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Hail in Cherokee County, Alabama
109 hail events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Hail.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 109 hail events in Cherokee County, Alabama, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 32 years.
April is the busiest month, with 37 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 57 events against 48 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.3% of the 8,096 hail events recorded in Alabama; its 19.7 per 100 square miles compares with 16.0 statewide.
35 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 4.50 inches (grapefruit size).
Compared with Alabama
| Measure | Cherokee County | Alabama | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 109 | 8,096 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 19.7 | 16.0 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 43.6 | 16.1 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | April | April | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
2Mar
15Apr
37May
16Jun
22Jul
6Aug
6Sep
1Oct
2Nov
2Dec
0
Magnitude distribution
NWS hail-size descriptors
- under 1 in
- pea to quarter
- 1–1.74 in
- quarter to golf ball
- 1.75–2.74 in
- golf ball to baseball
- 2.75–3.99 in
- baseball to softball
- 4 in and larger
- softball and larger
Hail size in inches as recorded by NCEI; events without a size are not binned.
Recorded events
All 109 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Nov 2019 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2017 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 2011 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2009 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Feb 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2006 | Hail | 2.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Oct 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Oct 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Feb 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2003 | Hail | 4.50 in | $65K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2002 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2001 | Hail | 1.75 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2001 | Hail | 1.75 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | $4K | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 1997 | Hail | 1.75 in | $8K | $2K | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | $18K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1995 | Hail | 0.00 in | — | $15K | — | — | County |
| 20 Mar 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1994 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 1994 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 1993 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 1992 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Nov 1989 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 1987 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1985 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1980 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 1969 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 1967 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Cherokee County had?
109 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of hail became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded hail event in Cherokee County?
10 Apr 2025 (Hail, 1.25 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Cherokee County?
The hail of 2 May 2003, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $65K.
How does Cherokee County compare with Alabama for hail?
19.7 events per 100 square miles against 16.0 statewide; the county holds 109 of the state's 8,096 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Hail hub and the county page.