152
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$246K
Property damage
Hail in Marion County, Alabama: 152 recorded events between 1963 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #910 nationally and #16 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Marion County, Alabama: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Marion County is the 2000s, when 52 of the county's 152 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 Marion County archive, hail makes up 29.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #910 for this hazard and #16 within Alabama, putting it in the 70.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Mar is the peak month for hail in Marion County with 48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | PEARCES MILL | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | PEARCES MILL | 1 | $0 |
| May 8, 2025 | TWIN | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | BEAR CREEK | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 24, 2025 | PULLTIGHT | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 24, 2025 | GUIN | 1.25 | $0 |
| Mar 13, 2025 | WINFIELD | 0.88 | $0 |
| Oct 13, 2022 | TWIN | 1 | $0 |
| Oct 13, 2022 | BARNESVILLE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2022 | SHOTTSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Marion County
- Thunderstorm Wind 272
- Tornado 47
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
About ten trees were reported down along Highway 10 in the southwest part of Marion County. Hail about the size of dimes was reported in Hamilton. Several trees were down on Highway 44 between Twin and Brilliant. A funnel cloud was reported near Whitehouse about 15 miles east of Hamilton.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Marion County, Alabama?
152 hail events are recorded in Marion County between 1963 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Marion County?
The strongest hail on record in Marion County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Marion 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 Marion County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/marion-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.