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Birmingham hail season 2006
12 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 30 miles, across 5 storm days, max 1.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2006 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2006, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 20, 2006 | 5 | 1.75" | SHELBY, JEFFERSON |
| April 19, 2006 | 3 | 1.00" | SHELBY, JEFFERSON, BLOUNT |
| April 8, 2006 | 2 | 1.75" | JEFFERSON |
| June 22, 2006 | 1 | 1.00" | JEFFERSON |
| April 3, 2006 | 1 | 1.00" | JEFFERSON |
“Nickel to quarter sized hail fell for several minutes around Bessemer. The hail completely covered the road along Interstate 59 near Brighton.”
— NWS event narrative, April 20, 2006 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Apr 11 · Jun 1
Wind context: the record also holds 42 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2006 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Birmingham claim from 2006?
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 30 miles of the Birmingham anchor. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.