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50 Best Hailstorm Songs for IG Reels & Stories

Updated on September 14, 2025
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Carson suffers from a serious case of melophilia. Geeking out on her favorite music artists is her guilty pleasure.

Best Songs for Hailstorm Instagram Reels and Stories

There’s a strange electricity in a hailstorm that feels out of place. The crack of ice hitting windows, the sudden shift in air, the way the streetlights flicker like they’re bracing too. It’s not the kind of weather you plan for, but it has a rhythm of its own. Some songs sync with that chaos, not literally tied to storms, but carrying the same jolt that cuts through a quiet day. When the beat hits with the weight of falling ice, your Story or Reel picks up that raw edge and people stop to watch.

The soundtrack for hail can lean a lot of ways. Pop, rock, country, and R&B songs each bring their own texture, from heavy drops that echo the pounding roof to softer tracks that float like the calm in between waves. You might get a soaring ballad that feels bigger than the moment, or something stripped down that mirrors the weird hush after the storm. A few of these picks circle weather straight on, but others slide into the mood sideways, catching the tension or release that fits even without naming it.

There’s no clean playlist here, no one-size-fits-all vibe. Some tracks shake with thunder, some feel icy and distant, some swing toward adrenaline. Hailstorms are messy, loud, and gone in a flash, which makes them perfect for short clips that need impact. These songs carry that weight and drop into your feed like the sky cracking open, so here are the best hailstorm songs for Instagram reels and stories.

Top 10 Hailstorm Instagram Songs

1. 'Hailstorms' by Hugo

2. 'Thunderstruck' by AC/DC

3. 'Riders on the Storm' by The Doors

4. 'Rock You Like A Hurricane' by Scorpions

5. 'It Has Begun' by Starset

6. 'The Thunder Rolls' by Garth Brooks

7. 'After the Storm' by Kali Uchis

8. 'November Rain' by Guns N' Roses

9. 'Umbrella' by Rihanna

10. 'Gimme Shelter' by The Rolling Stones

Powerful Storm Themed Songs #11 to 20

11. 'Shelter From The Storm' by Bob Dylan

12. 'Rain' by The Script

13. 'Here Comes The Rain Again' by Eurythmics

14. 'I'm Only Happy When It Rains' by Garbage

15. 'When the Levee Breaks' by Led Zeppelin

16. 'Hurricane' by Luke Combs

17. 'Stormy Weather' by Etta James

18. 'Here Comes the Flood' by Peter Gabriel

19. 'Electrical Storm' by U2

20. 'Storms' by Fleetwood Mac

Top Stormy Weather Songs #21 to 30

21. 'She's Thunderstorms' by Arctic Monkeys

22. 'Have You Ever Seen the Rain?' by Creedence Clearwater Revival

23. 'Ridin' The Storm Out' by REO Speedwagon

24. 'Thunder' by Imagine Dragons

25. 'A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall' by Bob Dylan

26. 'I of the Storm' by Of Monsters and Men

27. 'Lightning Crashes' by Live

28. 'Stormbringer' by Deep Purple

29. 'Like a Hurricane' by Neil Young

30. 'The Wind Cries Mary' by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Best Songs About Storms #31 to 40

31. 'The Storm' by TheFatRat and Maisy Kay

32. 'Storm Coming' by Gnarls Barkley

33. 'Hurricane Drunk' by Florence + The Machine

34. 'The Eye of the Hurricane' by Herbie Hancock

35. 'The Wind' by Zac Brown Band

36. 'Against the Wind' by Bob Seger

37. 'Hurricane' by Panic! At The Disco

38. 'Storm Warning' by Bonnie Raitt

39. 'After the Storm' by Mumford and Sons

40. 'The Rain Song' by Led Zeppelin

Classic and Modern Storm Songs #41 to 50

41. 'Black Rain' by Ozzy Osbourne

42. 'Raining Blood' by Slayer

43. 'Like the Rain' by Clint Black

44. 'Stormy' by Classics IV

45. 'Storms Never Last' by Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter

46. 'Hurricane Party' by Cowboy Mouth

47. 'Singin' in the Rain' by Gene Kelly

48. 'Let It Rain' by Eric Clapton

49. 'Caught In The Storm' by Goo Goo Dolls

50. 'I'll Be Your Shelter' by Taylor Dayne

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