Hail in Blount County, Alabama

Hail in Blount County, Alabama: 124 recorded events between 1968 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #1,167 nationally and #24 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Blount County is the 2000s, when 36 of the county's 124 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Blount County archive, hail makes up 22.0% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,167 for this hazard and #24 within Alabama, putting it in the 62.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in Blount County with 36 recorded events, while Nov is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

• Thunderstorm Wind 320
• Tornado 60

How many hail events are on record in Blount County, Alabama?

124 hail events are recorded in Blount County between 1968 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Blount County?

The strongest hail on record in Blount County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Blount County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.