 695 | 4 | 223 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 148 | 2 | 103 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 715 | 1 | 362 |
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Hail from the May 8, 2025 storm was mapped across 17 counties in the Kingsport, TN region. Perry County, KY had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 1.75" with roughly 2,915 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Zooming in, the swath touched 5 cities near Kingsport, TN. Hazard, KY had the strongest mapped signal at 1.50", with an estimated 1,231 single-family homes exposed.
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At the ZIP level, the May 8, 2025 Kingsport, TN hail map spans 38 ZIP codes. ZIP 41701 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 1.75" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 2,654.
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Public storm report tables connected to the May 8, 2025 hail map for Kingsport, TN currently list 18 public hail reports, 2 public wind reports, and 0 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 8, 2025 3:20 PM CT |
1.00 in | Morganton | NC | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 8, 2025 4:13 PM CT |
1.50 in | Essie | KY | Pictures on social media of quarter to ping pong ball sized hail in Essie. Time estimated via radar. |
May 8, 2025 4:20 PM CT |
1.00 in | Asher | KY | Hail estimated at quarter size was reported to have fallen near the intersection of KY 1780 and US 421. The event time is radar estimated. |
May 8, 2025 4:30 PM CT |
1.00 in | 2 SSE Patterson | NC | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 8, 2025 4:35 PM CT |
1.25 in | 1 SE Cutshin | KY | Hail larger than quarter size was reported near Cutshin along KY 699 south of the 6 to 7 mile markers and hail of various sizes fell along the route to the Perry County line. The event time is radar estimated. |
May 8, 2025 5:35 PM CT |
1.00 in | 3 NNE Frew | KY | Social media report of quarter sized hail along Browns Fork Road in Perry County around 6:35 pm. Time corroborated via radar. |
May 8, 2025 5:38 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 S Hazard | KY | Social media pictures of quarter sized hailstones in someones hand and videos of small hail piles in Gorman Hollow in Hazard. Time estimated via radar. |
May 8, 2025 5:41 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 ESE Hazard | KY | Multiple social media pictures of quarter sized hail near Woodland Park in Hazard. Time estimated via radar. |
May 8, 2025 5:45 PM CT |
1.50 in | 2 WSW Cordia | KY | Public posted photos of Ping Pong Ball sized hail near the city of Cordia. Time estimated by radar. |
May 8, 2025 5:45 PM CT |
1.00 in | 2 NNE Hazard | KY | Social media report of measured quarter sized hail along Upper Second Creek Road in Hazard. Timestamp of 6:45pm... corroborated by radar. |
May 8, 2025 5:48 PM CT |
1.25 in | 1 SE Bulan | KY | Social media picture of half dollar sized hail along Lotts Creek Road in Perry County. Time estimated via radar. |
May 8, 2025 6:00 PM CT |
1.25 in | Fisty | KY | Picture on social media of hail in the community of Fisty. Hail was accumulating on the ground... with stones between quarter and half dollar size visible in the grass. Time provided by sender and corroborated via radar. |
May 8, 2025 6:37 PM CT |
1.50 in | 1 ESE Ewing | VA | Measured with a caliper at 1.48 inches. |
May 8, 2025 6:50 PM CT |
1.00 in | 2 NE Ewing | VA | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.) Time estimated from radar. |
May 8, 2025 7:30 PM CT |
1.00 in | 2 SSW Hartford | TN | Photo of lots of small hail around a 0.5 to 0.75 inch with the largest stones being around Quarter size 1.0 inch in diameter. Time estimated by radar. |
May 8, 2025 7:40 PM CT |
1.75 in | 2 SE Del Rio | TN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
May 8, 2025 7:45 PM CT |
2.00 in | Del Rio | TN | Social media photo of very large hailstones... estimated to be 2 inches in diameter. Time is estimated from radar. |
May 8, 2025 7:48 PM CT |
1.00 in | 4 NE Del Rio | TN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 8, 2025 4:29 PM CT | 1 NNW Morganton | NC | Multiple trees down. | |
May 8, 2025 5:00 PM CT | 7 ENE Vansant | VA | Tree damage resulting in 15 customers without power. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No public tornado reports are available for this event. | ||||
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the May 8, 2025 Kingsport, TN storm event. When available, each report may include the time, size or magnitude, city, state, and a short description.
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Kingsport, TN region as the May 8, 2025 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Sep 24, 2024 through May 2, 2025, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 1.50". In this set, the strongest related map reached 1.50", and the most recent map shown is from May 2, 2025.
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