Hail Swath Map Preview
The Montgomery, AL hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 28, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 1.25". There are 3 public hail reports, 20 public wind reports, and 5 nearby tornado reports listed for the January 3, 2023 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Montgomery, AL Hail Map
The January 3, 2023 hail swath map for Montgomery, AL covers approximately 1,220 square miles and includes an estimated 104,989 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 701 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the < 0.50" hail band with 51,259 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 701 sq mi | 51,259 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 426 sq mi | 30,350 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 78 sq mi | 16,732 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 14 sq mi | 3,682 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 2 sq mi | 2,966 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Montgomery, AL Hail Swath Map
Inside the January 3, 2023 hail swath map area for Montgomery, AL, HailGeeks estimates 54,490 single-family homes, 2,039 townhomes, and 15,392 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the < 0.50" hail band, with 21,951 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 21,951 | 858 | 7,285 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 17,784 | 640 | 4,116 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 11,245 | 410 | 2,506 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 1,891 | 15 | 1,294 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 1,619 | 116 | 191 |
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Counties Inside the Montgomery, AL Hail Map
Hail from the January 3, 2023 storm was mapped across 20 counties in the Montgomery, AL region. Montgomery County, AL had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 1.25" with roughly 26,133 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Montgomery, AL Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 17 cities near Montgomery, AL. Montgomery, AL had the strongest mapped signal at 1.00", with an estimated 30,514 single-family homes exposed.
City cards show where the January 3, 2023 Montgomery, AL hail activity was mapped, but your ZIP can show a closer local signal. Get a free Hail Report by ZIP, and if the signal looks meaningful, ask a local pro about a Remote Hail Inspection to see whether an on-site roof or exterior review may be worth scheduling.
ZIP Codes Inside the Montgomery, AL Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the January 3, 2023 Montgomery, AL hail map spans 50 ZIP codes. ZIP 36111 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 1.25" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 4,401.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the January 3, 2023 hail map for Montgomery, AL currently list 3 public hail reports, 20 public wind reports, and 5 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
January 3, 2023 2:42 PM CT |
1.00 in | 2 NE Montgomery Country | AL | DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN WAKA PARKING LOT. |
January 3, 2023 2:43 PM CT |
1.00 in | 1 S Gunter Afb | AL | No National Weather Service description provided. |
January 4, 2023 4:01 AM CT |
1.00 in | 3 W Chewacla State Park | AL | QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT EXIT 50 ALONG I-85. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
January 3, 2023 1:15 PM CT | 4 E Vida Junction | AL | TREES DOWN BETWEEN JOFFRE AND OLD KINGSTON. TRAILER PARK DAMAGED IN OLD KINGSTON. POSSIBLE TORNADO. | |
January 3, 2023 1:18 PM CT | 4 NNW Booth | AL | AN EF-0 TORNADO PATH FROM OLD KINGSTON ALONG COUNTY ROAD 21 NORTH TO POSEYS CROSSROADS ALONG COUNTY ROAD 57 IN AUTAUGA COUNTY. MINOR MANUFACTURED HOME DAMAGE AND TREE DAMAGE ALONG THE PATH. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS 3.18 MILES LONG AND WAS 60 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT. | |
January 3, 2023 1:40 PM CT | 1 NNW Lay Lake Dam | AL | TREE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AT LAY LAKE NEAR LAY DAM. POSSIBLE TORNADO. | |
January 3, 2023 1:45 PM CT | 2 SW Marble Valley | AL | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON COOSA CO RD. 5 BETWEEN MARBLE VALLEY AND HIDDEN VALLEY. TREES ALSO DOWN IN HIDDEN VALLEY. | |
January 3, 2023 1:46 PM CT | 1 WNW Holtville | AL | MULTIPLE TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN THE SHOAL CREEK AREA. POSSIBLE TORNADO. | |
January 3, 2023 1:55 PM CT | Holtville | AL | TREE ON A HOUSE IN THE 400 BLOCK OF LIGHTWOOD ROAD. MULTIPLE POWER LINES DOWN. POSSIBLE TORNADO. | |
January 3, 2023 1:56 PM CT | 1 SE Weoka Mills | AL | DAMAGE TO HOME AND TREES DOWN ON JORDAN LAKE RD. POSSIBLE TORNADO. | |
January 3, 2023 1:56 PM CT | 1 SSW Weoka Mills | AL | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AND REPORTS OF HOME DAMAGED. | |
