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Minor, AL hail history

Every figure below is from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database — the official NWS record — counting events recorded within 10 miles of the Minor city centroid, 1950 to present.

180hail events since 1950
94≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
2.75"largest on record · 2001-11-24
2022-07-21most recent hail event

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Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 0
2025 0
2024 0
2023 0
2022 1 1.00" (quarter)
2021 0
2020 1 1.00" (quarter)
2019 1 1.00" (quarter)
2018 0
2017 0
2016 1 1.00" (quarter)
2015 2 1.00" (quarter)
2014 0
2013 2 0.88" (nickel)
2012 6 1.75" (golf ball)

Note: the current and prior year reflect the latest NCEI compile and grow as NWS finalizes reports; same-day activity appears on this site's storm-day pages before it reaches this table.

Wind and tornado record

Most recent recorded events

DateTypeMagnitudeDistance
2026-03-16 Thunderstorm Wind 52 mph 8.8 mi
2026-03-09 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 9.7 mi
2026-03-09 Thunderstorm Wind 58 mph 7.7 mi
2026-03-09 Thunderstorm Wind 58 mph 9.4 mi
2025-11-25 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 3.5 mi
2025-11-25 Thunderstorm Wind 64 mph 9.8 mi
2025-11-25 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 9.4 mi
2025-11-25 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 4.4 mi
2025-11-25 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 9.8 mi
2025-06-16 Thunderstorm Wind 58 mph 4.8 mi

2026-03-16: “Trees were downed on College Ave in Homewood and Hurricane Rd in Hoover.”

2026-03-09: “Trees and power lines were downed across the Bessemer area, with at least one tree falling on a home.”

2026-03-09: “A large oak tree fell on a fence along Hazel Dr.”

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Nearby hail history

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NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure.

source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-08-09