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
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
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
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2025 | ETHELSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | GORDO | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 10, 2024 | CARROLLTON | 1 | $0 |
| May 9, 2024 | ETHELSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | GORDO | 2.5 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | ETHELSVILLE | 2.75 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | COAL FIRE | 2.75 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | STAFFORD | 2.75 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | COCHRANE | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 9, 2021 | GORDO | 2 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Pickens County
- Thunderstorm Wind 148
- Tornado 55
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A thunderstorm produced wind damage in the Carrollton-Gordo area as well as in the Reform area. Damage was light in the Reform area with a number of trees down, several blocking roads and several falling on other buildings. In the area from Carrollton to Gordo, many trees were downed and a number of structures sustained minor damage. A house near Aliceville reportedly suffered major damage.
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.
Cite this page
“Hail in Pickens County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/pickens-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.