NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Monroeville, 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
50 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Monroeville, Alabama since 1851, 7 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Zeta in 2020. Since 1950, 65 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 7
- Tropical storms
- 43
- Tornadoes
- 65
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Monroeville
The strongest storm to pass near Monroeville was Eloise in 1975, a Category 2 hurricane with 107 mph winds when its centre passed 74 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1916, whose centre came within 6 miles. The record near Monroeville begins with an unnamed storm in 1852; the most recent system was Zeta in 2020, a Category 1 hurricane 63 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1880s, with 7 systems, one of them at hurricane strength. Of the 50 systems, 7 have come since 2000. Monroeville has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 80% of the 323 Alabama cities on this site. The strongest of the 65 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 23, 1971; its path came within 2 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on January 13, 2006, killed 1 person. Of the 65, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 37 have come since 2000. December has had the most tornadoes, 12. The most recent tornado was on March 15, 2025. Of the 323 Alabama cities, 97% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Monroeville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 48 times since 1968, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 323 Alabama cities, 59% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Monroeville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Monroeville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 63 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2020 | SallySep 16 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2017 | NateOct 8 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | LeeSep 5 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2005 | DennisJul 10 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2004 | IvanSep 16 | 20 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2001 | AllisonJun 11 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1997 | DannyJul 20 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 38 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1995 | ErinAug 3 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1985 | JuanOct 31 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 13 | 75 mi | Category 2 (96 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1975 | EloiseSep 23 | 74 mi | Category 2 (107 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1969 | Unnamed 1969 stormOct 1 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormJun 15 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | HildaOct 5 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1959 | IreneOct 8 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1950 | BakerAug 31 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormJul 9 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormSep 11 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormAug 13 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormJun 16 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormAug 1 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormOct 6 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 16 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormJun 26 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1919 | Unnamed 1919 stormJul 4 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormOct 18 | 6 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1914 | Unnamed 1914 stormSep 18 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormSep 14 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 13 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 22 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormOct 11 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormAug 16 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormAug 3 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1895 | Unnamed 1895 stormAug 17 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormAug 8 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 3 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 12 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 23 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormOct 19 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormJul 27 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 28 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 10 | 73 mi | Category 2 (106 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 3 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormAug 31 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormOct 16 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 12 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormSep 16 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 26 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Monroeville: 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 Monroeville
By decade
- 2020s12
- 2010s10
- 2000s15
- 1990s5
- 1980s4
- 1970s9(3 EF3+)
- 1960s4
- 1950s6
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 1971 | F4 | 2 mi | 25.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 18, 1978 | F3 | 4 mi | 10.5 mi | 0 / 30 |
| Dec 20, 1971 | F3 | 19 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 10, 2024 | EF2 | 21 mi | 24.24 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 19, 2021 | EF2 | 19 mi | 22.03 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Dec 25, 2012 | EF2 | 25 mi | 24.84 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 15, 2011 | EF2 | 17 mi | 3.23 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 15, 2011 | EF2 | 21 mi | 0.35 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 15, 2011 | EF2 | 20 mi | 22.27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 15, 2011 | EF2 | 9 mi | 0.86 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 18, 1996 | F2 | 7 mi | 11 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Sep 23, 1985 | F2 | 16 mi | 22 mi | 0 / 4 |
The strongest 12 of 65, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Monroeville
The Storm Prediction Center has 48 hail reports within 10 miles of Monroeville since 1968, made on 37 separate days. Of these, 28 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently April 24, 2021. The most recent report is from May 1, 2025. April has the most reports, 14.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Monroeville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Evergreen Middleton Field, AL, 18 miles east of Monroeville at 258 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 62°F and 38°F. July and December are the wettest at 5.4 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.4 inches; the year adds up to 55.5 inches over 73 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 50% of the year's precipitation (27.8 of 55.5 inches). Highs reach 90°F on about 89 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 39 nights a year. That 55.5 inches is more than at 28 of the 107 Alabama stations used on this site (26%). Frisco City, 8 miles southwest, has its own station (Atmore, AL): 63.6 inches a year, 8.1 more than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62 | 38 | 5.0 | 6 |
| Feb | 67 | 42 | 4.7 | 6 |
| Mar | 73 | 47 | 4.7 | 6 |
| Apr | 80 | 53 | 4.1 | 5 |
| May | 87 | 61 | 3.8 | 5 |
| Jun | 92 | 69 | 5.0 | 7 |
| Jul | 93 | 72 | 5.4 | 8 |
| Aug | 93 | 72 | 5.2 | 8 |
| Sep | 89 | 67 | 4.6 | 6 |
| Oct | 81 | 55 | 3.4 | 4 |
| Nov | 71 | 45 | 4.2 | 5 |
| Dec | 64 | 40 | 5.4 | 7 |
| Year | 79 | 55 | 55.5 | 73 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Evergreen Middleton Field, AL (258 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 Monroeville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 89 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Monroeville: 78 thunderstorm wind reports, 9 flash floods, 1 flood and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on April 14, 2007. February 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 Monroeville.
June 10, 2012: thunderstorm wind in Monroeville — 1 injured, $10,000 damage.
NWS: “Winds estimated at 60 mph downed a tree on a house and caused one injury.”
April 14, 2007: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Monroeville — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “A little northeast of Vredenburgh, a huge downburst occurred. Hundreds of eighteen year old pine trees in a one-half mile area were blown down.”
December 24, 2008: thunderstorm wind in Monroeville — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “A Travel Inn on 136 near Highway 184 had the roof blown off by winds estimated at 60-70 mph. A few hundred yards down from the motel a couple of dead tees were blown down.”
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
Monroe County, which includes Monroeville, has been named in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1975, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 15 hurricanes, 5 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 Monroe County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hurricanes and lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hail and coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $10.3 million a year, the 46th highest of 67 Alabama counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.6 million (35%), 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 Monroeville
- Frisco City, AL8 mi
- Evergreen, AL22 mi
- Brewton, AL29 mi
- Grove Hill, AL30 mi
- Atmore, AL31 mi
- Jackson, AL33 mi
- Flomaton, AL34 mi
- Georgiana, AL34 mi
- Camden, AL35 mi
- Pine Hill, AL36 mi
- Century, FL37 mi
- Thomasville, AL39 mi
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