Hail Swath Map Preview
The Birmingham, AL hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 27, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 0.75". There are 0 public hail reports, 6 public wind reports, and 16 nearby tornado reports listed for the March 17, 2021 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Birmingham, AL Hail Map
The March 17, 2021 hail swath map for Birmingham, AL covers approximately 359 square miles and includes an estimated 33,966 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 191 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the < 0.50" hail band with 18,961 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 191 sq mi | 18,961 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 136 sq mi | 12,747 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 32 sq mi | 2,258 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Birmingham, AL Hail Swath Map
Inside the March 17, 2021 hail swath map area for Birmingham, AL, HailGeeks estimates 16,533 single-family homes, 453 townhomes, and 2,941 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the < 0.50" hail band, with 9,605 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 9,605 | 240 | 2,303 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 6,076 | 210 | 634 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 852 | 3 | 4 |
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Counties Inside the Birmingham, AL Hail Map
Hail from the March 17, 2021 storm was mapped across 11 counties in the Birmingham, AL region. Tuscaloosa County, AL had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 0.75" with roughly 7,515 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Birmingham, AL Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 8 cities near Birmingham, AL. Tuscaloosa, AL had the strongest mapped signal at 0.50", with an estimated 3,430 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Birmingham, AL Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the March 17, 2021 Birmingham, AL hail map spans 18 ZIP codes. ZIP 35405 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 0.75" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 2,841.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the March 17, 2021 hail map for Birmingham, AL currently list 0 public hail reports, 6 public wind reports, and 16 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 3:30 PM CT | 3 SE Lyle | AL | REPORT FROM MPING: 3-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; POWER POLES BROKEN. | |
March 17, 2021 5:05 PM CT | 2 N Gardendale | AL | DAMAGE REPORTED ALONG HWY 31. POSSIBLE TORNADO. | |
March 17, 2021 5:52 PM CT | Rosa | AL | TREES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 231 AND CR 33. POSSIBLE TORNADO. | |
March 17, 2021 6:02 PM CT | 1 ESE Hendrix | AL | STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ALONG PROMISE LANE. POSSIBLE TORNADO. | |
March 17, 2021 7:32 PM CT | 3 W Fairview | AL | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON CR747 NEAR CR1514 INTERSECTION NORTH OF SIMCOE. REPORT RELAYED FROM EMA. | |
March 17, 2021 8:00 PM CT | 3 NNW Fairview | AL | POSSIBLE STRUCTURE DAMAGE IN THE GOLD RIDGE AREA NORTH OF SIMCOE ON CR1524. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 2:12 PM CT | UNK | 1 E Mound State Park | AL | AN EF1 TORNADO PRODUCED DAMAGE FOR 22.03 MILES AND WAS 550 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT. THE TORNADO STARTED IN MARTIN SLOUGH EAST OF THE WARRIOR RIVER AND LIFTED NNW OF DUNCANVILLE. MODERATE STRUCTURE DAMAGE AND TREE DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG THE PATH. SEVERAL BUSINESSES DAMAGED IN MOUNDVILLE. |
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 | 1 E Mound State Park | AL | ROOF DAMAGE TO A NUMBER OF HOUSES IN THE CITY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE COUNTY LINE. SEVERAL BUSINESSES DAMAGED IN MOUNDVILLE. |
March 17, 2021 2:29 PM CT | UNK | 3 WSW Miller Steam Plan | AL | TORNADO REPORTED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT NEAR BIRMINGPORT. |
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 2:31 PM CT | UNK | 2 ENE Mound State Park | AL | MULTIPLE HOMES DAMAGED IN THE WATERBURY SUBDIVISION. |
March 17, 2021 3:09 PM CT | UNK | Lake Wildwood | AL | AN EF1 TORNADO PRODUCED DAMAGE FOR 0.53 MILES AND WAS 150 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT. MINOR STRUCTURE AND TIMBER DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG THE PATH. |
March 17, 2021 3:10 PM CT | UNK | Lake Wildwood | AL | DAMAGE REPORTED IN THE WILDWOOD COMMUNITY. DETAILS UNKNOWN. |
March 17, 2021 3:25 PM CT | UNK | 1 NW East Brookwood | AL | THE TORNADO PRODUCED DAMAGE FOR 3.51 MILES AND WAS 650 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT. THE TORNADO PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT TIMBER DAMAGE ... SOME STRUCTURE DAMAGE AND DAMAGE TO A COMMUNICATIONS TOWER. |
March 17, 2021 4:07 PM CT | UNK | 1 SE Bull City | AL | REPORTED BY SPOTTER WHO WAS SE OF THIS LOCATION... LOOKING NW. |
March 17, 2021 4:30 PM CT | UNK | 1 W Maytown | AL | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 1 W MAYTOWN. A NWS SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMED EF-1 TORNADO DAMAGE IN THE MAYTOWN AREA OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED... WITH RELATIVELY MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE PATH STARTED ALONG CROCKER ROAD AND ENDED SHORTLY AFTER THE TORNADO CROSSED TO THE EAST SIDE OF SHADY GROVE ROAD ON APPROACH TO BAYVIEW LAKE. |
March 17, 2021 4:56 PM CT | UNK | 1 SSE Mount Olive | AL | *** 1 INJ *** CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 1 SSE MOUNT OLIVE. A NWS SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMED EF-0 TORNADO DAMAGE IN THE MOUNT OLIVE AREA OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. DAMAGE CONSISTED OF DOWNED TREES WITH RELATIVELY MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE CAUSED DIRECTLY BY WIND. HOWEVER... THERE WERE INSTANCES OF SIGNIFICANT RESIDENTIAL DAMAGE AND VEHICLE DAMAGE FROM FALLEN TREES. THE DAMAGE PATH STARTED NEAR SUTHERLAND ROAD ON THE WEST SIDE OF INTERSTATE 65 AND ENDED NEAR STOUTS ROAD ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. |
March 17, 2021 4:58 PM CT | UNK | 1 E Mount Olive | AL | POWER LINES/POLES DOWN IN THE 2400 BLOCK OF MT. OLIVE RD. |
March 17, 2021 5:43 PM CT | UNK | 2 S Fairview | AL | A NWS SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMED DAMAGE FROM AN EF-1 TORNADO THAT AFFECTED LOCATIONS JUST NORTHWEST OF ONEONTA IN BLOUNT COUNTY. THE TORNADO BEGAN NEAR TIM KING ROAD ALONG HUNT MOUNTAIN... MOVED NORTHEAST... AND ENDED NEAR KENT ROAD JUST EAST OF HWY 75. DAMAGE MAINLY CONSISTED OF SNAPPED AND UPROOTED TREES. |
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the March 17, 2021 Birmingham, 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 Birmingham, AL Region
We found 2 more hail maps with reports from the same Birmingham, AL region as the March 17, 2021 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Jan 25, 2021 through Mar 15, 2021, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 1.00". In this set, the strongest related map reached 1.00", and the most recent map shown is from Mar 15, 2021.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Birmingham, AL
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