Hail Swath Map Preview
The Montgomery, AL hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 27, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 1.00". There are 0 public hail reports, 3 public wind reports, and 10 nearby tornado reports listed for the March 17, 2021 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Montgomery, AL Hail Map
The March 17, 2021 hail swath map for Montgomery, AL covers approximately 470 square miles and includes an estimated 24,450 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 222 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band with 14,048 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 222 sq mi | 7,740 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 207 sq mi | 14,048 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 37 sq mi | 2,632 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 3 sq mi | 30 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Montgomery, AL Hail Swath Map
Inside the March 17, 2021 hail swath map area for Montgomery, AL, HailGeeks estimates 11,526 single-family homes, 223 townhomes, and 3,547 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, with 7,042 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 3,671 | 119 | 446 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 7,042 | 94 | 2,593 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 797 | 10 | 508 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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Counties Inside the Montgomery, AL Hail Map
Hail from the March 17, 2021 storm was mapped across 10 counties in the Montgomery, AL region. Dallas County, AL had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 1.00" with roughly 8,114 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Montgomery, AL Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 6 cities near Montgomery, AL. Selma, AL had the strongest mapped signal at 0.50", with an estimated 5,437 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Montgomery, AL Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the March 17, 2021 Montgomery, AL hail map spans 15 ZIP codes. ZIP 36749 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 1.00" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 248.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the March 17, 2021 hail map for Montgomery, AL currently list 0 public hail reports, 3 public wind reports, and 10 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No public hail reports are available for this event. | ||||
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
March 17, 2021 12:44 PM CT | 1 NNW Burnsville | AL | SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 83... HIGHWAY 84... HIGHWAY 528... AND HIGHWAY 26. AT LEAST ONE STRUCTURE WAS DAMAGED. POSSIBLE TORNADO. | |
March 17, 2021 3:30 PM CT | 3 SE Lyle | AL | REPORT FROM MPING: 3-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; POWER POLES BROKEN. | |
March 17, 2021 10:41 PM CT | 2 NW Cecil | AL | SHINGLES BLOWN OF ROOFS AND FENCES BLOWN DOWN IN BOYKIN LAKES NEIGHBORHOOD. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
March 17, 2021 12:32 PM CT | UNK | 4 ENE Selma | AL | *** 2 INJ *** AN EF2 TORNADO PRODUCED DAMAGE FOR 5.08 MILES AND WAS 1000 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT. TWO PEOPLE SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE TORNADO BEGAN JUST EAST OF SELMA AND LIFTED NEAR BURNSVILLE. MANY STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED AND NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN. |
March 17, 2021 12:32 PM CT | UNK | 1 NNW Burnsville | AL | *** 2 INJ *** EF2 TORNADO DAMAGE PATH WAS 5.08 MILES LONG AND 1000 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT. TWO MINOR INJURIES WERE SUFFERED AS HOME WAS DESTROYED NEAR SR 14. DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED FROM JUST EAST OF SELMA TO THE BURNSVILLE COMMUNITY. |
March 17, 2021 1:24 PM CT | UNK | 2 ENE Billingsley | AL | AN EF1 TORNADO PRODUCED DAMAGE FOR 2.87 MILES AND WAS 150 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT. DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED FROM TOM MINER ROAD EAST OF BILLINGSLEY TO JUST NORTH OF CR 24 BEFORE CR 19. MULTIPLE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND AT LEAST ONE STRUCTURE WAS DAMAGED NEAR HIGHWAY 24 AND HIGHWAY 34. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS REPORTED ALONG HIGHWAY 53. |
March 17, 2021 1:26 PM CT | UNK | 2 ENE Billingsley | AL | MULTIPLE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND AT LEAST ONE STRUCTURE WAS DAMAGED NEAR HIGHWAY 24 AND HIGHWAY 34. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS REPORTED ALONG HIGHWAY 53. |
March 17, 2021 1:56 PM CT | UNK | 4 W Higgins Ferry Park | AL | AN EF1 TORNADO PRODUCED DAMAGED FOR 3.04 MILES AND WAS 500 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT. THE TORNADO WAS EAST OF CLANTON AND PRODUCED SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND KNOCKED NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. FURTHER EVALUATION IS ONGOING. |
March 17, 2021 2:01 PM CT | UNK | 4 W Higgins Ferry Park | AL | TORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUND AND CAUSING DAMAGE EAST OF CLANTON ON HIGHWAY 491. RADAR ALSO HAD A TDS AT THIS LOCATION. |
March 17, 2021 2:22 PM CT | UNK | 1 SSW Stewartville | AL | TORNADO LIKELY FROM TDS ON LOCAL RADAR NEAR WEOGUFKA. |
March 17, 2021 2:29 PM CT | UNK | Unity | AL | NWS METEOROLOGISTS SURVEYED DAMAGE AROUND COOSA COUNTY 56 AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A BRIEF EF0 TORNADO. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO AN UPROOTED PINE TREE AND SEVERAL TREES HAD BROKEN BRANCHES. A BRIEF TDS WAS ALSO NOTED ON BMX RADAR. |
March 17, 2021 5:12 PM CT | UNK | 2 WNW Billingsley | AL | THE TORNADO PRODUCED DAMAGE FOR 5.84 MILES AND WAS 400 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT. THE TORNADO STARTED NEAR THE SWAMPY AREA ALONG LITTLE MULBERRY CREEK NORTHWEST OF BILLINGSLEY. THE TORNADO LIFTED JUST EAST OF CR 16... EAST OF POOLS CROSSROADS. SEVERAL STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED AND A FEW WERE DESTROYED... NUMEROUS TREES WERE DOWNED. |
March 17, 2021 5:18 PM CT | UNK | 2 S Pooles Crossroads | AL | HOMES DAMAGED IN THE POOLS CROSSROADS AREA. |
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the March 17, 2021 Montgomery, AL storm event. When available, each report may include the time, size or magnitude, city, state, and a short description.
Related Hail Maps in the Montgomery, AL Region
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Local Hail Review Options Near Montgomery, AL
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