DeKalb 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 DeKalb County, Alabama recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 38 hail reports with hail up to 1", among 86 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 48 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 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 DeKalb 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 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 357 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Pisgah, or 12 miles northeast of Scottsboro, moving east 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... Henagar, Ider, Pisgah, and Rosalie.”
- Wind 50 mph DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, August 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 317 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Boaz, moving north at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Albertville, Boaz, Guntersville, Crossville, Geraldine, Lakeview, McVille, Hopewell, Collbran, and Skirum.”
- Wind 50 mph DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, August 8, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 556 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Fyffe, or 10 miles south of Rainsville, moving northwest 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 623 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Fyffe. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...”
- Wind 50 mph DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, August 7, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 1", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“Video from EMA shows hail around quarter sized falling along Autumn lane rd. (HUN)”
“At 310 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Powell, or over Rainsville. 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... Scottsboro, Fort Payne, Rainsville, Henagar, Sylvania, Fyffe, Hollywood, Powell, Section, and Dutton.”
- Hail 1" 1 S Powell SPC verified report
- Wind 50 mph DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 W Powell SPC verified report
Saturday, August 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 721 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hollywood, or 10 miles northeast of Scottsboro, moving northeast 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 DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 31, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Tree down across the roadway of CR 146. (HUN)”
- Wind Unknown 8 NNE Ider SPC verified report
Sunday, July 19, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 225 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tabor Road, or 11 miles northwest of Centre, moving west at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Crossville, Geraldine, Lakeview, Hopewell, Painter, Arona, Kilpatrick, Rodentown, Whiton, and Chigger Hill.”
“At 241 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ider, or 11 miles southwest of Trenton, moving southwest 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... Henagar, Ider, Sulpher Springs, and Rosalie.”
- Wind 50 mph DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 11, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 115 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Stevenson, or 9 miles south of Bridgeport, moving east 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 1158 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bridgeport, moving east at 20 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... Bridgeport, Fabius, and Higdon.”
- Hail 0.25" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 9, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 622 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fort Payne, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 45 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Fort Payne, Rainsville, Pine Ridge, Lebanon, Collbran, Guest, Dog Town, Adamsburg, Peeks Corner, and Desoto State Park.”
“At 548 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Grant, or 10 miles northeast of Guntersville, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 45 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Scottsboro, Fort Payne, Rainsville, Crossville, Sylvania, Fyffe, Hollywood, Powell, Geraldine, and Section.”
- Wind 50 mph DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 3, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 7 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 121 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sylvania, or 7 miles north of Rainsville, moving northwest at 5 mph. 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.”
“At 101 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Ider, or 15 miles north of Fort Payne, moving west at 5 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 4 WNW Geraldine SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 WNW Geraldine SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 SSW Henagar SPC verified report
Thursday, July 2, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 911 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Tabor Road to Reece City to near Rainbow City. Movement was northwest at 20 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 715 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Ider, or 13 miles northeast of Fort Payne, moving west 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...”
- Hail 0.25" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 1"
“A tree was knocked down onto a power line. Power was out at this location at 217 Reel Road. (HUN)”
“At 159 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fyffe, or 7 miles southwest of Rainsville, moving southwest at 10 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...”
- Hail 1" 1 E Powell SPC verified report
- Hail 0.75" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 E Powell SPC verified report
Saturday, June 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1230 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Trenton, moving east 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... Bridgeport and Higdon.”
- Hail 0.75" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 22, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 511 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Albertville, moving east 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... Albertville, Fort Payne, Boaz, Crossville, Geraldine, Lakeview, McVille, High Point, Collbran, and Dog Town.”
“Tree down at the intersection of Hwy 40 and Hwy 75 in Dutton. (HUN)”
- Wind 50 mph DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 WSW Henagar SPC verified report
Monday, June 8, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Several trees were knocked down on CR 147 in Ider. (HUN)”
- Wind Unknown 1 SSW Ider SPC verified report
Sunday, May 31, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 721 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Trenton, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 45-50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Higdon and Sulpher Springs.”
“At 755 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Stevenson, or 11 miles south of Bridgeport, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 45-50 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...”
- Wind 50 mph DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, May 25, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 613 PM CDT, trained weather spotters reported a strong thunderstorm near Henagar, or 15 miles north of Rainsville, moving northeast 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... Henagar, Ider, Pisgah, Fabius, Higdon, and Rosalie.”
- Wind 50 mph DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 115 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Arab, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Huntsville, Albertville, Cullman, Guntersville, Arab, Redstone Arsenal, Hanceville, Owens Cross Roads, Grant, and Geraldine.”
- Wind 50 mph DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“A tree was uprooted at 2905 Wallace Avenue. Time estimated by radar. (HUN)”
- Wind Unknown 3 SE Fort Payne SPC verified report
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 454 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Arab, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Albertville, Boaz, Guntersville, Arab, Crossville, Geraldine, Douglas, Baileyton, McVille, and High Point.”
- Hail 0.88" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 206 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hollywood, or 10 miles north of Scottsboro, moving east 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...”
- Hail 0.25" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, April 25, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 535 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fyffe, or 9 miles west of Rainsville, moving southeast at 20 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 609 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fort Payne, moving southeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts in excess of 30 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 0.75" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, April 4, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 921 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Grant, or 9 miles north of Guntersville, moving northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 954 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hollywood, or near Scottsboro, moving northeast at 40 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...”
- Wind 55 mph DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
5 SPC verified storm reports
“Power pole blown down at a mobile home park at this location. (HUN)”
“Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 6 E Ider. Tree blocking one lane of US 11 at this location. Time estimated by radar. (HUN)”
- Wind Unknown 2 WNW Collinsville SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 6 E Ider SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 NNE Mentone SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 WSW Mentone SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 E Hammondville SPC verified report
Monday, March 9, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 706 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fyffe, or 7 miles west of Rainsville, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and up to 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 646 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Strawberry, or 7 miles south of Arab, moving east 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...”
- Hail 0.75" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 7, 2026
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 644 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles east of Ider to near Fort Payne to near Crossville. Movement was east at 35 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 558 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Bridgeport to Section to near Strawberry. Movement was east 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 DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, February 26, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 415 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Albertville, moving east at 25 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 350 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Arab, moving east at 40 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" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 352 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Scottsboro to near Fyffe to near Tabor Road. Movement was northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Scottsboro, Fort Payne, Rainsville, Henagar, Sylvania, Fyffe, Powell, Section, Ider, and Pisgah.”
- Hail 0.25" DeKalb County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in DeKalb County, AL?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 86 severe weather events in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County recently?
Yes — 38 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
Create a free IDOLCheck account and run an address check. It shows verified storm reports and official NWS warning boundaries around any specific property — county-level pages like this one only tell part of the story.