Reported by SPC 121 days ago.
No stronger detection stands among the 61 recorded within 20 km of this point since 6 May 2026 — 39 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 6 May 2026. 10 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Hail 150 in near 2 SSW Forkland, Greene, AL. Report of Ping Pong Ball sized hail at Forkland Campground. (BMX)
Nearby, since 6 May 2026
- May 7, 2026 · score 28 · 20.1 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 64 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | High |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 28 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 64% |
| Coordinates | 32.6300, -87.8800 |
| Nearest City | Tuscaloosa (71 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-05-07T00:10:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | hail |
| Speed | 150 |
| Location | 2 SSW Forkland |
| County | Greene |
| State | AL |
| Comments | Report of Ping Pong Ball sized hail at Forkland Campground. (BMX) |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 1.5 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | 2 SSW Forkland |
| Iem County | Greene |
| Iem State | AL |
| Iem Wfo | BMX |
| Iem Remark | Report of Ping Pong Ball sized hail at Forkland Campground. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_32.630_-87.880_1778112600000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1778112600000,"latitude":32.63,"longitude":-87.88}] |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 28/100 (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.