Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Hail in Pickens County, Alabama

93

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

0

Direct injuries

$88K

Property damage

Hail in Pickens County, Alabama: 93 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,525 nationally and #36 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Hail in Pickens County, Alabama: events per decade

Hail in Pickens County, Alabama: recorded events per decade
Hail in Pickens County, Alabama: recorded events per decade

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Pickens County is the 2000s, when 37 of the county's 93 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 Pickens County archive, hail makes up 29.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,525 for this hazard and #36 within Alabama, putting it in the 50.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

2Jan
3Feb
26Mar
25Apr
13May
12Jun
3Jul
3Aug
1Sep
2Oct
2Nov
1Dec

Mar is the peak month for hail in Pickens County with 26 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

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
May 26, 2025ETHELSVILLE1$0
Mar 15, 2025GORDO1.5$0
May 10, 2024CARROLLTON1$0
May 9, 2024ETHELSVILLE1$0
Jun 16, 2023GORDO2.5$0
Jun 16, 2023ETHELSVILLE2.75$0
Jun 16, 2023COAL FIRE2.75$0
Jun 16, 2023STAFFORD2.75$0
Jun 14, 2023COCHRANE1.25$0
Apr 9, 2021GORDO2$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

How many hail events are on record in Pickens County, Alabama?

93 hail events are recorded in Pickens County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Pickens County?

The strongest hail on record in Pickens County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Pickens 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.

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“Hail in Pickens County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/pickens-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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