NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Flomaton, 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
63 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Flomaton, Alabama since 1851, 15 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Sally in 2020. Since 1950, 73 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 15
- Tropical storms
- 48
- Tornadoes
- 73
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Flomaton
The strongest storm to pass near Flomaton was an unnamed storm in 1882, a Category 3 hurricane with 119 mph winds when its centre passed 48 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1916, whose centre came within 3 miles. The record near Flomaton begins with an unnamed storm in 1852; the most recent system was Sally in 2020, a tropical storm directly overhead. The busiest decade was the 2000s, with 8 systems, 2 of them at hurricane strength. Of the 63 systems, 11 have come since 2000. Flomaton has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 90% of the 323 Alabama cities on this site. The highest rating among the 73 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on February 15, 2016, came within 1 mile. Of the 73, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 32 have come since 2000. March has had the most tornadoes, 11. The most recent tornado was on December 28, 2024. Of the 323 Alabama cities, 96% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Flomaton. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 14 times since 1996, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 323 Alabama cities, 99% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Flomaton.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Flomaton
Of the 63 tracks on the map, 25 were moving northeast as they passed Flomaton, 17 north and 13 northwest. The unnamed 1882 storm, the strongest pass, was heading northeast and came ashore 50 miles southeast of Flomaton. Within 75 miles of Flomaton, 38 of the 63 came ashore, 20 of them as hurricanes. In the last 30 seasons (1996–2025), 13 came near Flomaton: 4.3 a decade, against 3.4 a decade from 1851 to 1995.
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | SallySep 16 | overhead | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2017 | NateOct 8 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | LeeSep 5 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2009 | IdaNov 10 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2009 | ClaudetteAug 17 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2005 | DennisJul 10 | 11 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2005 | ArleneJun 11 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | IvanSep 16 | 31 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2001 | BarryAug 6 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2001 | AllisonJun 11 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2000 | HeleneSep 22 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | GeorgesSep 29 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1997 | DannyJul 20 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1995 | OpalOct 4 | 25 mi | Category 2 (96 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1995 | ErinAug 3 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1994 | AlbertoJul 3 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | JuanOct 31 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1975 | EloiseSep 23 | 63 mi | Category 3 (116 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1969 | Unnamed 1969 stormOct 1 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormJun 15 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | HildaOct 5 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1959 | IreneOct 8 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1956 | FlossySep 24 | 60 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1953 | FlorenceSep 26 | 71 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1950 | BakerAug 31 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormJul 9 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormSep 11 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormAug 13 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormJun 16 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1937 | Unnamed 1937 stormAug 31 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJul 31 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormOct 6 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 1 | 72 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormSep 20 | 50 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormJun 26 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1919 | Unnamed 1919 stormJul 4 | overhead | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1917 | Unnamed 1917 stormSep 29 | 57 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormOct 18 | 3 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1914 | Unnamed 1914 stormSep 18 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormSep 14 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1911 | Unnamed 1911 stormAug 11 | 51 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 22 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1904 | Unnamed 1904 stormNov 3 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormOct 10 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 17 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormAug 16 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormAug 3 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormJul 7 | 61 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1895 | Unnamed 1895 stormAug 17 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormAug 8 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 3 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 23 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormOct 19 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormJul 27 | 53 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 28 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 10 | 48 mi | Category 3 (119 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 3 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormAug 31 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormOct 16 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormSep 19 | 54 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 12 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormSep 16 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 26 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Flomaton: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Flomaton
By decade
- 2020s8
- 2010s5(1 EF3+)
- 2000s19
- 1990s8
- 1980s8
- 1970s18
- 1960s5(2 EF3+)
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2016 | EF3 | 1 mi | 16.45 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Nov 3, 1968 | F3 | 3 mi | 70.4 mi | 0 / 18 |
| Dec 10, 1961 | F3 | 13 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 10, 2024 | EF2 | 10 mi | 23.96 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 19, 2021 | EF2 | 11 mi | 22.03 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Sep 23, 1985 | F2 | 21 mi | 22 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Oct 15, 1984 | F2 | 19 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 5, 1974 | F2 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 1972 | F2 | 11 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 8, 1972 | F2 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 2, 1972 | F2 | 11 mi | 4.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 27, 1964 | F2 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 73, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Flomaton
The Storm Prediction Center has 14 hail reports within 10 miles of Flomaton since 1996, made on 13 separate days. Of these, 7 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on May 11, 2009. The most recent report is from June 10, 2025. May has the most reports, 8.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Flomaton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Brewton 3 SSE, AL, 11 miles east of Flomaton at 85 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 63°F and 39°F. July and August are the wettest at 6.6 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.9 inches; the year adds up to 65.4 inches over 86 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 50% of the year's precipitation (33.0 of 65.4 inches). September has brought the most of the 63 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (21); a normal September there has highs of 89°F and 5.5 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 83 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 48 nights a year. That 65.4 inches is more than at 99 of the 107 Alabama stations used on this site (93%). Jay, FL, 10 miles southeast, has its own station (Milton Exp Stn, FL): 67.8 inches a year, 2.4 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 | 63 | 39 | 6.1 | 8 |
| Feb | 66 | 42 | 5.1 | 7 |
| Mar | 74 | 47 | 5.1 | 7 |
| Apr | 80 | 53 | 5.5 | 6 |
| May | 86 | 62 | 4.8 | 6 |
| Jun | 91 | 70 | 6.2 | 9 |
| Jul | 92 | 72 | 6.6 | 10 |
| Aug | 92 | 72 | 6.6 | 10 |
| Sep | 89 | 67 | 5.5 | 6 |
| Oct | 81 | 55 | 3.9 | 4 |
| Nov | 71 | 44 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Dec | 64 | 41 | 5.8 | 7 |
| Year | 79 | 55 | 65.4 | 86 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Brewton 3 SSE, AL (85 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 Flomaton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 63 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Flomaton: 49 thunderstorm wind reports, 11 flash floods, 2 lightning strikes and 1 flood. They killed 1 person and injured 6, and the NWS estimated $934,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on November 21, 1997. April has had the most flash floods, 3 of 11. Of the 321 Alabama cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 131 have had fewer than Flomaton.
July 6, 2009: lightning strike 6 miles from the centre of Flomaton — 1 killed.
November 21, 1997: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Flomaton — 2 injured, $25,000 damage.
May 10, 2024: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Flomaton — 2 injured.
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
Escambia County, which includes Flomaton, has been named in 28 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 15 hurricanes, 7 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Sally, on September 20, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Escambia County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hurricanes and lightning; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $36.2 million a year, the 18th highest of 67 Alabama counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $20.8 million (58%), is from hurricanes.
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).
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Cities near Flomaton
- Century, FL5 mi
- Jay, FL10 mi
- Brewton, AL11 mi
- Atmore, AL16 mi
- Mc David, FL17 mi
- Molino, FL20 mi
- Pace, FL28 mi
- Milton, FL29 mi
- Cantonment, FL30 mi
- Frisco City, AL30 mi
- Gulf Breeze, FL32 mi
- Bay Minette, AL33 mi
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