NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Woodland, 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
19 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Woodland, Alabama since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Zeta in 2020. Since 1950, 82 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 19
- Tornadoes
- 82
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
19 deaths in all
What the records show for Woodland
None of the 19 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Woodland; the strongest was Eloise in 1975, a tropical storm with 64 mph winds when its centre passed 7 miles away. The record near Woodland begins with an unnamed storm in 1852; the most recent system was Zeta in 2020, a tropical storm 44 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 4 systems. Of the 19 systems, one has come since 2000. Woodland has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 50% of the 323 Alabama cities on this site. The highest rating among the 82 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on March 25, 2021, came within 13 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on May 27, 1973, killed 7 people. Of the 82, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 46 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 22. The most recent tornado was on May 27, 2025. Of the 323 Alabama cities, 90% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Woodland. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 51 times since 1987, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 323 Alabama cities, 57% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Woodland.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Woodland
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1995 | OpalOct 5 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1975 | EloiseSep 23 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormOct 17 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 8 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 4 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 14 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 22 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormJun 13 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 15 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormOct 11 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormOct 3 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 1 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 3 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormJul 28 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 10 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 28 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormSep 16 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 27 | 48 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 Woodland: 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 Woodland
By decade
- 2020s12(1 EF3+)
- 2010s15
- 2000s19(1 EF3+)
- 1990s7
- 1980s17
- 1970s8(2 EF3+)
- 1960s3
- 1950s1(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1973 | F4 | 25 mi | 139.1 mi | 7 / 199 |
| May 1, 1953 | F4 | 23 mi | 12.1 mi | 7 / 12 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | EF4 | 13 mi | 38.56 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 26, 1974 | F3 | 3 mi | 21.3 mi | 1 / 7 |
| Feb 26, 2008 | EF3 | 14 mi | 7.21 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF2 | 25 mi | 34.04 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Aug 29, 2005 | F2 | 17 mi | 5.5 mi | 1 / 3 |
| Mar 5, 1989 | F2 | 17 mi | 45.5 mi | 1 / 6 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | F2 | 14 mi | 65.9 mi | 1 / 20 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | EF2 | 23 mi | 20.74 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | EF2 | 11 mi | 31.29 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 28, 2014 | EF2 | 23 mi | 5.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 82, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Woodland
The Storm Prediction Center has 51 hail reports within 10 miles of Woodland since 1987, made on 37 separate days. Of these, 22 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently July 21, 2018. The most recent report is from May 17, 2025. May has the most reports, 12.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Woodland
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Rock Mills, AL, 15 miles south of Woodland at 750 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 68°F; January is the coolest, at 54°F and 32°F. January and February are the wettest at 5.3 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 2.8 inches; the year adds up to 53.1 inches over 76 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 45% of the year's precipitation (23.7 of 53.1 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 19 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (7); a normal September there has highs of 85°F and 3.4 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 64 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 73 nights a year. That 53.1 inches is more than at 10 of the 107 Alabama stations used on this site (9%). Wedowee, 9 miles west, has its own station (Ashland 3 ENE, AL): 59.7 inches a year, 6.6 more than here, and the same August average high, 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54 | 32 | 5.3 | 7 |
| Feb | 60 | 36 | 5.3 | 7 |
| Mar | 68 | 42 | 5.2 | 7 |
| Apr | 75 | 48 | 4.4 | 6 |
| May | 82 | 57 | 4.1 | 6 |
| Jun | 87 | 65 | 4.9 | 8 |
| Jul | 89 | 68 | 4.5 | 8 |
| Aug | 89 | 68 | 4.0 | 6 |
| Sep | 85 | 61 | 3.4 | 5 |
| Oct | 75 | 49 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Nov | 65 | 40 | 4.1 | 5 |
| Dec | 57 | 35 | 5.1 | 7 |
| Year | 74 | 50 | 53.1 | 76 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Rock Mills, AL (750 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 Woodland
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 94 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Woodland: 82 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 flash floods, 3 heavy rain events, 2 lightning strikes and 1 flood. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $704,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on March 3, 1999. Of the 321 Alabama cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 64 have had fewer than Woodland.
August 3, 2025: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Woodland — 1 killed, 1 injured.
January 9, 2000: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Woodland — $150,000 damage.
April 22, 2005: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Woodland — $125,000 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
Randolph County, which includes Woodland, has been named in 25 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 9 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes, on May 5, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Randolph County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $7.9 million a year, the 54th highest of 67 Alabama counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.1 million (52%), 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).
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