Past Significant Weather Events (1950s til now)
Impacting the NWS Mobile CWA

NOTE: This is not an exhaustive list of events, but it highlights some of the most significant and noteworthy weather events that have impacted our local area in the past.

Jump to - early 2000s, 1990s, 1980s, 1970s, 1960s, 1950s
 

• 2025

• Future events added throughout the year...

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• 2024

• Late December Severe Outbreak
  December 27-29

• Hurricane Francine
  September 11-12

• Fairhope AL Tornado
  June 1

• Mid-May Damaging Wind Event
  May 13

• May Tornadoes/Damaging Wind Event
  May 10

• Early April Tornadoes
  April 10

• Early January Tornadoes and Significant Damaging Wind Event
  January 9

• 2023

• Significant Drought
  Fall 2023

• All-Time Record High Temperatures
  Summer 2023

• Multi-Day Severe and Tornado Event
  June 2023

• Rain Gauges Swell to 15 to 20" in Some Areas
  June 2023

• Late March Tornadoes
  March 26th

• Mid-January Tornado Event
  January 12th

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  2022

• 2022 Record Tornado Year

• Mid-December Deep South Tornado Outbreak
  December 14th

• Late November Tornado Outbreak
  November 29th-30th

• Late October Tornado Outbreak
  October 29th-30th

• Late Summer Heavy Rain
  August 2022

• Late May Tornado
  May 25, 2022

• Early May Tornado Event
  May 6, 2022

• Easter Tornado Event
  April 17, 2022

• Early April Tornado Event
  April 5, 2022

• Late March Tornado Outbreak
  March 30-31, 2022

• Late March Alabama Tornadoes
  March 22, 2022

• Mid-March Severe Event
  March 18, 2022

• Early Morning March Tornado Event
  March 9, 2022

• Early January Severe Event
  January 9, 2022

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  2021

• Hurricane Ida
  August 2021

• Hurricane Ida Tornadoes
  August 2021

• Tropical Storm Claudette
  June 2021

• Tropical Storm Claudette Tornadoes
  June 2021

• April 10 Severe Event (Historic Gulf Coast Hail)
  April 10, 2021

• March 25 Deep South Tornado Outbreak
  March 25, 2021

• St. Patrick's Day Tornado Outbreak
  March 17-18, 2021

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  2020

• Hurricane Zeta
  October 28-29, 2020

• Hurricane Delta
  October 9-10, 2020

• Hurricane Sally
  September 15-16, 2020

• June Tornado Event
  June 24, 2020

• Tropical Storm Cristobal
  June 7-8, 2020

• April 23 Tornado Outbreak
  April 23, 2020

• April 19 Tornado Outbreak
  April 19, 2020

• Easter Sunday Tornadoes
  April 12, 2020

• George County, MS EF1 Tornado
  March 31, 2020

• Piave, MS EF1 Tornado
  February 10, 2020

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  2019

• Choctaw County EF1 Tornado
  December 16, 2019

• Late October Tornado Event
  October 25, 2019

• Tropical Storm Nestor
  October 18, 2019

• Metro Mobile Flash Flood
  September 19, 2019

• Hurricane Barry
  July 13, 2019

• Early March Tornado Event
  March 3, 2019

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  2018

• Significant December Flash Floods
  2018

• Early December Heavy Rainfall Event
  November 30 - December 1, 2018

• Gulf Breeze EF0 Tornado
  November 12, 2018

• Early November Severe Weather Event
  November 1, 2018

• Hurricane Michael
  October 10, 2018

• Tropical Storm Gordon
  September 4-5, 2018

• Significant Hail Event
  July 22, 2018

• Deep South Derecho
  June 28, 2018

• Tropical Storm Alberto
  May 2018

• Late April Tornado Event
  April 22, 2018

• Deep South Heavy Rain Event
  April 14, 2018

• Washington County EF0 Tornado
  February 10, 2018

• Abnormally Warm February
  February 2018

• Second Wintry Weather Event of the 2017/2018 Winter!
  January 16-17, 2018
  
  
  2017

• North Central Gulf Coast Snow
  December 8-9, 2017

• Hurricane Nate
  October 2017

• Hurricane Irma
  September 2017

• Hurricane Harvey
  August 2017

• Tropical Storm Cindy
  June 2017

• Luverne, AL Macroburst & EF-0 Tornado
  April 3, 2017

• Straight Line Wind and Tornado Event
  February 7, 2017

• Perry County, MS & Choctaw County, AL Tornado Event
