Hail Swath Map Preview
The Gadsden, AL hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 28, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 0.75". There are 4 public hail reports, 36 public wind reports, and 1 nearby tornado reports listed for the January 12, 2023 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Gadsden, AL Hail Map
The January 12, 2023 hail swath map for Gadsden, AL covers approximately 280 square miles and includes an estimated 39,499 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the < 0.50" hail band, covering 160 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the < 0.50" hail band with 24,399 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 160 sq mi | 24,399 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 114 sq mi | 14,867 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 5 sq mi | 233 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Gadsden, AL Hail Swath Map
Inside the January 12, 2023 hail swath map area for Gadsden, AL, HailGeeks estimates 18,244 single-family homes, 600 townhomes, and 4,516 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the < 0.50" hail band, with 11,910 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 11,910 | 312 | 3,227 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 6,252 | 288 | 1,286 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 82 | 0 | 3 |
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Counties Inside the Gadsden, AL Hail Map
Hail from the January 12, 2023 storm was mapped across 16 counties in the Gadsden, AL region. Shelby County, AL had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 0.75" with roughly 3,012 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Gadsden, AL Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 12 cities near Gadsden, AL. Huntsville, AL had the strongest mapped signal at 0.50", with an estimated 7,716 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Gadsden, AL Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the January 12, 2023 Gadsden, AL hail map spans 22 ZIP codes. ZIP 35147 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 0.75" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 1,449.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the January 12, 2023 hail map for Gadsden, AL currently list 4 public hail reports, 36 public wind reports, and 1 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
January 12, 2023 11:15 AM CT |
1.00 in | 3 N Maylene | AL | QUARTER-SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT FOX VALLEY. |
January 12, 2023 11:21 AM CT |
1.00 in | 2 E Alabaster | AL | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF QUARTER-SIZE HAIL IN ALABASTER. |
January 12, 2023 11:25 AM CT |
1.75 in | 4 NE Ballantrae | AL | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF GOLF BALL-SIZED HAIL IN THE CHELSEA AREA. |
January 12, 2023 11:27 AM CT |
1.00 in | 4 SW Chelsea | AL | PUBLIC REPORT OF QUARTER-SIZED HAIL. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 9:16 AM CT | 3 NNE Woodville | AL | TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ON THE 10...000 BLOCK OF CR 8. | |
January 12, 2023 9:50 AM CT | 2 S Rosa | AL | TREE DOWN ALONG SEVEN BARK ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. | |
January 12, 2023 9:56 AM CT | 2 ENE Scottsboro | AL | TREES WERE REPORTED UPROOTED OR SNAPPED AT THIS LOCATION. | |
January 12, 2023 10:02 AM CT | 2 NE Hollywood | AL | TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED AT THIS LOCATION. | |
January 12, 2023 10:57 AM CT | Linwood | GA | SEVERAL TREES KNOCKED OVER INCLUDING ONE ON A HOME AND CAR. NUMEROUS POWERLINES DOWNED AS A RESULT OF FALLEN TREES. NEAR INTERSECTION OF PARK STREET AND OAK RIDGE DR. | |
January 12, 2023 11:01 AM CT | 1 SSE Reece City | AL | TREE DOWN NEAR NOCCALULA ROAD AT TUCHAHOE HEIGHTS. | |
January 12, 2023 11:10 AM CT | Keener | AL | TREE DOWN AT HIGHWAY 11 AND KEENER GAP ROAD. | |
January 12, 2023 11:12 AM CT | 4 NNE Sand Rock | AL | POWER LINES DOWN ON HOME ALONG CR 105 AT DEKALB COUNTY LINE... RESULTING IN FIRE. | |
January 12, 2023 11:20 AM CT | 4 NE Ballantrae | AL | TREE DOWN ACROSS CR 336 SOUTHWEST OF CHELSEA. TIME ESTIMATED. | |
January 12, 2023 11:20 AM CT | 5 NE Yellow Creek Falls | AL | POWER LINES DOWN AT 12000 BLOCK OF HIGHWAY 273. | |
