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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 35046

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports in and near ZIP 35046 from December 11, 1961 through March 21, 2025, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
5
Wind Reports
15
Tornado Reports
9
Max Hail Size
3.00″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  ZIP 35046 · 1961–present Updated  Daily · last Mar 21, 2025

Latest NWS Hail Reports in and near ZIP 35046

5 reports
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1.00″ hail
Jun 6, 2014
4:50 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 35046
Chilton County · 12,727 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1.35 ENE Falakto, AL
1.00″ hail
Mar 23, 2013
10:21 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 35046
Chilton County · 12,727 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1.5 NNE Clanton Gragg Arpt, AL
3.00″ hail
Mar 18, 2013
2:51 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 35046
Chilton County · 12,727 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1.74 E Falakto, AL
1.00″ hail
Mar 12, 2010
6:05 AM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 35046
Chilton County · 12,727 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 5.45 E Clanton Gragg Arpt, AL
0.88″ hail
Apr 11, 2007
6:15 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 35046
Coosa County · 3,855 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Lake Mitchell, AL
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Hail Damage Risk for Your Home +

Hail reports describe hail by diameter, often comparing stone size to familiar objects like peas, quarters, golf balls, and softballs. Use this guide as a starting point for possible hail damage to your roof, siding, gutters, vents, windows, and exterior. Actual hail damage depends on hail hardness, density, wind speed, impact angle, roof age, shingle condition, roof pitch, roofing material, installation quality, and prior storm damage.

Pea
0.25″
Low

Usually too small to cause hail damage to most sound asphalt roofs, siding, or gutters.

Mothball
0.50″
Sub-Severe Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but not always harmless. Repeated small hail can scuff surfaces, wear aging shingles, and loosen protective granules over time.

Penny
0.75″
Minor / Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but roof hail damage is still possible on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged shingles. May also mark screens, vents, gutters, and soft metal.

Nickel
0.88″
Minor / Watch

Still below the severe-hail threshold, but large enough to leave visible marks on soft metal and add wear to older or hail-weakened roof shingles.

Quarter
1.00″
Watch

The NWS severe-hail threshold. Quarter-size hail can bruise shingles, dent soft metal, and create roof hail damage worth checking.

Half Dollar
1.25″
Watch

More likely to dent gutters, vents, flashing, and siding. Hail damage risk rises quickly on older roofs or hail-weakened shingles.

Ping Pong / Walnut
1.50″
Likely

Hail damage becomes more likely, including bruised shingles, granule loss, dented siding, and damaged roof vents.

Golf Ball
1.75″
Likely

Often causes roof hail damage, cracked shingles, dented gutters, damaged flashing, and siding impacts. A roof inspection is recommended.

Hen Egg
2.00″
Serious

Can crack or puncture shingles, expose mat, dent siding, and cause widespread hail damage across the roof and exterior.

Tennis Ball
2.50″
Serious

Can cause heavy roof hail damage, punctured siding, broken skylights, damaged vents, and widespread exterior damage.

Baseball
2.75″
Major

Major hail damage is likely, including severe roof impacts, damaged siding, broken windows, and possible major roof repairs.

Tea Cup / Large Apple
3.00″
Major

Can cause heavy hail damage across the roof, siding, gutters, windows, and exterior. Significant repairs are often needed.

Softball
4.00″
Extreme

Destructive hail damage. Can severely damage roofing materials, siding, windows, gutters, vents, vehicles, and exterior surfaces.

Grapefruit
4.50″
Extreme

Catastrophic hail damage risk for roofs, windows, vehicles, siding, gutters, and exterior surfaces.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service hail size references are used for hail-size comparisons and the 1.00″ severe-hail threshold. Damage descriptions are general homeowner guidance, not official NOAA/NWS damage ratings. Sub-severe hail under 1.00″ is below the severe threshold, but that does not mean “no roof damage.” Penny- to nickel-size hail can still contribute to granule loss, cosmetic surface marks, and added wear, especially on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged roofs.

