NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Sulligent, 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
16 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Sulligent, Alabama since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Katrina in 2005. Since 1950, 145 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 23 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 16
- Tornadoes
- 145
- EF3 or stronger
- 23
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
147 deaths in all
What the records show for Sulligent
None of the 16 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Sulligent; the strongest was Frederic in 1979, a tropical storm with 54 mph winds when its centre passed 4 miles away. The record near Sulligent begins with an unnamed storm in 1855; the most recent system was Katrina in 2005, a tropical storm 30 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1910s, with 4 systems. Of the 16 systems, one has come since 2000. Of the 323 Alabama cities on this site, 56% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Sulligent. The highest rating among the 145 tornadoes within 25 miles is F5 or EF5, reached 3 times; the most recent, on April 27, 2011, came within 17 miles. Of the 145, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 84 have come since 2000. March has had the most tornadoes, 32. The most recent tornado was on March 31, 2025. Sulligent has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 60% of the 323 Alabama cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 61 times since 1969, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Sulligent has more hail reports within 10 miles than 53% of the 323 Alabama cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Sulligent
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | KatrinaAug 30 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 13 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1950 | BakerAug 31 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 17 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 18 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormOct 19 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 8 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 30 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormSep 15 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormAug 16 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormSep 9 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 13 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 29 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormSep 2 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormSep 16 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1855 | Unnamed 1855 stormSep 17 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Sulligent: 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 Sulligent
By decade
- 2020s17(1 EF3+)
- 2010s38(6 EF3+)
- 2000s29(5 EF3+)
- 1990s7
- 1980s20(3 EF3+)
- 1970s16(5 EF3+)
- 1960s7(1 EF3+)
- 1950s11(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF5 | 17 mi | 132 mi | 72 / 145 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F5 | 2 mi | 79.5 mi | 28 / 272 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF5 | 20 mi | 37.3 mi | 23 / 137 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F3 | 20 mi | 72.6 mi | 7 / 53 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF3 | 24 mi | 51.45 mi | 4 / 25 |
| Nov 10, 2002 | F3 | 17 mi | 44.3 mi | 4 / 38 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | EF3 | 18 mi | 36.56 mi | 2 / 55 |
| Nov 24, 2001 | F3 | 21 mi | 38.9 mi | 2 / 1 |
| Feb 23, 2019 | EF3 | 24 mi | 9.74 mi | 1 / 11 |
| Mar 20, 1976 | F3 | 18 mi | 49.4 mi | 1 / 9 |
| Feb 4, 1971 | F3 | 15 mi | 34.1 mi | 1 / 13 |
| Feb 16, 1956 | F3 | 23 mi | 8 mi | 1 / 55 |
The strongest 12 of 145, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Sulligent
The Storm Prediction Center has 61 hail reports within 10 miles of Sulligent since 1969, made on 47 separate days. Of these, 34 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on February 24, 1979. The most recent report is from June 17, 2022. April has the most reports, 25.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Sulligent
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Vernon, AL, 9 miles south of Sulligent at 298 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 55°F and 33°F. December is the wettest at 6.0 inches of precipitation on average and September the driest at 3.4 inches; the year adds up to 58.5 inches over 68 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 43% of the year's precipitation (25.4 of 58.5 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 16 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (8); a normal September there has highs of 87°F and 3.4 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 71 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 65 nights a year. Snowfall averages 0.5 inches a year, most of it in January. That 58.5 inches is more than at 66 of the 107 Alabama stations used on this site (62%). Guin, 15 miles northeast, has its own station (Winfield 2 SW, AL): 64.2 inches a year, 5.7 more than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55 | 33 | 5.3 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 59 | 37 | 4.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 68 | 44 | 5.6 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 76 | 50 | 5.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| May | 83 | 60 | 5.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 89 | 68 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 92 | 71 | 5.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 92 | 70 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 87 | 63 | 3.4 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 77 | 51 | 3.8 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 66 | 42 | 4.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 57 | 36 | 6.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Year | 75 | 52 | 58.5 | 68 | 0.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Vernon, AL (298 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 Sulligent
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 153 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Sulligent: 115 thunderstorm wind reports, 35 flash floods and 3 floods. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $762,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on February 29, 2012. Of the 321 Alabama cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 259 have had fewer than Sulligent.
January 10, 2008: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Sulligent — 1 injured, $10,000 damage.
January 6, 2009: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Sulligent — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Heavy rainfall produced flooding at numerous locations across Lamar County. Close to 40 roads were closed due to high water, including 10 that were completely washed out.”
December 8, 2009: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Sulligent — $100,000 damage.
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
Lamar County, which includes Sulligent, has been named in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 severe storms, 7 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 tornadoes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms and Flooding, on May 21, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Lamar County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hail and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $7.6 million a year, the 56th highest of 67 Alabama counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.7 million (36%), 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.
Cities near Sulligent
- Vernon, AL8 mi
- Caledonia, MS13 mi
- Guin, AL15 mi
- Hamilton, MS19 mi
- Smithville, MS19 mi
- Millport, AL20 mi
- Winfield, AL20 mi
- Steens, MS20 mi
- Hamilton, AL21 mi
- Amory, MS21 mi
- Fayette, AL21 mi
- Aberdeen, MS24 mi
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