1,380 first-hand accounts of flood events in Alabama, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A multi-day severe weather event produced all modes of severe weather across Central Alabama. An upper low parked over the Midwest States and an upper ridge over the Florida Peninsula produced a deep layer of moisture and shear over Alabama.
Read the full account →A multi-day severe weather event produced all modes of severe weather across Central Alabama. An upper low parked over the Midwest States and an upper ridge over the Florida Peninsula produced a deep layer of moisture and shear over Alabama.
Read the full account →A multi-day severe weather event produced all modes of severe weather across Central Alabama. An upper low parked over the Midwest States and an upper ridge over the Florida Peninsula produced a deep layer of moisture and shear over Alabama.
Read the full account →A multi-day severe weather event produced all modes of severe weather across Central Alabama. An upper low parked over the Midwest States and an upper ridge over the Florida Peninsula produced a deep layer of moisture and shear over Alabama.
Read the full account →A multi-day severe weather event produced all modes of severe weather across Central Alabama. An upper low parked over the Midwest States and an upper ridge over the Florida Peninsula produced a deep layer of moisture and shear over Alabama.
Read the full account →A multi-day severe weather event produced all modes of severe weather across Central Alabama. An upper low parked over the Midwest States and an upper ridge over the Florida Peninsula produced a deep layer of moisture and shear over Alabama.
Read the full account →Up to seven inches of rain fell causing several roads to wash out including CR 95 between SR 253 and SR 44. In Winfield, the city park was under up to 6 feet of water, destroying an ice machine, a pitching machine and a concession stand.
Read the full account →Heavy rains fell across the south parts of Mobile and Baldwin counties and caused temporary flooding of streets and secondary roads. Some of the roads had to be closed for more than an hour due to the heavy rains. The roads that were flooded were generally south of I-10.
Read the full account →Hurricane Francine impacted much of the south central gulf coast states, making landfall in Louisiana. Tropical storm force winds and gusts extended eastward into Mississippi and Alabama, resulting in some minor damage across the area.
Read the full account →Hurricane Francine impacted much of the south central gulf coast states, making landfall in Louisiana. Tropical storm force winds and gusts extended eastward into Mississippi and Alabama, resulting in some minor damage across the area.
Read the full account →Hurricane Francine impacted much of the south central gulf coast states, making landfall in Louisiana. Tropical storm force winds and gusts extended eastward into Mississippi and Alabama, resulting in some minor damage across the area.
Read the full account →Hurricane Francine impacted much of the south central gulf coast states, making landfall in Louisiana. Tropical storm force winds and gusts extended eastward into Mississippi and Alabama, resulting in some minor damage across the area.
Read the full account →Hurricane Francine impacted much of the south central gulf coast states, making landfall in Louisiana. Tropical storm force winds and gusts extended eastward into Mississippi and Alabama, resulting in some minor damage across the area.
Read the full account →Hurricane Francine impacted much of the south central gulf coast states, making landfall in Louisiana. Tropical storm force winds and gusts extended eastward into Mississippi and Alabama, resulting in some minor damage across the area.
Read the full account →Hurricane Francine impacted much of the south central gulf coast states, making landfall in Louisiana. Tropical storm force winds and gusts extended eastward into Mississippi and Alabama, resulting in some minor damage across the area.
Read the full account →Hurricane Francine impacted much of the south central gulf coast states, making landfall in Louisiana. Tropical storm force winds and gusts extended eastward into Mississippi and Alabama, resulting in some minor damage across the area.
Read the full account →Hurricane Francine impacted much of the south central gulf coast states, making landfall in Louisiana. Tropical storm force winds and gusts extended eastward into Mississippi and Alabama, resulting in some minor damage across the area.
Read the full account →Hurricane Francine impacted much of the south central gulf coast states, making landfall in Louisiana. Tropical storm force winds and gusts extended eastward into Mississippi and Alabama, resulting in some minor damage across the area.
Read the full account →A highly sheared and dynamic storm system produced numerous strong and severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours on February 17th. Several supercells developed along a pre-frontal trough, which produced a few tornadoes.
Read the full account →A highly sheared and dynamic storm system produced numerous strong and severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours on February 17th. Several supercells developed along a pre-frontal trough, which produced a few tornadoes.
Read the full account →A highly sheared and dynamic storm system produced numerous strong and severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours on February 17th. Several supercells developed along a pre-frontal trough, which produced a few tornadoes.
Read the full account →A highly sheared and dynamic storm system produced numerous strong and severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours on February 17th. Several supercells developed along a pre-frontal trough, which produced a few tornadoes.
Read the full account →Heavy rain created flash flooding along Five Mile Creek in the Tarrant area of Jefferson County. Highway 79 was partially closed due to water on the southbound lanes and a number of other roads were closed by high water.
Read the full account →Hundreds of trees and power lines were blown down areawide. At least 10 homes were totally destroyed and another 50 homes were damaged. Power was not restored in all areas for at least a week and a half. Maximum wind gusts were estimated around 65 miles an hour.
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