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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 249 events. The data includes river floods, flash floods, coastal flooding, and hurricane-related flooding.

RankCountyTotal EventsRiver FloodsFlash Floods
1Madison County24944203
2Mobile County2317173
3Lauderdale County21649162
4Baldwin County1708125
5Jefferson County16515143
6Morgan County15036111
7Colbert County14520121
8Cullman County961380
9Limestone County922267
10Houston County901366
11Marshall County902265
12DeKalb County892462
13Jackson County852953
14Shelby County82669
15Tuscaloosa County721157
16Geneva County691344
17Lawrence County691651
18Lamar County66657
19Coffee County57738
20Clarke County56345
21Montgomery County56841
22Elmore County55443
23Choctaw County54046
24Escambia County53343
25Blount County51739
26Dale County50731
27Talladega County47832
28Calhoun County42332
29Cherokee County41924
30Etowah County41926
31Franklin County40433
32Walker County40333
33St. Clair County38429
34Monroe County36324
35Autauga County35425
36Marion County34229
37Lee County33225
38Randolph County33521
39Washington County31024
40Henry County31317
41Russell County30221
42Sumter County30718
43Chambers County29320
44Clay County28219
45Tallapoosa County25316
46Covington County25119
47Crenshaw County24217
48Hale County23612
49Lowndes County23216
50Pickens County23614
51Bibb County22314
52Butler County21115
53Chilton County21015
54Conecuh County21014
55Dallas County21115
56Pike County21014
57Winston County21018
58Macon County20213
59Wilcox County19012
60Cleburne County18011
61Marengo County1867
62Fayette County18015
63Greene County1749
64Bullock County16010
65Barbour County1509
66Perry County1519
67Coosa County904

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

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