Alabama hail map — May 9, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 7 Alabama cities on May 9, 2024. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Dixiana.
- Cities hit
- 7
- in Alabama
- Largest stone
- 1.50″
- half dollar size
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- from stone size
Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.
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What people on the ground measured in Alabama on May 9, 2024
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 1 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 4.00″ softball size Public1 ENE Holly Springs, AL8:59 PM CDTBlount County
Social media images of 4-inch hail in Holly Springs.
- 3.00″ baseball size Broadcast MediaHolly Springs, AL7:58 PM CDTBlount County
Photos relayed of very large hail in Holly Springs area. Hail could be larger than 3 inches in diameter.
- 3.00″ baseball size Broadcast MediaHolly Springs, AL8:58 PM CDTBlount County
Corrects time of previous hail report from Holly Springs. Photos relayed of very large hail in Holly Springs area. Hail could be larger than 3 inches in diameter.
- 2.75″ baseball size Broadcast Media3 NNW Kennedy, AL7:17 PM CDTLamar County
Photo relayed of baseball size hail near Kennedy.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Broadcast MediaBelk, AL7:20 PM CDTFayette County
Social media video of hail at least quarter size falling in Belk, with photos of large hail at least hen egg size.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public4 SE Remlap, AL8:53 PM CDTSt. Clair County
Social media photo of large hail near Pine Mountain, at least hen egg size when compared to the adjacent soda can.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Emergency Mngr2 W Springville, AL8:55 PM CDTSt. Clair County
Photograph from EMA of hail at least 2 inches in diameter.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public4 ENE Martin Lake at Ko, AL8:22 AM CDTTallapoosa County
Golf ball size hail was reported by real estate management personnel along Lake Martin.
- 1.75″ golf ball size PublicMillport, AL7:15 PM CDTLamar County
Corrects previous hail report from Millport. Hail was covering the ground with the largest estimated at golf ball size.
- 1.75″ golf ball size PublicCenter Point, AL8:32 PM CDTJefferson County
report of golf ball sized hail relayed by broadcast media.
- 1.75″ golf ball size PublicClay, AL8:41 PM CDTJefferson County
Hail up to golf ball size in Clay.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public3 W Center Point, AL8:30 PM CDTJefferson County
Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).
Showing the 12 largest of 24 hail reports filed that day.
Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.
Other Alabama hail days
Alabama hail on May 9, 2024
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 7 Alabama cities that day. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Dixiana. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.