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Hail history im Highland Lakes, AL

Last hail im 10 milesJun 27, 20251.00 in (25-cent coin)

Hail days, last 12 monthsNone

Largest hail im 20062.75 in (baseball)Apr 11, 2008

Hail days im 200634

Days im hail 1 inch imwin24

Tornadoes im 10 miles14

Wind dmg wutuk im 10 miles155

Hail wutuk im 10 miles im Highland Lakes im 34 days im 2006. Stones imwin im 2.75 in (baseball) im Apr 11, 2008. Hail ej common im June im April.

Recent hail im Highland Lakes

Date	Hail size	Where	Source
Jun 27, 2025	1.00 in 25-cent coin	Irondale 1 hail report · closest 10 mi im Highland Lakes	NOAA Storm Events
May 18, 2025	1.25 in 50-cent coin	New Hope 1 hail report · closest 8 mi im Highland Lakes	NOAA Storm Events

One row im day: largest hail wutuk im day im 10 miles, places im number im wutuk.

Hail days near Highland Lakes by year

When hail season peaks near Highland Lakes

Of the 34 hail days since 2006, most fell in June (13) and April (7).

Largest hail storms near Highland Lakes

Apr 11, 2008 · 2.75 in (baseball) · Red Gap Jct (10 mi from Highland Lakes)

Apr 5, 2017 · 2.50 in (tennis ball) · Red Gap Jct (8 mi from Highland Lakes)

Apr 10, 2009 · 2.00 in (hen egg) · Vandiver (10 mi from Highland Lakes)

National Weather Service description (English): Hail up to the size of golf balls damaged 95 percent of the cars on a car lot on US-280, just south of AL-119. Damage to most of the cars was slight enough so that they could still be sold at discount, though some received more significant dents.

Apr 4, 2008 · 1.75 in (golf ball) · New Hope (7 mi from Highland Lakes)

Jun 10, 2011 · 1.75 in (golf ball) · Argyle (4 mi from Highland Lakes)

National Weather Service description (English): Golf ball sized hail covered the ground.

Tornadoes within 10 miles of Highland Lakes

Date	Rating	Where	Path
Dec 10, 2023	EF1	Homewood 9 mi from Highland Lakes	1.8 mi long, 200 yd wide
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	Nelson 9 mi from Highland Lakes	4.5 mi long, 135 yd wide
Feb 17, 2022	EF1	Quito 2 mi from Highland Lakes	4.2 mi long, 400 yd wide
Feb 17, 2022	EF1	Cooley 5 mi from Highland Lakes	8.1 mi long, 400 yd wide
Apr 14, 2019	EF0	Simmsville 4 mi from Highland Lakes	6.5 mi long, 600 yd wide
Apr 27, 2011	EF1	Quito 6 mi from Highland Lakes	2.8 mi long, 100 yd wide
Apr 27, 2011	EF2	Cahaba Hgts 7 mi from Highland Lakes	7.8 mi long, 200 yd wide
Apr 27, 2011	EF0	Cahaba Hgts 5 mi from Highland Lakes	0.6 mi long, 100 yd wide
Apr 11, 2011	EF1	Homewood 9 mi from Highland Lakes	0.4 mi long, 100 yd wide
May 3, 2009	EF0	Quito 3 mi from Highland Lakes	2.6 mi long, 200 yd wide
May 3, 2009	EF1	Dunavant 8 mi from Highland Lakes	1.4 mi long, 300 yd wide
Feb 27, 2009	EF0	Argyle 4 mi from Highland Lakes	1.8 mi long, 25 yd wide

Damaging thunderstorm winds near Highland Lakes

155 reports of damaging thunderstorm wind within 10 miles of Highland Lakes since 2006, on 93 days. The strongest measured gust was 60 mph on Jun 11, 2012.

Date	Strongest gust	Where	Source
Sep 19, 2026	dmg ekkar	Vandiver 1 wutuk wind	NWS storm report (preliminary)
Aug 26, 2026	dmg ekkar	Liberty Park, Mount Laurel 2 wutuk wind	NWS storm report (preliminary)
Aug 9, 2026	dmg ekkar	Samford University, Mountain Brook 2 wutuk wind	NWS storm report (preliminary)
Jul 27, 2026	dmg ekkar	Vestavia Hills, The Summit 2 wutuk wind	NWS storm report (preliminary)
Jul 9, 2026	dmg ekkar	Homewood 1 wutuk wind	NWS storm report (preliminary)
Jun 1, 2026	58 mph, ekkar	Vestavia Hills, Magella, Quito 3 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events
Apr 29, 2026	60 mph, ekkar	Red Gap Jct 1 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events
Mar 9, 2026	58 mph, ekkar	Vestavia Hills, Magella 3 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events
Nov 25, 2025	58 mph, ekkar	Vestavia Hills 1 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events
Jun 27, 2025	60 mph, ekkar	Irondale, Overton, Jefferson Park 3 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events

Wind imwin thunderstorm ej 58 mph anikaj, im wind ej kajjitok dmg. Imwin wind ej imwin eokta weather stations; ekkar ej imwin eokta spotters im dmg surveys.

Jabdoñ eo an roof im hail?

Insurers ask for the date of loss. The dates on this page are when hail was reported near Highland Lakes; hail can hit one street and miss the next, so a report is not proof of damage at your address. A licensed roofer or your insurance adjuster can inspect the roof. Many policies set a time limit for filing a claim — check yours.

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Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (final records through Jun 30, 2026) and National Weather Service Local Storm Reports (preliminary, since then). Distances are measured from the center of Highland Lakes.

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