Soil organic carbon and soil moisture drive anaerobic microbial functions by fueling oxygen demand and constraining oxygen availability respectively. By impacting metabolic rates and water accumulation, temperature and precipitation affect microbial carbon turnover, decomposition, and soil moisture, ultimately influencing anoxic microsite development. Though dominant microbial processes and gases exchanged depend on soil aeration, it remains unknown whether altered litter inputs and microtopography resulting from hurricane disturbance affect the extent to which soil moisture impacts soil redox potential. We hypothesized that both Quercus rubra (red oak) and Acer rubrum (red maple) tree throw depressions would retain more moisture than flat transects, prompting lower redox potential. Further, we hypothesized that Q. rubra depressions would yield higher ferrous iron concentrations and lower redox potential than A. rubrum depressions resulting from higher water accumulation associated with greater pit depths. To assess microtopographic influences on soil moisture, volumetric moisture content (VMC) was measured at Q. rubra pits, A. rubrum pits, and flat transects within the hurricane experimental plot. Gravimetric moisture content (GMC) was also calculated via the drying of the top 15 cm of soil at each site. To evaluate microtopographic redox dynamics, redox potential was measured at each site and hydrochloric acid (HCl) extractions were performed on subsamples of field-moist topsoil to assess reduced iron concentrations relative to total iron content. To assess the metabolic substrates available for microbes to mineralize, we recorded soil organic matter (SOM) depth and leaf litter depth, and quantified SOM via loss on ignition. Contrary to our hypotheses, Q. rubra depressions were found to be more aerated, with A. rubrum depressions exhibiting both lower soil moisture and redox potential. Additionally, SOM was highest at Q. rubra depressions, and redox potential was found to increase with soil moisture, indicating that organic matter and litter quality, as opposed to soil moisture, may be the dominant drivers of redox potential. Enhancing our predictions of anoxic microsite development across microtopography will aid in our understanding of greenhouse gas fluxes and carbon storage via soil organic carbon (SOC), crucial steps in facilitating climate adaptation and predicting ecosystem resilience.