Hail events in Monroe 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 82 hail events on record for Monroe County, Alabama, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 1 May 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 19 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 1 2025

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At PETERMAN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At MONROEVILLE

Mar 15 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At FRANKLIN

Jun 15 2023

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

2 miles SE of GOODWAY

Apr 17 2022

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

4 miles WSW of URIAH

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

At URIAH

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At URIAH

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

5 miles ESE of LITTLE RIVER

Jan 9 2022

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

At BURNT CORN

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At BURNT CORN

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At PETERMAN

Apr 24 2021

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At ALLENE

Hail2.75 in, baseball size

1 mile NE of MEXIA

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles SW of MEXBORO

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile WSW of MEXIA

Aug 21 2020

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At URIAH

Apr 6 2019

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At EXCEL

Mar 25 2019

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles N of EXCEL

Mar 30 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At TUNNELL SPGS

May 30 2012

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At FRISCO CITY

Jun 7 2011

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At URIAH

Apr 15 2011

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile ESE of FINCHBERRY

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile N of BUENA VISTA

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile N of BUENA VISTA

Apr 19 2009

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

At PETERMAN

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 Monroe 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	0	0	0	0	0	1
1980s	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	4	0	10
1990s	1	1	0	0	0	3	4	6	8	0	23
2000s	0	2	0	5	4	3	2	4	2	1	23
2010s	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	8
2020s	1	4	7	1	1	2	0 (part of the year)				16

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

Jan4 events
Feb3 events
Mar13 events
Apr25 events
May23 events
Jun5 events
Jul2 events
Aug3 events
Sep0 events
Oct1 event
Nov0 events
Dec3 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Monroe County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	37
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	20
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	21
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	4
4 in and larger	softball and larger	0

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: Monroe County beside the total of the counties of Alabama and of the United States
Measure	Monroe	All counties of Alabama	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	82	8,089	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	8.0	16.0	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	41.7	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 Monroe County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
26 Feb 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Jan 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Dec 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 Aug 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 May 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
2 May 2007	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
30 Aug 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
10 May 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
2 Jun 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
21 Apr 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Mar 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Oct 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Jul 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Jul 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 May 2004	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 May 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 May 2003	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 May 2003	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
2 May 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 Mar 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 May 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Feb 2001	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
20 Jun 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 May 1998	Hail	2.75 in	$80 thousand	County
3 May 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
3 May 1998	Hail	2.75 in	$10 thousand	County
3 May 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
3 May 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Apr 1998	Hail	2.75 in	$60 thousand	County
17 Apr 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 May 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Apr 1997	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Apr 1997	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 Mar 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Mar 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 Mar 1997	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
12 Dec 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Dec 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Mar 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Feb 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 Apr 1995	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Apr 1995	Hail	0.50 in	none	County
15 Mar 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 Jun 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 Apr 1990	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 May 1988	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
24 May 1988	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 May 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 May 1988	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Mar 1986	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Apr 1985	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Apr 1985	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 May 1984	Hail	2.25 in	none	County
25 Mar 1982	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 Mar 1981	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Apr 1971	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
24 Apr 1968	Hail	2.00 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: Mobile/Pensacola (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 Monroe County, Alabama". https://countyhazards.com/county/al/monroe/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 Monroe County?: April has 25 of the 82 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 Monroe County compare with the other counties of Alabama?: The counties of Alabama have 16.0 hail events for each 100 square miles. Monroe County has 8.0.
How large is the hail on record for Monroe County?: 25 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.