130
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$268K
Property damage
Hail in Lamar County, Alabama: 130 recorded events between 1958 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,105 nationally and #22 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Lamar County, Alabama: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Lamar County is the 2000s, when 45 of the county's 130 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 Lamar County archive, hail makes up 25.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,105 for this hazard and #22 within Alabama, putting it in the 64.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for hail in Lamar County with 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | DETROIT | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | VERNON | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 6, 2025 | MILLPORT | 1 | $0 |
| May 10, 2024 | KENNEDY | 2.75 | $0 |
| May 10, 2024 | MILLPORT | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 9, 2024 | FERNBANK | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 24, 2021 | KENNEDY | 0.88 | $0 |
| Mar 17, 2021 | MOSCOW | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 29, 2020 | HIGHTOGY | 3 | $0 |
| Jun 22, 2019 | MILLPORT | 0.88 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Lamar County
- Thunderstorm Wind 257
- Flash Flood 57
- Tornado 42
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Golf ball size hail fell in and near the town of Detroit. Several automobiles received broken windows and dents from the hail. The hail may have been larger in the surrounding rural areas. A few trees were also blown down in the area. Very little rain fell during the storm.
A severe thunderstorm tracked across northern Lamar County and dropped hail from the size of dimes to the size of golfballs. In many locations, the hail covered the ground. The path at times was 1 to 2 miles wide and 14 miles long. Most of the hail fell in a rural area.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Lamar County, Alabama?
130 hail events are recorded in Lamar County between 1958 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Lamar County?
The strongest hail on record in Lamar County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Lamar 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 Lamar County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/lamar-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.