WEISS DAM
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 88 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Cherokee County
- Operator
- ALABAMA POWER CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1961
- EIA plant ID
- 20
- Coordinates
- 34.1324, -85.7939
WEISS DAM, an 88 MW Hydro power plant in Cherokee County, Alabama. Operated by ALABAMA POWER CO, commissioned 1961.
Weather peril exposure
WEISS DAM is an 88 MW hydro power plant in Cherokee County, AL, operated by ALABAMA POWER CO, commissioned in 1961. Cherokee County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.6 of 5 at the 39th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 94th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a hydro plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Cherokee County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.93 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | 0.48 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 62.4 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Hail | Very Low | 44th | 2.7 of 5 | 4.9 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.43 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | 4.5 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 3.7 |
Perils not assessed in Cherokee County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Cherokee County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.