Alabama · August 18, 2024

Alabama hail map — August 18, 2024

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 Alabama city on August 18, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Dixiana.

Hail swath map for Dixiana, AL on August 18, 2024 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Swath over Dixiana on August 18, 2024 — 1.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
Cities hit
1
in Alabama
Largest stone
1.00″
quarter size
Impact rating
3/10
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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Alabama cities hit on August 18, 2024

Dixiana, AL1.00″ · quarter

What people on the ground measured in Alabama on August 18, 2024

12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 3 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.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Public
    1 ENE Alexander City, AL4:22 PM CDTTallapoosa County
  • 1.75″ golf ball size Broadcast Media
    Kellyton, AL4:44 PM CDTCoosa County

    Corrects previous hail report from Kellyton.

  • 1.50″ half dollar size Public
    2 W Alexander City, AL4:55 PM CDTTallapoosa County
  • 1.25″ half dollar size Broadcast Media
    Kellyton, AL4:44 PM CDTCoosa County
  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    1 SSW Country Club Esta, AL2:57 PM CDTTalladega County

    1 inch diameter hail fell in the Clear Creek Harbor area. Hail lasted for several minutes with lots of tree debris.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Broadcast Media
    1 NE Pinson, AL3:48 PM CDTJefferson County

    Estimated quarter size hail from video.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Emergency Mngr
    2 WSW New Site, AL3:54 PM CDTTallapoosa County
  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    Hackneyville, AL4:03 PM CDTTallapoosa County
  • 1.00″ quarter size Emergency Mngr
    3 SSW Hillabee Creek, AL4:08 PM CDTTallapoosa County
  • 1.00″ quarter size Emergency Mngr
    2 ESE Dadeville, AL4:21 PM CDTTallapoosa County
  • 1.00″ quarter size Broadcast Media
    3 NNW Alexander City, AL4:21 PM CDTTallapoosa County

    estimated at least quarter size hail partially covering the ground.

  • 1.00″ quarter size Public
    Fosters, AL4:45 PM CDTTuscaloosa County

Showing the 12 largest of 19 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 states hit on August 18, 2024

New York3 cities · 2.00″Arkansas2 cities · 1.50″Virginia2 cities · 1.50″Pennsylvania2 cities · 1.00″Maryland2 cities · 1.00″
The full US hail map for August 18, 2024 →

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Alabama hail on August 18, 2024

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 1 Alabama city that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Dixiana. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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