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Most Flood-Prone Counties in Alabama

Based on NOAA Storm Events Database records from 1996 to 2025, these are the Alabama counties with the most recorded flood events. Madison County tops the list with 245 events. The data includes river floods, flash floods, coastal flooding, and hurricane-related flooding.

RankCountyTotal EventsRiver FloodsFlash Floods
1Madison County24542203
2Lauderdale County21048162
3Mobile County1857173
4Jefferson County1518143
5Morgan County14736111
6Colbert County14019121
7Baldwin County1348125
8Cullman County911180
9Limestone County872067
10Marshall County862165
11DeKalb County842262
12Jackson County822953
13Houston County771166
14Shelby County74569
15Tuscaloosa County64757
16Lawrence County641351
17Lamar County63657
18Geneva County561244
19Clarke County48345
20Blount County46739
21Choctaw County46046
22Escambia County46343
23Coffee County45738
24Elmore County45243
25Montgomery County44341
26Talladega County38632
27Franklin County37433
28Dale County37631
29Walker County36333
30Calhoun County35332
31Etowah County33726
32Cherokee County31724
33Marion County31229
34St. Clair County31229
35Autauga County28325
36Monroe County27324
37Lee County26125
38Washington County24024
39Randolph County23221
40Russell County22121
41Clay County21219
42Chambers County20020
43Covington County20119
44Crenshaw County19217
45Sumter County18018
46Tallapoosa County18216
47Henry County18117
48Winston County18018
49Lowndes County17116
50Butler County16115
51Pickens County16214
52Bibb County15114
53Chilton County15015
54Dallas County15015
55Fayette County15015
56Conecuh County14014
57Macon County14113
58Pike County14014
59Hale County12012
60Wilcox County12012
61Cleburne County11011
62Bullock County10010
63Barbour County909
64Greene County909
65Perry County909
66Marengo County707
67Coosa County404

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025).

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