NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Mcintosh, 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
64 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Mcintosh, Alabama since 1851, 12 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Zeta in 2020. Since 1950, 57 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 12
- Tropical storms
- 52
- Tornadoes
- 57
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
5 deaths in all
What the records show for Mcintosh
The strongest storm to pass near Mcintosh was Frederic in 1979, a Category 2 hurricane with 100 mph winds when its centre passed 28 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1852, whose centre crossed the city. The record near Mcintosh begins with an unnamed storm in 1852; the most recent system was Zeta in 2020, a Category 1 hurricane 40 miles away. Of the 64 systems, 12 have come since 2000. Mcintosh has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 88% of the 323 Alabama cities on this site. The highest rating among the 57 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 4 times; the most recent, on November 30, 2022, came within 11 miles. The deadliest, an EF3 on April 15, 2011, killed 4 people. Of the 57, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 33 have come since 2000. March has had the most tornadoes, 13. The most recent tornado was on March 15, 2025. Of the 323 Alabama cities, 99% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Mcintosh. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 16 times since 1977, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 323 Alabama cities, 96% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Mcintosh.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Mcintosh
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 40 mi | Category 1 (83 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2020 | SallySep 16 | 50 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2018 | GordonSep 5 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2017 | NateOct 8 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | LeeSep 5 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2009 | IdaNov 10 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2005 | DennisJul 10 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2005 | CindyJul 6 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2005 | ArleneJun 11 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | IvanSep 16 | 21 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2002 | HannaSep 14 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2001 | AllisonJun 11 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | GeorgesSep 29 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1997 | DannyJul 19 | 59 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1995 | ErinAug 3 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1985 | JuanOct 31 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 13 | 28 mi | Category 2 (100 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | HildaOct 4 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | EthelSep 16 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1959 | IreneOct 8 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1950 | BakerAug 31 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormSep 4 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormJul 9 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 8 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormSep 11 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormSep 26 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormAug 13 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormJun 16 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormAug 1 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormOct 6 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 16 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 1 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormSep 21 | 65 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 18 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormJun 26 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1919 | Unnamed 1919 stormJul 4 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormOct 18 | 48 mi | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 6 | 43 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1914 | Unnamed 1914 stormSep 18 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormSep 14 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 13 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1911 | Unnamed 1911 stormAug 12 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 22 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 27 | 50 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormOct 10 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormAug 16 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 13 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormAug 3 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1895 | Unnamed 1895 stormAug 17 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormAug 8 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 2 | 9 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 12 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 23 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormOct 19 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 28 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 3 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormSep 1 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormOct 16 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormJul 12 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormSep 15 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 12 | 17 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormSep 16 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1855 | Unnamed 1855 stormSep 16 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 26 | overhead | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Mcintosh: 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 Mcintosh
By decade
- 2020s10(1 EF3+)
- 2010s12(1 EF3+)
- 2000s11
- 1990s4
- 1980s7(1 EF3+)
- 1970s8
- 1960s3
- 1950s2(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2011 | EF3 | 15 mi | 18.3 mi | 4 / 28 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | EF3 | 11 mi | 20.06 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 24, 1984 | F3 | 22 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 23, 1953 | F3 | 21 mi | 6.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | EF2 | 12 mi | 11.65 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 15, 2011 | EF2 | 25 mi | 0.9 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Nov 4, 1988 | F2 | 21 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 24, 1984 | F2 | 20 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 23, 1977 | F2 | 23 mi | 13.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 16, 1976 | F2 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 2, 1972 | F2 | 14 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 16, 1971 | F2 | 13 mi | 5.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 57, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Mcintosh
The Storm Prediction Center has 16 hail reports within 10 miles of Mcintosh since 1977. Of these, 6 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on February 18, 2009. The most recent report is from July 22, 2023. May has the most reports, 6.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Mcintosh
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Jackson, AL, 22 miles northeast of Mcintosh at 220 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 60°F and 36°F. June is the wettest at 6.3 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.8 inches; the year adds up to 60.4 inches over 79 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 49% of the year's precipitation (29.5 of 60.4 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 64 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (26); a normal September there has highs of 87°F and 4.4 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 79 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 46 nights a year. That 60.4 inches is more than at 84 of the 107 Alabama stations used on this site (79%). Mount Vernon, 11 miles south, has its own station (Bay Minette, AL): 71.9 inches a year, 11.5 more than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60 | 36 | 5.7 | 7 |
| Feb | 64 | 39 | 5.5 | 7 |
| Mar | 71 | 45 | 5.5 | 7 |
| Apr | 78 | 51 | 4.7 | 6 |
| May | 85 | 60 | 4.0 | 6 |
| Jun | 90 | 68 | 6.3 | 8 |
| Jul | 91 | 71 | 5.4 | 9 |
| Aug | 91 | 70 | 5.2 | 8 |
| Sep | 87 | 65 | 4.4 | 6 |
| Oct | 79 | 53 | 3.8 | 4 |
| Nov | 69 | 43 | 4.4 | 5 |
| Dec | 62 | 38 | 5.5 | 7 |
| Year | 77 | 53 | 60.4 | 79 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Jackson, AL (220 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 Mcintosh
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 28 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Mcintosh: 25 thunderstorm wind reports and 3 flash floods. They killed 0 people and injured 6, and the NWS estimated $1.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on March 12, 2001.
March 12, 2001: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Mcintosh — 6 injured, $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “A line of severe thunderstorms produced a microburst, with winds estimated in excess of 80 mph, in the vicinity of McIntosh. The severe winds completely destroyed several trailer homes in the area, injuring 6 individuals.”
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
Washington County, which includes Mcintosh, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1975, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 15 hurricanes, 6 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 Washington County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hurricanes, tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Low for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hail and coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $10.8 million a year, the 43rd highest of 67 Alabama counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.6 million (33%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Mcintosh
- Mount Vernon, AL11 mi
- Citronelle, AL15 mi
- Chatom, AL19 mi
- Chunchula, AL20 mi
- Jackson, AL22 mi
- Satsuma, AL26 mi
- Saraland, AL28 mi
- State Line, MS29 mi
- Eight Mile, AL31 mi
- Bay Minette, AL31 mi
- Leakesville, MS31 mi
- Millry, AL31 mi
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