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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 38478

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports in and near ZIP 38478 from July 17, 1957 through July 3, 2026, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
26
Wind Reports
120
Tornado Reports
5
Max Hail Size
4.50″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  ZIP 38478 · 1957–present Updated  Daily · last Jul 3, 2026

Latest NWS Hail Reports in and near ZIP 38478

26 reports
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1.00″ hail
Mar 15, 2024
4:21 AM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Quarter size hail reported south of Highway 31 east of Pulaski.
NWS Hail Report Location: 7 ENE Pulaski, TN
1.25″ hail
Jun 4, 2023
11:00 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Corrects previous hail report from 7 W Pulaski. Tennessee Valley Weather twitter photo showed estimated quarter to half dollar size hail in the Westside community.
NWS Hail Report Location: 7 W Pulaski, TN
0.88″ hail
Apr 5, 2012
12:45 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Public report via Facebook.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Pulaski, TN
2.00″ hail
Mar 31, 2012
3:10 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: .56 W Pulaski, TN
1.75″ hail
Mar 31, 2012
2:55 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2.19 SW Aspen Hill, TN
2.75″ hail
Mar 31, 2012
2:30 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1.78 NE Abernathy Arpt, TN
1.25″ hail
Mar 31, 2012
2:19 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1.49 SSW Pulaski, TN
1.25″ hail
Mar 31, 2012
1:50 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: .89 NW Milky Way, TN
1.00″ hail
Apr 10, 2009
12:15 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Quarter size hail was reported in Pulaski.
NWS Hail Report Location: .56 W Pulaski, TN
0.88″ hail
Apr 10, 2009
11:28 AM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Nickel size hail was reported at 8076 Columbia Highway near Pulaski.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2.36 SSE Wales, TN
0.88″ hail
Mar 28, 2009
4:49 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Spotter reported nickel size hail near Beech Hill.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2.07 S Diana, TN
0.88″ hail
Mar 28, 2009
4:45 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Nickel size hail was reported northeast of Pulaski.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1.13 E Berea, TN
0.88″ hail
May 21, 2006
4:00 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5 N Pulaski, TN
2.75″ hail
Apr 2, 2006
3:45 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 38478
Overton County · 7,939 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Law enforcement reported baseball size hail near the airport. A funnel cloud was also observed.
NWS Hail Report Location: Livingston Arpt, TN
1.75″ hail
Mar 13, 2006
7:05 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 38478
Williamson County · 73,715 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 SSW Harpeth, TN
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Hail Damage Risk for Your Home +

Hail reports describe hail by diameter, often comparing stone size to familiar objects like peas, quarters, golf balls, and softballs. Use this guide as a starting point for possible hail damage to your roof, siding, gutters, vents, windows, and exterior. Actual hail damage depends on hail hardness, density, wind speed, impact angle, roof age, shingle condition, roof pitch, roofing material, installation quality, and prior storm damage.

Pea
0.25″
Low

Usually too small to cause hail damage to most sound asphalt roofs, siding, or gutters.

Mothball
0.50″
Sub-Severe Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but not always harmless. Repeated small hail can scuff surfaces, wear aging shingles, and loosen protective granules over time.

Penny
0.75″
Minor / Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but roof hail damage is still possible on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged shingles. May also mark screens, vents, gutters, and soft metal.

Nickel
0.88″
Minor / Watch

Still below the severe-hail threshold, but large enough to leave visible marks on soft metal and add wear to older or hail-weakened roof shingles.

Quarter
1.00″
Watch

The NWS severe-hail threshold. Quarter-size hail can bruise shingles, dent soft metal, and create roof hail damage worth checking.

Half Dollar
1.25″
Watch

More likely to dent gutters, vents, flashing, and siding. Hail damage risk rises quickly on older roofs or hail-weakened shingles.

Ping Pong / Walnut
1.50″
Likely

Hail damage becomes more likely, including bruised shingles, granule loss, dented siding, and damaged roof vents.

Golf Ball
1.75″
Likely

Often causes roof hail damage, cracked shingles, dented gutters, damaged flashing, and siding impacts. A roof inspection is recommended.

Hen Egg
2.00″
Serious

Can crack or puncture shingles, expose mat, dent siding, and cause widespread hail damage across the roof and exterior.

Tennis Ball
2.50″
Serious

Can cause heavy roof hail damage, punctured siding, broken skylights, damaged vents, and widespread exterior damage.

Baseball
2.75″
Major

Major hail damage is likely, including severe roof impacts, damaged siding, broken windows, and possible major roof repairs.

Tea Cup / Large Apple
3.00″
Major

Can cause heavy hail damage across the roof, siding, gutters, windows, and exterior. Significant repairs are often needed.

