NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hayneville, 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
29 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Hayneville, Alabama since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Zeta in 2020. Since 1950, 84 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 27
- Tornadoes
- 84
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
14 deaths in all
What the records show for Hayneville
The strongest storm to pass near Hayneville was Eloise in 1975, a Category 1 hurricane with 90 mph winds when its centre passed 45 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was Opal in 1995, whose centre came within 11 miles. The record near Hayneville begins with an unnamed storm in 1852; the most recent system was Zeta in 2020, a tropical storm 63 miles away. Of the 29 systems, 3 have come since 2000. Hayneville has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 71% of the 323 Alabama cities on this site. The strongest of the 84 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 18, 1969; its path came within 22 miles, and it killed 2 people. The deadliest, an EF3 on January 12, 2023, killed 7 people. Of the 84, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 54 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 20. The most recent tornado was on April 6, 2025. Of the 323 Alabama cities, 89% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Hayneville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 24 times since 1984, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 323 Alabama cities, 87% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Hayneville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Hayneville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2020 | SallySep 17 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2004 | IvanSep 16 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 11 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1985 | JuanNov 1 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1975 | EloiseSep 23 | 45 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormAug 13 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormAug 1 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 16 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 15 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormOct 18 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 8 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 14 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 22 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormJun 13 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 14 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormOct 11 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormAug 2 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormAug 3 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 3 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 12 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 23 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormOct 19 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormJul 28 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 29 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormOct 16 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 12 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormSep 16 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 27 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Hayneville: 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 Hayneville
By decade
- 2020s12(1 EF3+)
- 2010s23
- 2000s19(1 EF3+)
- 1990s5
- 1980s4(1 EF3+)
- 1970s9
- 1960s5(1 EF3+)
- 1950s7
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 1969 | F4 | 22 mi | 52.4 mi | 2 / 14 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | EF3 | 24 mi | 82.31 mi | 7 / 16 |
| May 3, 1984 | F3 | 20 mi | 7 mi | 5 / 37 |
| Feb 17, 2008 | EF3 | 19 mi | 14.65 mi | 0 / 50 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | EF2 | 22 mi | 23.22 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 17, 2021 | EF2 | 24 mi | 5.08 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Dec 25, 2012 | EF2 | 4 mi | 9.55 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 15, 2011 | EF2 | 19 mi | 3.32 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 15, 2011 | EF2 | 17 mi | 9.98 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 15, 2011 | EF2 | 21 mi | 22.27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 17, 2008 | EF2 | 6 mi | 11 mi | 0 / 10 |
| Mar 1, 2007 | EF2 | 17 mi | 24.55 mi | 0 / 6 |
The strongest 12 of 84, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hayneville
The Storm Prediction Center has 24 hail reports within 10 miles of Hayneville since 1984, made on 22 separate days. Of these, 12 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 5 days, most recently November 28, 2005. The most recent report is from June 17, 2022. March and April have the most reports, 7 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hayneville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Montgomery Airport, AL, 17 miles northeast of Hayneville at 202 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 60°F and 37°F. March is the wettest at 5.2 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 2.9 inches; the year adds up to 51.3 inches over 72 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 46% of the year's precipitation (23.7 of 51.3 inches); the other six months are wetter. Highs reach 90°F on about 93 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 37 nights a year. That 51.3 inches is more than at 3 of the 107 Alabama stations used on this site (3%). Fort Deposit, 15 miles southeast, has its own station (Greenville, AL): 60.0 inches a year, 8.7 more than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60 | 37 | 4.6 | 7 |
| Feb | 65 | 40 | 4.9 | 7 |
| Mar | 72 | 47 | 5.2 | 7 |
| Apr | 79 | 53 | 4.0 | 5 |
| May | 86 | 61 | 3.9 | 6 |
| Jun | 92 | 69 | 4.1 | 7 |
| Jul | 94 | 72 | 5.1 | 8 |
| Aug | 94 | 71 | 4.0 | 6 |
| Sep | 89 | 66 | 3.7 | 4 |
| Oct | 80 | 55 | 2.9 | 4 |
| Nov | 70 | 43 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Dec | 62 | 39 | 5.0 | 7 |
| Year | 78 | 54 | 51.3 | 72 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Montgomery Airport, AL (202 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 Hayneville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 35 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hayneville: 29 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 flash floods and 1 flood. They killed 0 people and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $225,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on November 16, 2011. Of the 321 Alabama cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 45 have had fewer than Hayneville.
April 30, 2005: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Hayneville — 4 injured, $100,000 damage.
NWS: “National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage across Central Lowndes County. Thedamage was determined to be the result of straight line thunderstorm winds.”
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
Lowndes County, which includes Hayneville, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1975, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 hurricanes, 4 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Zeta, on December 10, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Lowndes County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Low for hurricanes, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hail and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $5.5 million a year, the 63rd highest of 67 Alabama counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.1 million (39%), 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 Hayneville
- Fort Deposit, AL15 mi
- Hope Hull, AL16 mi
- Autaugaville, AL18 mi
- Prattville, AL23 mi
- Selma, AL27 mi
- Greenville, AL27 mi
- Montgomery, AL28 mi
- Millbrook, AL28 mi
- Ramer, AL31 mi
- Elmore, AL31 mi
- Deatsville, AL34 mi
- Pike Road, AL35 mi
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