Hail Swath Map Preview
The Chattanooga, TN hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 29, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 1.50". There are 2 public hail reports, 51 public wind reports, and 1 nearby tornado reports listed for the May 20, 2025 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Chattanooga, TN Hail Map
The May 20, 2025 hail swath map for Chattanooga, TN covers approximately 1,309 square miles and includes an estimated 96,204 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 564 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the < 0.50" hail band with 45,100 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 564 sq mi | 45,100 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 471 sq mi | 37,439 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 144 sq mi | 7,394 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 82 sq mi | 4,455 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 42 sq mi | 1,687 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 5 sq mi | 129 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Chattanooga, TN Hail Swath Map
Inside the May 20, 2025 hail swath map area for Chattanooga, TN, HailGeeks estimates 42,611 single-family homes, 677 townhomes, and 6,516 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the < 0.50" hail band, with 21,027 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 21,027 | 330 | 2,951 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 15,691 | 205 | 3,007 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 3,219 | 52 | 338 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 1,848 | 66 | 169 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 759 | 22 | 51 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 67 | 2 | 0 |
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Counties Inside the Chattanooga, TN Hail Map
Hail from the May 20, 2025 storm was mapped across 31 counties in the Chattanooga, TN region. DeKalb County, AL had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 1.50" with roughly 4,694 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Chattanooga, TN Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 30 cities near Chattanooga, TN. Scottsboro, AL had the strongest mapped signal at 1.00", with an estimated 836 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Chattanooga, TN Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the May 20, 2025 Chattanooga, TN hail map spans 56 ZIP codes. ZIP 35966 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 1.50" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 911.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the May 20, 2025 hail map for Chattanooga, TN currently list 2 public hail reports, 51 public wind reports, and 1 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 20, 2025 6:46 PM CT |
1.50 in | 7 E Spencer | TN | Estimated ping pong size hail in Van Buren County. Time estimated from radar. |
May 20, 2025 8:47 PM CT |
1.25 in | 6 W Scottsboro | AL | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 20, 2025 10:40 AM CT | Adairsville | GA | Emergency Manager relayed report of multiple trees and powerlines down near Park Street NW... including a tree down on a home. | |
May 20, 2025 4:30 PM CT | 2 SSE Griffith Creek | TN | Several trees down and hail. Hail size unknown. | |
May 20, 2025 5:20 PM CT | 2 SSW Dunlap | TN | Trees down. | |
May 20, 2025 5:50 PM CT | 3 SSW Sale Creek | TN | Several trees down. | |
May 20, 2025 5:50 PM CT | 4 E Wartrace | TN | Trees and powerlines down in the Knob Creek and White Road areas east of Wartrace. Time estimated from radar. | |
May 20, 2025 6:44 PM CT | 1 WNW Athens | TN | Several trees down. | |
May 20, 2025 7:18 PM CT | 6 WSW Skyline | AL | Broken power pole and lines down on CR 20. | |
May 20, 2025 7:25 PM CT | Skyline | AL | Powerlines down on Hwy 79 in Skyline. Time estimated by radar. | |
May 20, 2025 7:39 PM CT | 3 NNE Dunlap | TN | Trees down and nickel size hail. | |
May 20, 2025 8:02 PM CT | 5 NNW Ider | AL | Multiple trees down along Hwy 71 in Flat Rock. Time estimated from radar. | |
May 20, 2025 8:30 PM CT | 1 W Chickamauga | GA | Tree down near West 12th St and Fouts Way in Chickamauga. | |
May 20, 2025 8:36 PM CT | 1 SSW Boynton | GA | Emergency Manager relayed a report of a tree down across the road near Rolling Hills Drive and Post Oak Road. | |
May 20, 2025 8:36 PM CT | 2 S Fort Oglethorpe | GA | The Emergency Manager relayed a report of a tree down in the road near LaFayette Road and Brotherton Road. | |
May 20, 2025 8:37 PM CT | 4 SSW Scottsboro | AL | Tree down on home. Time estimated from radar. | |
May 20, 2025 8:50 PM CT | 3 NNW Niota | TN | Several trees down. | |
May 20, 2025 8:54 PM CT | 1 NW Wood Station | GA | The Emergency Manager relayed a report of a tree down in the road at W Nickajack Road. Estimated location. | |
May 20, 2025 9:00 PM CT | 2 WSW Wood Station | GA | The Emergency Manager relayed a report of a tree in a roadway in the 400 block of Wood Yates Road. | |
May 20, 2025 9:05 PM CT | 2 ENE Section | AL | Trees down along CR 67... Hwy 71... CR 372... CR 156. Time estimated from radar. | |
