NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Wilmer, 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
69 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Wilmer, Alabama since 1851, 19 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Zeta in 2020. Since 1950, 151 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 19
- Tropical storms
- 50
- Tornadoes
- 151
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Wilmer
The strongest storm to pass near Wilmer was Camille in 1969, a Category 5 hurricane with 160 mph winds when its centre passed 72 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1852, whose centre crossed the city. The record near Wilmer begins with an unnamed storm in 1852; the most recent system was Zeta in 2020, a Category 1 hurricane 45 miles away. The busiest decade was the 2000s, with 8 systems, 2 of them at hurricane strength. Of the 69 systems, 13 have come since 2000. Wilmer has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 91% of the 323 Alabama cities on this site. The highest rating among the 151 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 5 times; the most recent, on November 21, 1997, came within 17 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on January 26, 1996, killed 1 person. Of the 151, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 84 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 23. The most recent tornado was on May 29, 2025. Wilmer has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 65% of the 323 Alabama cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 43 times since 1959, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 323 Alabama cities, 64% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Wilmer.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Wilmer
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 45 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2020 | SallySep 16 | 50 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2018 | GordonSep 5 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2017 | NateOct 8 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2011 | LeeSep 5 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2009 | IdaNov 10 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2005 | KatrinaAug 29 | 74 mi | Category 2 (101 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2005 | DennisJul 10 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2005 | CindyJul 6 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2005 | ArleneJun 11 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | IvanSep 16 | 33 mi | Category 2 (102 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2002 | HannaSep 14 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2001 | AllisonJun 11 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | GeorgesSep 29 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1997 | DannyJul 19 | 40 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1995 | ErinAug 3 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1985 | JuanOct 31 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1985 | ElenaSep 2 | 50 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1979 | FredericSep 13 | 9 mi | Category 2 (109 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1969 | CamilleAug 18 | 72 mi | Category 5 (160 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1964 | HildaOct 4 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | EthelSep 16 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1959 | IreneOct 8 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1955 | Unnamed 1955 stormAug 27 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1950 | BakerAug 31 | 27 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormSep 4 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1948 | Unnamed 1948 stormJul 9 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 8 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormSep 11 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormSep 26 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormAug 13 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1939 | Unnamed 1939 stormJun 16 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormAug 1 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormOct 6 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 16 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 1 | 6 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormSep 21 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormOct 18 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1923 | Unnamed 1923 stormJun 26 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1919 | Unnamed 1919 stormJul 4 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormOct 18 | 60 mi | Category 2 (100 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 5 | 14 mi | Category 2 (96 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1914 | Unnamed 1914 stormSep 18 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormSep 14 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 13 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1911 | Unnamed 1911 stormAug 12 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 21 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 27 | 27 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormOct 10 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormAug 15 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 13 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1895 | Unnamed 1895 stormAug 16 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormAug 8 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 2 | overhead | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1892 | Unnamed 1892 stormSep 12 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 23 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormOct 19 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormJun 14 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 27 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 3 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormAug 31 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormSep 19 | 61 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1872 | Unnamed 1872 stormJul 11 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormOct 1 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormSep 15 | 40 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 12 | 1 mi | Category 1 (93 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormSep 16 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1855 | Unnamed 1855 stormSep 16 | 46 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 26 | overhead | Category 1 (94 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Wilmer: 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 Wilmer
By decade
- 2020s51
- 2010s17
- 2000s16
- 1990s11(1 EF3+)
- 1980s13(1 EF3+)
- 1970s27(1 EF3+)
- 1960s9(1 EF3+)
- 1950s7(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 1997 | F3 | 17 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 19, 1980 | F3 | 18 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 27, 1976 | F3 | 11 mi | 13.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 3, 1968 | F3 | 14 mi | 70.4 mi | 0 / 18 |
| Apr 18, 1950 | F3 | 13 mi | 14 mi | 0 / 15 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | EF2 | 16 mi | 11.65 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 25, 2012 | EF2 | 18 mi | 5.15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 9, 2011 | EF2 | 20 mi | 0.91 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Nov 6, 2000 | F2 | 24 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Feb 10, 1981 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 19, 1980 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1977 | F2 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 151, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Wilmer
The Storm Prediction Center has 43 hail reports within 10 miles of Wilmer since 1959, made on 39 separate days. Of these, 25 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on August 27, 1973. The most recent report is from April 27, 2023. May has the most reports, 12.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Wilmer
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Mobile, AL, 12 miles southeast of Wilmer at 208 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 62°F and 41°F. July is the wettest at 7.7 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 4.0 inches; the year adds up to 67.3 inches over 80 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 52% of the year's precipitation (35.1 of 67.3 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 69 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (27); a normal September there has highs of 88°F and 5.3 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 77 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 21 nights a year. That 67.3 inches is more than at 102 of the 107 Alabama stations used on this site (95%). Whistler, 15 miles east, has its own station (Mobile Dwtn Airport, AL): 60.6 inches a year, 6.7 less than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 91°F.
