Blount County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Has it hailed in Blount County, Alabama recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 17 hail reports with hail up to 2", among 36 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 19 high-wind reports with gusts up to 50 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in August 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Blount County
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Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
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Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
Sunday, August 9, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 413 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Morris, or 7 miles northwest of Gardendale, moving north at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 454 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Blount Springs, or 15 miles north of Gardendale, moving north at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Blount County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Blount County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 19, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1145 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Parrish to near Gardendale to 6 miles east of Inland Lake. Movement was south at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 1115 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Poplar Springs to near Oneonta. Movement was southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Blount County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Blount County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 252 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Springville. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Oneonta, Springville, Margaret, Argo, Ashville, Inland Lake, Highland Lake, Whitney Junction, St.”
- Wind 50 mph Blount County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 3, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 658 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Lake Buttahatchee to near Arkadelphia. Movement was west at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 537 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Inland Lake, or 8 miles northwest of Springville, moving north at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Blount County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Blount County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Blount County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Blountsville SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Oneonta SPC verified report
Thursday, July 2, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 949 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Walnut Grove, or 10 miles southwest of Boaz, moving west at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 922 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Reece City, or near Gadsden, moving west at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Blount County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Blount County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 641 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Aurora, or near Boaz, moving west at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 525 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Piedmont to Springville. Movement was north at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.88" Blount County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Blount County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 4 ENE Oneonta SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 NE Snead SPC verified report
Thursday, June 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1140 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Gardendale to near Argo to near Bald Rock. Movement was northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Blount County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 1, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports
“Carport blown into roadway. Other trees down in the area. (BMX)”
“Tree down at Highway 31 and County Road 5 and along County Road 9. (BMX)”
- Wind Unknown 1 WSW Oneonta SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 WSW Blount Springs SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 SE Susan Moore SPC verified report
Monday, March 16, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 156 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Crossville to near Steele to Argo to Irondale. Movement was east at 60 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 100 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Holly Pond to near Blount Springs to Sumiton to 6 miles northeast of Bankhead Lock And Dam. Movement was east at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
- Hail 0.25" Blount County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Blount County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Tree down on US Highway 278 west of Altoona. (BMX)”
- Wind Unknown 3 SE Snead SPC verified report
Monday, March 9, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 734 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Sumiton to near Clay to near Hokes Bluff. Movement was southeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“Reports of gusty winds and a few tree down reports in Blount County. Altoona... Blountsville... Brooksville. (BMX)”
- Hail 0.25" Blount County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown Brooksville SPC verified report
Saturday, March 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 548 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Brooksville to Emelle. Movement was southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.25" Blount County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, February 26, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 254 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Arkadelphia, or 9 miles northeast of Sumiton, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 711 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Springville, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Springville, Ashville, Inland Lake, Highland Lake, Whitney Junction, St.”
- Hail 0.75" Blount County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Blount County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 2"
“Reports of 2-inch hail in Blountsville. (BMX)”
“Up to golf ball-size hail on the Blount County side of Altoona. (BMX)”
- Hail 2" Blountsville SPC verified report
- Hail 1.75" 3 W Altoona SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 SE Susan Moore SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Blountsville SPC verified report
Monday, November 24, 2025
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Several trees and power lines down in the Susan Moore and Altoona areas. (BMX)”
“Roof blown of a barn on max haynes rd. (BMX)”
- Wind Unknown 2 ENE Susan Moore SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 N Susan Moore SPC verified report
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Blount County, AL?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 36 severe weather events in Blount County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Blount County recently?
Yes — 17 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 2" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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