May 20, 2025 9:05 PM CT | 2 ENE Noble | GA | Report of a downed tree from local EM along Wood Station Rd. | |
May 20, 2025 9:06 PM CT | 1 NNW Wood Station | GA | The Emergency Manager relayed a report of a tree in the road on Kenny Lane. | |
May 20, 2025 9:15 PM CT | 2 WNW Villanow | GA | Tree down near the intersection of Hwy 136 and South Dicks Creek Rd. | |
May 20, 2025 9:26 PM CT | 3 WSW Rocky Face | GA | Multiple trees along Houston Valley Road. | |
May 20, 2025 9:45 PM CT | 5 WSW Center Post | GA | Large tree across the road near the intersection of Highway 157 and Valley View Ranch Road. | |
May 20, 2025 9:45 PM CT | 3 NNW Cedar Grove | GA | Tree down near Hwy 57 and Sunshine Trail. | |
May 20, 2025 9:48 PM CT | 4 E Center Post | GA | Tree down near the intersection of Hwy 151 and Hwy 27. | |
May 20, 2025 9:50 PM CT | 5 WSW Center Post | GA | Tree on a powerline along Peach Orchard Road near Menlo. | |
May 20, 2025 9:50 PM CT | Lafayette | GA | Tree down near North Main St and Wardlaw St in LaFayette... GA. | |
May 20, 2025 9:54 PM CT | 4 SSW Blanche | AL | 2 trees down blocking the roadway near the intersection of CR 75 and CR 58. | |
May 20, 2025 9:55 PM CT | 2 E Rocky Face | GA | Tree in the road at Haig Mill Lake Road and North Bypass blocking the Southbound Lane. | |
May 20, 2025 9:56 PM CT | 5 NE Yellow Creek Falls | AL | Large tree down near intersection of AL Highway 273 near CR 275. | |
May 20, 2025 9:57 PM CT | Trion | GA | Downed tree near the intersection of Deforest Avenue and Allgood Street. | |
May 20, 2025 10:00 PM CT | Trion | GA | Tree on a home near the intersection of Ridge Street and Allgood Street. | |
May 20, 2025 10:00 PM CT | Menlo | GA | 1 to 2 trees down and powerlines down along Edison Street. | |
May 20, 2025 10:00 PM CT | 3 NE Sand Rock | AL | Trees and power lines downed along CR 43... CR 53... and CR 361. | |
May 20, 2025 10:04 PM CT | 4 WNW Cornwall Furnace | AL | Trees and power lines down on CR 137 and CR 75. | |
May 20, 2025 10:06 PM CT | 3 NW Cornwall Furnace P | AL | Trees down across County Road 41 blocking both lanes. | |
May 20, 2025 10:10 PM CT | 3 NW Gaylesville | AL | Trees and power lines down along CR 114 and CR 41. | |
May 20, 2025 10:36 PM CT | 2 W Adairsville | GA | Emergency Manager reported trees and powerlines down at Westover Drive NW and Twin Bridges Road. | |
May 20, 2025 10:40 PM CT | Adairsville | GA | Emergency Manager relayed report of powerlines down on George Street NW. | |
May 20, 2025 10:42 PM CT | 1 W Kingston | GA | Emergency Manager reported several trees and powerlines down at Tom Jones Road NW and Kingston Highway (GA 293). | |
May 20, 2025 10:45 PM CT | 2 ESE Sonoraville | GA | Multiple trees and powerlines down near the intersection of Windy Hill Road SE and Folsom Road. Possible tornado. | |
May 20, 2025 10:47 PM CT | 3 S East Ellijay | GA | Emergency Manager relayed report of a tree down near Bible Baptist Road and Yukon Trace. | |
May 20, 2025 10:48 PM CT | 4 NNW Cassville | GA | Emergency Manager relayed report of a tree down at Clear Creek Road and Pleasant Valley Road. | |
May 20, 2025 10:48 PM CT | 2 NW White | GA | Emergency Manager reported trees and powerlines down in the 1000 block of Cassville Pine Log Road in Rydal. | |
May 20, 2025 10:48 PM CT | 3 NNE Roundtop | GA | Emergency Manager reported down tree at Richards Road and Luke Quarles Road. | |
May 20, 2025 10:50 PM CT | 2 ENE Folsom | GA | Emergency Manager relayed report of a tree down along County Line Road No 2. | |
May 20, 2025 11:05 PM CT | 2 ENE Folsom | GA | Emergency Manager reported several trees down at County Line Road No. 2 NE and Folsom Glade Road NW. | |
May 20, 2025 11:08 PM CT | 2 SSW Salacoa Valley | GA | Several trees down near Hwy 140 and Garland Mountain Road. | |
May 20, 2025 11:12 PM CT | 3 SSE Cassville | GA | Emergency Manager reported powerlines down along Cut Off Road. | |
May 20, 2025 11:15 PM CT | 2 SSW Ball Ground | GA | Public reported a snapped tree and a damaged shade structure at a location off Flatbottom Road. | |
May 20, 2025 10:45 PM CT | 59 mph | 1 ENE Adairsville | GA | No National Weather Service description provided. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 20, 2025 5:47 PM CT | UNK | 5 E Wartrace | TN | A NWS storm survey team confirmed an EF-0 tornado that touched down in far eastern Bedford County near Shiloh. The tornado moved north-northeast causing additional timber damage and damaging some farm structures along Bedford Lake Rd and Hobbs Ln. The tornado continued along Sixteenth Model Rd and dissipated shortly thereafter in a wooded area near Cunningham Ln. |
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the May 20, 2025 Chattanooga, TN storm event. When available, each report may include the time, size or magnitude, city, state, and a short description.
Related Hail Maps in the Chattanooga, TN Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Chattanooga, TN region as the May 20, 2025 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Apr 23, 2025 through May 16, 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 16, 2025.
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