NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Eutaw, AL
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
24 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Eutaw, Alabama since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Zeta in 2020. Since 1950, 95 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 16 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 24
- Tornadoes
- 95
- EF3 or stronger
- 16
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
150 deaths in all
What the records show for Eutaw
None of the 24 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Eutaw; the strongest was Zeta in 2020, a tropical storm with 70 mph winds when its centre passed 26 miles away. The record near Eutaw begins with an unnamed storm in 1855; the most recent system was Zeta in 2020. The busiest decade was the 1910s, with 5 systems. Of the 24 systems, 5 have come since 2000. Eutaw has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 64% of the 323 Alabama cities on this site. The strongest of the 95 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on March 3, 1966; its path came within 15 miles, and it killed 58 people. The deadliest, an EF4 on April 27, 2011, killed 64 people. Of the 95, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 69 have come since 2000. March has had the most tornadoes, 24. The most recent tornado was on March 15, 2025. Of the 323 Alabama cities, 82% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Eutaw. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 20 times since 1976, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 323 Alabama cities, 92% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Eutaw.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Eutaw
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2017 | NateOct 8 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | LeeSep 5 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2005 | KatrinaAug 30 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2004 | IvanSep 16 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1985 | JuanNov 1 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 13 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1950 | BakerAug 31 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 16 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 18 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormOct 18 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 8 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 30 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormSep 14 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 13 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 22 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormAug 16 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormSep 8 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 29 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormSep 1 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormSep 2 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormSep 16 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1855 | Unnamed 1855 stormSep 17 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Eutaw: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Eutaw
By decade
- 2020s26(2 EF3+)
- 2010s21(6 EF3+)
- 2000s22(1 EF3+)
- 1990s8(2 EF3+)
- 1980s4(1 EF3+)
- 1970s8(2 EF3+)
- 1960s4(2 EF3+)
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 1966 | F5 | 15 mi | 202.5 mi | 58 / 518 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF4 | 7 mi | 80.68 mi | 64 / 1500 |
| Dec 16, 2000 | F4 | 16 mi | 18 mi | 11 / 144 |
| Feb 23, 1975 | F4 | 22 mi | 14.4 mi | 1 / 49 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF3 | 15 mi | 72.13 mi | 7 / 50 |
| Mar 10, 1992 | F3 | 25 mi | 18 mi | 2 / 7 |
| Mar 12, 1986 | F3 | 23 mi | 16 mi | 2 / 0 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | EF3 | 20 mi | 79.66 mi | 0 / 13 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | EF3 | 21 mi | 11.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF3 | 14 mi | 23.74 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF3 | 22 mi | 22.46 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 15, 2011 | EF3 | 13 mi | 18.37 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 95, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Eutaw
The Storm Prediction Center has 20 hail reports within 10 miles of Eutaw since 1976, made on 17 separate days. Of these, 11 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on April 10, 2004. The most recent report is from May 8, 2025. April has the most reports, 7.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Eutaw
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Gainesville Lock, AL, 13 miles southwest of Eutaw at 125 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 56°F and 33°F. February is the wettest at 5.7 inches of precipitation on average and September the driest at 3.3 inches; the year adds up to 55.2 inches over 74 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 44% of the year's precipitation (24.5 of 55.2 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 24 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (12); a normal September there has highs of 87°F and 3.3 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 75 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 54 nights a year. That 55.2 inches is more than at 23 of the 107 Alabama stations used on this site (21%). Aliceville, 18 miles northwest, has its own station (Gainesville 2 NE, AL): 60.0 inches a year, 4.8 more than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56 | 33 | 5.3 | 8 |
| Feb | 60 | 36 | 5.7 | 7 |
| Mar | 68 | 43 | 5.6 | 7 |
| Apr | 76 | 50 | 5.2 | 6 |
| May | 83 | 59 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Jun | 89 | 67 | 4.3 | 7 |
| Jul | 92 | 71 | 4.8 | 7 |
| Aug | 91 | 70 | 4.4 | 6 |
| Sep | 87 | 64 | 3.3 | 4 |
| Oct | 78 | 52 | 3.5 | 4 |
| Nov | 66 | 41 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Dec | 58 | 36 | 5.1 | 7 |
| Year | 75 | 52 | 55.2 | 74 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Gainesville Lock, AL (125 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Eutaw
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 39 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Eutaw: 37 thunderstorm wind reports and 2 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on April 10, 2004.
April 10, 2004: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Eutaw — $1.8 million damage.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Eutaw's ZIP code 35462 have filed 25 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1991, and were paid $371,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 12% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 118 Alabama cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 36 have fewer than Eutaw.
Greene County, which includes Eutaw, has been named in 22 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 hurricanes, 7 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes, on January 15, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Greene County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes and strong wind; Very Low for hail and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $5.6 million a year, the 62nd highest of 67 Alabama counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.2 million (40%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Eutaw
- Aliceville, AL18 mi
- Moundville, AL19 mi
- Greensboro, AL25 mi
- Gordo, AL26 mi
- Carrollton, AL26 mi
- Coker, AL27 mi
- Livingston, AL28 mi
- Tuscaloosa, AL30 mi
- Duncanville, AL30 mi
- Demopolis, AL31 mi
- Reform, AL33 mi
- Northport, AL33 mi
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