Mobile, Alabama Hail Report and Map: August 20, 2026

Published October 15, 2026 by StormLens · Storm date (Eastern time) August 20, 2026

Was there hail in Mobile, AL on August 20, 2026? Radar estimated hail up to 0.82 inch inside the town limits of Mobile on August 20, 2026 (Eastern time). Radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch covered 6% of the town. Across the report area, the maximum radar estimate was 1.8 inches. The strongest part of the swath was about 36 miles west of Mobile, AL. Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. CT on August 20, 2026.

Radar-estimated hail swath in Mobile, AL on August 20, 2026; colors show estimated hail sizes

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Hail estimates at a glance

Storm date (Eastern time)	August 20, 2026 (Thursday)
Maximum radar estimate across the area	1.8 inches; strongest part of the swath about 36 miles west of Mobile, AL
Maximum radar estimate inside Mobile	0.82 inch
Share of Mobile with radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch	6%
Approximate radar timing	Between about 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. CT on August 20, 2026 (Central time)
County coverage includes (0.5 inch or larger)	Mobile County (62 sq mi), Jackson County (46 sq mi) and George County (18 sq mi)
Area with radar estimates of 0.5 inch or larger	about 124 square miles
Area with radar estimates of 1 inch or larger	about 7 square miles
Source	NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH)

Which towns had hail on August 20, 2026?

Radar estimated hail of at least 0.5 inch inside these town limits, using U.S. Census boundaries. Each percentage is the share of town area with those estimates.

Town	County	Maximum radar estimate inside town limits	Town area with estimates of at least 0.5 inch
Vancleave, MS	Jackson County	1.8 inches	6%
Mobile, AL	Mobile County	0.82 inch	6%

How big was the hail in Mobile?

Radar estimated hail up to 0.82 inch inside the town limits of Mobile. Among the listed towns, the highest estimate was 1.8 inches inside the limits of Vancleave. A town's maximum isn't an estimate for every home. Check the swath for estimates around an address.

Towns near the hail

The strongest part of the swath was within 15 miles of these towns. Distances and directions run from each town to that part of the swath.

Pascagoula, MS: strongest radar estimates about 13 miles north of town
Gautier, MS: strongest radar estimates about 11 miles north of town
Moss Point, MS: strongest radar estimates about 11 miles northwest of town

What time did radar detect hail?

Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. CT on August 20, 2026. We used 8 NOAA radar hail detections in this area to estimate the window. We trim outlying detection times when enough are available, then round down to five-minute marks. It doesn't give an arrival time at an address.

Data source and limits

We use NOAA's MRMS radar product MESH (Maximum Estimated Size of Hail) for hail-size estimates. Each town's figure is the maximum inside its Census town limits. The percentage is the town area with estimates of at least 0.5 inch. A town's maximum isn't an estimate for every home. Each storm date covers one calendar day in Eastern time. A late-evening storm west of the Eastern time zone can appear under two dates. Radar estimates don't confirm hail on the ground or roof damage. Hail of 0.5 to 0.75 inch can damage roofs, especially older roofs. An estimate below 1 inch doesn't rule out damage. Read how we calculate sizes and times.