Storm History: Hale County, Alabama

Events

333

Deaths

13

Injuries

167

Damage

$54 million

Episodes

260

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

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• Tornado, April 27, 20116 deaths · 40 injured · $17 million · EF5 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 10, 19922 deaths · 7 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Lightning, May 29, 19992 deaths · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 19731 death · 72 injured · $25 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 3, 20221 death · 8 injured · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 6, 20251 death · EF1 · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 27, 19731 death · 72 injured · $25 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 20116 deaths · 40 injured · $17 million · EF5 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 15, 2011$3.4 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• High Wind, September 16, 2004$2.0 million · 77 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 29, 20054 injured · $1.8 million · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 7, 1996$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 2004$680,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, July 10, 2005$375,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 16, 1973$275,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 18, 19575 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 10, 1966$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 4, 1982$250,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 10, 19922 deaths · 7 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 2009$175,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 19983 injured · $120,000 · 75 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 22, 20072 injured · $92,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 2003$75,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 9, 2011$75,000 · 75 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 24, 2010$71,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 27, 1994$50,000 · F4 · 1 event here

• Hail, April 25, 2003$35,000 · 4.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 20262.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 16, 20232.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 2003$75,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 2004$680,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 20232 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 20222 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, October 12, 20222 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20212 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 2003$45,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 16, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 25, 20191.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, March 23, 20131.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 5, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2010$21,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events here

• Tornado, April 27, 20116 deaths · 40 injured · $17 million · EF5 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 19731 death · 72 injured · $25 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 18, 19575 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 27, 1994$50,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 10, 19922 deaths · 7 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 11, 1961$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 19, 1970$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 3, 1983$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 5, 1985F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 19, 1988F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 17, 2008EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 2010$71,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 15, 2011$3.4 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 25, 20216 injured · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 12, 2023EF3 · 3 events here

Every tornado in Hale County, with its track

• Hail, June 1, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 20262.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, April 14, 20261 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, September 23, 20251 event here
• Heat, July 29, 20251 event here
• Tornado, April 6, 20251 death · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 15, 2025EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 15, 20253 injured · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, December 28, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 24, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2024$500 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 16, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 5, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 2024EF0 · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 31, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 23, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 11, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 5, 20231 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20232.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 20232 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 26, 2023EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 12, 2023EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, January 3, 2023EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 29, 2022EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, October 12, 20222 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 20222 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 13, 2022EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 22, 2022EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 3, 20221 death · 8 injured · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 2, 2021EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, April 9, 20212 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 25, 20216 injured · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 15, 2021EF2 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, October 28, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 202050 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 23, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 3, 2020EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 5, 2020EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 11, 2020EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 16, 2019EF2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 201950 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 18, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 2019EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 25, 20191.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 2019EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 20181 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 22, 2018EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, February 7, 2018EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20171 event here
• Tornado, April 5, 2017EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, March 1, 20171 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20171 event here
• Drought, February 21, 20171 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20171 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20161 event here
• Tornado, November 29, 2016EF2 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, October 18, 20161 event here
• Tornado, February 2, 2016EF2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 201560 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 201560 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 23, 201450 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, October 13, 2014EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 6, 201460 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20141 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Hail, July 17, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 201355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 23, 20131.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 3, 20121 in hail · 3 events here
• Heat, August 1, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 201256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 2, 20121 event here
• Heat, July 1, 20121 event here
• Heat, June 28, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 20121.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 2, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 5, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 26, 2012EF0 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 8, 20111 event here
• Tornado, September 4, 20111 injured · $22,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Drought, August 2, 20111 event here
• Hail, July 1, 2011$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 20116 deaths · 40 injured · $17 million · EF5 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 15, 2011$3.4 million · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 11, 2011$12,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 26, 2011EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, March 9, 2011$75,000 · 75 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 9, 20111 event here
• Ice Storm, January 9, 20119 injured · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 24, 2010EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 2010$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2010$21,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, April 24, 2010$71,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 12, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, December 8, 2009$22,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, November 9, 2009$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 20, 2009$25,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 2009$175,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 2009$15,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 27, 2009$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 26, 2009$20,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 27, 2009$500 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 18, 2009$3,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 23, 2008EF2 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 5, 20081 event here
• Hail, August 2, 2008$11,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 29, 2008$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2008$1,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20081 event here
• Tornado, April 4, 2008$12,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20081 event here
• Tornado, February 17, 2008EF3 · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 20081 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20071 event here
• Tornado, October 22, 20072 injured · $92,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20071 event here
• Heat, August 8, 20076 injured · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20071 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2007$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20071 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 2007EF1 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 7, 20072 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, March 27, 20071 event here
• Tornado, February 13, 2007$50,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, November 30, 2006$40,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20061 event here
• Lightning, August 5, 2006$20,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20061 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2006$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 18, 20061 event here
• Hail, April 8, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 2006$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 9, 2006$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, February 3, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 29, 20054 injured · $1.8 million · 1 event here
• Flood, July 11, 2005$3,000 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, July 10, 2005$375,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 2005$8,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 12, 20051 event here
• Strong Wind, June 11, 2005$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 22, 2005$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 22, 2005$4,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 21, 2005$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 21, 2005$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 6, 2005$16,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, April 6, 20051 event here
• Flash Flood, April 1, 20051 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20051 event here
• Hail, March 30, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 13, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2005$22,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 7, 2005$27,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 16, 2004$2.0 million · 77 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2004$3,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 2004$680,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 7, 2004$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 7, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 18, 20031 event here
• Flood, May 8, 20031 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 2003$40,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 2003$75,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 25, 2003$3,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 20030.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 2003$35,000 · 4.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 2003$45,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 25, 2003$50,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2003$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 2003$12,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 15, 2003$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2002$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2002$3,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 30, 2002$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 24, 2001$25,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 24, 2001$7,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 20010.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 2001$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 8, 2000$10,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 200050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 10, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 3, 2000$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 2000$10,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 2, 1999$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 1999$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, May 29, 19992 deaths · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 27, 1999$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 23, 19981 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 19983 injured · $120,000 · 75 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 1998$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 22, 1998$3,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 7, 1998$35,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 14, 19971 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 1997$8,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 28, 1997$11,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 1996$14,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 7, 1996$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Heat, February 23, 19961 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 19961 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 1996$15,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 1996$11,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 13, 1995$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 20, 1995F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 7, 1995$2,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 6, 19950.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 27, 1994$50,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 27, 1992F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 10, 19922 deaths · 7 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Hail, February 25, 19921 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 28, 19911.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 29, 1991F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 15, 1990F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 10, 1990F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 5, 1989F2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 19881 event here
• Hail, April 23, 19881.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 12, 19881 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 19, 1988F3 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 2, 19871 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 4, 19862 events here
• Tornado, April 5, 1985F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 10, 1984F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 12, 1984$25,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 3, 1983$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 29, 1983$3,000 · F1 · 1 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

• 1982
• 1979
• 1974
• 1973
• 1970
• 1966
• 1964
• 1961
• 1957

Tornadoes in Hale CountyEvery warning in Hale County since 1986Every county in Alabama

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.