Hail events in Etowah 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 134 hail events on record for Etowah County, Alabama, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 1 Jun 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 28 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

Jun 1 2026

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile WSW of SOUTHSIDE

Apr 10 2025

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles NNE of WILLIAMS

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

3 miles N of TABOR

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At HOKES BLUFF

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile NE of EAST GASDEN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile WNW of SIBERT

Apr 19 2024

Hail0.75 in, penny size

2 miles S of DUCK SPGS

Jun 7 2022

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

2 miles NE of GLENCOE

Mar 25 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NW of TUMLIN GAP

Mar 15 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At SOUTHSIDE

Apr 12 2020

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile E of WALNUT GROVE

Feb 19 2019

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At SARDIS CITY

Jun 16 2018

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile WSW of (GAD)GADSDEN ARPT

Mar 19 2018

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of RAINBOW CITY

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles NNW of MARKTON

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles NNW of MARKTON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of RAINBOW CITY

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

2 miles SE of WILLIAMS

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles W of ROCKLEDGE

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles SSW of WALNUT GROVE

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles SSW of WALNUT GROVE

Apr 5 2017

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

2 miles SW of LITTLETON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

6 miles ESE of HOKES BLUFF

Mar 27 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles SE of BALLPLAY

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

5 miles SSE of BALLPLAY

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 Etowah 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	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2
1970s	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	6
1980s	1	1	1	0	2	2	1	1	1	2	12
1990s	0	1	1	3	2	3	2	2	5	4	23
2000s	2	3	7	6	0	3	9	1	9	3	43
2010s	2	6	4	0	1	6	0	8	9	1	37
2020s	1	2	1	0	1	5	1 (part of the year)				11

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

Jan2 events
Feb5 events
Mar39 events
Apr36 events
May17 events
Jun19 events
Jul3 events
Aug10 events
Sep2 events
Oct0 events
Nov1 event
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Etowah County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	42
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	49
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	40
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: Etowah County beside the total of the counties of Alabama and of the United States
Measure	Etowah	All counties of Alabama	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	134	8,089	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	25.0	16.0	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	13.0	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 Etowah County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
27 Mar 2017	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
27 Mar 2017	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
27 Mar 2017	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
10 Jun 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	1.75 in	none	County
31 Mar 2015	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
5 Jun 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 Mar 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Mar 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Mar 2012	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
2 Mar 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Sep 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
26 May 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Mar 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Mar 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Mar 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Sep 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Apr 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Jun 2009	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 May 2009	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
10 Apr 2009	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Aug 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Aug 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Aug 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
29 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 May 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 May 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Aug 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Jun 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
23 Jun 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Apr 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Apr 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
19 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Apr 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
18 Apr 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
18 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Aug 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 Apr 2005	Hail	1.00 in	$1 thousand	County
30 Mar 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 May 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 May 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 May 2003	Hail	1.25 in	$12 thousand	County
2 May 2003	Hail	2.75 in	$75 thousand	County
19 Mar 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Feb 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Aug 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Aug 2002	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Jul 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Jul 2002	Hail	1.75 in	$3 thousand	County
30 Apr 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Apr 2002	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
30 Mar 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Jun 2001	Hail	1.00 in	$2 thousand	County
24 May 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 May 2001	Hail	1.75 in	$2 thousand	County
10 Mar 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Mar 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Aug 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 Jun 1999	Hail	1.00 in	$3 thousand	County
13 May 1999	Hail	1.00 in	$3 thousand	County
19 Apr 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Jun 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Apr 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Apr 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Apr 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Mar 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Apr 1997	Hail	0.75 in	$3 thousand	County
24 Jan 1997	Hail	1.75 in	$9 thousand	County
7 Nov 1996	Hail	0.75 in	$4 thousand	County
23 Aug 1996	Hail	1.00 in	$12 thousand	County
22 Apr 1995	Hail	0.00 in	none	County
7 Mar 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Jan 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Apr 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Mar 1994	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
21 Feb 1993	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Feb 1993	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Feb 1993	Hail	4.50 in	none	County
6 Mar 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Apr 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 1989	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Mar 1989	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 Apr 1988	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
4 May 1987	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
31 Jul 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
7 Jun 1985	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
7 Jun 1985	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
2 May 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Mar 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
26 Apr 1982	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Aug 1981	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Apr 1980	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
18 Apr 1978	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Jun 1977	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
3 Apr 1974	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Apr 1974	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 May 1973	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 May 1973	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 May 1967	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 May 1961	Hail	2.50 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 Etowah County, Alabama". https://countyhazards.com/county/al/etowah/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 Etowah County?: March has 39 of the 134 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 Etowah County compare with the other counties of Alabama?: The counties of Alabama have 16.0 hail events for each 100 square miles. Etowah County has 25.0.
How large is the hail on record for Etowah County?: 43 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.