1,380 first-hand accounts of flood events in Alabama, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Hurricane Dennis's local effects were widespread across central Alabama. Storm total rain amounts were generally 3 to 6 inches west of Interstate 65 with isolated higher amounts.
Read the full account →Hurricane Dennis's local effects were widespread across central Alabama. Storm total rain amounts were generally 3 to 6 inches west of Interstate 65 with isolated higher amounts.
Read the full account →A deepening storm system, and the associated cold front that swept across Alabama, brought widespread showers and thunderstorms to the state. Several storms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding, along with damaging winds.
Read the full account →A very dynamic and deepening low pressure system moved through the Ohio Valley states on November 29-30 with a trailing cold. The air mass across Central Alabama was initially stable during the day on November 29th with surface dewpoints in the 40s and 50s.
Read the full account →A very dynamic and deepening low pressure system moved through the Ohio Valley states on November 29-30 with a trailing cold. The air mass across Central Alabama was initially stable during the day on November 29th with surface dewpoints in the 40s and 50s.
Read the full account →A very dynamic and deepening low pressure system moved through the Ohio Valley states on November 29-30 with a trailing cold. The air mass across Central Alabama was initially stable during the day on November 29th with surface dewpoints in the 40s and 50s.
Read the full account →An area of low pressure developed along a stalled frontal boundary across northeastern Alabama. Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms developed along and behind the front as the low moved northeast.
Read the full account →Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane along the Florida Big Bend/Panhandle late on September 26. As the center of circulation passed northward through Georgia overnight and the next morning, tropical depression-like effects were felt across far eastern Central…
Read the full account →Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane along the Florida Big Bend/Panhandle late on September 26. As the center of circulation passed northward through Georgia overnight and the next morning, tropical depression-like effects were felt across far eastern Central…
Read the full account →Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane along the Florida Big Bend/Panhandle late on September 26. As the center of circulation passed northward through Georgia overnight and the next morning, tropical depression-like effects were felt across far eastern Central…
Read the full account →Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane along the Florida Big Bend/Panhandle late on September 26. As the center of circulation passed northward through Georgia overnight and the next morning, tropical depression-like effects were felt across far eastern Central…
Read the full account →Thousands of trees and power lines were blown down across the entire county. At least 45,000 customers were without power during the height of the storm. Some locations did not have power restored for a week and a half.
Read the full account →Hurricane Dennis's local effects were widespread across central Alabama. Storm total rain amounts were generally 3 to 6 inches west of Interstate 65 with isolated higher amounts.
Read the full account →April began on an active note hydrologically across north central Alabama. Heavy rainfall occurredacross much of north central Alabama through the 2nd of April, with rainfall totals of 2 to 5 inchescommon, especially in areas to the south of a Tuscaloosa to Birmingham to…
Read the full account →About two inches of rain fell in Tuscaloosa in less than an hour causing serious flash flooding in the city. The water was reported to be four feet deep in some areas. About 50 cars were damaged in a used car dealership due to rising water.
Read the full account →Strong to severe thunderstorms, including miniature supercells, developed during the late afternoon and early evening hours before weakening and pushing east into Georgia after midnight.
Read the full account →An upper level trough of low pressure combined with a moist and unstable airmass triggered scattered to numerous thunderstorms during the afternoon hours. A few of the thunderstorms produced intense downpours, resulting in rain amounts of 2-3 inches in less than an hour.
Read the full account →An upper level trough of low pressure combined with a moist and unstable airmass triggered scattered to numerous thunderstorms during the afternoon hours. A few of the thunderstorms produced intense downpours, resulting in rain amounts of 2-3 inches in less than an hour.
Read the full account →A slow moving cold front caused two rounds of severe thunderstorms across Central Alabama, the first round in the morning hours of April 20, and the second round lasting from the evening of April 20 to the early morning of April 21.
Read the full account →Rainfall amounts of 2.5-4 fell over the course of a few hours on the evening of February 16th. Widespread flooding occurred across portions of Cullman, Marshall, and into portions of Jackson and Dekalb Counties.
Read the full account →Rainfall amounts of 2.5-4 fell over the course of a few hours on the evening of February 16th. Widespread flooding occurred across portions of Cullman, Marshall, and into portions of Jackson and Dekalb Counties.
Read the full account →Rainfall amounts of 2.5-4 fell over the course of a few hours on the evening of February 16th. Widespread flooding occurred across portions of Cullman, Marshall, and into portions of Jackson and Dekalb Counties.
Read the full account →Rainfall amounts of 2.5-4 fell over the course of a few hours on the evening of February 16th. Widespread flooding occurred across portions of Cullman, Marshall, and into portions of Jackson and Dekalb Counties.
Read the full account →Rainfall amounts of 2.5-4 fell over the course of a few hours on the evening of February 16th. Widespread flooding occurred across portions of Cullman, Marshall, and into portions of Jackson and Dekalb Counties.
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