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Huntsville, AL Hail Reports

Last reported hail near Huntsville, AL: May 20, 2025 — 2.75″ reported 1.4 mi S. Since then, radar has estimated hail up to 1.51″ over the area on 17 days, most recently Sep 22, 2026. 62 hail reports on 15 storm days within 10 miles of Huntsville, AL since November 2020; radar detected hail over the area on 53 days since October 2020.

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Hail map for Huntsville, AL

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Huntsville populationpopulation
215.0K
Huntsville householdshouseholds
92.3K

Largest hail on record near Huntsville, AL

The biggest hail reported within 10 miles of Huntsville, AL, as ground reports since November 2020. Each links to its day below.

  1. 2.75″May 20, 202516 reports, nearest 1.4 mi S
  2. 2.5″April 24, 202110 reports, nearest 0.7 mi NNE
  3. 1.5″June 25, 20238 reports, nearest 8.7 mi W
  4. 1.5″June 7, 20224 reports, nearest 5.9 mi SSE
  5. 1.25″June 19, 20231 report, nearest 8.0 mi ESE

Hail near Huntsville, AL, day by day

Every storm day with a hail report or a radar hail estimate within 10 miles of Huntsville, AL, newest first. Open a day to see its individual reports.

Storm days within 10 miles of Huntsville, AL: the largest and number of ground reports, the radar estimate, and the closest report
DateReported (largest)Reports (1.00″+)Radar estimateClosest reportStorm report
No report01.30″—
No report01.37″—
No report00.87″—
No report01.41″—
No report00.91″—
No report00.88″—
No report01.51″—
No report00.83″—
No report00.80″—
No report01.09″—
No report00.82″—
No report01.19″—
No report01.00″—
No report01.28″—
No report00.98″—
No report00.91″—
No report00.81″—
2.75″16 (14)2.16″1.4 mi S
Show 16 reports from May 20, 2025
Ground hail reports on May 20, 2025, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Huntsville, ALRemark
6:54 PM CDT2″1.4 mi S
6:54 PM CDT1.5″1.5 mi SSE
7:15 PM CDT1.5″1.5 mi SSE
6:57 PM CDT1.75″2.0 mi SE
7:10 PM CDT1.75″2.2 mi ESE
7:02 PM CDT1.75″2.5 mi SSW
7:05 PM CDT1.25″2.5 mi SSW
6:57 PM CDT2.75″3.2 mi SSE
7:14 PM CDT1.25″3.2 mi E
6:53 PM CDT0.75″5.5 mi WSW
6:52 PM CDT0.75″6.1 mi WNW
6:51 PM CDT1″7.0 mi W
6:40 PM CDT1″8.1 mi WSW
7:10 PM CDT1″9.0 mi ESE
6:48 PM CDT1.25″9.4 mi W
6:44 PM CDT1″9.5 mi WSW
0.75″1 (0)None stored9.3 mi W
Show 1 report from May 12, 2025
Ground hail reports on May 12, 2025, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Huntsville, ALRemark
3:04 PM CDT0.75″9.3 mi W
0.75″2 (0)1.11″2.4 mi SW
Show 2 reports from May 2, 2025
Ground hail reports on May 2, 2025, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Huntsville, ALRemark
4:07 PM CDT0.75″2.4 mi SW
4:21 PM CDT0.75″5.6 mi S
1″3 (1)None stored7.6 mi S
Show 3 reports from Apr 10, 2025
Ground hail reports on Apr 10, 2025, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Huntsville, ALRemark
5:10 PM CDT1″7.6 mi S
5:01 PM CDT0.75″7.9 mi SSE
5:20 PM CDT0.88″8.6 mi WSW
No report00.94″—
No report00.77″—
No report00.78″—
No report00.97″—
No report00.95″—
No report01.07″—
1″2 (2)1.62″6.9 mi ENE
Show 2 reports from May 8, 2024
Ground hail reports on May 8, 2024, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Huntsville, ALRemark
9:38 PM CDT1″6.9 mi ENE
