Limestone County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 180 days · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Looking for storm and wind reports in Limestone County, Alabama? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records show 59 severe weather events in the last 180 days — 35 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph, plus 24 hail reports with hail up to 0.75". 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 Limestone County
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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 — 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 626 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking several strong thunderstorms in line from Athens southwest to Moulton, moving 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... Huntsville, Decatur, Madison, Athens, Cullman, Hartselle, Arab, Moulton, Moores Mill, and Redstone Arsenal.”
- Wind 55 mph Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, August 8, 2026
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...”
- Hail 0.25" Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, August 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 352 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northeast of Athens. 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 19, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 109 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms 9 miles west of Ardmore, or 10 miles south of Pulaski, moving southeast at 15 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" Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 18, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 506 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles west of Ardmore, or 10 miles north of Athens, moving southeast at 15 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...”
“911 call center reported a tree down along Piney Chapel Rd in Athens AL. (HUN)”
- Hail 0.25" Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 5 NNE Athens SPC verified report
Friday, July 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“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...”
- Hail 0.25" Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 10, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1138 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Sewanee to 7 miles south of Huntland to near Madison. Movement was 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...”
“At 1054 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Estill Springs to 6 miles southeast of Fayetteville to near Courtland. Movement was 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.”
- Hail 0.25" Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 9, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 4 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.”
- Wind 55 mph Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 5 ENE Athens SPC verified report
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“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.”
“At 419 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Courtland, or 7 miles north of Moulton, moving 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... Decatur, Hartselle, Moulton, Trinity, Courtland, North Courtland, Hillsboro, Chalybeate Springs, Neel, and Caddo.”
- Wind 50 mph Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 229 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Huntsville International Airport to 6 miles southwest of Morgan City to near Holly Pond. Movement was east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 45 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" Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 5, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 216 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hartselle, 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... Decatur, Hartselle, Priceville, Falkville, Somerville, Neel, Massey, and Basham.”
“At 1254 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles west of Ardmore, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 45 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... Ardmore, Elkmont, Lester, Leggtown, and Holland Gin.”
- Wind 50 mph Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 3, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 305 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near New Market, or near Moores Mill, moving southwest at 10 mph. 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...”
“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...”
- Hail 0.75" Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 2, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 624 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Madison. This thunderstorm was 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 0.25" Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 400 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Triana, or near Redstone Arsenal, moving northwest 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...”
“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...”
- Hail 0.75" Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 8 ESE Anderson SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 8 E Rogersville SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 S Athens SPC verified report
Monday, June 22, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 4 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 NNW Athens SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 5 S Athens SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 5 SSE Athens SPC verified report
Sunday, June 14, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 235 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles south of Lewisburg to 7 miles southeast of Pulaski to 13 miles west of Ardmore. Movement was 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...”
“At 325 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Hazel Green to near Madison to Priceville. 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 1, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1205 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles south of Pulaski, 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...”
“Metal hay barn destroyed at a farm on Snake Road at Shaw Road on the NW side of that intersection. Trees down also at this location. (HUN)”
- Hail 0.75" Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 10 ESE Rogersville SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 5 W Athens SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 5 ESE Anderson SPC verified report
Sunday, May 31, 2026
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...”
- Hail 0.25" Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 23, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 800 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Harvest, or near Athens, moving north at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea to 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...”
“At 748 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Madison, moving north at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea to 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1147 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Triana, or 7 miles southwest of Redstone Arsenal, 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 Limestone County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Limestone County, AL?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 59 severe weather events in Limestone County over the last 180 days. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Limestone County recently?
Yes — 24 hail reports in the last 180 days, with hail up to 0.75" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
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