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Historical hail archive: January 2016–December 2025. NOAA radar estimates within 25 miles of each city centre. ZIP matches use the first three digits; this is not a property-level report or a live alert service. Coverage and source.

Madison County · Alabama · NOAA radar record 2016–2025

Hail damage in Huntsville, AL

Radar has detected hail over Huntsville on 281 separate days since 2016. On 62 of them the largest stone was estimated at golf-ball size or bigger. The biggest was 10.2 cm on June 19, 2023.

71/100 RoofTake Score — High hail exposure · ranked 34 of 50 metros we cover

A high value in this historical exposure model. Radar estimates do not establish what reached a property or whether it was damaged.

How we got to that number
ComponentValueWeightContribution
Frequency
Hail days per year at 1.00 in (2.5 cm) or larger		55 / 100× 0.3519.1
Severity
Largest stone radar estimated in the whole window		100 / 100× 0.3030.0
Recency
How long since the last 2 in (5 cm) day		87 / 100× 0.2017.4
Concentration
Hail days per year reaching golf-ball size		31 / 100× 0.154.7
RoofTake Score71

The score describes an area, not a house. Two roofs on the same street of different ages face very different risk from the identical storm. The whole formula and its weights are on the methodology page, and you can recompute it yourself from our public data.

281hail days on radar since 2016
62at golf-ball size (1.75 in) or larger
10.2 cmlargest stone estimated, June 19, 2023
28.1hail days per year, average

The Tennessee Valley sees hail from systems that have already crossed Mississippi.

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Data last refreshed: · source: NOAA NCEI Severe Weather Data Inventory, dataset nx3hail

The ten biggest hail days in Huntsville since 2016

DateRadar max sizeMetric ComparisonSignatures
April 22, 20174.00 in10.2 cmGrapefruit62
June 19, 20234.00 in10.2 cmGrapefruit41
June 25, 20163.75 in9.5 cmTeacup123
May 20, 20253.50 in8.9 cmTeacup90
July 16, 20163.25 in8.3 cmTeacup44
March 27, 20213.25 in8.3 cmTeacup35
March 19, 20183.00 in7.6 cmTeacup49
June 25, 20233.00 in7.6 cmTeacup301
May 2, 20253.00 in7.6 cmTeacup248
March 1, 20172.75 in7.0 cmBaseball71

"Signatures" is the number of separate radar volume scans that detected hail in a storm cell within 25 miles that day. More signatures means a longer-lived or larger storm, not necessarily bigger stones.

Hail days by year

201629
201731
201833
201926
202026
202126
202222
202336
202422
202530

Busiest year in the record: 2023 with 36 hail days.

Hail days by month

Jan1
Feb4
Mar25
Apr16
May42
Jun58
Jul59
Aug52
Sep13
Oct4
Nov3
Dec4

Peak month: July. Hail season in Alabama is short and it is not distributed evenly — most of the annual risk arrives in a few weeks.

What to do with this if you own a roof in Huntsville

  1. Find your dates. Look up your ZIP for the record nearest you, and note every day at 1.00 in or above since you bought the house.
  2. Work out whether your roof could have survived them. A twelve-year-old asphalt roof and a two-year-old one respond very differently to the same stone — the age calculator explains why.
  3. Look, before you file. Nine photographs, none of them requiring you to get on the roof.
  4. Check the arithmetic. If the actual cash value of the damage is under your deductible, filing pays nothing — work it out first.
  5. Then write. The letter generator puts the Huntsville radar record and the NOAA citation into your notice of claim.

Every hail day radar recorded near Huntsville

281 days, most recent first. Sizes are radar estimates of the largest stone aloft in the cell, not measurements at any address.

