Ft Payne, AL severe weather history
NOAA has logged 117 severe weather events at Ft Payne in DeKalb County, Alabama since 1996 — most often thunderstorm wind.
That is 12.0% of the 972 events recorded across DeKalb County as a whole.
- Events on record
- 117
- Direct deaths
- 43 injured
- Property damage
- $1.4M
- Record span
- 1996–Jun 7, 2025
What hits Ft Payne
Recent events logged at Ft Payne
| Date | Event | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| Aug 7, 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 | 0 | $5K |
| Aug 6, 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| Apr 6, 2022 | Hail | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2021 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2021 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2021 | Flash Flood | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2021 | Flash Flood | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2021 | Flash Flood | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2021 | Flash Flood | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | Flood | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | Flood | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | Flood | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | Flood | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | Flood | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | Flood | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | Flood | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | Flood | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 24, 2019 | Flood | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 6, 2017 | Hail | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 18, 2016 | Hail | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 | 0 | $500 |
| Jul 1, 2015 | Lightning | 0 | 0 | $20K |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 23, 2015 | Hail | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 14, 2014 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 14, 2014 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 14, 2014 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 14, 2014 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | $0 |
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates in UTC · newest 40 records
Ft Payne severe weather — your questions
When was the last severe weather event at Ft Payne?
The most recent event on record for Ft Payne is dated Jun 7, 2025 (UTC). NOAA publishes confirmed records on a delay of one to three months.
How many severe weather events has Ft Payne recorded?
Ft Payne appears in 117 NOAA storm reports since 1996 — 12.0% of everything logged across DeKalb County.
What is the most common severe weather at Ft Payne?
Thunderstorm Wind leads the record at Ft Payne, out of 7 hazard types logged there.
Have there been weather deaths at Ft Payne?
NOAA attributes 4 direct deaths and 3 injuries to severe weather at Ft Payne since 1996.
Which decade was busiest at Ft Payne?
The 2000s carry the most reports for Ft Payne, with 37 events logged.