Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Hail in Lee County, Alabama

128

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

0

Direct injuries

$360K

Property damage

Hail in Lee County, Alabama: 128 recorded events between 1965 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,125 nationally and #23 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Hail in Lee County, Alabama: events per decade

Hail in Lee County, Alabama: recorded events per decade
Hail in Lee County, Alabama: recorded events per decade

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

The busiest decade for hail in Lee County is the 2000s, when 46 of the county's 128 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 Lee County archive, hail makes up 29.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,125 for this hazard and #23 within Alabama, putting it in the 63.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

2Jan
6Feb
24Mar
36Apr
16May
15Jun
7Jul
7Aug
0Sep
5Oct
3Nov
7Dec

Apr is the peak month for hail in Lee County with 36 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

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Mar 31, 2025SALEM1.5$0
Aug 11, 2023AUBURN1$0
Jun 14, 2023MITCHELL XRD0.88$0
Jun 11, 2023BEEHIVE0.88$0
Jan 4, 2023BEEHIVE1$0
Jun 16, 2022BEEHIVE1$0
Mar 16, 2022AUBURN0.75$0
Dec 30, 2021SMITHS STATION1.75$0
Dec 30, 2021MITCHELL XRD1.5$0
Dec 30, 2021MITCHELL XRD1$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

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

128 hail events are recorded in Lee County between 1965 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Lee County?

The strongest hail on record in Lee County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Lee 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.

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“Hail in Lee County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/lee-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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