Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 13, 2026
Has it hailed in Lawrence County, Alabama recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 33 hail reports with hail up to 1.5", among 69 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 36 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in September 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Lawrence County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
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.
See the specifics — free →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.
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 940 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Leighton, or 7 miles east of Muscle Shoals, moving southeast at 15 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...”
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 542 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Courtland, or 12 miles north of Moulton, moving east at 20 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... Decatur, Athens, Moulton, Trinity, Rogersville, Town Creek, Littleville, Courtland, Tanner, and North Courtland.”
“At 443 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sheffield, moving east at 10 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... Florence, Muscle Shoals, Russellville, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, Rogersville, Killen, Town Creek, Cherokee, and Littleville.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 106 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Courtland, or 14 miles north of Moulton, moving east at 30 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...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 625 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northeast of Inmanfield, or 10 miles southwest of Hartselle. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. 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...”
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1010 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Trinity, or 9 miles northeast of Moulton, moving southeast 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... Decatur, Hartselle, Moulton, Trinity, Hillsboro, Chalybeate Springs, Speake, Caddo, Basham, and Neel.”
“At 1003 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles southeast of Littleville, or 12 miles east of Russellville, moving southeast 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...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 324 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles west of Moulton, moving southeast at 20 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... Moulton, Mt Hope, Bankhead National Forest, Wren, and Landersville.”
“At 208 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lexington, or 20 miles east of Florence, moving southeast 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...”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 343 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Athens, moving east at 30 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... Northwestern Huntsville, Decatur, Madison, Athens, Redstone Arsenal, Hazel Green, Ardmore, Triana, Harvest, and Tanner.”
“At 318 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Rogersville, or 19 miles east of Muscle Shoals, moving southeast at 25 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... Decatur, Athens, Trinity, Rogersville, Ardmore, Tanner, Hillsboro, Elkmont, Anderson, and Lester.”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 353 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Town Creek, or 13 miles southeast of Muscle Shoals, moving east at 5 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 508 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Decatur, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Southern Huntsville, Decatur, Hartselle, Redstone Arsenal, Priceville, Trinity, Owens Cross Roads, Falkville, Triana, and Marshall Space Flight Center.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1235 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Leighton to near Phil Campbell. Movement was northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 45 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...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 357 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Huntsville International Airport, or near Madison, moving 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...”
2 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 428 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Courtland, or 7 miles north of Moulton, 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 413 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Rogersville, or 16 miles west of Athens, moving northwest 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... Rogersville, Oliver, and Red Bank.”
5 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 342 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Decatur, moving east at 45 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... Southern Huntsville, Decatur, Hartselle, Redstone Arsenal, Priceville, Trinity, Falkville, Triana, Huntsville International Airport, and Somerville.”
“At 257 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles northeast of Lexington to near Courtland to 8 miles southwest of Moulton. Movement was northeast at 45 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...”
3 SPC verified storm reports
“Tree down across railroad tracks near this NUCOR Tubular Products Trinity. (HUN)”
“A tree was knocked down on Highway 157 at MM 54. (HUN)”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 823 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles northeast of Rogersville, or 13 miles northwest of Athens, moving south at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 45-50 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...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 639 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of Ashridge, or 12 miles northeast of Haleyville, moving north 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...”
“At 514 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Brushy Lake, or 7 miles south of Moulton, 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...”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 613 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Tuscumbia, moving east at 50 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, Town Creek, Littleville, Leighton, Courtland, North Courtland, Hillsboro, and Northwest Alabama Regional Airport.”
“At 449 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Belgreen, or 12 miles west of Russellville, moving east at 55 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Russellville, Littleville, Belgreen, Mt Hope, Cedar Creek Reservoir, Srygley Church, Tharptown, Rockwood, Landersville, and Newburg.”
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Multiple trees down along Hwy. 33 near Bankhead Forest. (HUN)”
“A large tree was knocked down into the roadway at the intersection of CR 16 and Highway 157. Time estimated by radar. (HUN)”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 224 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles north of Underwood-Petersville to near Red Bay. Movement was east at 35 mph. Cherokee, AL has observed a wind gust of 45 mph with the outflow boundary ahead of the storms. Do not wait for rain to go seek shelter. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40-50 mph and pea size hail.”
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 533 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Needmore, or 8 miles north of Haleyville, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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 406 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Killen, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and dime 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... Florence, Athens, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Rogersville, Ardmore, Killen, Lexington, St.”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 429 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Priceville to Westpoint to near Ashbank. Movement was east 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...”
“At 344 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Hazel Green to near Huntsville International Airport to near Moreland. Movement was east 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...”
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 1"
“At 610 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northwest of Trinity, or 12 miles west of Athens, moving east at 30 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...”
“At 509 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Littleville, or 7 miles east of Russellville, moving east at 35 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...”
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.5"
“Wind blown hail broke windows at a residence in the Aldridge Grove community. Time estimated by radar. (HUN)”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1146 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northeast of Inmanfield, or 12 miles southwest of Hartselle, moving east at 55 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...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 124 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Town Creek, or 11 miles northwest of Moulton, moving northeast 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...”
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 69 severe weather events in Lawrence County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 33 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1.5" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
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