Hail Swath Map Preview
The Decatur, AL hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 28, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 0.75". There are 3 public hail reports, 17 public wind reports, and 7 nearby tornado reports listed for the January 12, 2023 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Decatur, AL Hail Map
The January 12, 2023 hail swath map for Decatur, AL covers approximately 380 square miles and includes an estimated 33,534 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 204 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the < 0.50" hail band with 21,023 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 204 sq mi | 21,023 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 156 sq mi | 11,354 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 19 sq mi | 1,157 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Decatur, AL Hail Swath Map
Inside the January 12, 2023 hail swath map area for Decatur, AL, HailGeeks estimates 15,516 single-family homes, 406 townhomes, and 5,135 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the < 0.50" hail band, with 10,045 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 10,045 | 245 | 3,699 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 4,928 | 161 | 1,376 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 543 | 0 | 60 |
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Counties Inside the Decatur, AL Hail Map
Hail from the January 12, 2023 storm was mapped across 17 counties in the Decatur, AL region. Winston County, AL had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 0.75" with roughly 1,291 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Decatur, AL Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 6 cities near Decatur, AL. Huntsville, AL had the strongest mapped signal at 0.50", with an estimated 7,852 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Decatur, AL Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the January 12, 2023 Decatur, AL hail map spans 22 ZIP codes. ZIP 35565 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 0.75" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 1,209.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the January 12, 2023 hail map for Decatur, AL currently list 3 public hail reports, 17 public wind reports, and 7 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
January 12, 2023 7:25 AM CT |
1.00 in | 6 WSW Underwood-Petersv | AL | EMA REPORTS HAIL IN CENTRAL LAUDERDALE COUNTY NEAR OAKLAND AND CENTRAL COMMUNITIES. |
January 12, 2023 7:25 AM CT |
1.50 in | 5 N Cherokee | AL | CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM 5 N CHEROKEE. CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 5 N CHEROKEE. PING PONG SIZE HAIL FEEL NORTH OF CHEROKEE. NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH PIKE ROAD AND RIVERTON ROSE TRAIL. |
January 12, 2023 7:37 AM CT |
1.00 in | 6 NW Underwood-Petersvi | AL | QUARTER SIZE HAIL NORTH OF FLORENCE. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
January 12, 2023 7:25 AM CT | 5 N Cherokee | AL | PING PONG SIZE HAIL FEEL NORTH OF CHEROKEE. NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH PIKE ROAD AND RIVERTON ROSE TRAIL. | |
January 12, 2023 8:02 AM CT | 2 ESE Needmore | AL | SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF TREE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A FARM ALONG CR 19 EAST OF HALEYVILLE. | |
January 12, 2023 8:10 AM CT | 3 WSW Moulton | AL | STRUCTURE DAMAGE SOUTHWEST OF MOULTON. POSSIBLE TORNADO. | |
January 12, 2023 8:14 AM CT | 1 N Moulton | AL | DAMAGE REPORTED NEAR HWY 24 AND CR 157. POSSIBLE TORNADO. | |
January 12, 2023 8:35 AM CT | 4 NNW Decatur | AL | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF DAMAGE NEAR LINDE RD. AND AL-20. | |
January 12, 2023 8:36 AM CT | 3 NW Decatur | AL | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN NEAR GORDON TERRY RD/BELTLINE RD. | |
January 12, 2023 8:40 AM CT | 3 NNE Decatur | AL | DAMAGE REPORTED AT DECATUR MARINA. | |
January 12, 2023 8:44 AM CT | 5 NW Mooresville | AL | TREES SNAPPED NEAR PRIOR FIELD IN TANNER. | |
