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Montgomery storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

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

Live alerts for Montgomery, AL

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    Severe weather in Montgomery by the numbers

    10.3severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    2.9hail days a year
    31storm reports in the last 12 months
    3.50″biggest hail since 2016 (Jul 22, 2018)
    42tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF2

    Montgomery gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 250 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 44 hail reports, 164 damaging-wind reports and 42 tornado reports. On average that is 10.3 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in March, May, June, when 43% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 3 hail reports, 27 wind reports and 1 tornado report around Montgomery; the largest hail was 2.75″ (baseball) on May 6, 2026.

    Latest storm reports near Montgomery

    DateReportWhere
    Sep 19, 2026Damaging wind8 mi NW · Elmore Co.
    Sep 6, 2026Damaging wind1 mi NW · Montgomery Co.
    Jul 5, 2026Damaging wind24 mi NE · Elmore Co.
    Jun 22, 2026Damaging wind2 mi N · Montgomery Co.
    Jun 1, 2026Damaging wind14 mi S · Montgomery Co.
    May 6, 2026Damaging wind0 mi N · Montgomery Co.
    May 6, 2026Hail 2.50″8 mi E · Montgomery Co.
    Mar 15, 2026Damaging wind15 mi N · Elmore Co.
    Mar 11, 2026Damaging wind3 mi NE · Montgomery Co.
    Jan 25, 2026Damaging wind2 mi SE · Montgomery 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

    0918283716: 8 damaging wind16: 4 tornado1617: 1 hail17: 12 damaging wind17: 7 tornado1718: 2 hail18: 4 damaging wind1819: 4 hail19: 17 damaging wind19: 2 tornado1920: 3 hail20: 20 damaging wind20: 1 tornado2021: 7 hail21: 11 damaging wind21: 6 tornado2122: 5 hail22: 20 damaging wind22: 6 tornado2223: 10 hail23: 21 damaging wind23: 6 tornado2324: 4 hail24: 8 damaging wind24: 7 tornado2425: 5 hail25: 16 damaging wind25: 2 tornado2526: 3 hail26: 27 damaging wind26: 1 tornado26
    HailDamaging windTornado

    Storm season in Montgomery

    010192838Jan: 30JanFeb: 19FebMar: 34MarApr: 31AprMay: 35MayJun: 38JunJul: 19JulAug: 23AugSep: 6SepOct: 4OctNov: 3NovDec: 8Dec

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

    Hail in Montgomery

    Montgomery averages 2.9 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 3.50 inches — about the size of a tea cup — reported 19 miles from the city centre on Jul 22, 2018. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.

    Tornadoes near Montgomery

    There have been 42 tornado reports within 25 miles of Montgomery since 2016; the strongest was rated EF2 (Mar 27, 2023, 17 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.

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    Storm trackers near Montgomery

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    Questions about storms in Montgomery

    Does Montgomery get a lot of severe storms?

    Montgomery averages 10.3 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 Montgomery?

    Most severe-weather reports around Montgomery come in March, May, June.

    What is the biggest hail recorded near Montgomery?

    3.50 inches (tea cup size) on Jul 22, 2018, 19 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near Montgomery?

    Yes — 42 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF2 on Mar 27, 2023.

    How do I get storm alerts for Montgomery?

    The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Montgomery, 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 Montgomery, 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 27, 2026.