Softball
4.00″
Extreme

Destructive hail damage. Can severely damage roofing materials, siding, windows, gutters, vents, vehicles, and exterior surfaces.

Grapefruit
4.50″
Extreme

Catastrophic hail damage risk for roofs, windows, vehicles, siding, gutters, and exterior surfaces.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service hail size references are used for hail-size comparisons and the 1.00″ severe-hail threshold. Damage descriptions are general homeowner guidance, not official NOAA/NWS damage ratings. Sub-severe hail under 1.00″ is below the severe threshold, but that does not mean “no roof damage.” Penny- to nickel-size hail can still contribute to granule loss, cosmetic surface marks, and added wear, especially on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged roofs.

Latest NWS Wind Reports in and near ZIP 38478

120 reports
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UNK mph
Jul 3, 2026
9:01 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree snapped on Amos Hamlet and Stovall Road.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 SE Pulaski, TN
UNK mph
Mar 11, 2026
8:06 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Local business lost part of its metal roof... peeled up in the wind.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 WNW Pulaski, TN
UNK mph
May 17, 2024
8:36 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Facebook photos showed several trees down on Tarpley Shop Road at Wolf Gap.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 NNW Elkton, TN
UNK mph
May 17, 2024
8:27 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Trees down along Cherry Drive. Time is radar estimated.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 WNW Pulaski, TN
UNK mph
May 17, 2024
8:22 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Scattered trees were blown down from northwest to southeast in the area around Big Dry Creek Rd and Hwy 64... with the worst damage on Cherry Dr and Richland St where some trees fell onto homes. Winds estimated up to 75 mph.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 WNW Pulaski, TN
UNK mph
May 17, 2024
8:20 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Video received on social media of numerous branches down and 2 large trees uprooted along Crescent View Road south of Pulaski. Time is radar estimated.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 SSE Pulaski, TN
UNK mph
Jul 18, 2023
9:37 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Facebook reports indicate numerous trees down across Giles County with a shed overturned in Pulaski.
NWS Wind Report Location: Pulaski, TN
UNK mph
Mar 3, 2023
5:02 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: ROOF DAMAGE TO A METAL BUILDING.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 SW Pulaski, TN
UNK mph
Apr 14, 2022
12:55 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: ABERNATHY FIELD (KGZS).
NWS Wind Report Location: Pulaski, TN
UNK mph
Jun 21, 2021
9:47 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A FEW TREES DOWN AND MINOR METAL ROOFING DAMAGE IN PULASKI.
NWS Wind Report Location: Pulaski, TN
UNK mph
Jun 12, 2021
10:05 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN INCLUDING SOME OVER 2 FEET IN DIAMETER ALONG HIGHWAY 64 JUST NORTHWEST OF PULASKI. POWER OUTAGES OCCURRED. SEVERAL SHEET METAL ROOFS WERE DAMAGED.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 WNW Pulaski, TN
UNK mph
Jun 12, 2021
8:05 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SEVERAL TREES OVER 2 FEET IN DIAMETER WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 64 JUST NORTHWEST OF PULASKI. POWER OUTAGES OCCURRED.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 WNW Pulaski, TN
UNK mph
May 7, 2020
1:57 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SEVERAL POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN IN PULASKI
NWS Wind Report Location: Pulaski, TN
UNK mph
Feb 13, 2020
12:45 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: REPORTS OF SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND HOUSE DAMAGE NEAR HIGHWAY 31S AND AMOS HAMLET RD. ALSO REPORTS OF TREES DOWN ON GUNTHER RIDGE RD.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 SSE Pulaski, TN
UNK mph
Feb 12, 2020
11:53 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: WIDESPREAD STRAIGHT-LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF LAWRENCE AND GILES COUNTIES IN ADDITION TO THE EF-0 TORNADO IN SOUTHEAST LAWRENCE COUNTY. NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED AS WELL AS SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS AND BARNS DAMAGED ACROSS THIS AREA DUE TO A VERY STRONG REAR-FLANK DOWNDRAFT. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WERE OBSERVED ON GUNTER RIDGE ROAD IN GILES COUNTY WHERE DOZENS OF LARGE HARDWOODS WERE UPROOTED AND SNAPPED.
NWS Wind Report Location: 7 E Pulaski, TN
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Wind Damage Risk for Your Home +

Storm reports list thunderstorm wind gusts in mph. The NWS marks storms as severe at 58+ mph, but wind damage to your home depends on roof age, shingle condition, installation, exposure, nearby trees, and prior hail or wind damage.

Below Severe
Under 58 mph
Minor

Usually little damage to a sound roof, but loose shingles, flashing, or debris may shift.

Severe
58–74 mph
Watch

Can loosen shingles, lift flashing, break limbs, and damage gutters, siding, fences, or trim.

