196
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$864K
Property damage
Hail in Shelby County, Alabama: 196 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #640 nationally and #10 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Shelby County, Alabama: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Shelby County is the 2000s, when 87 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 Shelby County archive, hail makes up 26.5% 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 Shelby County with 62 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 18, 2025 | NEW HOPE | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 18, 2025 | ELVIRA | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | CHELSEA | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | VINCENT | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | ARGYLE | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 9, 2023 | ELVIRA | 0.75 | $0 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | MOSTELLERS | 1 | $0 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | ARGYLE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | TURNER | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2022 | COALMONT | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Shelby County
- Thunderstorm Wind 398
- Flash Flood 70
- Tornado 52
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Several severe thunderstorms moved through Shelby County and generally affected the western part of the county. All of the storms produced dime to golf ball size hail. The largest hail size reported was softball and occurred near Maylene. Some locations that reported hail were Alabaster, Hoover, Helena, Maylene, Indian Springs, Calera and Montevallo. Several locations observed hail covering the ground. A few trees were also blown down.
Hail up to the size of golf balls damaged 95 percent of the cars on a car lot on US-280, just south of AL-119. Damage to most of the cars was slight enough so that they could still be sold at discount, though some received more significant dents.
Hail from one-half to three-quarters of an inch fell at Helena and Alabaster in west-central Shelby County. Nickel-size hail fell at Siluria immediately east of Alabaster. Four large trees up to two feet in diameter were downed in the Scottsdale Subdivision of Alabaster. Wind gusted to 54 mph at the National Weather Service Forecast Office at the Shelby County airport on the south side of Alabaster.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Shelby County, Alabama?
196 hail events are recorded in Shelby County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Shelby County?
The strongest hail on record in Shelby County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Shelby 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 Shelby County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/shelby-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.