Latest NWS Wind Reports in and near ZIP 35046

15 reports
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UNK mph
Aug 17, 2024
9:22 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 35046
Chilton County · 12,727 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Dispatch reports numerous trees and powerlines down across the county.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 SSE I-65 Rest Area, AL
UNK mph
Jan 3, 2023
7:40 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 35046
Chilton County · 12,727 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AT LAY LAKE NEAR LAY DAM. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 NNW Lay Lake Dam, AL
UNK mph
Jul 21, 2022
11:50 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 35046
Chilton County · 12,727 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: MULTIPLE TREES DOWN BLOCKING COUNTY ROAD 55. LOCATION APPROXIMATE.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 SW Lay Lake Dam, AL
UNK mph
Jun 26, 2020
2:40 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 35046
Chilton County · 12,727 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN ALONG HWY 145.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 NNW Gap Of The Mounta, AL
UNK mph
Apr 20, 2020
11:27 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 35046
Chilton County · 12,727 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: NUMEROUS TREES DOWN... MANY ON HOMES.
NWS Wind Report Location: Gap Of The Mountain, AL
UNK mph
Jan 11, 2020
7:50 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 35046
Chilton County · 12,727 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 E Clanton, AL
UNK mph
Mar 17, 2019
12:50 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 35046
Chilton County · 12,727 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FOR TIME FROM 2 SSW LAY LAKE DAM. SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN EASTERN CHILTON COUNTY. VIDEO INDICATED SEVERAL POWER FLASHES IN THE SAME AREA. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 SSW Lay Lake Dam, AL
UNK mph
Mar 16, 2019
12:41 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 35046
Chilton County · 12,727 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND MANY STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 NNE Gap Of The Mounta, AL
UNK mph
Mar 14, 2019
11:50 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 35046
Chilton County · 12,727 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN EASTERN CHILTON COUNTY. VIDEO INDICATED SEVERAL POWER FLASHES IN THE SAME AREA. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 SSW Lay Lake Dam, AL
58 mph
Oct 13, 2014
1:28 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 35046
Chilton County · 12,727 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Several trees uprooted and power lines down near the intersection of County Road 28 and County Road 471.
NWS Wind Report Location: 7.12 SSE Clanton Ware Is Arpt, AL
58 mph
Mar 23, 2013
10:30 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 35046
Chilton County · 12,727 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Several campers and vehicles were damaged from falling trees at Higgins Ferry Park on Lake Mitchell.
NWS Wind Report Location: 7.43 SSE Clanton Ware Is Arpt, AL
63 mph
Mar 23, 2013
10:27 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 35046
Chilton County · 12,727 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Portions of a roof were removed, along with the siding of a home near Cargle Creek on Lake Mitchell.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5.42 NE Cooper, AL
58 mph
May 26, 2011
1:50 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 35046
Chilton County · 12,727 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Winds caused damage, described as minor, to a rangers' residence building in Higgins Ferry Park.
NWS Wind Report Location: 7.4 SSE Clanton Ware Is Arpt, AL
UNK mph
Feb 16, 1990
7:05 AM CST
Wind report for ZIP 35046
Chilton County · 12,727 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, AL
UNK mph
Apr 4, 1989
12:40 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 35046
Chilton County · 12,727 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, AL
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Wind Damage Risk for Your Home +

Storm reports list thunderstorm wind gusts in mph. The NWS marks storms as severe at 58+ mph, but wind damage to your home depends on roof age, shingle condition, installation, exposure, nearby trees, and prior hail or wind damage.

Below Severe
Under 58 mph
Minor

Usually little damage to a sound roof, but loose shingles, flashing, or debris may shift.

Severe
58–74 mph
Watch

Can loosen shingles, lift flashing, break limbs, and damage gutters, siding, fences, or trim.

Damaging
75–90 mph
Serious

Can peel shingles, damage vents, tear siding, rip gutters, and expose weak roof areas.

Extreme
90+ mph
Major

Can cause major roof covering loss, tree damage, broken windows, and structural damage.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service storm reports. Gusts may be measured or estimated; actual wind damage varies by roof condition, exposure, and prior hail or wind damage.

Latest NWS Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 35046

9 reports
UNK category
Mar 21, 2025
2:33 AM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 35046
Coosa County · 3,855 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: NWS damage survey team confirmed an EF-1 tornado.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 NW Dollar, AL
UNK category
Apr 3, 2024
4:04 AM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 35046
Chilton County · 12,727 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: Trees reported down on CR 41. TDS on KBMX radar.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 NW Cooper, AL
UNK category
Jan 3, 2023
7:39 PM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 35046
Chilton County · 12,727 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: 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.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2 NNW Lay Lake Dam, AL
UNK category
Mar 26, 2021
2:10 AM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 35046
Chilton County · 12,727 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: 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.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 3 SW Higgins Ferry Park, AL
UNK category
Mar 17, 2021
7:01 PM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 35046
Chilton County · 12,727 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: TORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUND AND CAUSING DAMAGE EAST OF CLANTON ON HIGHWAY 491. RADAR ALSO HAD A TDS AT THIS LOCATION.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 W Higgins Ferry Park, AL
UNK category
Mar 17, 2021
6:56 PM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 35046
Chilton County · 12,727 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: 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.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4 W Higgins Ferry Park, AL
UNK category
Mar 18, 2019
12:39 AM UTC
Tornado report for ZIP 35046
Chilton County · 12,727 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: THE TORNADO DAMAGE PATH WAS 12.02 MILES LONG AND WAS 350 YARDS WIDE. MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WINDS WERE 85 MPH. HUNDREDS OF TREES WERE DOWNED ALONG THE PATH AND SEVERAL STRUCTURES SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 1 NNW Gap Of The Mounta, AL
F2 category
Nov 24, 2004
6:24 AM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 35046
Coosa County · 3,855 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 17 W Rockford, AL
F1 category
Dec 11, 1961
8:05 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 35046
Chilton County · 12,727 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Tornado Report Location: Not provided, AL
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Tornado Damage Risk for Your Home +

