1,380 first-hand accounts of flood events in Alabama, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Supercells erupted during the late afternoon and early evening hours in northern Mississippi and spread east across north Alabama during the rest of the evening into the overnight hours.
Read the full account →Supercells erupted during the late afternoon and early evening hours in northern Mississippi and spread east across north Alabama during the rest of the evening into the overnight hours.
Read the full account →A band of thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours in northwest into central Alabama, which lifted slowly northeast during the early evening hours. Very heavy downpours resulted in flash flooding in parts of northwest Alabama, including the Florence area.
Read the full account →A band of thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours in northwest into central Alabama, which lifted slowly northeast during the early evening hours. Very heavy downpours resulted in flash flooding in parts of northwest Alabama, including the Florence area.
Read the full account →A band of thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours in northwest into central Alabama, which lifted slowly northeast during the early evening hours. Very heavy downpours resulted in flash flooding in parts of northwest Alabama, including the Florence area.
Read the full account →The middle part of June was unusually stormy across the area. Numerous rounds of strong to severe storms impacted the region with multiple squall lines that produced severe winds as well as supercells that produced large hail and tornadoes.
Read the full account →The middle part of June was unusually stormy across the area. Numerous rounds of strong to severe storms impacted the region with multiple squall lines that produced severe winds as well as supercells that produced large hail and tornadoes.
Read the full account →A cold front interacted with the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee to produce a sustained period of rainfall, beginning in some places during the evening of the 4th and not ending until midday or during the afternoon of the 6th.
Read the full account →A quasi-linear convective system progressed east through north Alabama and southern middle Tennessee from the late morning through the middle afternoon hours. A supercell within the line produced an EF-1 tornado in Franklin County northwest of Russellville.
Read the full account →A quasi-linear convective system progressed east through north Alabama and southern middle Tennessee from the late morning through the middle afternoon hours. A supercell within the line produced an EF-1 tornado in Franklin County northwest of Russellville.
Read the full account →Supercells erupted during the late afternoon and early evening hours in northern Mississippi and spread east across north Alabama during the rest of the evening into the overnight hours.
Read the full account →Supercells erupted during the late afternoon and early evening hours in northern Mississippi and spread east across north Alabama during the rest of the evening into the overnight hours.
Read the full account →A band of thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours in northwest into central Alabama, which lifted slowly northeast during the early evening hours. Very heavy downpours resulted in flash flooding in parts of northwest Alabama, including the Florence area.
Read the full account →South central Alabama received four to eight inches of rain in a short period of time. The heavy rainfall caused significant flooding in Autauga, Elmore, and Montgomery Counties. One of the hardest hit areas was Prattville.
Read the full account →South central Alabama received four to eight inches of rain in a short period of time. The heavy rainfall caused significant flooding in Autauga, Elmore, and Montgomery Counties. One of the hardest hit areas was Prattville.
Read the full account →Very heavy rain fell across central Alabama during the early morning hours. The heaviest rain was measured generally from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham to Wedowee.
Read the full account →Very heavy rain fell across central Alabama during the early morning hours. The heaviest rain was measured generally from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham to Wedowee.
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 →Tropical Storm Bill made landfall along the Louisiana Coast during the afternoon of June 30. The storm entered Terrebonne Parrish near Terrebonne Bay, west of Houma, and continued on a northeast path.
Read the full account →Hundreds of trees and power lines were blown down across the county due to the tropical system Ivan. Twenty to thirty homes suffered varying degrees of damage, mainly roof damage. Power was not completely restored for at least 4 days.
Read the full account →An intense thunderstorm developed over the central and southern portions of Huntsville dumping excessive rainfall in a very short period of time. Rainfall amounts over 3 inches were reported via a fairly dense network of automated and manual rain gages in this area.
Read the full account →A slow moving storm system caused a prolonged period of rainfall across a large part of Central Alabama. Showers and thunderstorms with moderate to heavy rain repeatedly developed and moved over the same areas, causing flash flooding, which transitioned into areal (and later,…
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Arlene dumped heavy rain across Central Alabama generally from June 10th through June 12th. The runoff affected the river stages through June 17th.
Read the full account →Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Gulf Coast early Monday morning August 29, 2005 as a large category four hurricane. Sustained winds were around 145 mph in southeast Louisiana. Katrina continued northward affecting areas from New Orleans to Mobile.
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