Alabama hail risk
Mobile County has the highest hail risk in Alabama, scoring 83.2 out of 100 — rated "Relatively Moderate" by FEMA's National Risk Index. Recorded hail events across Alabama have increased 48% over the past five years compared to the prior five-year period.
| # | County | NRI score | Rating |
NOAA events 2016–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mobile County | 83.2 | Relatively Moderate | 26 |
| 2 | Montgomery County | 76.4 | Relatively Moderate | 12 |
| 3 | Lee County | 72.6 | Relatively Low | 24 |
| 4 | Tuscaloosa County | 72.5 | Relatively Low | 22 |
| 5 | Calhoun County | 71.9 | Relatively Low | 26 |
| 6 | Baldwin County | 63.2 | Relatively Low | 38 |
| 7 | Etowah County | 60.1 | Relatively Low | 28 |
| 8 | Marshall County | 57.1 | Relatively Low | 43 |
| 9 | DeKalb County | 55.3 | Relatively Low | 25 |
| 10 | Shelby County | 55.3 | Relatively Low | 19 |
| 11 | Talladega County | 52.2 | Relatively Low | 30 |
| 12 | Madison County | 51.4 | Relatively Low | 142 |
| 13 | Morgan County | 49 | Relatively Low | 41 |
| 14 | Jackson County | 47.3 | Relatively Low | 23 |
| 15 | Pickens County | 47 | Relatively Low | 14 |
| 16 | Marion County | 46.8 | Relatively Low | 22 |
| 17 | Choctaw County | 46.3 | Relatively Low | 5 |
| 18 | Russell County | 45.3 | Relatively Low | 16 |
| 19 | Autauga County | 44.3 | Relatively Low | 9 |
| 20 | Franklin County | 43.7 | Relatively Low | 28 |
| 21 | Sumter County | 43.6 | Relatively Low | 17 |
| 22 | Barbour County | 41.4 | Relatively Low | 6 |
| 23 | Randolph County | 40.9 | Relatively Low | 10 |
| 24 | Dallas County | 40.7 | Relatively Low | 7 |
| 25 | Tallapoosa County | 39.9 | Relatively Low | 20 |
| 26 | Chambers County | 39.1 | Relatively Low | 9 |
| 27 | Cullman County | 38.4 | Relatively Low | 42 |
| 28 | Walker County | 38.4 | Relatively Low | 29 |
| 29 | Houston County | 37.7 | Relatively Low | 12 |
| 30 | Henry County | 35.6 | Relatively Low | 2 |
| 31 | Cherokee County | 33.8 | Very Low | 16 |
| 32 | Marengo County | 33.1 | Very Low | 12 |
| 33 | Elmore County | 32.3 | Very Low | 18 |
| 34 | Jefferson County | 32.1 | Very Low | 50 |
| 35 | Blount County | 31.7 | Very Low | 27 |
| 36 | St. Clair County | 30.9 | Very Low | 17 |
| 37 | Hale County | 30.5 | Very Low | 10 |
| 38 | Washington County | 30.3 | Very Low | 13 |
| 39 | Lauderdale County | 30.1 | Very Low | 32 |
| 40 | Fayette County | 29.6 | Very Low | 13 |
| 41 | Coffee County | 29.2 | Very Low | 15 |
| 42 | Dale County | 28.1 | Very Low | 15 |
| 43 | Colbert County | 27.9 | Very Low | 23 |
| 44 | Cleburne County | 27.7 | Very Low | 12 |
| 45 | Macon County | 27.1 | Very Low | 4 |
| 46 | Escambia County | 27 | Very Low | 16 |
| 47 | Lamar County | 26.7 | Very Low | 11 |
| 48 | Lawrence County | 26.2 | Very Low | 29 |
| 49 | Clay County | 25.2 | Very Low | 9 |
| 50 | Clarke County | 24.7 | Very Low | 25 |
| 51 | Pike County | 24.7 | Very Low | 8 |
| 52 | Bullock County | 24 | Very Low | 0 |
| 53 | Winston County | 22.4 | Very Low | 13 |
| 54 | Greene County | 22 | Very Low | 4 |
| 55 | Chilton County | 21.7 | Very Low | 13 |
| 56 | Limestone County | 21.2 | Very Low | 45 |
| 57 | Monroe County | 20.7 | Very Low | 19 |
| 58 | Perry County | 18.9 | Very Low | 4 |
| 59 | Covington County | 17.6 | Very Low | 15 |
| 60 | Butler County | 16.9 | Very Low | 4 |
| 61 | Lowndes County | 16.9 | Very Low | 3 |
| 62 | Wilcox County | 14.9 | Very Low | 7 |
| 63 | Geneva County | 14.8 | Very Low | 8 |
| 64 | Crenshaw County | 14.6 | Very Low | 7 |
| 65 | Bibb County | 13.1 | Very Low | 5 |
| 66 | Conecuh County | 10.1 | Very Low | 9 |
| 67 | Coosa County | 7.8 | Very Low | 14 |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0, December 2025. Scores are 0–100 percentile rankings among all US counties. See the methodology page for definitions. Download the full CSV for all counties.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the highest hail risk county in Alabama?
Mobile County, AL has the highest hail risk in Alabama, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 83.2 out of 100 (rated "Relatively Moderate").
What causes hail risk in Alabama?
Hail risk reflects expected annual losses from damaging hailstones to structures, vehicles, and crops. High scores cluster in the central plains and Front Range — a corridor sometimes called "Hail Alley" — where large-diameter hail is most frequent. Hail causes over $10 billion in US property damage in active years, much of it to roofs, vehicles, and crops.