Hail events in Calhoun County, Alabama The hail events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 154 hail events on record for Calhoun County, Alabama, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 2 May 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 26 hail events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Hail.

Newest hail events on record

May 2 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile ENE of WELLINGTON

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile WNW of ALEXANDRIA

May 18 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NE of JACKSONVILLE MUNI AR

Jun 17 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles E of HOBSON CITY

May 24 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NE of JACKSONVILLE

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At SAKS

Apr 24 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SE of PRICES

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At JACKSONVILLE

Aug 3 2020

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At PLEASANT RIDGE

Mar 19 2018

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SW of HOBSON CITY

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

2 miles E of PLEASANT RIDGE

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile S of CHOCCOLOCCO

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NW of PRICES

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SW of HOBSON CITY

Sep 19 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At CHOCCOLOCCO

Apr 5 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At ALEXANDRIA

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile WNW of PIEDMONT

Hail3.00 in, tea cup size

1 mile S of BOILING SPGS

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

4 miles NE of COBB CITY

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile W of OHATCHEE

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles NW of DE ARMANVILLE

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles SSW of HOBSON CITY

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SW of DE ARMANVILLE

Mar 1 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SSE of JACKSONVILLE

Apr 6 2016

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile WNW of PIEDMONT

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Hail size is in inches, with the object that NCEI names for that size.

Hail events by year

Hail events on record for Calhoun County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
1970s	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	5
1980s	0	1	1	0	3	1	1	0	1	0	8
1990s	0	1	0	0	3	3	0	7	3	6	23
2000s	1	5	6	9	3	10	6	0	7	7	54
2010s	3	14	9	3	2	6	2	10	5	0	54
2020s	1	2	3	1	0	2	0 (part of the year)				9

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Hail events are on record from 1955. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan7 events
Feb5 events
Mar34 events
Apr38 events
May38 events
Jun15 events
Jul8 events
Aug3 events
Sep2 events
Oct0 events
Nov2 events
Dec2 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Calhoun County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	48
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	68
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	35
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	2
4 in and larger	softball and larger	1

When listing hail size under Magnitude, e.g., 2.25 in., the hail size is given in inches and hundredths of inches. These values are assigned a size in inches from their appearance.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

An event without a size in the record is not in this table.

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: Calhoun County beside the total of the counties of Alabama and of the United States
Measure	Calhoun	All counties of Alabama	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	154	8,089	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	25.4	16.0	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	13.3	16.0	12.8

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More hail events on record

Hail events on record for Calhoun County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
31 Mar 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 Mar 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 Mar 2015	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
31 Mar 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 Mar 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 Mar 2015	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 Jan 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
11 Jan 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Mar 2013	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
18 Mar 2013	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
18 Mar 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Jul 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
1 Jul 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Jul 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Jul 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Jun 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Jun 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 May 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Mar 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Mar 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Mar 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Mar 2011	Hail	1.75 in	$500	County
28 Mar 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Mar 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
26 Mar 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
26 Mar 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Mar 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 May 2010	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 May 2010	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
28 May 2010	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
11 Jun 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 May 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Apr 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Apr 2009	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
18 Feb 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Feb 2009	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
18 Feb 2009	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 May 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
20 May 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 May 2008	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
4 Apr 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Apr 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Apr 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Feb 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Jun 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
19 Apr 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Dec 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Dec 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Jun 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 May 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 Apr 2005	Hail	1.00 in	$1 thousand	County
22 Apr 2005	Hail	1.75 in	$2 thousand	County
22 Apr 2005	Hail	0.88 in	$1 thousand	County
22 Apr 2005	Hail	0.88 in	$1 thousand	County
22 Apr 2005	Hail	1.75 in	$8 thousand	County
21 Feb 2005	Hail	1.75 in	$40 thousand	County
12 Jul 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 May 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 May 2004	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
17 May 2003	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
7 May 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 May 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 May 2003	Hail	1.75 in	$250 thousand	County
2 May 2003	Hail	4.50 in	$100 thousand	County
19 Mar 2003	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
19 Mar 2003	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
19 Mar 2003	Hail	1.75 in	$7 thousand	County
19 Mar 2003	Hail	1.00 in	$2 thousand	County
11 Nov 2002	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 Nov 2002	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
20 Aug 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Jun 2002	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 Apr 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Apr 2002	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Jun 2001	Hail	1.75 in	$3 thousand	County
27 May 2001	Hail	1.75 in	$3 thousand	County
27 May 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 Apr 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Apr 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 Jun 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Aug 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Jun 1999	Hail	1.00 in	$3 thousand	County
4 Jun 1999	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
6 May 1999	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
24 Apr 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Apr 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 May 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 May 1998	Hail	1.75 in	$14 thousand	County
3 May 1998	Hail	1.75 in	$13 thousand	County
28 Apr 1997	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
29 Mar 1997	Hail	0.75 in	$2 thousand	County
24 Jan 1997	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	County
24 Jan 1997	Hail	1.75 in	$9 thousand	County
24 Jan 1997	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	County
24 Jan 1997	Hail	0.88 in	$8 thousand	County
24 Jan 1997	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	County
15 May 1995	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Apr 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Mar 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 May 1994	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
15 Apr 1994	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Mar 1994	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 May 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 Apr 1988	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Jul 1986	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Jun 1985	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
3 May 1984	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Apr 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Mar 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Mar 1982	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
18 May 1981	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
3 Jul 1979	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
3 Jul 1979	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
8 May 1977	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Jun 1975	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
7 Mar 1975	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Sep 1967	Hail	0.75 in	none	County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: NWS Birmingham, Alabama (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Calhoun County, Alabama". https://countyhazards.com/county/al/calhoun/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most hail events on record for Calhoun County?: April has 38 of the 154 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many hail events are on record for Alabama?: NCEI has 8,096 hail events on record for Alabama from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Calhoun County compare with the other counties of Alabama?: The counties of Alabama have 16.0 hail events for each 100 square miles. Calhoun County has 25.4.
How large is the hail on record for Calhoun County?: 38 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.