Hail events in Shelby 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 196 hail events on record for Shelby County, Alabama, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 18 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 18 2025

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

2 miles SW of NEW HOPE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At ELVIRA

Aug 9 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At CHELSEA

Jun 16 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At VINCENT

Jun 14 2023

Hail0.75 in, penny size

6 miles N of ARGYLE

May 9 2023

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At ELVIRA

Mar 26 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles SSW of MOSTELLERS

Jan 12 2023

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At ARGYLE

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of TURNER

Jul 21 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NE of COALMONT

Oct 4 2021

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile SE of PARAMOUNT

May 22 2020

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile SW of DARGIN

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile S of DARGIN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At ALABASTER SHELBY ARP

Feb 5 2020

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of ARGYLE

Jun 22 2019

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

3 miles NNE of SIMMSVILLE

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile N of ARGYLE

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles SSE of NEW HOPE

Apr 5 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles N of QUITO

Apr 2 2015

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

5 miles NE of QUITO

May 17 2013

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles ENE of DARGIN

Jul 27 2012

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles NE of PELHAM

Jul 5 2012

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile S of WESTOVER

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of VINCENT

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

3 miles ESE of VARNONS

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 Shelby 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	2	0	0	0	0	2
1960s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1970s	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	7
1980s	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	8
1990s	2	3	1	0	3	5	4	5	11	3	37
2000s	5	5	5	8	3	10	9	3	19	20	87
2010s	2	19	13	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	40
2020s	4	1	1	7	0	2	0 (part of the year)				15

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

Jan6 events
Feb10 events
Mar23 events
Apr61 events
May32 events
Jun31 events
Jul16 events
Aug5 events
Sep0 events
Oct2 events
Nov2 events
Dec8 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Shelby County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	95
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	72
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	27
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	1
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: Shelby County beside the total of the counties of Alabama and of the United States
Measure	Shelby	All counties of Alabama	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	196	8,089	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	25.0	16.0	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	8.6	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 Shelby County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
5 Jul 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 Jun 2012	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
3 Jun 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 May 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 Apr 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Apr 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 Apr 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Apr 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 Mar 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Jun 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 Apr 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
4 Apr 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Mar 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
27 Mar 2011	Hail	0.75 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	0.88 in	none	County
26 Mar 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Feb 2011	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
17 Jun 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
28 May 2010	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
8 Jul 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Jun 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$2 thousand	County
12 Jun 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 May 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 May 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
3 May 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 May 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
10 Apr 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
10 Apr 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Apr 2009	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
10 Apr 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Apr 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Apr 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$100 thousand	County
10 Apr 2009	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
10 Apr 2009	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
10 Apr 2009	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
10 Apr 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Apr 2009	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
10 Apr 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Feb 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 Jul 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 May 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 May 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
26 Apr 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Apr 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 Apr 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 Apr 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Apr 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
4 Apr 2008	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
4 Apr 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
4 Apr 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
15 Mar 2008	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
15 Mar 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Mar 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Mar 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
15 Mar 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Feb 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 Jun 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 Feb 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
13 Feb 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Jun 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
20 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Apr 2006	Hail	0.88 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	0.88 in	none	County
3 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Apr 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
3 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Dec 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Dec 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
28 Dec 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Dec 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Dec 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
4 Dec 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 Aug 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
30 Apr 2005	Hail	0.88 in	$1 thousand	County
22 Apr 2005	Hail	0.88 in	$1 thousand	County
22 Mar 2005	Hail	1.50 in	$8 thousand	County
31 May 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Apr 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Apr 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 May 2003	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
6 May 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 May 2003	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
2 May 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 May 2003	Hail	4.50 in	$250 thousand	County
18 Mar 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Mar 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Mar 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Nov 2002	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Aug 2002	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 Jul 2002	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Jul 2002	Hail	1.00 in	$1 thousand	County
30 Mar 2002	Hail	2.75 in	$400 thousand	County
24 Nov 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
31 May 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 May 2001	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
27 May 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 May 2001	Hail	1.50 in	$3 thousand	County
16 Dec 2000	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
25 Jun 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Apr 2000	Hail	1.75 in	$3 thousand	County
2 Apr 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Apr 2000	Hail	1.75 in	$4 thousand	County
18 May 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 Feb 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Feb 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Jul 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Jun 1998	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
4 Jun 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 May 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 May 1998	Hail	1.00 in	$2 thousand	County
18 Apr 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Apr 1998	Hail	1.00 in	$6 thousand	County
14 Apr 1998	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
8 Apr 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 Mar 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Feb 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Jul 1997	Hail	1.00 in	$2 thousand	County
24 Jan 1997	Hail	1.00 in	$7 thousand	County
24 Jan 1997	Hail	0.88 in	$5 thousand	County
24 Jan 1997	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	County
24 Jan 1997	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	County
12 Dec 1996	Hail	0.75 in	$6 thousand	County
24 Aug 1996	Hail	1.75 in	$17 thousand	County
7 Jul 1996	Hail	1.00 in	$8 thousand	County
24 May 1996	Hail	1.00 in	$12 thousand	County
8 Aug 1995	Hail	0.30 in	none	County
6 Jun 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Jun 1995	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
6 Jun 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
10 Feb 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 Jun 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Jun 1994	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Apr 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Jul 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Jun 1991	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Apr 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 Mar 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 1990	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
1 Apr 1990	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 1989	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Jun 1987	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 May 1987	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 Jul 1984	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Jul 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
3 May 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
26 Apr 1982	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 Mar 1980	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 Jun 1978	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
1 Mar 1975	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 May 1974	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
3 Apr 1974	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
12 Jun 1973	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 Mar 1971	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Apr 1970	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
28 Oct 1955	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
13 Apr 1955	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: 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 Shelby County, Alabama". https://countyhazards.com/county/al/shelby/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 Shelby County?: April has 61 of the 196 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 Shelby County compare with the other counties of Alabama?: The counties of Alabama have 16.0 hail events for each 100 square miles. Shelby County has 25.0.
How large is the hail on record for Shelby County?: 29 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.