Russell County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Russell County, Alabama has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 1 tornado report among 32 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 14 hail reports with hail up to 0.88" and 17 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.
Russell County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Russell County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Russell County
Recent storms — full detail available in the app
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 →Storm log — the official record, day by day
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.
Friday, July 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 720 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fort Benning/Lawson Army Air Fld, or 10 miles west of Cusseta, moving southeast 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... Fort Mitchell Activity Center, Uchee Creek, and Fort Mitchell.”
- Wind 50 mph Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 419 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Comer, or 11 miles east of Midway, moving northeast at 45 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" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 358 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Beauregard to 8 miles southwest of Seale to near White Oak. Movement was 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 18, 2026
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 442 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Huguley to near Hurtsboro. 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...”
“At 357 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Notasulga to near Beans Crossroads to 8 miles southwest of Antioch. 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 Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 1, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Trees down Sandfort Rd and Woodland Drive. (BMX)”
- Wind Unknown Phenix Drag Strip SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 W Phenix Drag Strip SPC verified report
Sunday, May 24, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 513 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hawkinsville, or 14 miles north of Eufaula, moving northeast 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" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 22, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 509 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Midway to Barbour County Public Lake Dam to near Texasville. Movement was northeast 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...”
“At 430 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Linwood to near Clio to near Ariton. Movement was northeast at 35 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" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 804 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Tuskegee to Davisville to near Hardaway. 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 839 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Griffen Mill to 6 miles south of Uchee to near Hurtsboro to near Guerryton. Movement was east 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.”
- Wind 50 mph Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, April 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 459 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Pickett to Comer to near Lakepoint Resort State Park. Movement was north at 35 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" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 621 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Union Springs, moving northeast 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 621 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near White Oak, or 12 miles southeast of Midway, moving northeast 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" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 616 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Uchee, or 11 miles northeast of Hurtsboro, moving northeast 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...”
“At 550 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Uchee, or near Hurtsboro, moving northeast 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" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, March 16, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 526 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Bibb City to near Russell County Sports Complex to near Midway to 7 miles east of Goshen. 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 437 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Standing Rock to near Waverly to near Shopton. 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 50 mph Russell County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 245 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Waverly to Tuskegee to near Shopton. Movement was 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...”
- Wind 50 mph Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
5 SPC verified storm reports — 1 tornado report
“Start Point. Damage was surveyed on county rd 26 on the eastern side of Hatchechubbee and determined to be consistent with a brief... EF0 tornado. The tornado tracked n (BMX)”
“Reports of damage around Phenix City... including billboards blown out... a storage building damaged at 11th Ave and 14th St... and trees downed sporadically at numerou (BMX)”
- Tornado Tornado 1 NE Hatchechubbe SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Phenix City SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 WNW Fort Mitchell SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 ENE Hatchechubbe SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 4 E Marvyn SPC verified report
Monday, March 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1028 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near West Point to near Oak Bowery to near Eclectic. Movement was southeast 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...”
- Hail 0.25" Russell County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Russell County, AL?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 32 severe weather events in Russell County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Did it hail in Russell County recently?
Yes — 14 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.88" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
How do I see hail history for a specific address in Russell County?
Create a free IDOLCheck account and run an address check. It shows verified storm reports and official NWS warning boundaries around any specific property, including the most recent 30 days — county-level pages like this one only tell part of the story.