Damaging
75–90 mph
Serious

Can peel shingles, damage vents, tear siding, rip gutters, and expose weak roof areas.

Extreme
90+ mph
Major

Can cause major roof covering loss, tree damage, broken windows, and structural damage.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service storm reports. Gusts may be measured or estimated; actual wind damage varies by roof condition, exposure, and prior hail or wind damage.

Latest NWS Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 38478

5 reports
EF0 category
May 8, 2008
12:45 PM CST-6
Tornado report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A tornado hit a forested area in Giles County. Trees were uprooted and snapped. Some trees were even twisted. There was no property damage.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2.52 ESE Tarpley, TN
F1 category
May 30, 2004
11:45 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: F1 tornado uprooted and snapped many trees. Very minor roof damage to homes. Several large outbuildings, barns, and sheds were damaged. A silo was also damaged.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Conway, TN
F3 category
Aug 16, 1985
2:00 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, TN
F1 category
Apr 3, 1974
9:00 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, TN
F2 category
Nov 8, 1957
2:00 AM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 38478
Giles County · 10,170 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, TN
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Tornado Damage Risk for Your Home +

After a tornado, the National Weather Service assigns an EF rating from EF0 to EF5 based on surveyed damage. The rating estimates wind speed from what the tornado damaged, so actual damage can vary by construction quality, roof age, garage doors, windows, trees, debris, and how close the home was to the tornado path.

EF0
65–85 mph
Light

Can peel shingles, damage gutters or siding, break tree limbs, and toss loose outdoor items.

EF1
86–110 mph
Moderate

Can strip roof covering, damage exterior doors, break windows, snap trees, and cause heavier siding or gutter damage.

EF2
111–135 mph
Serious

Can tear off large sections of roofing, break or uproot trees, destroy weaker structures, and cause major exterior damage.

EF3–EF5
136+ mph
Severe

Can remove roofs and walls, destroy large portions of homes, toss vehicles, and cause severe to total destruction near the path.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. EF ratings are assigned after a post-storm damage survey and are based on observed damage, not a direct measurement at every home.

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ZIP 38478 area census snapshot

People & households
Population18,756
Households7,269
Housing units8,772
Income
Median household income$58,658
$100k+ households33.7%
$150k+ households13.3%
Housing stock
Single-family detached6,042
Attached single-family166
Small multifamily785
Large multifamily413
Mobile homes1,321
Housing mix
Single-family share68.9%
Attached-home share1.9%
Multifamily share13.7%
Mobile-home share15.1%
Ownership & occupancy
Owner-occupied4,876
Renter-occupied2,393
Vacant units1,503
Home value & age
Median home value$195,500
Owner homes $300k+24.8%
Owner homes $500k+9.6%
Owner homes $750k+2.8%
Median year built1979
Older-home share53.2%
Vehicle context
Households with cars6,866
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Frequently asked questions

for homeowners, buyers & sellers
How many hail, wind, and tornado reports does ZIP 38478 have on record?

Our records show 26 hail, 120 wind, and 5 tornado reports in and near ZIP 38478, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on July 3, 2026.

What is the largest hail ever reported in ZIP 38478?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records in and near ZIP 38478 is 4.50″. It was reported near Pulaski, TN on January 17, 1999.

A storm report showed up near my home in ZIP 38478 — does that mean my roof is damaged?

Not necessarily. A storm report only means hail, wind, or a tornado was observed nearby; it does not confirm damage at any specific address, and conditions change from block to block. Check an address-level hail report first, and if it looks significant, find a local pro that serves ZIP 38478 and ask about a Remote Hail Inspection before anyone climbs on the roof.

I am buying a home in ZIP 38478 — why should I look at its storm history?

Recent hail or wind can leave a roof or exterior with damage that is easy to miss during a walkthrough, and a recent roof replacement is sometimes an insurance job after a storm. Reviewing the storm history for a ZIP 38478 address before closing helps you ask informed questions about roof age, past repairs, and any prior claims.

I am selling a home in ZIP 38478 — how does this help me?

Knowing the storm history for your address lets you answer buyer questions with confidence, document repairs you have already made, and decide whether a pre-listing roof check is worthwhile. A clear hail history removes a common sticking point during negotiations.

How do I check hail history for a specific ZIP 38478 address?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property in ZIP 38478 — no phone number or email required. It shows recent hail activity for that address so you know whether a closer roof or exterior review makes sense.

Where does this storm report data come from, and what are its limits?

Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events in and around ZIP 38478, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported in ZIP 38478, but they do not confirm damage at any specific property. Report locations, sizes, and times may be approximate and can vary from what an individual home experienced. For property-specific hail history, use an address-level hail report or contact a participating local professional for a remote hail inspection. Pros inclusion is not an endorsement, and contacting a professional does not confirm damage at any property.

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