99
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$136K
Property damage
Hail in Randolph County, Alabama: 99 recorded events between 1982 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #1,447 nationally and #35 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Randolph County, Alabama: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Randolph County is the 2000s, when 50 of the county's 99 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 Randolph County archive, hail makes up 31.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,447 for this hazard and #35 within Alabama, putting it in the 53.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Randolph County with 24 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 17, 2025 | WEST | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 4, 2022 | DINGLER | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2018 | PINE TUCKEY | 2.75 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2018 | WHITE | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2018 | WEDOWEE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2018 | WOODLAND | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 19, 2018 | PINE TUCKEY | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2017 | DINGLER | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2017 | ROANOKE | 2.5 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2017 | WADLEY | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Randolph County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A large hail storm affected southern Randolph County from near Wadley to Roanoke to near the Georgia State Line. Hail ranging from nickel size to grapefruit size was reported. The grapefruit size hail fell in the Friendship Community and collected up to a foot deep.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Randolph County, Alabama?
99 hail events are recorded in Randolph County between 1982 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Randolph County?
The strongest hail on record in Randolph County measured 4.
Where does the hail data for Randolph 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 Randolph County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/randolph-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.