January 12, 2023 11:20 AM CT | 2 NNW Leesburg | AL | TREE DOWN INTO POWER LINES ON VALLEY STREET. RADAR ESTIMATED WINDS OF 40 MPH. | |
January 12, 2023 11:39 AM CT | 2 NNW Pell City | AL | TREE DOWN ON POWER LINES ON HAZELWOOD DRIVE. | |
January 12, 2023 11:42 AM CT | 2 ESE Ashville | AL | TREE DOWN ACROSS GREENSPORT ROAD. | |
January 12, 2023 11:44 AM CT | 1 E Summerville | GA | REPORT OF POWERLINES DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF STATE ST AND SELMAN AVENUE. | |
January 12, 2023 12:01 PM CT | 1 N Howell'S Cove | AL | TREES DOWN ALONG HOWELL COVE ROAD AT GLADE ROAD AND ALONG STEMLEY BRIDGE ROAD. | |
January 12, 2023 12:03 PM CT | 1 ESE Lincoln | AL | SPORADIC AREAS OF SINGLE TREE DOWN EVENTS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. | |
January 12, 2023 12:14 PM CT | 1 NNE Bynum | AL | POWER LINES DOWN ALONG BYNUM BLVD. | |
January 12, 2023 12:16 PM CT | 2 WNW West End-Cobb Tow | AL | TREE IN ROADWAY ALONG BYNUM LEATHERWOOD ROAD AT GATE 8 ROAD. | |
January 12, 2023 12:16 PM CT | 2 SE Alexandria | AL | TREE IN ROAD AT INTERSECTION OF STATE FARM ROAD AND MAHLEP LANE. | |
January 12, 2023 12:22 PM CT | 1 E Weaver | AL | TREE IN ROADWAY AT INTERSECTION OF ANNISTON BEACH ROAD AND MCCLELLAN BLVD. | |
January 12, 2023 12:22 PM CT | 1 E Anniston | AL | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 1 E ANNISTON. TREE DOWN NEAR STRUCTURE ALONG ISABELL AVENUE. | |
January 12, 2023 12:23 PM CT | 2 NNE Jacksonville Stat | AL | TREE IN ROADWAY ALONG ROY WEBB ROAD. | |
January 12, 2023 12:37 PM CT | 2 NW Pleasant Gap | AL | STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A RESIDENCE REPORTED BY SPRING GARDEN FD. | |
January 12, 2023 12:40 PM CT | 2 SW Sycamore | AL | SPORADIC AREAS OF SINGLE TREE DOWN EVENTS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. | |
January 12, 2023 1:01 PM CT | 1 NW Cedartown | GA | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWNED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF PINE ST AND W. GIRARD AVE. | |
January 12, 2023 1:08 PM CT | 5 NW Lineville | AL | WIND DAMAGE CONSISTING OF TREE DOWN AND OR POWER LINES DOWN IN AT LEAST FIVE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTY. | |
January 12, 2023 1:32 PM CT | Wedowee | AL | EM REPORTED MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY WITH SOME ON ROADWAYS. | |
January 12, 2023 1:55 PM CT | 2 N Bowdon | GA | THE EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED TREES DOWN ACROSS MULTIPLE ROADWAYS... INCLUDING BETHEL CHURCH ROAD... BOWDON TYUS ROAD... DAVENPORT MILL ROAD... INDIAN CREEK ROAD AND STATELINE ROAD. | |
January 12, 2023 2:00 PM CT | Carrollton | GA | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM CARROLLTON. THE EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED TREES DOWN ON BAGWELL ROAD... BETHESDA CHURCH ROAD... BISHOP LANE... CEDAR HEIGHTS ROAD... E KNIGHTS DRIVE... GRAY ROAD AND HWY 27... KINGSBRIDGE ROAD... BANKHEAD AT ALMON... AND MAPLE STREET. TREES WERE ALSO REPORTED ON HOMES OR STRUCTURES ON CHERRY DRIVE AND FAIRFIELD ROAD. | |
January 12, 2023 3:37 PM CT | 3 NE Pisgah | AL | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 3 NE PISGAH. ROOF OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AT THIS LOCATION. | |
January 12, 2023 3:40 PM CT | 3 NE Pisgah | AL | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 3 NE PISGAH. CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 3 NE PISGAH. ROOF OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AT THIS LOCATION. | |
January 12, 2023 3:45 PM CT | 4 NE Pisgah | AL | FOUR TO SIX TREES DOWN IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS ACROSS CR 126. | |
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 3:38 PM CT | UNK | 3 NE Pisgah | AL | AN EF0 TORNADO WITH PEAK WIND OF 76 MPH... PATH LENGTH OF 2.3 MILES... AND PATH WIDTH OF 70 YARDS. THE TORNADO OCCURRED BETWEEN PISGAH AND ROSALIE NEAR CR 151 AND CR 58. |
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the January 12, 2023 Gadsden, 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 Gadsden, AL Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Gadsden, AL region as the January 12, 2023 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Aug 8, 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 Gadsden, AL
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