82
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$100K
Property damage
Hail in Monroe County, Alabama: 82 recorded events between 1968 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,675 nationally and #43 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Monroe County, Alabama: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Monroe County is the 1990s, when 23 of the county's 82 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 Monroe County archive, hail makes up 27.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,675 for this hazard and #43 within Alabama, putting it in the 46.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Monroe County with 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2025 | PETERMAN | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 1, 2025 | MONROEVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2024 | FRANKLIN | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | GOODWAY | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 18, 2022 | URIAH | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 18, 2022 | URIAH | 2 | $0 |
| Apr 18, 2022 | URIAH | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 18, 2022 | LITTLE RIVER | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jan 9, 2022 | BURNT CORN | 2.5 | $0 |
| Jan 9, 2022 | BURNT CORN | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Monroe County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Baseball to golfball size hail fell from Miniola to Uriah. This is the second month in a row that this area has received large hail. The area did not suffer as much damage from this storm as they did from the April storm.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Monroe County, Alabama?
82 hail events are recorded in Monroe County between 1968 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Monroe County?
The strongest hail on record in Monroe County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Monroe 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 Monroe County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/monroe-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.