115
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$67K
Property damage
Hail in Sumter County, Alabama: 115 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #1,251 nationally and #28 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Sumter County, Alabama: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Sumter County is the 2000s, when 42 of the county's 115 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 Sumter County archive, hail makes up 34.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,251 for this hazard and #28 within Alabama, putting it in the 59.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Mar is the peak month for hail in Sumter County with 27 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
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2025 | CUBA | 1 | $0 |
| May 2, 2025 | LIVINGSTON | 1 | $0 |
| May 9, 2024 | GEIGER | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2023 | YORK MALLARD ARPT | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | COATOPA | 1 | $0 |
| May 16, 2023 | MC CAINVILLE | 0.88 | $0 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | YORK MALLARD ARPT | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | BOYD | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | CUBA | 2 | $0 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | LIVINGSTON | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Sumter County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A rotating thunderstorm, known as a supercell, produced penny to golf ball size hail all the way across Sumter and Greene Counties. Several trees were also blown down just northwest of Livingston along CR 12. National Weather Service Doppler radar estimated 1.5 to 2.5 inches of rain across Sumter County. This rain produced some minor urban flooding in the city of Livingston.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Sumter County, Alabama?
115 hail events are recorded in Sumter County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Sumter County?
The strongest hail on record in Sumter County measured 2.
Where does the hail data for Sumter 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 Sumter County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/sumter-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.