196
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$456K
Property damage
Hail in DeKalb County, Alabama: 196 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #640 nationally and #10 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in DeKalb County, Alabama: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in DeKalb County is the 2000s, when 79 of the county's 196 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 DeKalb County archive, hail makes up 20.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #640 for this hazard and #10 within Alabama, putting it in the 79.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in DeKalb County with 66 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 2, 2025 | HIGH PT | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | VALLEY HEAD | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | VALLEY HEAD | 2 | $0 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | KILPATRICK | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | KILPATRICK | 1 | $0 |
| May 9, 2024 | SULPHUR SPGS | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2023 | GERALDINE | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2023 | GROVE OAK | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | RAINSVILLE | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | ELLIOT XRDS | 0.88 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from DeKalb County
- Thunderstorm Wind 578
- Tornado 74
- Flash Flood 60
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A thunderstorm began producing confirmed half dollar (1.25 inches in diameter) to golfball (1.75 inches in diameter) sized hail just southwest of the Rainsville community. There are radar indications this path of large hail could have started even further to the southwest. As it pushed through Rainsville, the large hail significantly damaged 19 buildings, tearing up siding, awnings, and damaging some automobiles. Hail accumulation of at least one to three inches was reported. ||This storm then continued moving northeast and produced hail up to the size of hen eggs (2.00 inches in diameter) as it passed through the Slyvania community, where some damage also occurred. This storm continued to produce golfball sized hail as it moved over the eastern side of the Henagar community, before weakening.
A line of thunderstorms produced penny (0.75 inch) to golfball size (1.75 inch) hail along a continuous path from portions of Desoto State park to just east of Mentone. The largest hail to the size of golfballs (1.75 inch) occurred just east of Mentone. Quarter size hail was also reported in Valley Head.
The line of thunderstorms that produced large hail in portions of Marshall county continued to move northeast from Marshall county into Dekalb county. Near Geraldine, nickel to quarter sized hail was reported to the depth of 8 inches on highway 75. Alabama Department of Transportation crews were called in to clear the hail off a bridge on highway 75. Numerous accidents were reported due to the slick roads caused by the accumulated hail.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in DeKalb County, Alabama?
196 hail events are recorded in DeKalb County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in DeKalb County?
The strongest hail on record in DeKalb County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for DeKalb 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 DeKalb County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/dekalb-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.