Hail — Benton, Tennessee

2025-05-08 · near Big Sandy, Benton, Tennessee

Wider weather episode

A weak surface low rotated about the Mid-South during the afternoon hours, making very slow eastward progress. Pulse storms tapped into marginal instability and moderately steep midlevel lapse rates to produce damaging winds and large hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1260235. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.