111
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$21K
Property damage
Hail in Covington County, Alabama: 111 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #1,305 nationally and #31 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Covington County, Alabama: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Covington County is the 2000s, when 45 of the county's 111 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 Covington County archive, hail makes up 25.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,305 for this hazard and #31 within Alabama, putting it in the 57.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Mar is the peak month for hail in Covington County with 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2025 | LIBERTYVILLE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2025 | BABBIE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | LIBERTYVILLE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mar 25, 2023 | ROSE HILL | 1.75 | $0 |
| Mar 25, 2023 | GANTT | 2 | $0 |
| Mar 25, 2023 | GANTT | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | RED LEVEL | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jul 22, 2018 | OPP | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 22, 2018 | LIBERTYVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 22, 2018 | POLEY | 2.5 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Covington County
- Thunderstorm Wind 235
- Tornado 49
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Dime to ping pong ball size hail was reported from Red Level across U. S. Highway 84 to near Loango. A spotter near Red Level reported the hail lasted for about ten minutes with most of the hail being dime size or smaller.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Covington County, Alabama?
111 hail events are recorded in Covington County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Covington County?
The strongest hail on record in Covington County measured 4.
Where does the hail data for Covington 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 Covington County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/covington-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.