69
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$57K
Property damage
Hail in Escambia County, Alabama: 69 recorded events between 1961 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,879 nationally and #48 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Escambia County, Alabama: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Escambia County is the 2000s, when 22 of the county's 69 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 Escambia County archive, hail makes up 20.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,879 for this hazard and #48 within Alabama, putting it in the 39.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Escambia County with 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2025 | FOSHEE | 1 | $0 |
| May 10, 2024 | APPLETON | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 20, 2024 | KIRKLAND | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2023 | ROBERTS | 2.75 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2023 | ROBERTS | 2.75 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | BREWTON | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | DIXONVILLE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | BREWTON | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | SARDINE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | HUXFORD | 2.5 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Escambia County
- Thunderstorm Wind 192
- Flash Flood 43
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Large hail falling out of a thunderstorm damaged several vehicles in and around the Brewton area. The large hail lasted for about ten minutes. An unofficial weather gage measured a wind gust of 46 MPH during the storm.
Golfball size hail from a thunderstorm broke several automobile windshields along I-65 near Atmore. Several trees also had leaves stripped from them as a result of the large hail. The hail lasted for several minutes, and vehicles had to pull off the interstate because of low visibilities.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Escambia County, Alabama?
69 hail events are recorded in Escambia County between 1961 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Escambia County?
The strongest hail on record in Escambia County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Escambia 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 Escambia County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/escambia-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.