9:06 PM CDT1″8.5 mi NW
1″3 (2)2.16″1.4 mi NNE
Show 3 reports from Sep 6, 2023
Ground hail reports on Sep 6, 2023, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Huntsville, ALRemark
8:43 PM CDT1″1.4 mi NNE
8:37 PM CDT0.88″1.6 mi NNW
8:40 PM CDT1″4.1 mi NW
No report00.81″—
No report00.80″—
1″2 (1)1.21″2.3 mi SSE
Show 2 reports from Aug 7, 2023
Ground hail reports on Aug 7, 2023, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Huntsville, ALRemark
12:19 PM CDT0.75″2.3 mi SSE
12:22 PM CDT1″3.2 mi E
No report00.83″—
0.88″1 (0)None stored9.9 mi WSW
Show 1 report from Jul 28, 2023
Ground hail reports on Jul 28, 2023, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Huntsville, ALRemark
5:30 PM CDT0.88″9.9 mi WSW
No report00.87″—
No report01.54″—
No report00.96″—
1″6 (2)0.82″6.8 mi NW
Show 6 reports from Jul 2, 2023
Ground hail reports on Jul 2, 2023, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Huntsville, ALRemark
3:57 PM CDT1″6.8 mi NW
3:56 PM CDT1″7.6 mi NW
3:54 PM CDT0.75″8.1 mi NW
3:54 PM CDT0.88″8.1 mi WNW
3:51 PM CDT0.75″9.4 mi WNW
3:47 PM CDT0.75″9.8 mi NW
1.5″8 (8)1.03″8.7 mi W
Show 8 reports from Jun 25, 2023
Ground hail reports on Jun 25, 2023, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Huntsville, ALRemark
1:42 PM CDT1″8.7 mi W
1:40 PM CDT1.5″8.8 mi W
3:00 PM CDT1.25″8.8 mi W
1:47 PM CDT1″8.8 mi W
1:43 PM CDT1.25″9.3 mi W
1:45 PM CDT1″9.3 mi W
1:45 PM CDT1.25″9.4 mi W
2:47 PM CDT1″9.4 mi W
1.25″1 (1)1.22″8.0 mi ESE
Show 1 report from Jun 19, 2023
Ground hail reports on Jun 19, 2023, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Huntsville, ALRemark
12:03 AM CDT1.25″8.0 mi ESE
No report00.77″—
No report00.85″—
No report00.95″—
No report00.95″—
No report01.08″—
No report00.82″—
No report01.18″—
1″2 (2)1.25″2.9 mi SSE
Show 2 reports from Jun 15, 2022
Ground hail reports on Jun 15, 2022, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Huntsville, ALRemark
4:09 PM CDT1″2.9 mi SSE
4:20 PM CDT1″4.9 mi S
1.5″4 (3)1.58″5.9 mi SSE
Show 4 reports from Jun 7, 2022
Ground hail reports on Jun 7, 2022, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Huntsville, ALRemark
4:59 PM CDT0.88″5.9 mi SSE
5:05 PM CDT1.5″7.0 mi ESE
5:02 PM CDT1.25″7.7 mi SE
5:06 PM CDT1″7.7 mi SE
No report01.12″—
No report00.93″—
0.75″1 (0)0.78″6.6 mi NNW
Show 1 report from May 2, 2022
Ground hail reports on May 2, 2022, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Huntsville, ALRemark
4:54 PM CDT0.75″6.6 mi NNW
No report00.76″—
No report00.99″—
No report00.94″—
2.5″10 (6)0.96″0.7 mi NNE
Show 10 reports from Apr 24, 2021
Ground hail reports on Apr 24, 2021, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Huntsville, ALRemark
5:04 PM CDT0.75″0.7 mi NNE
5:05 PM CDT1″1.6 mi NE
4:53 PM CDT1.25″3.2 mi NW
4:50 PM CDT0.75″4.5 mi NW
4:48 PM CDT2.5″5.0 mi WNW
5:06 PM CDT0.75″6.5 mi NE
4:50 PM CDT2″7.0 mi W
4:48 PM CDT1.75″8.7 mi W
4:46 PM CDT0.75″8.8 mi W
4:48 PM CDT1.25″10.0 mi W

Reported sizes are ground reports filed by trained spotters, the public and emergency managers. Radar estimates come from MESH radar analysis and are not measurements. Both are within 10 miles of Huntsville, AL. Ground reports start Nov 24, 2020, so earlier days show "Not covered". Radar starts Oct 14, 2020. Report times are local to Huntsville, AL.