January 12, 2023 8:44 AM CT | 4 WNW Mooresville | AL | TREES DOWN AT CALHOUN COMMUNITY COLLEGE. | |
January 12, 2023 8:46 AM CT | 2 NW Mooresville | AL | TREES AND DEBRIS IN ROAD NEAR FENNEL LN/FENNEL RD. | |
January 12, 2023 9:05 AM CT | 1 SW Lupton | AL | TREES DOWN ALONG THE 1000 BLOCK OF PROSPECT ROAD. | |
January 12, 2023 9:09 AM CT | 1 SW Lupton | AL | CORRECTS PREVIOUS REPORT FROM 1 SW LUPTON. TREES DOWN ALONG THE 1000 BLOCK OF PROSPECT ROAD. ONE TREE FELL ON A HOME. | |
January 12, 2023 9:16 AM CT | 3 NNE Woodville | AL | TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ON THE 10...000 BLOCK OF CR 8. | |
January 12, 2023 9:41 AM CT | 8 NNE Skyline | AL | TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN ON POWER LINES. | |
January 12, 2023 9:50 AM CT | 2 S Rosa | AL | TREE DOWN ALONG SEVEN BARK ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. | |
January 12, 2023 3:45 PM CT | 5 N Iron City | TN | CORRECTS PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 5 N IRON CITY. TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROAD AT 3320 WAYLAND SPRINGS RD. | |
January 12, 2023 8:44 AM CT | 62 mph | 4 WNW Mooresville | AL | KDCU REPORTS A WIND GUST TO 54 KT. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
January 12, 2023 8:05 AM CT | UNK | Delmar | AL | THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN EAST OF DELMAR NEAR COUNTY RD 20 WHERE TIMBER DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED IN ADDITION TO MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST INTO A HEAVILY WOODED AREA NEAR TANYARD CREEK THEN CROSSING COUNTY RD 28 WHERE TREES WERE UPROOTED. THE WIDTH HERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS WIDE. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST INTO ADDITIONAL HEAVILY WOODED AREAS NEAR CLEAR CREEK THEN IMPACTING A RESIDENCE ON COUNTY RD 432 UPROOTING AND SNAPPING TREES... CAUSING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE... AND OVERTURNING AN RV. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO GROW IN WIDTH AS IT MOVED NORTHEAST... APPROXIMATELY 425 YARDS WIDE AS IT CROSSED MACEDONIA RD. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO CAUSE ADDITIONAL TIMBER DAMAGE IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA BEFORE IT IMPACTED A FARM NEAR COUNTY RD 55 AND 3182. HERE THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF DAMAGE OCCURRED AS TWO LARGE CHICKEN COOPS WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED IN ADDITION TO AT LEAST 3 OTHER FARM BUILDINGS. NEARBY STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO AT LEAST 4 RESIDENCES. ADJACENT TIMBER D |
January 12, 2023 8:07 AM CT | UNK | Delmar | AL | CORRECTS TIME OF PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM DELMAR. REPORT OF STORM DAMAGE WITH PEOPLE ENTRAPPED NEAR DELMAR IN WESTERN WINSTON COUNTY. |
January 12, 2023 8:09 AM CT | UNK | 2 WNW Weiss | AL | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALONG CR28 NEAR DELMAR. TDS OBSERVED ON RADAR. |
January 12, 2023 8:10 AM CT | UNK | 3 WSW Moulton | AL | NWS DAMAGE SURVEY DETERMINES EF-1 DAMAGE FROM MULTI-COUNTY TORNADO. |
January 12, 2023 8:14 AM CT | UNK | Delmar | AL | REPORT OF STORM DAMAGE WITH PEOPLE ENTRAPPED NEAR DELMAR IN WESTERN WINSTON COUNTY. |
January 12, 2023 8:14 AM CT | UNK | 2 S Ashridge | AL | DAMAGE REPORTED AT RESIDENCE ALONG CR3187. |
January 12, 2023 8:16 AM CT | UNK | 2 SE Ashridge | AL | TREES DOWN AT HIGHWAY 195 AND CR 6 NORTHWEST OF DOUBLE SPRINGS. TDS OBSERVED ON RADAR. |
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the January 12, 2023 Decatur, 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 Decatur, AL Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Decatur, AL region as the January 12, 2023 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Aug 19, 2022 through Jan 3, 2023, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 1.75". In this set, the strongest related map reached 1.75", and the most recent map shown is from Jan 3, 2023.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Decatur, AL
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