Hail events in Franklin 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 144 hail events on record for Franklin County, Alabama, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 26 Feb 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 23 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

Feb 26 2026

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile WSW of FRANKFORT

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile E of NEWBURG

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

At RUSSELLVILLE

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile NW of REEDTOWN

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile SW of FRANKFORT

May 2 2025

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

1 mile W of VINA

Apr 19 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of RUSSELLVILLE

Mar 14 2024

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile S of RUSSELLVILLE

Feb 12 2024

Hail4.00 in, softball size

1 mile SSW of PLEASANT RIDGE

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile N of SPRUCE PINE

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile WNW of PHIL CAMPBELL

Jun 14 2023

Hail3.00 in, tea cup size

1 mile ESE of DEMPSEY

Jun 5 2023

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile NW of RUSSELLVILLE MUNI AR

Nov 22 2019

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SSE of PLEASANT GROVE

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

3 miles NNE of DEMPSEY

May 20 2018

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles NNE of RED BAY MUNI ARPT

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile N of RED BAY MUNI ARPT

Mar 19 2018

Hail2.75 in, baseball size

At BURNTOUT

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile ENE of RED BAY MUNI ARPT

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of POGO

Mar 10 2018

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles W of COKER SPUR

Apr 22 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles NE of BELGREEN

Mar 27 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of RED BAY MUNI ARPT

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles WSW of GLASGOW CORNER

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile WSW of VINA

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 Franklin 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	0	1	0	1
1970s	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
1980s	0	0	2	1	4	0	1	2	0	0	10
1990s	1	0	1	2	0	6	3	11	9	5	38
2000s	5	4	4	4	3	5	6	0	5	4	40
2010s	4	7	7	3	3	1	2	5	6	2	40
2020s	0	0	0	2	5	1	5 (part of the year)				13

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

Jan5 events
Feb10 events
Mar40 events
Apr30 events
May30 events
Jun9 events
Jul4 events
Aug2 events
Sep1 event
Oct6 events
Nov5 events
Dec2 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Franklin County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	65
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	50
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	23
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	5
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: Franklin County beside the total of the counties of Alabama and of the United States
Measure	Franklin	All counties of Alabama	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	144	8,089	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	22.7	16.0	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	45.0	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 Franklin County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
27 Mar 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Nov 2016	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
13 Jul 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 Mar 2015	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
28 Apr 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Apr 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Apr 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 Jun 2013	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
23 Mar 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Mar 2013	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
6 May 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 May 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
31 Mar 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
31 Mar 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
31 Mar 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 Mar 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
2 Mar 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Jun 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Apr 2011	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
4 Apr 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
29 Mar 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Mar 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Mar 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
26 Mar 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Oct 2010	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 Oct 2010	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
12 Mar 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 Mar 2010	Hail	1.75 in	$50 thousand	County
19 Apr 2009	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
19 Apr 2009	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
10 Apr 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
10 Apr 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
26 May 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 May 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 May 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 Apr 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
11 Apr 2008	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
13 May 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 Apr 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 Apr 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 Apr 2006	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
4 Dec 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
15 Nov 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
30 Mar 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Mar 2005	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
30 Mar 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Oct 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Jul 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Jul 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 May 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 May 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 May 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 May 2003	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
10 Nov 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Aug 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Apr 2002	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
29 Mar 2002	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
4 Apr 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Apr 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Apr 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Feb 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Jul 2000	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
27 Apr 2000	Hail	1.00 in	$2 thousand	County
27 Apr 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Apr 2000	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
10 Mar 2000	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Dec 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 May 1999	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 May 1999	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
3 Apr 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 Mar 1999	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
7 May 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 May 1998	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 May 1998	Hail	1.75 in	$14 thousand	County
6 May 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Apr 1998	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
19 Mar 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Mar 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Mar 1998	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
19 Mar 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Oct 1997	Hail	2.75 in	$20 thousand	County
25 Oct 1997	Hail	1.00 in	$3 thousand	County
16 Jun 1997	Hail	0.75 in	$3 thousand	County
14 Jun 1997	Hail	0.75 in	$3 thousand	County
26 May 1997	Hail	0.75 in	$4 thousand	County
26 May 1997	Hail	1.75 in	$9 thousand	County
26 May 1997	Hail	0.75 in	$4 thousand	County
28 Mar 1997	Hail	0.75 in	$3 thousand	County
3 Mar 1997	Hail	0.75 in	$3 thousand	County
27 Feb 1997	Hail	0.75 in	$2 thousand	County
24 Jan 1997	Hail	1.50 in	$10 thousand	County
18 Oct 1996	Hail	1.00 in	$12 thousand	County
16 Sep 1996	Hail	1.75 in	$13 thousand	County
6 Mar 1996	Hail	1.75 in	$8 thousand	County
18 Jun 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 May 1995	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 May 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Apr 1995	Hail	0.00 in	none	County
27 Jan 1995	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 Jan 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 May 1993	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 May 1993	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 Mar 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Jun 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Mar 1987	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Mar 1987	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Aug 1986	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 May 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 May 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 May 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 May 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 Apr 1983	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 Mar 1982	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
23 Jan 1982	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
8 Jan 1975	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Apr 1971	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 Jun 1968	Hail	1.75 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: Huntsville, AL (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 Franklin County, Alabama". https://countyhazards.com/county/al/franklin/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 Franklin County?: March has 40 of the 144 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 Franklin County compare with the other counties of Alabama?: The counties of Alabama have 16.0 hail events for each 100 square miles. Franklin County has 22.7.
How large is the hail on record for Franklin County?: 29 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.