NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Union Springs, 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 Union Springs, Alabama since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Fred in 2021. Since 1950, 98 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 27
- Tornadoes
- 98
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
28 deaths in all
What the records show for Union Springs
The strongest storm to pass near Union Springs was Eloise in 1975, a Category 1 hurricane with 87 mph winds when its centre passed 11 miles away. The record near Union Springs begins with an unnamed storm in 1852; the most recent system was Fred in 2021, a tropical storm 36 miles away. The 1880s and the 1900s were the busiest decades, with 5 systems each. Of the 29 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Union Springs has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 71% of the 323 Alabama cities on this site. The highest rating among the 98 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on March 3, 2019, came within 25 miles. Of the 98, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 75 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 24. The most recent tornado was on May 21, 2025. Of the 323 Alabama cities, 78% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Union Springs. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 19 times since 1980, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 323 Alabama cities, 93% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Union Springs.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Union Springs
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | FredAug 17 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | SallySep 17 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1985 | JuanNov 1 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1975 | EloiseSep 23 | 11 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormJun 15 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 15 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormJul 29 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1917 | Unnamed 1917 stormSep 29 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 4 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1914 | Unnamed 1914 stormSep 18 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 14 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 22 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormJun 13 | overhead | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 14 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormOct 11 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 18 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormAug 2 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 1 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormJul 8 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 3 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 23 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormOct 20 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormJul 28 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 10 | 37 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 28 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 12 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormSep 16 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 27 | 23 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 Union Springs: 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 Union Springs
By decade
- 2020s24
- 2010s25(1 EF3+)
- 2000s26
- 1990s3
- 1980s10(2 EF3+)
- 1970s3(2 EF3+)
- 1960s3(1 EF3+)
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2019 | EF4 | 25 mi | 68.04 mi | 23 / 90 |
| Apr 18, 1969 | F4 | 11 mi | 52.4 mi | 2 / 14 |
| Apr 1, 1981 | F3 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 2 / 23 |
| Nov 25, 1986 | F3 | 24 mi | 44 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Dec 19, 1974 | F3 | 22 mi | 11.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 19, 1974 | F3 | 21 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Dec 5, 1954 | F2 | 24 mi | 71.5 mi | 1 / 35 |
| Mar 15, 2025 | EF2 | 14 mi | 21.31 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 27, 2023 | EF2 | 23 mi | 15.41 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 5, 2022 | EF2 | 19 mi | 12.68 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 3, 2019 | EF2 | 25 mi | 6.68 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 3, 2019 | EF2 | 14 mi | 29.07 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 98, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Union Springs
The Storm Prediction Center has 19 hail reports within 10 miles of Union Springs since 1980, made on 17 separate days. Of these, 9 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 4 days, most recently March 10, 2000. The most recent report is from June 8, 2014. March has the most reports, 7.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Union Springs
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Union Springs 9 S, AL, 9 miles south of Union Springs at 440 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 58°F and 35°F. July is the wettest at 5.9 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.4 inches; the year adds up to 57.1 inches over 75 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 49% of the year's precipitation (27.8 of 57.1 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 85°F and 3.8 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 53 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 61 nights a year. Snowfall averages 0.6 inches a year. That 57.1 inches is more than at 50 of the 107 Alabama stations used on this site (47%). Midway, 17 miles southeast, has its own station (Clayton, AL): 55.5 inches a year, 1.6 less than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58 | 35 | 5.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 62 | 38 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 69 | 43 | 5.5 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 75 | 49 | 4.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 82 | 58 | 4.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 87 | 66 | 4.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 89 | 70 | 5.9 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 69 | 5.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 85 | 64 | 3.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 77 | 52 | 3.4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 67 | 41 | 4.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 60 | 37 | 5.2 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Year | 75 | 52 | 57.1 | 75 | 0.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Union Springs 9 S, AL (440 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 Union Springs
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 34 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Union Springs: 31 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 flash floods and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $151,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on March 20, 2006.
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
Bullock County, which includes Union Springs, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1975, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 hurricanes, 9 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 29, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Bullock County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hail and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $5.1 million a year, the 65th highest of 67 Alabama counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.5 million (29%), 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 Union Springs
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- Ramer, AL26 mi
- Troy, AL26 mi
- Clayton, AL26 mi
- Notasulga, AL28 mi
- Tallassee, AL31 mi
- Clio, AL33 mi
- Auburn, AL33 mi
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