Alabama Hail Statistics

Alabama averages 123 reports of 1-inch or larger hail a year, on 28.4 hail days. That ranks 17th of 51 and is 2% of all such reports in the US. Hail peaks in April.

Data: NOAA Storm Events, 2021–2025 yearly averages

123Reports of 1-inch+ hail a year, 17th most
28.4Hail days a year, 17th most
4.50 inLargest stone reported, May 9, 2024

When hail falls in Alabama

  • 148 hail reports a year in all, 15.2 of them 2 inches or larger.
  • The most reports of 1-inch+ hail: Madison County, about 15.4 a year.
  • The most reports come in April; nationally the peak is May.
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Share of Alabama hail reports by month, 2021–2025.

Hail by county in Alabama

66 counties with at least one hail report, 2021–2025. Yearly averages, sorted by 1-inch+ reports. More people means more reports, so populous counties tend to rank higher.

Hail statistics by county in Alabama. Column headers sort the table.
Madison15.420.84.82.75 in
Baldwin5.45.42.44.00 in
Limestone4.05.21.62.00 in
Marshall4.04.60.82.25 in
Jefferson3.85.04.02.00 in
Cullman3.64.41.42.00 in
Clarke3.63.61.22.75 in
Tallapoosa3.43.61.42.75 in
Mobile3.23.21.81.50 in
Morgan3.04.62.41.75 in
Monroe3.03.01.22.75 in
Escambia2.82.81.42.75 in
Talladega2.63.22.21.75 in
Lawrence2.63.01.83.00 in
DeKalb2.43.01.62.00 in
Lauderdale2.43.01.23.75 in
Blount2.42.82.44.50 in
Walker2.23.01.82.00 in
Jackson2.22.81.82.75 in
Pickens2.22.21.42.75 in
Coosa2.22.21.42.00 in
Lee2.02.61.81.75 in
Houston2.02.41.42.75 in
Marengo2.02.21.22.75 in
Sumter1.82.21.82.00 in
Tuscaloosa1.62.62.41.75 in
Montgomery1.62.22.21.75 in
Shelby1.62.21.81.75 in
Coffee1.62.01.02.00 in
Etowah1.61.81.01.75 in
Elmore1.61.81.82.50 in
Calhoun1.41.61.01.25 in
Marion1.41.61.21.75 in
Franklin1.41.61.24.00 in
Covington1.41.41.02.00 in
Washington1.41.41.21.75 in
Chilton1.21.61.42.75 in
Dallas1.21.41.22.50 in
Fayette1.21.41.42.00 in
Chambers1.21.40.82.50 in
Colbert1.21.21.21.75 in
Conecuh1.21.20.81.50 in
Autauga1.01.81.42.00 in
Lamar1.01.20.82.75 in
St. Clair1.01.21.02.00 in
Pike1.01.21.21.75 in
Hale1.01.01.02.00 in
Wilcox1.01.01.01.50 in
Crenshaw1.01.00.61.75 in
Clay0.81.20.61.50 in
Russell0.81.21.01.75 in
Dale0.81.00.81.00 in
Cleburne0.60.80.81.25 in
Winston0.60.80.81.25 in
Greene0.60.60.61.25 in
Perry0.40.80.62.00 in
Geneva0.40.60.21.00 in
Macon0.40.40.41.75 in
Butler0.40.40.41.75 in
Cherokee0.40.40.41.25 in
Choctaw0.40.40.41.50 in
Bibb0.40.40.41.75 in
Randolph0.20.40.41.00 in
Barbour0.20.40.41.00 in
Henry0.20.20.22.75 in
Lowndes0.00.20.20.88 in

About these numbers

Hail reports from the NOAA Storm Events Database, 2021–2025, averaged per year. These are reports to the National Weather Service, not every storm: places with more people report more hail. Full methodology.

Cite: Home Stats Data, "Alabama Hail Statistics," https://homestatsdata.com/storm-risk/hail-statistics/alabama/