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 1.50". There are 3 public hail reports, 4 public wind reports, and 20 nearby tornado reports listed for the March 25, 2021 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Birmingham, AL Hail Map
The March 25, 2021 hail swath map for Birmingham, AL covers approximately 1,861 square miles and includes an estimated 202,871 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 853 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the < 0.50" hail band with 108,190 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 853 sq mi | 108,190 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 799 sq mi | 71,812 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 147 sq mi | 14,309 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 34 sq mi | 2,697 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 22 sq mi | 3,290 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 5 sq mi | 2,573 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Birmingham, AL Hail Swath Map
Inside the March 25, 2021 hail swath map area for Birmingham, AL, HailGeeks estimates 102,857 single-family homes, 2,799 townhomes, and 21,528 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the < 0.50" hail band, with 56,473 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 56,473 | 1,107 | 11,200 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 35,863 | 1,320 | 7,941 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 6,761 | 204 | 1,654 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 1,284 | 18 | 89 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 1,340 | 97 | 290 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 1,136 | 53 | 354 |
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Counties Inside the Birmingham, AL Hail Map
Hail from the March 25, 2021 storm was mapped across 21 counties in the Birmingham, AL region. Jefferson County, AL had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 1.50" with roughly 60,705 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Birmingham, AL Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 45 cities near Birmingham, AL. Fultondale, AL had the strongest mapped signal at 1.50", with an estimated 3,421 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Birmingham, AL Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the March 25, 2021 Birmingham, AL hail map spans 80 ZIP codes. ZIP 35045 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 1.50" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 3,242.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the March 25, 2021 hail map for Birmingham, AL currently list 3 public hail reports, 4 public wind reports, and 20 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
March 25, 2021 11:48 AM CT |
1.75 in | 1 SSE Gardendale | AL | CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM 1 SSE GARDENDALE. SOCIAL MEDIA PICTURE OF HAIL AT LEAST GOLF BALL SIZE NEAR GARDENDALE. |
March 25, 2021 11:58 AM CT |
1.00 in | 1 WNW Chalkville | AL | SOCIAL MEDIA PHOTOS OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR PINSON. |
March 25, 2021 9:03 PM CT |
1.00 in | 2 NW Howelton | AL | DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
March 25, 2021 9:45 AM CT | 2 ESE Watson | AL | LARGE PINE TREES DOWN ON POWERLINES. LIVE WIRES DOWN AND ROAD IMPASSABLE. | |
March 25, 2021 9:55 AM CT | 2 W Inverness | AL | CALDWELL MILL AT PAHOKEE TRACE IS BLOCKED BY DOWNED TREES. | |
March 25, 2021 1:30 PM CT | 2 NE Helena | AL | SEVERAL TREES UPROOTED AT THE PELHAM HIGH SCHOOL. POSSIBLE TORNADO. | |
March 25, 2021 4:54 PM CT | 1 SSE Cloverdale | AL | TRESS UPROOTED IN THE CITY OF ROEBUCK. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
March 25, 2021 12:13 PM CT | UNK | 3 SE Moundville Airport | AL | AN EF2 TORNADO DOWNED NUMEROUS TREES ACROSS NORTHEAST HALE COUNTY... EXTENDING JUST ACROSS THE BORDER INTO SOUTHEAST TUSCALOOSA COUNTY. |
