1,380 first-hand accounts of flood events in Alabama, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Several supercell thunderstorms developed ahead of a QLCS in advance of a cold front. One supercell produced three weak tornadoes, with another QLCS producing a weak tornado.
Read the full account →Hurricane Sally made landfall in Gulf Shores, AL at 5am on Wednesday, September 16th as a strong Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph.
Read the full account →An anomalous upper level pattern developed across the country with a large upper level trough remaining nearly stationary west of the area for several days. Continuous southwest flow brought unseasonably warm temperatures and high moisture content across the area.
Read the full account →A slow moving frontal system caused several large areas of showers and thunderstorms to move across Central Alabama, during the period from January 5 to January 7. Some of the thunderstorms became severe, producing sporadic wind damage.
Read the full account →An upper level trough just west of the Mississippi River on October 3rd become stationary and evolved into a closed upper low by October 5th. The closed upper low remained nearly stationary for 48 hours and before finally lifting northward on October 7th.
Read the full account →The first of two lines of thunderstorms arrived in northwest Alabama during the early afternoon hours producing a couple reports of wind damage.
Read the full account →Slow-moving thunderstorms occurred during the afternoon of August 1. One storm dumped 2-3 of rain over a localized area of Vestavia Hills and northern Hoover in less than an hour, resulting in numerous street flooding issues along Highway 31 and nearby roadways.
Read the full account →An upper-level low pressure center moved eastward across Central Alabama on Wednesday, March 16th, bringing showers and thunderstorms to portions of the area.
Read the full account →A slow moving area of thunderstorms brought considerable flash flooding to several counties in central and southeast Alabama. A relatively narrow but rather long swath of rainfall of 3 to more than 7 inches stretched from northeastern Autauga County, across the city of…
Read the full account →A Jeep with 3 teenagers ventured across the spillway/bridge in Bucks Pocket State Park on February 22nd and was swept away by raging floodwaters following record rainfall across the area.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms stretched west to east across south central Alabama. Several heavy rain producing storms traversed the same locations from just before sunrise into the early afternoon hours.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system move over Alabama from the Gulf of Mexico, bringing heavy rain to the state. Rivers, creeks and ditches were all out of their banks. Numerous streets were closed due to water over the road.
Read the full account →On the morning of June 27th, strong to severe thunderstorms formed along multiple pre-frontal boundaries ahead of a slow moving cold front over northern Tennessee.
Read the full account →A band of very heavy rainfall developed well north of the track of Tropical Depression Claudette that moved across central Alabama. This rain band occurred during the late afternoon through the evening of the 19th into the very early morning hours of the 20th.
Read the full account →Heavy rainfall and strong winds impacted much of Central Alabama June 19-20 as the Tropical Depression Claudette moved across the area. Significant flooding occurred along the I-20 corridor where storm total amounts were in the 3-6 inch range, with isolated amounts near 8…
Read the full account →A tropical air mass covered Alabama on September 18-19 with precipitable water values over 2 inches. An nearly stationary upper low near the Texas and Louisiana state line provided lift and instability for showers and thunderstorms across the Central Gulf States.
Read the full account →A strong influx of moisture, along with a potent upper level jet stream and incoming cold front brought multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms, some heavy from the early morning of the 5th through the early morning of the 6th.
Read the full account →Hurricane Sally made landfall in Gulf Shores, AL at 5am on Wednesday, September 16th as a strong Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms erupted across the Tennessee Valley on October 6th, repeatedly moving across Marshall County, which caused widespread flash flooding.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms erupted across the Tennessee Valley on October 6th, repeatedly moving across Marshall County, which caused widespread flash flooding.
Read the full account →Showers and thunderstorms repeatedly moved across Northern Madison and into Western Jackson Counties during the mid-morning hours, lingering into the afternoon hours on the 19th.
Read the full account →A surge of moisture and unstable air aloft (steep mid level lapse rates) created a favorable environment for strong to severe thunderstorms producing large hail as a weak cold front dropped southeast into the Tennessee Valley.
Read the full account →Numerous systems affecting the Tennessee valley earlier in the month set the stage widespread flash flooding and areal flooding across much of the region during the final week of 2015.
Read the full account →Heavy rain was responsible for flooding a number of small streams and creeks across Chilton County. A woman was killed on County Highway 46 when her car was swept into a creek. Time of the event is approximate.
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