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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.

Flash Flood

Lauderdale, AL · Mar 23, 2020

Showers and thunderstorms repeated dropped heavy rainfall across far northwest Alabama and adjacent sections of southwest Tennessee. Rainfall amounts of 1.5-3 inches fell in these areas during the early morning hours of the 23rd.

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Flash Flood

Lauderdale, AL · Mar 23, 2020

Showers and thunderstorms repeated dropped heavy rainfall across far northwest Alabama and adjacent sections of southwest Tennessee. Rainfall amounts of 1.5-3 inches fell in these areas during the early morning hours of the 23rd.

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Flash Flood

Lauderdale, AL · Mar 23, 2020

Showers and thunderstorms repeated dropped heavy rainfall across far northwest Alabama and adjacent sections of southwest Tennessee. Rainfall amounts of 1.5-3 inches fell in these areas during the early morning hours of the 23rd.

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Flash Flood

Lauderdale, AL · Mar 23, 2020

Showers and thunderstorms repeated dropped heavy rainfall across far northwest Alabama and adjacent sections of southwest Tennessee. Rainfall amounts of 1.5-3 inches fell in these areas during the early morning hours of the 23rd.

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Flash Flood

Lauderdale, AL · Mar 23, 2020

Showers and thunderstorms repeated dropped heavy rainfall across far northwest Alabama and adjacent sections of southwest Tennessee. Rainfall amounts of 1.5-3 inches fell in these areas during the early morning hours of the 23rd.

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Flash Flood

Lauderdale, AL · Mar 23, 2020

Showers and thunderstorms repeated dropped heavy rainfall across far northwest Alabama and adjacent sections of southwest Tennessee. Rainfall amounts of 1.5-3 inches fell in these areas during the early morning hours of the 23rd.

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Flash Flood

Lauderdale, AL · Mar 23, 2020

Showers and thunderstorms repeated dropped heavy rainfall across far northwest Alabama and adjacent sections of southwest Tennessee. Rainfall amounts of 1.5-3 inches fell in these areas during the early morning hours of the 23rd.

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Flash Flood

Lauderdale, AL · Mar 23, 2020

Showers and thunderstorms repeated dropped heavy rainfall across far northwest Alabama and adjacent sections of southwest Tennessee. Rainfall amounts of 1.5-3 inches fell in these areas during the early morning hours of the 23rd.

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Flash Flood

Colbert, AL · Mar 23, 2020

Showers and thunderstorms repeated dropped heavy rainfall across far northwest Alabama and adjacent sections of southwest Tennessee. Rainfall amounts of 1.5-3 inches fell in these areas during the early morning hours of the 23rd.

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Flood

Morgan, AL · Oct 28, 2020

A band of heavy showers and embedded thunderstorms lifted northward through north Alabama during the morning into early afternoon hours. Intense rainfall rates resulted in brief flooding of some roads in Madison and Decatur.

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Flood

Jackson, AL · Feb 23, 2022

A line of strong to severe storms marched across Northern Alabama and Southern Middle Tennessee during the late afternoon hours and into the evening hours of the 22nd. As the evening progressed, the line of storms slowed down and caused more of a flooding threat.

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Flood

Jackson, AL · Feb 23, 2022

A line of strong to severe storms marched across Northern Alabama and Southern Middle Tennessee during the late afternoon hours and into the evening hours of the 22nd. As the evening progressed, the line of storms slowed down and caused more of a flooding threat.

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Flood

Jackson, AL · Feb 23, 2022

A line of strong to severe storms marched across Northern Alabama and Southern Middle Tennessee during the late afternoon hours and into the evening hours of the 22nd. As the evening progressed, the line of storms slowed down and caused more of a flooding threat.

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Flood

Jackson, AL · Feb 23, 2022

A line of strong to severe storms marched across Northern Alabama and Southern Middle Tennessee during the late afternoon hours and into the evening hours of the 22nd. As the evening progressed, the line of storms slowed down and caused more of a flooding threat.

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Flood

Jackson, AL · Feb 23, 2022

A line of strong to severe storms marched across Northern Alabama and Southern Middle Tennessee during the late afternoon hours and into the evening hours of the 22nd. As the evening progressed, the line of storms slowed down and caused more of a flooding threat.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Clay, AL · Sep 16, 2004

Hundreds of trees were knocked down countywide due to Ivan. Twenty to thirty homes sustained varying degrees of wind damage. Maximum wind gust were estimated between 55 and 65 miles an hour.

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Flash Flood

Chambers, AL · Sep 16, 2004

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county. Maximum wind gusts were estimated around 60 miles an hour within one of Ivan's outer rainbands. At least 8000 customers were without power during the storm. J.P.

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Flash Flood

Madison, AL · Jul 12, 2022

A cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms dropped south from middle Tennessee into north Alabama. Strong winds associated knocked down a few trees. Power outages (up to 20,000 people affected) were reported over a large part of central and northwest Madison County.

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Flash Flood

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

Shelby, AL · Jan 4, 2023

A long-duration severe weather event occurred from the late morning hours of Tuesday, January 3rd to the early morning hours of Wednesday, January 4th.

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Flash Flood

St. Clair, AL · Jan 4, 2023

A long-duration severe weather event occurred from the late morning hours of Tuesday, January 3rd to the early morning hours of Wednesday, January 4th.

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Flash Flood

Morgan, AL · Feb 19, 2019

Extensive flooding encompassed much of the Tennessee Valley from mid-late February, specifically from February 20th through the 24th. Monthly rainfall totals across the area easily surpassed a foot of rainfall for the month, with many locations racking up totals approaching 15…

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Flash Flood

Colbert, AL · Feb 23, 2019

Extensive flooding encompassed much of the Tennessee Valley from mid-late February, specifically from February 20th through the 24th. Monthly rainfall totals across the area easily surpassed a foot of rainfall for the month, with many locations racking up totals approaching 15…

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Flash Flood

Morgan, AL · Feb 23, 2019

Extensive flooding encompassed much of the Tennessee Valley from mid-late February, specifically from February 20th through the 24th. Monthly rainfall totals across the area easily surpassed a foot of rainfall for the month, with many locations racking up totals approaching 15…

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