Camden, AL Hail Storm – June 2025

Camden, AL saw a concluded hail storm on June 8, 2025, with verified hail up to 1.5 inches. The event produced 10 alerts across the afternoon and evening.

What Happened

The first alert came at 12:12 PM CDT with 1.5-inch hail flagged by dual-polarization radar. A second 1.5-inch alert followed at 1:03 PM CDT. The storm then held in the 1.25-inch range through mid-afternoon, with alerts at 1:43 PM CDT, 2:13 PM CDT, and 2:58 PM CDT.

Later alerts shifted to 1-inch hail. Those came at 4:42 PM CDT and 5:29 PM CDT, then again at 6:26 PM CDT, 6:44 PM CDT, and 6:57 PM CDT. Several alerts carried dual-polarization radar confidence. Others were radar plus spotter verified.

The sequence points to a long-lived hail producer with repeated detections through late afternoon and early evening. The storm is no longer active.

Damage Assessment

Hail in the 1.25-inch to 1.5-inch range can break soft metals, dent vehicle panels, and impact roof coverings. On metal roofs, check seams, ridge caps, vents, and flashing for impact marks and loosening. On asphalt shingles, look for bruising, granule loss, and fresh splits around the strike path.

Window screens, outdoor condensers, gutters, and fence tops also fall into the inspection area. In Camden, the repeated alerts suggest multiple hail cores moved through the warning area rather than a single short burst. That pattern can leave uneven damage across nearby blocks, with one property showing clear impact and another a short distance away showing little or none.

Contractors should document the roof slope, elevation, and the side of the structure that took the brunt of the storm. Use close photographs of hail impact points, soft-metal dents, and any matching collateral damage on siding, trim, or vehicles. On homes with older shingles, separate storm impact from prior wear before assigning a repair scope.

What Contractors Should Know

Crews working Camden after this event should expect mixed surfaces and scattered impact points. The strongest hail came in at 1.5 inches, then settled into repeated 1.25-inch and 1-inch detections. That mix often produces a patchy field pattern. Inspect the roof first, then the north, west, and storm-facing elevations if the building layout and tree cover suggest exposure.

Priority items include vents, gutters, downspouts, HVAC fins, skylights, and any exposed soft metals. Document each finding with time-stamped photos and location tags tied to the address. On insurance files, keep hail size references consistent with the verified alerts and avoid broad damage claims that are not supported by visible impact.

For canvassing, focus on homes with metal accessories, older asphalt roofs, detached garages, and vehicles parked in open areas during the afternoon and early evening window. Matching roof marks with nearby collateral damage can help distinguish hail impact from normal wear and tear.