  January 21, 2017

• Straight Line Wind Event
  January 3, 2017
  
  
  2016

• Mary Esther, FL Tornado Event
  November 30, 2016

• Heavy Rain Event
  August 8-12, 2016

• Pensacola EF-3 Tornado Event
  February 23, 2016

• President's Day Tornado Event
  February 15, 2016
  
  
  2015

• Heavy Rain & Coastal Flooding
  October 25-27, 2015

• Gulf Coast Flash Flooding
  September 27-28, 2015

• Crenshaw County EF-2 Tornado
  January 4, 2015
  
  
  2014

• North Central Gulf Coast Historic Flash Flood Event
  April 29-30, 2014

• Heavy Rain Event
  April 14, 2014

• Deep South Ice & Sleet Storm
  January 27-29, 2014
  
  
  2013

• Tornado Event
  February 10, 2013

• Southeast Wayne County EF-1 Tornado
  January 13, 2013
  
  
  2012

• Mobile Metro Area Christmas Day Tornado
  December 25, 2012

• Christmas Day Tornado Outbreak
  December 25, 2012

• Mobile Metro Area EF-1 Tornado
  December 20, 2012

• McHenry EF-1 Tornado
  September 30, 2012

• Hurricane Isaac
  August 28, 2012

• Pensacola Microburst
  August 2, 2012

• Gulf Coast Flood Event
  June 8-11, 2012

• Storm Event near Jackson, AL
  February 24, 2012
  
  
  2011

• Tropical Storm Lee
  September 4, 2011

• Northern Choctaw County, AL EF-3 Tornado
  April 27, 2011

• Tornado Outbreak
  April 15, 2011

• Greene County, MS EF1 Tornado
  April 4, 2011

• Tornado Outbreak and Flash Flood Event
  March 9, 2011

      2010

• Heavy Snow Event
  February 12, 2010
   

Early 2000s

• 2009

• Tropical Storm Ida
  November 10, 2009

• Central Baldwin County Storms
  March 27, 2009

• McIntosh Tornado
  January 10, 2009
  
  
  2008

• Red Oak Tornado
  October 8, 2008

• Hurricane Ike
  September 13, 2008

• Hurricane Gustav
  September 1, 2008

• Tropical Storm Fay
  August 23, 2008

• Heavy Rainfall Event
  April 4-5, 2008

• Northwest Florida, South Alabama Tornado Event 
  February 17, 2008

• Damaging Winds
  February 12, 2008

• Super Tuesday Tornado Outbreak
  February 6, 2008

• Rare Snow Storm
  January 19, 2008
  
  
  2007

• South Mobile County Tornado
  October 22, 2007

• Pensacola Tornado
  October 18, 2007

• Millers Ferry Tornado
  March 1, 2007
  
  
  2006

• Gulf Coast Hard Freeze
  December 5, 2006

• Tornado Outbreak
  November 15, 2006
  
  
  2005

• Hurricane Katrina
  August 29, 2005

• Hurricane Dennis
  July 10, 2005

• Hurricane Cindy
  July 7, 2005

• Tropical Storm Arlene
  June 11, 2005
  
  
  2004

• Baldwin County, AL Tornado
  November 27, 2004

• Hurricane Ivan
  September 16, 2004
  
  
  2003

• Hole Punch Clouds
  December 11, 2003
  
  
  2002

• New Year Snow 2002
  The year began with a rare event - snow over Southeast Mississippi and Southwest Alabama!
  
  
  2001

• Central Gulf Coast Tornado Outbreak
  October 2001

• Tropical Storm Barry
  August 6, 2001

• Remnants of Tropical Storm Allison
  June 11, 2001

• Southwest Alabama Severe Thunderstorm Outbreak
  March 12, 2001
  
  
  2000

• Tropical Storm Helene
  September 22, 2000

• Dauphin Island Tornado
  March 29, 2000
   

1990s
 

     1998

• Tropical Storm Hermine
  September 20-21, 1998

• Hurricane Georges
  September 28, 1998

• Hurricane Earl
  September 3, 1998

• Leakesville, MS Hailstorm Event
  March 5, 1998
  
  
  1997

• Hurricane Danny
  July 19, 1997
  
  
  1996

• Central Gulf Coast Heavy Snow
  December 18, 1996
  
  
  1995

• Hurricane Opal
  October 4, 1995

• Hurricane Erin
  August 3, 1995
   

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  1980s
   

  1985

• Hurricane Juan
  October 31, 1985

• Hurricane Elena
  September 2, 1985
   

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  1970s

  
  1979

• Hurricane Frederic
  September 12, 1979
  
  
  1975

• Hurricane Eloise
  September 23, 1975
   

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  1960s

  
  1969

• Hurricane Camille
  August 17, 1969
   

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  1950s

  
  1956

• Hurricane Flossy
  September 24, 1956
  
  
  1953

• Hurricane Florence
  September 26, 1953
  
  
  1950

• Hurricane Baker
  August 30, 1950