January 3, 2023 2:00 PM CT | 1 WSW Oak Grove | AL | TREE DOWN ON ODENS MILL ROAD. | |
January 3, 2023 2:00 PM CT | 1 NNW Holtville | AL | TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ALONG LIGHTWOOD ROAD AT JORDAN LAKE IN THE SLAPOUT COMMUNITY. POSSIBLE TORNADO. | |
January 3, 2023 2:05 PM CT | Sylacauga | AL | TREES DOWN AT CEMETERY ON FORT WILLIAMS DRIVE. | |
January 3, 2023 2:10 PM CT | 3 SW Equality | AL | TREE ACROSS ROADWAY AT INTERSECTION OF GRIER ROAD AND LOBOE ROAD PER SEMAN FD. POSSIBLE TORNADO. | |
January 3, 2023 3:19 PM CT | 3 E Red Level | AL | SEVERAL HOMES WITH DAMAGE ALONG CR 235... CR 236... CR 237 IN THE CLACKVILLE COMMUNITY. POSSIBLE TORNADO. | |
January 3, 2023 3:31 PM CT | 3 E Red Level | AL | CORRECTS TIME FOR TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 3 E RED LEVEL. SEVERAL HOMES WITH DAMAGE ALONG CR 235... CR 236... CR 237 IN THE CLACKVILLE COMMUNITY. POSSIBLE TORNADO. | |
January 4, 2023 3:01 AM CT | 2 SW Auburn Univ Montgo | AL | CORRECTS TIME FOR PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 2 SW AUBURN UNIV MONTGOMERY. TREES DOWN ALONG BELL ROAD NEAR EASTWOOD GLEN. POSSIBLE TORNADO. | |
January 4, 2023 3:11 AM CT | 2 ESE Montgomery Countr | AL | TREES DOWN IN GREEN ACRES SUBDIVISION. | |
January 4, 2023 3:13 AM CT | 2 SW Auburn Univ Montgo | AL | TREES DOWN ALONG BELL ROAD NEAR EASTWOOD GLEN. POSSIBLE TORNADO. | |
January 4, 2023 3:13 AM CT | 1 S Auburn Univ Montgom | AL | DAMAGE TO A TRANSFORMER AND DEBRIS NEAR BARNETT ROAD AND PRAIRIE LANE. POSSIBLE TORNADO. | |
January 4, 2023 3:13 AM CT | 2 S Auburn Univ Montgom | AL | TREE ON HOUSE ON HERITAGE OAK COURT. POSSIBLE TORNADO. | |
January 4, 2023 3:13 AM CT | 1 S Auburn Univ Montgom | AL | POWER LINES DOWN AND TREES ON ROADWAY ON TAYLOR ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
January 3, 2023 12:41 PM CT | UNK | 4 N Oakmulgee | AL | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 4 N OAKMULGEE. THE EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN SOUTHWEST OF LIBERTY ROAD IN EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN BIBB COUNTY WHERE SEVERAL LARGE HARD AND SOFTWOOD TREES WHERE UPROOTED. THIS WAS MAINLY IN RURAL AND INACCESSIBLE WOODED AND PASTURE LANDS. AS THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST... IT WEAKENED RAPIDLY BUT NUMEROUS TREE DEBRIS WAS NOTED ALONG COUNTY ROAD 19 AND COUNTY ROAD 29. THERE WAS ALSO AN ADDITIONAL TREE UPROOTED ALONG COUNTY ROAD 423. |
January 3, 2023 1:18 PM CT | UNK | 4 NNW Booth | AL | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 4 NNW BOOTH. AN EF-0 TORNADO PATH FROM OLD KINGSTON ALONG COUNTY ROAD 21 NORTH TO POSEYS CROSSROADS ALONG COUNTY ROAD 57 IN AUTAUGA COUNTY. MINOR MANUFACTURED HOME DAMAGE AND TREE DAMAGE ALONG THE PATH. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS 3.18 MILES LONG AND WAS 60 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT. |
January 3, 2023 1:39 PM CT | UNK | 2 NNW Lay Lake Dam | AL | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 2 NNW LAY LAKE DAM. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST WEST OF COUNTY ROAD 190 ON THE CHILTON COUNTY SIDE OF LAY LAKE. SEVERAL DOZEN TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. IN ADDITION SEVERAL HOMES AND BOAT HOUSES SUSTAINED ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE... MAINLY ALONG COUNTY ROAD 192. THE TORNADO CROSSED LAY LAKE INTO COOSA COUNTY WHERE ADDITIONAL TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON COUNTY ROAD 5 AND HIDDEN VALLEY DR. |
January 3, 2023 1:42 PM CT | UNK | 1 NW Deatsville | AL | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 1 NW DEATSVILLE. EF2 TORNADO PATH WAS 9.06 MILES LONG AND WAS 800 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT. THE TORNADO STARTED NORTHWEST OF DEATSVILLE AND MOVED NORTHEAST AND LIFTED JUST EAST OF LAKE JORDAN. THE HEAVIEST DAMAGE WAS TO HOMES AND TREES ALONG THE LAKE. |
January 3, 2023 3:27 PM CT | UNK | 3 E Red Level | AL | THE TORNADO BEGAN NEAR COUNTY ROADS 155 AND 158 NEAR THE CLACKVILLE COMMUNITY. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEASTWARD WITH PRIMARILY TIMBER DAMAGE OBSERVED ACROSS COUNTY ROADS 235 THROUGH 237... 258... AND 241. ONE RESIDENCE SUFFERED SOME ROOF DAMAGE ALONG COUNTY ROAD 237. THE TORNADO DISSIPATED PRIOR TO REACHING THE RANDOLPH COUNTY LINE. |
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the January 3, 2023 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
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Montgomery, AL region as the January 3, 2023 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Aug 7, 2022 through Nov 29, 2022, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 2.25". In this set, the strongest related map reached 2.25", and the most recent map shown is from Nov 29, 2022.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Montgomery, AL
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