133
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$131K
Property damage
Hail in Etowah County, Alabama: 133 recorded events between 1961 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #1,068 nationally and #20 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Etowah County, Alabama: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Etowah County is the 2000s, when 43 of the county's 133 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 Etowah County archive, hail makes up 24.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,068 for this hazard and #20 within Alabama, putting it in the 65.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Mar is the peak month for hail in Etowah County with 39 recorded events, while Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2025 | WILLIAMS | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | TABOR | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | HOKES BLUFF | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | EAST GASDEN | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | SIBERT | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 19, 2024 | DUCK SPGS | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2022 | GLENCOE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mar 26, 2021 | TUMLIN GAP | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 16, 2021 | SOUTHSIDE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 12, 2020 | WALNUT GROVE | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Etowah County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Penny to baseball size hail fell along the eastern Etowah County line. The hail fell from near Keener to near Ball Play. A few trees were also blown down near Ball Play. The hail may have been larger in rural areas because of larger reports in adjacent counties.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Etowah County, Alabama?
133 hail events are recorded in Etowah County between 1961 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Etowah County?
The strongest hail on record in Etowah County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Etowah 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 Etowah County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/etowah-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.