Cherokee 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 Cherokee County, Alabama recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 20 hail reports with hail up to 0.88", among 38 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 18 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 Cherokee 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.
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Tree down reports at various parts of the county from multiple rounds of thunderstorms; sub-severe winds probable along with heavy rainfall. (BMX)”
- Wind Unknown Gaylesville SPC verified report
Thursday, August 6, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 335 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ballplay, or near Hokes Bluff. 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... Hokes Bluff, Ballplay, Ball Flat, and Reaves.”
- Wind 50 mph Cherokee County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 19, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 1257 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Cedar Bluff. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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...”
- Hail 0.88" Cherokee County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 3, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 421 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tennala, or near Centre, moving northwest at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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 447 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Reece City, or near Gadsden. These storms were nearly stationary. 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" Cherokee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Cherokee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Cherokee County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 2, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“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...”
“At 841 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Western Weiss Lake to 6 miles northwest of Jacksonville State University. Movement was northwest 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.”
- Hail 0.25" Cherokee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Cherokee County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 724 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ball Flat, or 8 miles east of Hokes Bluff, moving northwest 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 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 0.25" Cherokee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Cherokee County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 621 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Western Weiss Lake, or near Cedar Bluff, moving east 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" Cherokee County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 251 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Steele to 6 miles southeast of Glencoe to near Pleasant Gap. Movement was northeast at 40 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 Cherokee County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 709 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Pleasant Gap, or near Forney, moving east at 10 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... Forney, Pleasant Gap, and Borden Springs.”
- Hail 0.25" Cherokee County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 245 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ball Flat, or near Hokes Bluff, moving southeast at 15 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Cherokee County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 355 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Moshat, or near Centre Municipal Airport, moving east at 50 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" Cherokee County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, April 25, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 611 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fort Payne, moving southeast at 15 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...”
- Hail 0.75" Cherokee County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, April 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 913 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Anniston, moving northeast at 40 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" Cherokee County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 303 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Forney to near Piedmont to near Munford to near Sycamore. 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 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Cherokee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Cherokee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Cherokee County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Trees and powerlines down in three locations near the Jamestown area. (BMX)”
- Wind Unknown 3 E Little River Falls SPC verified report
Sunday, March 8, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports
- Wind Unknown Blanche SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Leesburg SPC verified report
Saturday, March 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 610 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Henagar to near Clay. Movement was southeast at 30 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" Cherokee County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 6, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“A few wind damage reports from sub-severe winds involving single tree and/or power lines - Sand Rock... Broomtown... Gaylesville... Centre... Cedar Bluff. (BMX)”
- Wind Unknown Cedar Bluff SPC verified report
Thursday, February 26, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 448 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Tabor Road, or 13 miles west of Centre, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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 528 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Forney, moving east at 30 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... Forney, Moshat, Eastern Weiss Lake, Coloma, and Howells Crossroads.”
- Hail 0.75" Cherokee County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Cherokee County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
1 SPC verified storm report
“Tree down on a powerline in centre. (BMX)”
- Wind Unknown 1 SE Centre SPC verified report
Monday, November 24, 2025
1 SPC verified storm report
- Wind Unknown 2 N Ball Flat SPC verified report
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Cherokee County, AL?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 38 severe weather events in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County recently?
Yes — 20 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.88" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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