Chambers County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Chambers County: 2.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Every storm within 100 miles

1. Tropical storms and hurricanes (34 kt or more, still tropical) at closest approach. Post-tropical remnants with gale-force winds are listed but not counted. Direct: track within 50 miles; near: within 100 miles. Distance is measured to the county boundary for counties and to the city centre for cities, using positions interpolated hourly between HURDAT2 fixes.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, 1851 to 2025.

Every large fire

1. Large fires mapped by the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity program since 1984: 1,000 acres or more in the West, 500 or more in the East. Prescribed burns are excluded. Acres here are the part of each perimeter inside this place.

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service), 1984 to 2026.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the county boundary (or inside the county).
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. May 7, 2003Flood, Chambers$2.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Heavy rains forced the Chattahoochee River to flood eastern sections of Chambers County including some sections of Lanett. Chamber County Emergency Management Agency reported that 900 industry, businesses, and homes were affected. Two houses were destroyed and 32 suffered major damage. Two mobile homes were destroyed. Thirty-one businesses suffered major damage while eight sustained minor damage. Nearly $900,000 damage was done to government infrastructure.The Chattahoochee River crested at 23.2 feet at 11 am CDT on May 9 at the West Point, GA, river gauge. Flood stage is 19 feet.

2. Apr 27, 2011Tornado$2.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A tornado touched down in central Elmore County, north of Wetumpka, and moved northeast through central Tallapoosa County and crossed into western Chambers County, west of Sikes, south of CR 48. The tornado tracked northeastward with winds of 150 mph, an EF3. One home was destroyed along CR 54. It gradually weakened and lifted northeast of the intersection of CR 51 and CR 66, 7 miles west northwest of Lafayette.

3. Sep 16, 2004High Wind, Chambers$340,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county. Maximum wind gusts were estimated around 60 miles an hour within one of Ivan's outer rainbands. At least 8000 customers were without power during the storm. J.P. Powell Middle School had part of its roof blown off.Doppler radar and ground observations indicate 3 to 5 inches of rain fell in association with Ivan. A few roadways became temporarily impassable due to high water.

4. Jun 18, 2023Lightning$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Lightning caused a house fire on County Road 79. The home was a total loss.

5. Aug 20, 2002Thunderstorm Wind$75,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous trees were knocked down in and around Fredonia. Several lake front homes at Southern Harbor sustained varying damage from the wind and falling trees. Dock A was totally destroyed and 20 boats were damaged.

6. Jan 28, 2005Ice Storm, Chambers$75,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Strong Cold Air Damming along the Southern Appalachians provided a continuous source of surface cold and dry air from the east. This colder air, in combination with an approaching storm system with abundant gulf moisture, changed the rain to freezing rain across a large part of eastern Alabama. One man was slightly injured when the vehicle he was driving slid off the road near Mt. Cheaha in Cleburne County. At least 15 additional vehicles slid off the roadways under the icy conditions. Exposed surfaces had ice accumulation to at least one half of an inch with a few locations reporting ice accumulations of around one inch. Numerous trees, tree limbs, and power lines were knocked…

7. Mar 3, 1999Thunderstorm Wind$65,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down sporadically in locations across the entire county. Trees were reported down on US 431, SR 77, and CR 147. One mobile home was overturned in Lanett. In Huguley, a few homes and storage buildings were damaged by falling trees and one mobile home was overturned.

8. Nov 24, 2004Thunderstorm Wind$65,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Several trees were blown down or snapped off near the intersection of CR 236 and CR 237. One roof was peeled off a building. Several other homes suffered minor damage.

9. Nov 15, 2006Tornado$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The tornado briefly touched down about three-quarters of a mile north of Lafayette. Numerous large trees were knocked onto a home at the intersection of US 431 and State Highway 77. Several sheds were destroyed and a large trailer was blown over.

10. Jan 28, 2000Ice Storm, Chambers$50,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Very light precipitation started falling early in the morning of the 28th. The precipitation was initially a mix of rain, sleet, and snow. Little to no accumulation of snow occurred across the area. As the day progressed, the precipitation changed to light freezing rain and lasted until the afternoon of the 29th. Significant accumulation of ice occurred on trees and bridges mainly in the higher elevations. Most of this same area was hit very hard by an ice storm on the 22nd and 23th and had not recovered yet. Numerous trees and power lines went down across the area and several homes and automobiles were damaged by the falling trees. Many roads were impassable and closed. A young…

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

107°F2 times, most recently Jul 24, 1952

All-time low

−7°FJan 21, 1985

Warmest night

84°FJul 2, 1970

Coldest day

21°FDec 25, 1983

Wettest day

8.04 inMar 27, 2023

Snowiest day

3.0 inJan 23, 1955

Hottest year

1949mean 65.4°F

Coldest year

1964mean 58.3°F

Wettest year

197580.18 in

Driest year

195433.65 in

Station Lafayette 2W (USC00014502), 740 ft elevation, 10.7 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1944 to October 27, 2026; 96.8% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

Neighbouring counties

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USC00014502.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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