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Alabama Flood Stories

1,380 first-hand accounts of flood events in Alabama, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Tropical Storm

Washington, AL · Oct 28, 2020

Hurricane Zeta made landfall in southeast Louisiana during the late afternoon hours of Wednesday, October 28th as a strong category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph.

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Tropical Storm

Choctaw, AL · Oct 28, 2020

Hurricane Zeta made landfall in southeast Louisiana during the late afternoon hours of Wednesday, October 28th as a strong category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph.

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Tropical Storm

Clarke, AL · Oct 28, 2020

Hurricane Zeta made landfall in southeast Louisiana during the late afternoon hours of Wednesday, October 28th as a strong category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph.

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Tropical Storm

Wilcox, AL · Oct 28, 2020

Hurricane Zeta made landfall in southeast Louisiana during the late afternoon hours of Wednesday, October 28th as a strong category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph.

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Tropical Storm

Monroe, AL · Oct 28, 2020

Hurricane Zeta made landfall in southeast Louisiana during the late afternoon hours of Wednesday, October 28th as a strong category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Lamar, AL · Apr 20, 2011

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.

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Flash Flood

MacOn, AL · Sep 16, 2004

Hundreds of trees and power lines were blown down across the county. At least 300 homes suffered varying degrees of wind damage. Power was restored to most locations within two days. Debris removal took up to two weeks.

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Flash Flood

Talladega, AL · Sep 16, 2004

Hundreds of trees and power lines were blown down across the county. The most significant damage occurred throughout southern areas of the county. At least 12,000 customers were without power at the height of the storm. It took at least three days to restore all the power.

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Flash Flood

Randolph, AL · Jul 10, 2005

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.

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Flash Flood

Lowndes, AL · Jul 10, 2005

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.

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Flash Flood

Tallapoosa, AL · Jul 10, 2005

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.

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Flash Flood$28K damage

Perry, AL · Apr 1, 2005

Doppler radar estimated several inches of rain in a short period of time across the county. The rain fellon already saturated ground. Several roads were temporarily impassable due to high water. Many local creeksand streams were out of their banks.

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Flash Flood$12K damage

Bibb, AL · Sep 21, 1998

The remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine dumped 6+ inches of rain on southern Tuscaloosa County especially the southeastern corner, northern Bibb County, and southwest Shelby County. Several roads were closed and some cars were swamped.

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Flash Flood$12K damage

Shelby, AL · Sep 21, 1998

The remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine dumped 6+ inches of rain on southern Tuscaloosa County especially the southeastern corner, northern Bibb County, and southwest Shelby County. Several roads were closed and some cars were swamped.

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Flash Flood

Franklin, AL · Feb 10, 2020

Another heavy rainfall event unfolded across the area from the 10th through the 11th, with the vast majority of the Hydrologic Service Area receiving anywhere from 2-4 inches of rainfall. Isolated reports of 5-6 inches of rainfall occurred in a few spots across the area.

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Flash Flood

Lawrence, AL · Feb 10, 2020

Another heavy rainfall event unfolded across the area from the 10th through the 11th, with the vast majority of the Hydrologic Service Area receiving anywhere from 2-4 inches of rainfall. Isolated reports of 5-6 inches of rainfall occurred in a few spots across the area.

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Flash Flood

Limestone, AL · Feb 10, 2020

Another heavy rainfall event unfolded across the area from the 10th through the 11th, with the vast majority of the Hydrologic Service Area receiving anywhere from 2-4 inches of rainfall. Isolated reports of 5-6 inches of rainfall occurred in a few spots across the area.

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Flash Flood

Franklin, AL · Feb 11, 2020

Another heavy rainfall event unfolded across the area from the 10th through the 11th, with the vast majority of the Hydrologic Service Area receiving anywhere from 2-4 inches of rainfall. Isolated reports of 5-6 inches of rainfall occurred in a few spots across the area.

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Flash Flood

Madison, AL · Jan 1, 2022

An unusual severe weather event for this time of year, supercell thunderstorms developed during the afternoon into the early evening hours along and ahead of a cold front. These thunderstorms produced four tornadoes in north Alabama.

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Flash Flood

Madison, AL · Jan 1, 2022

An unusual severe weather event for this time of year, supercell thunderstorms developed during the afternoon into the early evening hours along and ahead of a cold front. These thunderstorms produced four tornadoes in north Alabama.

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Flash Flood

Limestone, AL · Jan 1, 2022

An unusual severe weather event for this time of year, supercell thunderstorms developed during the afternoon into the early evening hours along and ahead of a cold front. These thunderstorms produced four tornadoes in north Alabama.

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Flood

Jackson, AL · Feb 10, 2020

Another heavy rainfall event unfolded across the area from the 10th through the 11th, with the vast majority of the Hydrologic Service Area receiving anywhere from 2-4 inches of rainfall. Isolated reports of 5-6 inches of rainfall occurred in a few spots across the area.

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Flood

Jackson, AL · Feb 10, 2020

Another heavy rainfall event unfolded across the area from the 10th through the 11th, with the vast majority of the Hydrologic Service Area receiving anywhere from 2-4 inches of rainfall. Isolated reports of 5-6 inches of rainfall occurred in a few spots across the area.

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Flood

Dekalb, AL · Feb 10, 2020

Another heavy rainfall event unfolded across the area from the 10th through the 11th, with the vast majority of the Hydrologic Service Area receiving anywhere from 2-4 inches of rainfall. Isolated reports of 5-6 inches of rainfall occurred in a few spots across the area.

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