NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Linden, 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 Linden, Alabama since 1851, 1 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Zeta in 2020. Since 1950, 82 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 1
- Tropical storms
- 28
- Tornadoes
- 82
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
18 deaths in all
What the records show for Linden
The strongest storm to pass near Linden was Zeta in 2020, a Category 1 hurricane with 74 mph winds when its centre passed 8 miles away. The record near Linden begins with an unnamed storm in 1852; the most recent system was Zeta in 2020. The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 4 systems. Of the 29 systems, 5 have come since 2000. Linden has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 63% of the 323 Alabama cities on this site. The highest rating among the 82 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 27, 2011, came within 8 miles. Of the 82, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 62 have come since 2000. March has had the most tornadoes, 19. The most recent tornado was on April 6, 2025. Of the 323 Alabama cities, 90% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Linden. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 32 times since 1973, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Of the 323 Alabama cities, 80% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Linden.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Linden
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 8 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2017 | NateOct 8 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | LeeSep 5 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2005 | DennisJul 11 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2004 | IvanSep 16 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1995 | ErinAug 4 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1985 | JuanNov 1 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 13 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1971 | EdithSep 17 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1950 | BakerAug 31 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormAug 14 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormAug 1 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 16 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormOct 18 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormSep 14 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 13 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 22 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormAug 16 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormAug 3 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 3 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormSep 8 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 12 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 29 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormSep 1 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormOct 16 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormSep 16 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormSep 16 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1855 | Unnamed 1855 stormSep 17 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 27 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Linden: 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 Linden
By decade
- 2020s18
- 2010s26(2 EF3+)
- 2000s18
- 1990s2(1 EF3+)
- 1980s4
- 1970s8(1 EF3+)
- 1960s5(1 EF3+)
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF4 | 8 mi | 122.04 mi | 7 / 17 |
| May 27, 1973 | F4 | 16 mi | 139.1 mi | 7 / 199 |
| Mar 10, 1992 | F3 | 20 mi | 18 mi | 2 / 7 |
| Apr 15, 2011 | EF3 | 3 mi | 15.33 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Dec 18, 1967 | F3 | 21 mi | 7.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | EF2 | 14 mi | 5.77 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | EF2 | 23 mi | 21.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 30, 2022 | EF2 | 9 mi | 37.43 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | EF2 | 10 mi | 9.64 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 17, 2021 | EF2 | 23 mi | 36.59 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Dec 16, 2019 | EF2 | 14 mi | 5.95 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jan 21, 2017 | EF2 | 23 mi | 20.42 mi | 0 / 4 |
The strongest 12 of 82, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Linden
The Storm Prediction Center has 32 hail reports within 10 miles of Linden since 1973, made on 27 separate days. Of these, 18 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.25 inches, fell on April 15, 2011. The most recent report is from March 26, 2023. April has the most reports, 14.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Linden
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Demopolis L&D, AL, 16 miles north of Linden at 100 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 57°F and 34°F. March is the wettest at 5.8 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.3 inches; the year adds up to 56.6 inches over 77 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 45% of the year's precipitation (25.6 of 56.6 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 29 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (12); a normal September there has highs of 87°F and 3.4 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 74 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 52 nights a year. That 56.6 inches is more than at 39 of the 107 Alabama stations used on this site (36%). Uniontown, 20 miles northeast, has its own station (Selma 13 WNW, AL): 55.4 inches a year, 1.2 less than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 | 34 | 5.7 | 7 |
| Feb | 61 | 37 | 5.5 | 7 |
| Mar | 69 | 44 | 5.8 | 7 |
| Apr | 77 | 51 | 4.9 | 6 |
| May | 84 | 60 | 3.7 | 6 |
| Jun | 90 | 68 | 4.7 | 7 |
| Jul | 92 | 71 | 5.0 | 8 |
| Aug | 91 | 70 | 4.9 | 7 |
| Sep | 87 | 65 | 3.4 | 5 |
| Oct | 78 | 53 | 3.3 | 4 |
| Nov | 67 | 42 | 4.3 | 5 |
| Dec | 59 | 36 | 5.4 | 8 |
| Year | 76 | 53 | 56.6 | 77 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Demopolis L&D, AL (100 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 Linden
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 34 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Linden: 30 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 flash floods and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $192,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on August 18, 2012.
May 3, 2009: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Linden — 1 injured, $50,000 damage.
NWS: “Hundreds of trees were blown down throughout Marengo County, including near Linden. One tractor trailer was blown over on US-80.”
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
Marengo County, which includes Linden, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 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 Marengo County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for hurricanes, inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $10.4 million a year, the 45th highest of 67 Alabama counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.1 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.
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