Hail in St. Clair County, Alabama

Hail in St. Clair County, Alabama: 113 recorded events between 1967 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,278 nationally and #30 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in St. Clair County is the 2000s, when 51 of the county's 113 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 St. Clair County archive, hail makes up 24.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,278 for this hazard and #30 within Alabama, putting it in the 58.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for hail in St. Clair County with 42 recorded events, while Nov 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 272
• Tornado 44

How many hail events are on record in St. Clair County, Alabama?

113 hail events are recorded in St. Clair County between 1967 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in St. Clair County?

The strongest hail on record in St. Clair County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for St. Clair 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.