  1. September 21, 2025
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    5 radar signatures · closest signature 22.05 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  2. September 19, 2025
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    2 radar signatures · closest signature 24.42 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  3. September 17, 2025
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    22 radar signatures · closest signature 7.88 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 70%
  4. August 20, 2025
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    16 radar signatures · closest signature 4.08 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  5. August 17, 2025
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    5 radar signatures · closest signature 8.25 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  6. August 15, 2025
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 24.28 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%
  7. August 7, 2025
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    3 radar signatures · closest signature 7.24 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  8. July 31, 2025
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    15 radar signatures · closest signature 17.84 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  9. July 22, 2025
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 17.52 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  10. July 14, 2025
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    14 radar signatures · closest signature 23.33 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  11. July 13, 2025
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    3 radar signatures · closest signature 17.79 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 70%
  12. July 8, 2025
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    11 radar signatures · closest signature 6.11 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  13. June 29, 2025
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    3 radar signatures · closest signature 18.33 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  14. June 22, 2025
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    29 radar signatures · closest signature 1.49 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  15. June 21, 2025
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    6 radar signatures · closest signature 9.76 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  16. June 18, 2025
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 21.88 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  17. June 13, 2025
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    2 radar signatures · closest signature 17.54 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  18. June 6, 2025
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    18 radar signatures · closest signature 9.03 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  19. May 21, 2025
    2.75 in (7.0 cm) — Baseball size, radar-estimated
    132 radar signatures · closest signature 4.82 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  20. May 20, 2025
    3.50 in (8.9 cm) — Teacup size, radar-estimated
    90 radar signatures · closest signature 1.91 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  21. May 19, 2025
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    13 radar signatures · closest signature 20.28 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  22. May 18, 2025
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    5 radar signatures · closest signature 6.71 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  23. May 12, 2025
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    25 radar signatures · closest signature 10.94 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  24. May 9, 2025
    2.00 in (5.1 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    17 radar signatures · closest signature 18.74 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  25. May 8, 2025
    2.00 in (5.1 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    2 radar signatures · closest signature 24.83 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  26. May 2, 2025
    3.00 in (7.6 cm) — Teacup size, radar-estimated
    248 radar signatures · closest signature 0.9 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  27. April 23, 2025
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    25 radar signatures · closest signature 16.87 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  28. April 10, 2025
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    133 radar signatures · closest signature 8.19 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  29. March 31, 2025
    2.00 in (5.1 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    50 radar signatures · closest signature 1.76 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  30. March 15, 2025
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    6 radar signatures · closest signature 21.2 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 70%
  31. October 14, 2024
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    16 radar signatures · closest signature 12.31 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  32. August 30, 2024
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    2 radar signatures · closest signature 22.72 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 10%
  33. August 17, 2024
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 21.82 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 70%
  34. August 16, 2024
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    43 radar signatures · closest signature 0.85 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  35. August 3, 2024
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    64 radar signatures · closest signature 11.67 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 70%
  36. August 2, 2024
    2.25 in (5.7 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    83 radar signatures · closest signature 6.49 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  37. July 29, 2024
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    22 radar signatures · closest signature 14.07 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  38. July 21, 2024
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    24 radar signatures · closest signature 9.24 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  39. July 17, 2024
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    3 radar signatures · closest signature 19.15 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  40. July 16, 2024
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    16 radar signatures · closest signature 1.6 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  41. June 30, 2024
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    7 radar signatures · closest signature 14.01 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 20%
  42. June 3, 2024
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    2 radar signatures · closest signature 17.31 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  43. May 27, 2024
    2.25 in (5.7 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    214 radar signatures · closest signature 3.25 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  44. May 25, 2024
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    31 radar signatures · closest signature 7.25 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  45. May 23, 2024
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    3 radar signatures · closest signature 11.57 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  46. May 14, 2024
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    24 radar signatures · closest signature 1.91 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  47. May 9, 2024
    2.25 in (5.7 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    279 radar signatures · closest signature 1.62 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  48. May 7, 2024
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    28 radar signatures · closest signature 7.84 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  49. May 6, 2024
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 15.63 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  50. May 3, 2024
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    4 radar signatures · closest signature 18.34 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  51. April 18, 2024
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    5 radar signatures · closest signature 4.57 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  52. March 15, 2024
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    66 radar signatures · closest signature 7.88 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  53. December 10, 2023
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    60 radar signatures · closest signature 13.28 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  54. September 7, 2023
    2.75 in (7.0 cm) — Baseball size, radar-estimated
    43 radar signatures · closest signature 0.66 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  55. August 15, 2023
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    138 radar signatures · closest signature 1.22 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 70%
  56. August 13, 2023
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    30 radar signatures · closest signature 14.44 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  57. August 12, 2023
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    9 radar signatures · closest signature 3.25 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  58. August 11, 2023
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    3 radar signatures · closest signature 17.67 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%
  59. August 10, 2023
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    12 radar signatures · closest signature 14.22 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 70%
  60. August 7, 2023
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    58 radar signatures · closest signature 0.53 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%

Showing the 60 most recent of 281. The full record is in the JSON we publish: huntsville-al.json.

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Hail in Huntsville, AL: common questions

How often does Huntsville get damaging hail?

Radar recorded 281 hail days within 25 miles of the city centre between 2016 and 2025 — an average of 28.1 a year, of which 6.2 a year were at golf-ball size or larger. Not every one of those damages roofs.

When is hail season in Huntsville?

The busiest month in this record is July, and 2023 was the busiest single year with 36 hail days.

Does this mean my roof is damaged?

No. These are radar estimates of the largest stone aloft in a storm cell somewhere within 25 miles of the city centre. Whether anything landed on your street, and whether it damaged your particular roof, needs somebody to look.

How do I use this for an insurance claim?

A specific date with a public, citable source is what turns 'sometime last year' into a date of loss. Use the claim letter generator, which pulls the date and the NOAA citation in for you.

Why 25 miles?

It is wide enough to catch storms that clipped the metro and narrow enough that the number still means something for a house inside it. The same radius is used for every metro so the pages are comparable.

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