Hail Mobile, AL
Over the last 7 days, no hail has been reported within 25 miles of Mobile. That makes for a quiet week, but the year is not empty: Mobile has collected 6 hail reports so far in 2026. The largest stone from those reports measured 2.00 inches and fell at Fairhope. Hail reports are drawn from National Weather Service Local Storm Reports filed by trained spotters, and the count covers a 25 miles radius around the city. This is the same radius used for the city's long-term hail averages.
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Every figure on this page covers a 25 mile circle centered on Mobile. Between 2005 and 2025, the area averaged about 5.0 hail reports a year, coming on about 3.3 days. The largest hailstone since 1996 was 2.00 inches, on Jan 24, 1997.
Hail storms near Mobile in 2026
| Date | Size | Place | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 1 SW SummerdaleBaldwin County | Public |
| May 7, 2026 | 1.50 inches ping pong ball | 3 W SummerdaleBaldwin County | Trained Spotter |
| May 7, 2026 | 0.70 inches marble | FairhopeBaldwin County | Public |
| May 7, 2026 | 2.00 inches hen egg | FairhopeBaldwin County | Broadcast Media |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 1.75 inches golf ball | Whitehouse ForksBaldwin County | Emergency Mngr |
| Jan 3, 2026 | 1.00 inches quarter | 1 SE CrossroadsBaldwin County | Broadcast Media |
WeatherTotals compiles National Weather Service Local Storm Reports, mostly from the public and trained spotters. Each report is flagged measured or estimated and lists its source and time.
Largest hailstones within 25 miles of Mobile
| Diameter | Size | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.00 inches | Hen egg | Theodore, Mobile County | Jan 24, 1997 |
| 2.00 inches | Hen egg | Coden, Mobile County | Apr 24, 2010 |
| 2.00 inches | Hen egg | Navco, Mobile County | Dec 23, 2015 |
| 2.00 inches | Hen egg | Mobile Bates Fl, Mobile County | Jan 21, 2017 |
| 1.75 inches | Golf ball | Bay Minette, Baldwin County | Feb 19, 1996 |
Record figures come from the Storm Events Database at NCEI, a reviewed log that trails live reports by 2 to 3 months. Records start in 1996 and averages cover 2005-2025.
Hailstone sizes recorded near Mobile
| Stone size | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1 inch | 39 | 37% |
| 1 to under 2 inches | 64 | 60% |
| 2 inches and larger | 3 | 3% |
The NCEI Storm Events Database supplies the 106 reports within 25 miles of Mobile from 2005 to 2025, with stone size recorded by diameter.
Hail reports by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reports | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
National Weather Service offices file Local Storm Reports; the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University relays them to this page, where they appear as live spotter reports. Under 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright attaches to the government-produced figures on this page, including reports, alerts, station observations, and normals, which were created by the National Weather Service and other NOAA offices. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. It does not imply endorsement by or affiliation with those agencies. See: Data sources and attribution.