NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hope Hull, 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 Hope Hull, Alabama since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Fred in 2021. Since 1950, 115 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 27
- Tornadoes
- 115
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
11 deaths in all
What the records show for Hope Hull
The strongest storm to pass near Hope Hull was Eloise in 1975, a Category 1 hurricane with 89 mph winds when its centre passed 30 miles away. The record near Hope Hull begins with an unnamed storm in 1852; the most recent system was Fred in 2021, a tropical storm 69 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1880s, with 5 systems, one of them at hurricane strength. Of the 29 systems, 4 have come since 2000. Hope Hull has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 71% of the 323 Alabama cities on this site. The strongest of the 115 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 18, 1969; its path came within 16 miles, and it killed 2 people. The deadliest, an F3 on May 3, 1984, killed 5 people. Of the 115, 12 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 76 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 23. The most recent tornado was on December 29, 2024. Of the 323 Alabama cities, 64% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Hope Hull. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 30 times since 1958, with stones up to 3.5 inches. Of the 323 Alabama cities, 83% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Hope Hull.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Hope Hull
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | FredAug 17 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2020 | SallySep 17 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2004 | IvanSep 16 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1985 | JuanNov 1 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1975 | EloiseSep 23 | 30 mi | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 16 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 15 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormOct 18 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 8 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 4 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 14 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 22 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormJun 13 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 14 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormOct 11 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormAug 2 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormAug 3 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 3 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 23 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormOct 20 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormJul 28 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 10 | 68 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 28 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormOct 16 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 12 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormSep 16 | overhead | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 27 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Hope Hull: 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 Hope Hull
By decade
- 2020s15
- 2010s27
- 2000s34(1 EF3+)
- 1990s15
- 1980s7(1 EF3+)
- 1970s7(1 EF3+)
- 1960s4(1 EF3+)
- 1950s6
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 1969 | F4 | 16 mi | 52.4 mi | 2 / 14 |
| May 3, 1984 | F3 | 10 mi | 7 mi | 5 / 37 |
| Feb 17, 2008 | EF3 | 13 mi | 14.65 mi | 0 / 50 |
| Nov 25, 1979 | F3 | 14 mi | 10.2 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | EF2 | 15 mi | 9.85 mi | 2 / 2 |
| Mar 6, 1996 | F2 | 17 mi | 4 mi | 2 / 17 |
| Apr 5, 2022 | EF2 | 23 mi | 4.36 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 19, 2019 | EF2 | 23 mi | 18.11 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Dec 25, 2012 | EF2 | 9 mi | 9.55 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 17, 2008 | EF2 | 18 mi | 11 mi | 0 / 10 |
| Mar 1, 2007 | EF2 | 10 mi | 24.55 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Nov 15, 2006 | F2 | 12 mi | 6.84 mi | 0 / 6 |
The strongest 12 of 115, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hope Hull
The Storm Prediction Center has 30 hail reports within 10 miles of Hope Hull since 1958, made on 26 separate days. Of these, 20 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3.5 inches, fell on July 22, 2018. The most recent report is from May 27, 2024. March has the most reports, 11.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hope Hull
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Montgomery Airport, AL, 5 miles north of Hope Hull 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. September has brought the most of the 29 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (9); a normal September there has highs of 89°F and 3.7 inches of precipitation. 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%). Montgomery, 13 miles northeast, has its own station (Montgomery 6SW, AL): 51.9 inches a year, 0.6 more than here, and the same July average high, 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 Hope Hull
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 50 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hope Hull: 42 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 flash floods and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $134,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on February 16, 2025. Of the 321 Alabama cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 83 have had fewer than Hope Hull.
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
Montgomery County, which includes Hope Hull, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1975, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 hurricanes, 6 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 29, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Montgomery County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively High for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for hurricanes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $87.3 million a year, the 6th highest of 67 Alabama counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $51.0 million (58%), 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).
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