Hail in Alabama — where it hits, county by county
Alabama logged 366 National Weather Service hail reports over the last 5 years — meaningful but not hail-alley volume. The table below ranks the counties; the interactive national map shows exactly where, year by year. Checking a specific address? The map’s search box pulls every dated report within 25 miles.
Open the interactive map on Alabama →Top hail counties in Alabama (2022–2026)
| County | Reports | Avg/yr | Peak month | % damaging (≥1.5″) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison | 106 | 21.2 | May | 11% |
| Limestone | 29 | 5.8 | Jun | 24% |
| Morgan | 29 | 5.8 | May | 14% |
| Blount | 27 | 5.4 | Jun | 59% |
| Jefferson | 26 | 5.2 | Jun | 23% |
| Lauderdale | 25 | 5.0 | May | 20% |
| Cullman | 24 | 4.8 | Feb | 33% |
| SHELBY | 21 | 4.2 | May | 5% |
| Franklin | 21 | 4.2 | Mar | 43% |
| TALLAPOOSA | 20 | 4.0 | Mar | 45% |
| Marshall | 20 | 4.0 | Apr | 50% |
| JEFFERSON | 18 | 3.6 | Apr | 11% |
Alabama hail — the questions people ask
Where does it hail the most in Alabama?
By reported hail over the last 5 years, the most active counties in Alabama are Madison, Limestone, Morgan. Reports track population and spotter coverage as well as storms, so rural corridors can be under-counted; the persistent leaders on this table are real hail geography.
When is hail season in Alabama?
Reported hail in Alabama peaks around May, with most activity in the spring-through-midsummer window. Any single year can break the pattern.
How much of Alabama's hail is damaging?
On this page, damaging means reported stones of 1.5″ or larger — the size that reliably dents roofs and vehicles and strips crops. The per-county damaging share is in the table; statewide, hail of any size totaled 366 reports over 5 years.