Hail near Huntsville, AL by year and month

By year
YearStorm daysReportsLargest reportedRadar max
2026120—1.51″
20259222.75″2.16″
2024721″1.62″
202316211.5″2.16″
2022871.5″1.58″
20214102.5″0.99″
Storm days by month, all years
MonthStorm daysBar
January0
February0
March0
April2
May12
June9
July14
August14
September5
October0
November0
December0

Hail near Huntsville, AL has been recorded most often in July and August: 14 of 56 storm days.

HailPing storm reports near Huntsville, AL

Storms HailPing grouped and published as full reports (hail of 1.00 inch or larger), newest first. The day-by-day list above includes every report.

Hail events near Huntsville, AL with date, maximum hail size, and report counts
Date Max hail Reports 1.00″+ Reports 1.75″+
Jun 1, 2026 2.5″ 2 2
Feb 26, 2026 2″ 6 1
Feb 26, 2026 2″ 9 5

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Recent hail storms near Huntsville, AL

  1. — hail up to 2.5″

    Storm summary, June 1, 2026

    On Jun 1, 2026, hail was reported across the Grant, AL · Woodville, AL area. Reports concentrated near Grant and Woodville. The largest reported hailstone measured 2.50 inches. HailPing grouped 2 reports of 1.00 inches or larger into this storm event.

    Affected cities: Grant, Woodville

    2 reports of 1.00"+ hail, 2 at 1.75"+. Read the full hail report

  2. — hail up to 2″

    Storm summary, February 26, 2026

    On Feb 26, 2026, hail was reported across the Danville, AL · Hartselle, AL · Moulton, AL area. Reports concentrated near Moulton, Hartselle, and Danville. The largest reported hailstone measured 2.00 inches. HailPing grouped 6 reports of 1.00 inches or larger into this storm event.

    Affected cities: Moulton, Hartselle, Danville

    6 reports of 1.00"+ hail, 1 at 1.75"+. Read the full hail report

  3. — hail up to 2″

    Storm summary, February 26, 2026

    On Feb 26, 2026, hail was reported across the Holly Pond / South Vinemont / Susan Moore corridor. Reports concentrated near Holly Pond, Susan Moore, South Vinemont, Blountsville, East Point, and Altoona. The largest reported hailstone measured 2.00 inches. HailPing grouped 9 reports of 1.00 inches or larger into this storm event.

    Affected cities: Holly Pond, Susan Moore, South Vinemont, Blountsville, East Point, Altoona

    9 reports of 1.00"+ hail, 5 at 1.75"+. Read the full hail report

About hail in Huntsville, AL

Huntsville is home to 215,025 people and 92,291 households in Alabama. Hail or a radar hail estimate came within 10 miles of Huntsville, AL on 56 storm days across 2020–2026, an average of 8.8 a year over the full calendar years 2021–2025. July and August are the busiest months, with 14 of 56 storm days. The largest hail reported since November 2020 measured 2.75 inches on May 20, 2025.

How these figures are counted

Population and household figures are public census estimates for the city itself. Hail event counts and sizes come from reports HailPing has recorded, which may be delayed, incomplete, or later corrected — they are not confirmed hail damage or repair demand. Read the full HailPing Disclaimer

Common questions

When did it last hail in Huntsville, AL?

The last reported hail within 10 miles of Huntsville, AL was on May 20, 2025: hail up to 2.75 inches was reported, the nearest 1.4 mi S from Huntsville, AL. Since then, radar has estimated hail up to 1.51″ over the area on 17 days, most recently Sep 22, 2026. 62 hail reports on 15 storm days within 10 miles of Huntsville, AL since November 2020; radar detected hail over the area on 53 days since October 2020.

How big was the hail in Huntsville, AL?

The largest hail reported within 10 miles of Huntsville, AL on May 20, 2025 measured 2.75 inches. The largest hail reported near Huntsville, AL since November 2020 measured 2.75 inches on May 20, 2025.

How many hail reports were there near Huntsville, AL?

62 hail reports on 15 storm days within 10 miles of Huntsville, AL since November 2020, of which 42 measured 1.00 inch or larger. Every day is listed on this page.

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