After a tornado, the National Weather Service assigns an EF rating from EF0 to EF5 based on surveyed damage. The rating estimates wind speed from what the tornado damaged, so actual damage can vary by construction quality, roof age, garage doors, windows, trees, debris, and how close the home was to the tornado path.

EF0
65–85 mph
Light

Can peel shingles, damage gutters or siding, break tree limbs, and toss loose outdoor items.

EF1
86–110 mph
Moderate

Can strip roof covering, damage exterior doors, break windows, snap trees, and cause heavier siding or gutter damage.

EF2
111–135 mph
Serious

Can tear off large sections of roofing, break or uproot trees, destroy weaker structures, and cause major exterior damage.

EF3–EF5
136+ mph
Severe

Can remove roofs and walls, destroy large portions of homes, toss vehicles, and cause severe to total destruction near the path.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. EF ratings are assigned after a post-storm damage survey and are based on observed damage, not a direct measurement at every home.

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U.S. Census Data · ZIP Code

ZIP 35046 area census snapshot

People & households
Population5,229
Households1,886
Housing units2,638
Income
Median household income$67,813
$100k+ households42.4%
$150k+ households12.8%
Housing stock
Single-family detached1,837
Attached single-family26
Small multifamily8
Large multifamily0
Mobile homes745
Housing mix
Single-family share69.6%
Attached-home share1.0%
Multifamily share0.3%
Mobile-home share28.2%
Ownership & occupancy
Owner-occupied1,574
Renter-occupied312
Vacant units752
Home value & age
Median home value$154,700
Owner homes $300k+15.9%
Owner homes $500k+4.6%
Owner homes $750k+--
Median year built1983
Older-home share45.9%
Vehicle context
Households with cars1,826
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Frequently asked questions

for homeowners, buyers & sellers
How many hail, wind, and tornado reports does ZIP 35046 have on record?

Our records show 5 hail, 15 wind, and 9 tornado reports in and near ZIP 35046, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on March 21, 2025.

What is the largest hail ever reported in ZIP 35046?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records in and near ZIP 35046 is 3.00″. It was reported near Falakto, AL on March 18, 2013.

A storm report showed up near my home in ZIP 35046 — does that mean my roof is damaged?

Not necessarily. A storm report only means hail, wind, or a tornado was observed nearby; it does not confirm damage at any specific address, and conditions change from block to block. Check an address-level hail report first, and if it looks significant, find a local pro that serves ZIP 35046 and ask about a Remote Hail Inspection before anyone climbs on the roof.

I am buying a home in ZIP 35046 — why should I look at its storm history?

Recent hail or wind can leave a roof or exterior with damage that is easy to miss during a walkthrough, and a recent roof replacement is sometimes an insurance job after a storm. Reviewing the storm history for a ZIP 35046 address before closing helps you ask informed questions about roof age, past repairs, and any prior claims.

I am selling a home in ZIP 35046 — how does this help me?

Knowing the storm history for your address lets you answer buyer questions with confidence, document repairs you have already made, and decide whether a pre-listing roof check is worthwhile. A clear hail history removes a common sticking point during negotiations.

How do I check hail history for a specific ZIP 35046 address?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property in ZIP 35046 — no phone number or email required. It shows recent hail activity for that address so you know whether a closer roof or exterior review makes sense.

Where does this storm report data come from, and what are its limits?

Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events in and around ZIP 35046, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported in ZIP 35046, but they do not confirm damage at any specific property. Report locations, sizes, and times may be approximate and can vary from what an individual home experienced. For property-specific hail history, use an address-level hail report or contact a participating local professional for a remote hail inspection. Pros inclusion is not an endorsement, and contacting a professional does not confirm damage at any property.

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