Lightning TrackerHuntsville storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Huntsville, 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 Huntsville by the numbers
Huntsville sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 1,254 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 200 hail reports, 1,011 damaging-wind reports and 43 tornado reports. On average that is 21.4 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in April, May, June, when 58% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 9 hail reports, 93 wind reports and 4 tornado reports around Huntsville; the largest hail was 2.50″ (tennis ball) on Jun 1, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Huntsville
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | Damaging wind | 20 mi NW · Limestone Co. |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 24 mi SE · Marshall Co. |
| Sep 12, 2026 | Damaging wind | 25 mi SW · Morgan Co. |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Damaging wind | 7 mi S · Madison Co. |
| Sep 5, 2026 | Damaging wind | 3 mi W · Madison Co. |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Damaging wind | 12 mi NW · Madison Co. |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Damaging wind | 2 mi W · Madison Co. |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Damaging wind | 13 mi SW · Madison Co. |
| Aug 9, 2026 | Damaging wind | 17 mi SW · Morgan Co. |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Damaging wind | 16 mi S · Morgan 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
Storm season in Huntsville
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Huntsville
Huntsville averages 4.6 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 2.75 inches — about the size of a baseball — reported 3 miles from the city centre on May 20, 2025. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Huntsville
There have been 43 tornado reports within 25 miles of Huntsville since 2016; the strongest was rated EF3 (Apr 1, 2023, 17 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 Huntsville
Does Huntsville get a lot of severe storms?
Huntsville averages 21.4 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 Huntsville?
Most severe-weather reports around Huntsville come in April, May, June.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Huntsville?
2.75 inches (baseball size) on May 20, 2025, 3 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Huntsville?
Yes — 43 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF3 on Apr 1, 2023.
How do I get storm alerts for Huntsville?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Huntsville, 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 Huntsville, 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 Oct 3, 2026.