CORDELL HULL
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Smith County
- Operator
- USCE-NASHVILLE DISTRICT
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1973
- EIA plant ID
- 3423
- Coordinates
- 36.2896, -85.9441
CORDELL HULL, a 100 MW Hydro power plant in Smith County, Tennessee. Operated by USCE-NASHVILLE DISTRICT, commissioned 1973.
Weather peril exposure
CORDELL HULL is a 100 MW hydro power plant in Smith County, TN, operated by USCE-NASHVILLE DISTRICT, commissioned in 1973. Smith County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.4 of 5 at the 61st national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Very Low by FEMA at the 88th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a hydro plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Smith County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | 0.23 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 58.4 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | 5.9 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 76th | 4.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 6.0 |
| Hail | Very Low | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 3.3 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 3.9 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.71 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Smith County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Smith County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.