120
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$110K
Property damage
Hail in Clarke County, Alabama: 120 recorded events between 1975 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 3.5. That places the county #1,204 nationally and #26 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Clarke County, Alabama: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Clarke County is the 2000s, when 32 of the county's 120 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 Clarke County archive, hail makes up 21.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,204 for this hazard and #26 within Alabama, putting it in the 61.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Clarke County with 35 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 13, 2024 | CHOCTAW BLUFF | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2023 | GROVE HILL | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | GROVE HILL | 2 | $0 |
| Mar 27, 2023 | FULTON | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | TALLAHATTA SPGS | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | WEST BEND | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | THOMASVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Jan 9, 2022 | JACKSON | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | GLENDON | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | JACKSON | 1.25 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Clarke County
- Thunderstorm Wind 320
- Flash Flood 43
- Tornado 42
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Large hail from a thunderstorm damaged numerous vehicles and several roofs just south of Thomasville. The local EMA director was on the phone with the National Weather Service reporting the hail, when his windshield was busted out by the baseball size hail. The large hail lasted for several minutes and caused widespread damage in the south part of town.
Penny to nickel size hail fell near Grove Hill for about twenty minutes. Hail covered the ground up to six inches in depth in some areas. Hail was still visible the next morning along areas that were not exposed to the sun. Many residents said it looked like snow.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Clarke County, Alabama?
120 hail events are recorded in Clarke County between 1975 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Clarke County?
The strongest hail on record in Clarke County measured 3.5.
Where does the hail data for Clarke 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 Clarke County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/clarke-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.