Slocomb, AL Hail Storm – March 2026

What Happened

A severe hail storm crossed the Slocomb, AL area on March 6, 2026, with spotter reports and dual-polarization radar showing 1-inch hail in multiple rounds through the afternoon and early evening.

The first NWS alert came at 2:23 PM CST, with spotter-reported confidence on 1-inch hail. A second alert followed at 3:51 PM CST with the same hail size and the same spotter-reported confidence. A third alert came at 4:50 PM CST, again for 1-inch hail. By 6:28 PM CST, dual-polarization radar flagged 1-inch hail in the warning area on the final alert of the event.

Field reports lined up with that sequence. Around 2:45 PM CST, a 911 call center reported a tree down along CR 36 in eastern Geneva County. The report was time-estimated by radar. At 3:51 PM CST, a trained storm spotter reported quarter-sized hail near Camilla, GA. A later report at 4:52 PM CST documented a power outage tied to fallen tree limbs, with Duke Energy relaying the outage time at 5:52 PM EST.

The storm stayed active long enough to produce repeated hail alerts rather than a single isolated burst. The report trail shows the hail threat moving through the broader Slocomb area over several hours.

Damage Assessment

The field reports point to scattered but real surface impacts across the warning area. The tree down on CR 36 in eastern Geneva County came in early, before the afternoon rounds were finished. The later Duke Energy outage report tied to fallen limbs shows additional tree stress after the hail reports were already underway.

The Camilla, GA spotter report adds a second ground check on hail size. It confirms quarter-sized stones in the broader storm corridor while the alert feed continued to carry 1-inch hail. That mix of spotter observation and radar detection supports a hail event with enough intensity to break small limbs, knock debris into roadways, and interrupt power in isolated spots.

The reports do not show a wide catastrophe footprint. They do show localized impact points spread across the event window. In the field, that usually means crews need to check more than one corridor, especially where trees overhang secondary roads and where power lines run through older tree cover.

No single report dominates the event. The pattern is a series of hail-producing passes, with the earliest damage note in eastern Geneva County and later utility impact farther along the storm path.

What Contractors Should Know

For contractors working Slocomb and nearby Geneva County communities, the first priority is roof and exterior screening on properties in the alert corridor from mid-afternoon through early evening. Focus on slopes, ridge caps, vents, soft metal, and window trim. Hail of this size does not always leave obvious punctures from the street.

Tree-related service calls deserve a close look here. One report already tied the storm to a downed tree on CR 36, and the later power outage report involved broken limbs. Check for branch impact on shingles, gutter dents, torn screens, and hidden damage around fence lines and carports. Properties with mature trees near the roofline should move higher on the list.