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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near Geiger, AL

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports in and near Geiger, AL from May 17, 1969 through August 6, 2023, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
3
Wind Reports
9
Tornado Reports
5
Max Hail Size
1.00″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  Geiger, AL · 1969–present Updated  Daily · last Aug 6, 2023

Latest NWS Hail Reports in and near Geiger, AL

3 reports
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1.00″ hail
Jul 1, 2012
1:58 PM CST-6
Hail report for Geiger, AL
Sumter County · 3,592 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: .58 W Geiger, AL
1.00″ hail
Apr 22, 2005
4:46 PM CST
Hail report for Geiger, AL
Sumter County · 3,592 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Quarter size hail fell across northern Sumter County from near Geiger to near Gainesville.
NWS Hail Report Location: Geiger, AL
0.75″ hail
Mar 5, 2003
3:49 PM CST
Hail report for Geiger, AL
Sumter County · 3,592 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Penny size hail was observed near Geiger.
NWS Hail Report Location: Geiger, 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 Geiger, AL

9 reports
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UNK mph
Aug 6, 2023
1:24 AM UTC
Wind report for Geiger, AL
Sumter County · 3,592 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Tree down on Highway 17 near Geiger. Another tree down on Highway 116 between Geiger and Gainesville. Time estimated via radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: Geiger, AL
UNK mph
Jul 25, 2022
1:16 AM UTC
Wind report for Geiger, AL
Sumter County · 3,592 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN NORTHERN SUMTER COUNTY.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 S Geiger, AL
UNK mph
Apr 18, 2020
2:27 AM UTC
Wind report for Geiger, AL
Sumter County · 3,592 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 116.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 S Geiger, AL
UNK mph
Apr 18, 2019
10:22 PM UTC
Wind report for Geiger, AL
Sumter County · 3,592 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR GEIGER.
NWS Wind Report Location: Geiger, AL
UNK mph
Apr 18, 2019
9:36 PM UTC
Wind report for Geiger, AL
Sumter County · 3,592 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN GEIGER... AL.
NWS Wind Report Location: Geiger, AL
58 mph
Aug 2, 2008
7:32 PM CST-6
Wind report for Geiger, AL
Sumter County · 3,592 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Several trees were blown down in Geiger.
NWS Wind Report Location: .59 W Geiger, AL
58 mph
Mar 6, 1996
8:05 PM CST
Wind report for Geiger, AL
Sumter County · 3,592 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Geiger, AL
UNK mph
Jul 23, 1990
12:30 PM CST
Wind report for Geiger, AL
Sumter County · 3,592 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: Not provided, AL
UNK mph
May 17, 1969
6:08 PM CST
Wind report for Geiger, AL
Sumter County · 3,592 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 Geiger, AL

5 reports
EF1 category
Jan 3, 2015
4:36 PM CST-6
Tornado report for Geiger, AL
Sumter County · 3,592 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Sumter County and confirmed a tornado. The tornado touched down along State Highway 116 between Old Bodka Road and State Highway 17. The tornado traveled northeast and lifted near Old Bodka Road and Bodka Creek. The most concentrated damage was near Old Bodka Road where hundreds of trees were snapped off or uprooted.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2.71 WSW Bodka, AL
EF2 category
Apr 27, 2011
2:57 PM CST-6
Tornado report for Geiger, AL
Sumter County · 3,592 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A tornado touched down in Kemper County Mississippi (See Storm Data Jackson), near Scooba, and tracked northeast into Sumter County, Alabama at a point just north of Henley Rd, northwest of Geiger. The tornado continued as an EF2 rating as it entered Alabama, with winds of 130 mph. It knocked down trees along Mt Tabor Rd and AL Hwy 17. The tornado caused extensive tree damage along CR 34, near Panola, where it knocked down an entire section of pine forest. The average path width in Sumter County is 0.5 mile (880yds). The tornado continued northeast across north Sumter County and moved into southern Pickens County just west of CR 85.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4.23 NW Geiger, AL
EF3 category
Apr 15, 2011
12:45 PM CST-6
Tornado report for Geiger, AL
Sumter County · 3,592 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A tornado touched down in Neshoba County Mississippi. It tracked northeastward through Kemper County Mississippi before it crossed the Mississippi, Alabama state line approximately 1.5 miles north of Sumter County Road 30. As it entered Alabama, the tornado was an EF-3 with winds estimated between 140-150 mph. In Sumter County, numerous homes and businesses in the town of Geiger sustained extensive damage. As the tornado continued to move east, thousands of trees were either snapped or uprooted. The tornado lifted near the Tombigbee River at the Sumter, Greene County line.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4.08 SW Geiger, AL
F1 category
Apr 5, 1994
8:30 PM CST
Tornado report for Geiger, AL
Sumter County · 3,592 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A tornado touched down in the area just south of Geiger and moved on a generally eastward path parallelling State Highway 116 to the area just west of Gainesville. Power lines were downed, one building was destroyed and another heavily damaged, trees were snapped and uprooted, and a mobile home was damaged.
NWS Tornado Report Location: S Geiger To Gainesville, AL
F2 category
Nov 22, 1992
3:30 AM CST
Tornado report for Geiger, AL
Sumter County · 3,592 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 · City

Geiger, AL area census snapshot

People & households
Population271
Households116
Housing units123
Income
Median household income$39,583
$100k+ households2.6%
$150k+ households1.7%
Housing stock
Single-family detached57
Attached single-family0
Small multifamily0
Large multifamily0
Mobile homes66
Housing mix
Single-family share46.3%
Attached-home share--
Multifamily share--
Mobile-home share53.7%
Ownership & occupancy
Owner-occupied106
Renter-occupied10
Vacant units7
Home value & age
Median home value$54,500
Owner homes $300k+4.7%
Owner homes $500k+3.8%
Owner homes $750k+3.8%
Median year built1989
Older-home share29.3%
Vehicle context
Households with cars113
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Frequently asked questions

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

Our records show 3 hail, 9 wind, and 5 tornado reports in and near Geiger, AL, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on August 6, 2023.

What is the largest hail ever reported in Geiger?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records in and near Geiger, AL is 1.00″. It was reported near .58 W Geiger, AL on July 1, 2012.

A storm report showed up near my home in Geiger — 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 Geiger and ask about a Remote Hail Inspection before anyone climbs on the roof.

I am buying a home in Geiger — 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 Geiger address before closing helps you ask informed questions about roof age, past repairs, and any prior claims.

I am selling a home in Geiger — 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 Geiger address?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property in Geiger — 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 across Geiger, AL, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported in Geiger, 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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