NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Jasper, 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
13 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Jasper, Alabama since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Zeta in 2020. Since 1950, 125 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 15 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 13
- Tornadoes
- 125
- EF3 or stronger
- 15
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
47 deaths in all
What the records show for Jasper
None of the 13 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Jasper; the strongest was Zeta in 2020, a tropical storm with 66 mph winds when its centre passed 50 miles away. The record near Jasper begins with an unnamed storm in 1860; the most recent system was Zeta in 2020. The busiest decade was the 1910s, with 3 systems. Of the 13 systems, one has come since 2000. Of the 323 Alabama cities on this site, 69% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Jasper. The highest rating among the 125 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 6 times; the most recent, on April 27, 2011, came within 20 miles. The deadliest, an EF4 on April 27, 2011, killed 13 people. Of the 125, 13 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 76 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 32. The most recent tornado was on November 25, 2025. Of the 323 Alabama cities, 54% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Jasper. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 86 times since 1972, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Jasper has more hail reports within 10 miles than 72% of the 323 Alabama cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Jasper
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1985 | JuanNov 1 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 13 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1950 | BakerAug 31 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 17 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormOct 18 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 8 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 30 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 29 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormSep 2 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormSep 16 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Jasper: 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 Jasper
By decade
- 2020s14
- 2010s25(5 EF3+)
- 2000s37(3 EF3+)
- 1990s13
- 1980s17
- 1970s9(1 EF3+)
- 1960s6(4 EF3+)
- 1950s4(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF4 | 6 mi | 127.8 mi | 13 / 54 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF4 | 20 mi | 46.88 mi | 6 / 48 |
| Nov 17, 1957 | F4 | 3 mi | 7.2 mi | 4 / 15 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F4 | 1 mi | 110.6 mi | 3 / 178 |
| Mar 6, 1967 | F4 | 13 mi | 20.9 mi | 2 / 25 |
| Mar 11, 1963 | F4 | 21 mi | 28 mi | 2 / 6 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F3 | 4 mi | 72.6 mi | 7 / 53 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F3 | 9 mi | 44.3 mi | 4 / 38 |
| Nov 24, 2001 | F3 | 16 mi | 38.9 mi | 2 / 1 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF3 | 25 mi | 7.96 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF3 | 8 mi | 18.9 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Apr 24, 2010 | EF3 | 9 mi | 29.64 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 125, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Jasper
The Storm Prediction Center has 86 hail reports within 10 miles of Jasper since 1972, made on 60 separate days. Of these, 59 were 1 inch across or larger, and 7 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.25 inches, fell on April 21, 2006. The most recent report is from July 2, 2023. March has the most reports, 29.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Jasper
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Jasper, AL, 4 miles northwest of Jasper at 486 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 52°F and 31°F. January is the wettest at 6.1 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.8 inches; the year adds up to 61.8 inches over 88 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 43% of the year's precipitation (26.6 of 61.8 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 13 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (5); a normal September there has highs of 84°F and 4.2 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 58 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 73 nights a year. Snowfall averages 0.6 inches a year, most of it in March. That 61.8 inches is more than at 93 of the 107 Alabama stations used on this site (87%). Bremen, 14 miles northeast, has its own station (Hanceville, AL): 59.1 inches a year, 2.7 less than here, and a July average high of 88°F against 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52 | 31 | 6.1 | 8 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 56 | 34 | 6.0 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 65 | 41 | 5.8 | 9 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 73 | 48 | 6.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| May | 80 | 58 | 5.3 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 86 | 66 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 90 | 70 | 4.9 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 90 | 69 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 84 | 62 | 4.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 74 | 49 | 3.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 64 | 39 | 5.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 55 | 33 | 6.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Year | 72 | 50 | 61.8 | 88 | 0.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Jasper, AL (486 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 Jasper
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 172 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Jasper: 156 thunderstorm wind reports, 9 flash floods, 3 lightning strikes, 2 floods and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 0 people and injured 8, and the NWS estimated $2.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on January 3, 2023. July has had the most flash floods, 3 of 9. Of the 321 Alabama cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 105 have had fewer than Jasper.
July 14, 2007: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Jasper — 2 injured, $50,000 damage.
July 22, 2003: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Jasper — 2 injured, $40,000 damage.
NWS: “A few trees were blown down along SR 118 between Jasper and Sumiton. One of the trees landed on a vehicle driving on the highway.”
September 5, 2011: heavy rain event 2 miles from the centre of Jasper — 1 injured.
NWS: “Persistent heavy rainfall from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee caused a leaky roof at an apartment complex to collapse, resulting in one injury. Eight families were evacuated.”
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 Jasper's 3 ZIP codes have filed 17 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $198,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 18% 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, 20 have fewer than Jasper.
Walker County, which includes Jasper, has been named in 25 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 6 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Thunderstorms, on July 10, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Walker County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes and lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $34.8 million a year, the 20th highest of 67 Alabama counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $19.3 million (56%), 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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Cities near Jasper
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- Bremen, AL14 mi
- Sumiton, AL15 mi
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- Empire, AL15 mi
- Carbon Hill, AL16 mi
- Crane Hill, AL16 mi
- Dora, AL16 mi
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