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Franklin storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

Live watches and warnings for Franklin, TN, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.

Live alerts for Franklin, TN

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    Severe weather in Franklin by the numbers

    18.6severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    5.9hail days a year
    37storm reports in the last 12 months
    4.00″biggest hail since 2016 (Jul 12, 2022)
    23tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF3

    Franklin sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 999 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 204 hail reports, 772 damaging-wind reports and 23 tornado reports. On average that is 18.6 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in May, June, July, when 50% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 3 hail reports, 34 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Franklin; the largest hail was 1.00″ (quarter) on Nov 7, 2025.

    Latest storm reports near Franklin

    DateReportWhere
    Aug 8, 2026Damaging wind10 mi SE · Williamson Co.
    Aug 7, 2026Damaging wind22 mi E · Rutherford Co.
    Jul 21, 2026Damaging wind24 mi NW · Cheatham Co.
    Jul 3, 2026Damaging wind2 mi SE · Williamson Co.
    Jul 2, 2026Damaging wind12 mi E · Williamson Co.
    Jun 9, 2026Damaging wind16 mi E · Rutherford Co.
    Apr 27, 2026Damaging wind15 mi W · Williamson Co.
    Apr 16, 2026Damaging wind5 mi S · Williamson Co.
    Mar 15, 2026Damaging wind6 mi SE · Williamson Co.
    Mar 11, 2026Damaging wind24 mi S · Maury Co.

    One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.

    Storm reports by year

    0397811815716: 13 hail16: 144 damaging wind1617: 15 hail17: 109 damaging wind17: 5 tornado1718: 13 hail18: 53 damaging wind1819: 6 hail19: 85 damaging wind19: 3 tornado1920: 5 hail20: 41 damaging wind20: 2 tornado2021: 24 hail21: 50 damaging wind21: 7 tornado2122: 15 hail22: 47 damaging wind2223: 18 hail23: 116 damaging wind23: 3 tornado2324: 26 hail24: 42 damaging wind24: 1 tornado2425: 69 hail25: 59 damaging wind25: 2 tornado2526: 26 damaging wind26
    HailDamaging windTornado

    Storm season in Franklin

    04998147196Jan: 15JanFeb: 11FebMar: 138MarApr: 124AprMay: 157MayJun: 196JunJul: 151JulAug: 99AugSep: 43SepOct: 11OctNov: 25NovDec: 29Dec

    All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.

    Hail in Franklin

    Franklin averages 5.9 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 4.00 inches — about the size of a softball — reported 22 miles from the city centre on Jul 12, 2022. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.

    Tornadoes near Franklin

    There have been 23 tornado reports within 25 miles of Franklin since 2016; the strongest was rated EF3 (May 8, 2024, 23 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.

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    Questions about storms in Franklin

    Does Franklin get a lot of severe storms?

    Franklin averages 18.6 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.

    When is storm season in Franklin?

    Most severe-weather reports around Franklin come in May, June, July.

    What is the biggest hail recorded near Franklin?

    4.00 inches (softball size) on Jul 12, 2022, 22 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near Franklin?

    Yes — 23 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF3 on May 8, 2024.

    How do I get storm alerts for Franklin?

    The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Franklin, TN. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.

    How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Franklin, TN. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 27, 2026.