March 25, 2021 12:19 PM CT | UNK | 4 WNW Phipps | AL | CONFIRMED TORNADO PER TDS OFF OF KBMX RADAR. |
March 25, 2021 12:53 PM CT | UNK | 3 W West Blocton | AL | *** 5 INJ *** THE EF3 TORNADO ACROSS NORTHERN SHELBY COUNTY BEGAN IN NORTHERN BIBB COUNTY WITH DAMAGE UP TO EF2 IN MAGNITUDE. FIVE PEOPLE WERE INJURED... ALL IN NORTHERN SHELBY COUNTY. TOTAL PATH LENGTH WAS 50 MILES. |
March 25, 2021 12:54 PM CT | UNK | 2 WNW West Blocton | AL | CONFIRMED TORNADO PER TDS OFF OF KBMX RADAR. |
March 25, 2021 1:07 PM CT | UNK | 3 WNW Riverside | AL | NUMEROUS TREES UPROOTED AND POWER LINES DOWNED ON OLD COAL CITY ROAD. |
March 25, 2021 1:17 PM CT | UNK | 5 S Bessemer Airport | AL | A STRONG TORNADO TRACKED 34 MILES ACROSS NORTHERN SHELBY COUNTY JUST INTO ST. CLAIR COUNTY... DAMAGING OR DESTROYING NUMEROUS HOMES. THE TORNADO REACHED EF3 INTENSITY IN THE EAGLE POINT NEIGHBORHOOD. |
March 25, 2021 1:19 PM CT | UNK | 4 S Bessemer Airport | AL | CONFIRMED TORNADO PER TDS OFF OF KBMX RADAR. |
March 25, 2021 1:35 PM CT | UNK | 1 NW Highland Lakes | AL | NUMEROUS TREES UPROOTED NEAR HIGHWAY 280 AND DOUG BAKER BLVD. TREES BLOCKING HIGHWAY 280. |
March 25, 2021 1:35 PM CT | UNK | 1 WNW Highland Lakes | AL | NUMEROUS STRUCTURES REPORTED DAMAGED IN THE EAGLE POINT AND GREYSTONE SUBDIVISIONS. |
March 25, 2021 1:42 PM CT | UNK | Ohatchee | AL | *** 5 FATAL *** SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND HOMES IN THE CITY OF OHATCHEE. CORONER CONFIRMS 5 FATALITIES. UPDATE FOR FATALITY COUNT. |
March 25, 2021 1:54 PM CT | UNK | Sulphur Springs | AL | SEVERAL HOMES DAMAGED ALONG OLD SURPHUR SPRINGS ROAD. NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED. |
March 25, 2021 2:32 PM CT | UNK | 4 SSE Ragland | AL | *** 5 FATAL *** A STRONG EF2 TORNADO TRACKED FOR 24 MILES ACROSS CALHOUN COUNTY... DAMAGING OR DESTROYING NUMEROUS RESIDENCES. |
March 25, 2021 2:37 PM CT | UNK | 3 SSW Neely Henry Dam | AL | CONFIRMED TORNADO PER TDS OFF OF KBMX RADAR. |
March 25, 2021 2:53 PM CT | UNK | Wellington | AL | HOMES DAMAGED IN WELLINGTON. |
March 25, 2021 4:48 PM CT | UNK | 1 WNW Birmingham Race C | AL | 10-20 HOMES HEAVILY DAMAGED NEAR WILLOW LANE AND ROEBUCK FOREST DRIVE. |
March 25, 2021 4:48 PM CT | UNK | 1 NW Ruffner Mountain | AL | AN EF1 TORNADO FORMED IN THE SOUTH EASTLAKE AND SOUTH HIGHLANDS NEIGHBORHOODS OF NORTHEAST BIRMINGHAM. IT CONTINUED NORTHEAST INTO THE SOUTH ROEBUCK AND ROEBUCK PLAZA NEIGHBORHOODS... SNAPPING AND UPROOTING NUMEROUS TREES BEFORE DISSIPATING IN SOUTHWEST TRUSSVILLE. AROUND 42 HOMES WERE DAMAGED... ALMOST ALL BY FALLING TREES. |
March 25, 2021 5:09 PM CT | UNK | 3 SW Brent | AL | HOMES SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED ALONG BELCHER ROAD IN BRENT. |
March 25, 2021 5:42 PM CT | UNK | 2 SE Calera | AL | TREES DOWN ALONG THE INTERSTATE NEAR MM229. REPORTED BY OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE. |
March 25, 2021 5:56 PM CT | UNK | Columbiana | AL | REPORT OF HOMES DAMAGED IN COLUMBIANA. RELAYED BY MEDIA. |
March 25, 2021 9:10 PM CT | UNK | 3 SW Higgins Ferry Park | AL | TDS DETECTED ON RADAR. MULTIPLE STRUCTURES DAMAGED ON CR 481 ON CARGILE CREEK. ADDITIONAL STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED ALONG CR 483 AND ON CR 720. NUMEROUS TREES WERE ALSO DOWNED. |
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the March 25, 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 3 more hail maps with reports from the same Birmingham, AL region as the March 25, 2021 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Jan 25, 2021 through Mar 17, 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 17, 2021.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Birmingham, AL
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