Water temperature at the NOAA tide station Mobile State Docks, AL, 20 miles southeast, averaged 88°F in August and 53°F in January over 2021–2025. It averaged 80°F or warmer from June to September. Sea level at the Mobile State Docks tide gauge, 20 miles from Wilmer, has risen 1.82 ± 0.24 inches per decade from 1980 to 2025, NOAA's linear trend; at that pace it is 18.2 inches in a hundred years. That is faster than at 113 of the 144 U.S. gauges with a NOAA trend.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Water °F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62 | 41 | 5.7 | 7 | 53 |
| Feb | 66 | 44 | 4.5 | 6 | 55 |
| Mar | 72 | 50 | 5.4 | 6 | 62 |
| Apr | 78 | 56 | 5.7 | 6 | 69 |
| May | 85 | 64 | 5.4 | 6 | 77 |
| Jun | 89 | 71 | 6.6 | 9 | 83 |
| Jul | 91 | 73 | 7.7 | 11 | 86 |
| Aug | 91 | 73 | 6.9 | 9 | 88 |
| Sep | 88 | 69 | 5.3 | 6 | 84 |
| Oct | 80 | 58 | 4.0 | 4 | 77 |
| Nov | 70 | 48 | 4.6 | 5 | 68 |
| Dec | 64 | 43 | 5.5 | 7 | 60 |
| Year | 78 | 57 | 67.3 | 80 | 72 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Mobile, AL (208 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals; water temperature: average of hourly readings 2021–2025 at the NOAA tide station Mobile State Docks, AL, from NOAA Tides & Currents. 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 Wilmer
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 60 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Wilmer: 48 thunderstorm wind reports, 11 flash floods and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $750,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on December 25, 2012. September has had the most flash floods, 3 of 11. Of the 321 Alabama cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 131 have had fewer than Wilmer.
September 1, 2008: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Wilmer — $250,000 damage.
NWS: “Heavy rains from Gustav brought flooding to generally the north and east parts of Mobile county. The heavy rains began around mid day and lasted into the evening.”
June 11, 2001: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Wilmer — $100,000 damage.
October 13, 2001: thunderstorm wind in Wilmer — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “A line of severe thunderstorms moved across the county producing damage at several different locations. Some of the most significant damage occurred in Semmes where trees were blown down and a plant nursery sustained considerable 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
Mobile County, which includes Wilmer, has been named in 41 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 27 of them major disasters (by incident: 26 hurricanes, 9 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes, on January 15, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Mobile County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for hurricanes and lightning; Relatively High for tornadoes, inland flooding and coastal flooding; Relatively Moderate for hail, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $298.2 million a year, the highest of 67 Alabama counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $178.2 million (60%), 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 Wilmer
- Semmes, AL7 mi
- Eight Mile, AL12 mi
- Chunchula, AL14 mi
- Lucedale, MS14 mi
- Whistler, AL15 mi
- Saraland, AL15 mi
- Mobile, AL16 mi
- Chickasaw, AL16 mi
- Prichard, AL17 mi
- Satsuma, AL18 mi
- Citronelle, AL18 mi
- Theodore, AL23 mi
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