86
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$90K
Property damage
Hail in Chambers County, Alabama: 86 recorded events between 1973 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,636 nationally and #42 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Chambers County, Alabama: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Chambers County is the 2000s, when 36 of the county's 86 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 Chambers County archive, hail makes up 33.0% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,636 for this hazard and #42 within Alabama, putting it in the 47.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Chambers County with 27 recorded events, while Sep 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2023 | FIVE PTS | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | LAFAYETTE | 2.5 | $0 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | MOOREFIELD | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | DOUBLEHEAD | 1 | $0 |
| Dec 30, 2021 | FAIRFAX | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | SHAWMUT | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | LANETT | 2 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2017 | FOSTER XRDS | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2017 | PENTON | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2013 | LANGDALE | 0.88 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Chambers County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Large hail reported in the city of Lanett. Based on earlier reports of large hail south of the town of Waverly and radar derived hail products, this storm was likely producing large hail along its entire track across south Chambers County.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Chambers County, Alabama?
86 hail events are recorded in Chambers County between 1973 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Chambers County?
The strongest hail on record in Chambers County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Chambers 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.
Cite this page
“Hail in Chambers County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/chambers-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.