109
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$125K
Property damage
Hail in Cherokee County, Alabama: 109 recorded events between 1967 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #1,336 nationally and #33 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Cherokee County, Alabama: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Cherokee County is the 2000s, when 59 of the county's 109 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 Cherokee County archive, hail makes up 28.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,336 for this hazard and #33 within Alabama, putting it in the 56.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Cherokee County with 37 recorded events, while Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2025 | CENTRE | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | BROOMTOWN | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 3, 2020 | LOOP | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 3, 2020 | HOWELLS XRDS | 1 | $0 |
| Dec 1, 2019 | WATSON | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2019 | BOMAR | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2017 | LAWRENCE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2017 | BOMAR | 2 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2017 | MOSHAT | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2017 | FORNEY | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Penny to quarter size hail was reported across extreme southeast Cherokee County. The hail affected the communities of Spring Garden, Pleasant Gap, Rock Run, and Bluffton. The hail may have been larger in surrounding rural areas.
Nickel-size hail was reported by the Cherokee County Sheriff's office about 10 miles south-southeast of Centre. A funnel cloud was reported near Coloma about seven miles south-southeast of Centre. A weak tornado touched down in the Rock Run/Spring Garden area with damage to seven houses along with a number of trees uprooted.
Straight-line thunderstorm winds damaged numerous homes in scattered locations in the county. The worst hit areas were Big Oak Campground, Yellow Creek, Blue Pond, Barrett's Chapel Church, Hopewell, and Jamestown. Thirty-one homes were damaged. Four were destroyed. Thirteen received major damage, while damage to the others was minor. Also, golfball-size hail fell at about the same time.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Cherokee County, Alabama?
109 hail events are recorded in Cherokee County between 1967 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Cherokee County?
The strongest hail on record in Cherokee County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Cherokee 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 Cherokee County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/cherokee-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.