Hail in Birmingham, AL

Since January 2025, radar estimated hail within 5 miles of Birmingham on 11 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Sun, Aug 9, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service within 10 miles on 2 days.

Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.

Days with hail

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

2+ in

Sun, Aug 9, 2026

Largest reported

1.25 in

Sat, May 17, 2025

Radar-estimated hail on Sun, Aug 9, 2026 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Sun, Aug 9, 2026: radar-estimated hail around Birmingham, with the hail reported that day.

By year: 2026: 6 · 2025: 6

Every hail day

Mon, Sep 21, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Wed, Aug 26, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Sun, Aug 9, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Fri, Aug 7, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Thu, Aug 6, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Fri, Jul 3, 2026
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Fri, Jun 27, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported within 10 miles
- 1 in, 4.8 mi E (2 SW Ruffner Mountain, AL)
Sat, Jun 21, 2025
Radar estimate at the city centre: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Sat, May 17, 2025
Reported within 10 miles
- 1.25 in, 7.7 mi S (1 WNW Hoover, AL)
Fri, May 2, 2025
Radar estimate at the city centre: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Wed, Apr 23, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.
Mon, Mar 31, 2025
Radar estimate within 5 miles: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported within 10 miles.

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Measured from Birmingham's centre: radar estimates within 5 miles, reports within 10. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim.