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Birmingham storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

Live watches and warnings for Birmingham, AL, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.

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    Severe weather in Birmingham by the numbers

    12.8severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    4.0hail days a year
    59storm reports in the last 12 months
    2.50″biggest hail since 2016 (Apr 5, 2017)
    20tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF3

    Birmingham gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 443 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 75 hail reports, 348 damaging-wind reports and 20 tornado reports. On average that is 12.8 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in April, May, June, when 49% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 3 hail reports, 53 wind reports and 3 tornado reports around Birmingham; the largest hail was 2.00″ (hen egg) on Feb 26, 2026.

    Latest storm reports near Birmingham

    DateReportWhere
    Sep 22, 2026Damaging wind22 mi S · Shelby Co.
    Sep 21, 2026Damaging wind0 mi E · Jefferson Co.
    Sep 19, 2026Damaging wind10 mi S · Jefferson Co.
    Aug 26, 2026Damaging wind7 mi E · Jefferson Co.
    Aug 20, 2026Damaging wind22 mi NE · St. Clair Co.
    Aug 17, 2026Damaging wind20 mi N · Jefferson Co.
    Aug 9, 2026Damaging wind5 mi E · Jefferson Co.
    Jul 26, 2026Damaging wind6 mi SE · Jefferson Co.
    Jul 25, 2026Damaging wind16 mi NE · Jefferson Co.
    Jul 19, 2026Damaging wind10 mi NW · Jefferson Co.

    One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.

    Storm reports by year

    02244678916: 3 hail16: 19 damaging wind16: 1 tornado1617: 13 hail17: 32 damaging wind17: 1 tornado1718: 2 hail18: 21 damaging wind1819: 8 hail19: 34 damaging wind19: 1 tornado1920: 6 hail20: 29 damaging wind20: 4 tornado2021: 12 hail21: 18 damaging wind21: 4 tornado2122: 4 hail22: 24 damaging wind22: 3 tornado2223: 13 hail23: 27 damaging wind23: 2 tornado2324: 6 hail24: 20 damaging wind24: 1 tornado2425: 6 hail25: 81 damaging wind25: 2 tornado2526: 2 hail26: 43 damaging wind26: 1 tornado26
    HailDamaging windTornado

    Storm season in Birmingham

    022446587Jan: 16JanFeb: 24FebMar: 39MarApr: 55AprMay: 76MayJun: 87JunJul: 53JulAug: 49AugSep: 10SepOct: 4OctNov: 18NovDec: 12Dec

    All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.

    Hail in Birmingham

    Birmingham averages 4.0 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 2.50 inches — about the size of a tennis ball — reported 8 miles from the city centre on Apr 5, 2017. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.

    Tornadoes near Birmingham

    There have been 20 tornado reports within 25 miles of Birmingham since 2016; the strongest was rated EF3 (Jan 25, 2021, 5 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.

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    Questions about storms in Birmingham

    Does Birmingham get a lot of severe storms?

    Birmingham averages 12.8 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.

    When is storm season in Birmingham?

    Most severe-weather reports around Birmingham come in April, May, June.

    What is the biggest hail recorded near Birmingham?

    2.50 inches (tennis ball size) on Apr 5, 2017, 8 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near Birmingham?

    Yes — 20 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF3 on Jan 25, 2021.

    How do I get storm alerts for Birmingham?

    The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Birmingham, AL. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.

    How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Birmingham, AL. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Sep 29, 2026.