Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Hail in Lowndes County, Alabama

54

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

0

Direct injuries

$101K

Property damage

Hail in Lowndes County, Alabama: 54 recorded events between 1974 and 2022. The strongest on record measured 3.5. That places the county #2,159 nationally and #56 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Hail in Lowndes County, Alabama: events per decade

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

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

The busiest decade for hail in Lowndes County is the 2000s, when 30 of the county's 54 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 Lowndes County archive, hail makes up 27.1% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,159 for this hazard and #56 within Alabama, putting it in the 30.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

2Jan
5Feb
17Mar
17Apr
8May
3Jun
1Jul
0Aug
0Sep
0Oct
1Nov
0Dec

Mar is the peak month for hail in Lowndes County with 17 recorded events, while Aug 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
Jun 18, 2022LOWNDESBORO0.88$0
Jul 22, 2018DAVENPORT3.5$0
Jan 22, 2017HAYNEVILLE1$0
May 21, 2012HAYNEVILLE0.88$0
Feb 24, 2012HAYNEVILLE1$0
Feb 24, 2012HAYNEVILLE0.75$0
Feb 24, 2012COLLIRENE0.88$0
Mar 10, 2010HAYNEVILLE0.75$0
Apr 4, 2008COLLIRENE0.75$0
Apr 14, 2007HAYNEVILLE0.88$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 Lowndes County, Alabama?

54 hail events are recorded in Lowndes County between 1974 and 2022, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Lowndes County?

The strongest hail on record in Lowndes County measured 3.5.

Where does the hail data for Lowndes 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 Lowndes County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/lowndes-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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