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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

Geneva, AL · May 28, 2018

Subtropical Storm Alberto affected portions of the Florida panhandle and southeast Alabama on May 28th. County by county impacts are as follows. ||In Walton county, construction barrels were blown onto Highway 98 in Miramar Beach.

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Tropical Storm

Henry, AL · May 28, 2018

Subtropical Storm Alberto affected portions of the Florida panhandle and southeast Alabama on May 28th. County by county impacts are as follows. ||In Walton county, construction barrels were blown onto Highway 98 in Miramar Beach.

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Tropical Storm

Houston, AL · May 28, 2018

Subtropical Storm Alberto affected portions of the Florida panhandle and southeast Alabama on May 28th. County by county impacts are as follows. ||In Walton county, construction barrels were blown onto Highway 98 in Miramar Beach.

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Tropical Storm

Mobile Coastal, AL · Sep 4, 2018

Tropical Storm Gordon made landfall just west of the Alabama-Mississippi at 1015 PM CDT on September 4, 2018 with estimated maximum sustained winds of 70 mph.

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Tropical Storm

Baldwin Coastal, AL · Sep 4, 2018

Tropical Storm Gordon made landfall just west of the Alabama-Mississippi at 1015 PM CDT on September 4, 2018 with estimated maximum sustained winds of 70 mph.

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Tropical Storm

Mobile Central, AL · Sep 4, 2018

Tropical Storm Gordon made landfall just west of the Alabama-Mississippi at 1015 PM CDT on September 4, 2018 with estimated maximum sustained winds of 70 mph.

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Tropical Storm

Baldwin Central, AL · Sep 4, 2018

Tropical Storm Gordon made landfall just west of the Alabama-Mississippi at 1015 PM CDT on September 4, 2018 with estimated maximum sustained winds of 70 mph.

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Tropical Storm

Mobile Inland, AL · Sep 4, 2018

Tropical Storm Gordon made landfall just west of the Alabama-Mississippi at 1015 PM CDT on September 4, 2018 with estimated maximum sustained winds of 70 mph.

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Tropical Storm

Baldwin Central, AL · Oct 10, 2018

Major Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach, FL around 1 PM CDT on October 10, 2018 with estimated maximum winds on 155 mph. Michael then tracked northeast in southern Georgia by that evening.||Michael produced minimal tropical storm force winds in coastal Okaloosa…

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Tropical Storm

Baldwin Coastal, AL · Oct 10, 2018

Major Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach, FL around 1 PM CDT on October 10, 2018 with estimated maximum winds on 155 mph. Michael then tracked northeast in southern Georgia by that evening.||Michael produced minimal tropical storm force winds in coastal Okaloosa…

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Tropical Storm

Covington, AL · Oct 10, 2018

Major Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach, FL around 1 PM CDT on October 10, 2018 with estimated maximum winds on 155 mph. Michael then tracked northeast in southern Georgia by that evening.||Michael produced minimal tropical storm force winds in coastal Okaloosa…

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Tropical Storm

Coffee, AL · Oct 10, 2018

Hurricane Michael started as typical weak October Caribbean tropical system. However, after approximately a week of slow development, the system moved into warm Gulf of Mexico waters and rapidly intensified into a major hurricane as it moved north towards the Florida Panhandle.

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Tropical Storm

Dale, AL · Oct 10, 2018

Hurricane Michael started as typical weak October Caribbean tropical system. However, after approximately a week of slow development, the system moved into warm Gulf of Mexico waters and rapidly intensified into a major hurricane as it moved north towards the Florida Panhandle.

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Flash Flood

Lauderdale, AL · Aug 8, 2022

Heavy rainfall repeatedly moved across portions of Northwestern Alabama, producing nuisance flooding, as well as a few instances of flash flooding (water flooding a basement) just West of Underwood-Petersville.

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Flash Flood

Calhoun, AL · Feb 10, 2020

Anomalously high PWAT's with values above 1.5 inches and deep southwest flow combined to produce favorable conditions for heavy rainfall across north Alabama. The likelihood of training cells prompted WPC to issue a high risk for excessive rainfall for February 10th.

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Flash Flood

Sumter, AL · Feb 10, 2020

Anomalously high PWAT's with values above 1.5 inches and deep southwest flow combined to produce favorable conditions for heavy rainfall across north Alabama. The likelihood of training cells prompted WPC to issue a high risk for excessive rainfall for February 10th.

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Flash Flood

Marion, AL · Feb 10, 2020

Anomalously high PWAT's with values above 1.5 inches and deep southwest flow combined to produce favorable conditions for heavy rainfall across north Alabama. The likelihood of training cells prompted WPC to issue a high risk for excessive rainfall for February 10th.

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Flash Flood

Shelby, AL · Feb 10, 2020

Anomalously high PWAT's with values above 1.5 inches and deep southwest flow combined to produce favorable conditions for heavy rainfall across north Alabama. The likelihood of training cells prompted WPC to issue a high risk for excessive rainfall for February 10th.

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Flash Flood

Tuscaloosa, AL · Feb 10, 2020

Anomalously high PWAT's with values above 1.5 inches and deep southwest flow combined to produce favorable conditions for heavy rainfall across north Alabama. The likelihood of training cells prompted WPC to issue a high risk for excessive rainfall for February 10th.

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Flash Flood

Cherokee, AL · Feb 10, 2020

Anomalously high PWAT's with values above 1.5 inches and deep southwest flow combined to produce favorable conditions for heavy rainfall across north Alabama. The likelihood of training cells prompted WPC to issue a high risk for excessive rainfall for February 10th.

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Flash Flood

Jefferson, AL · Feb 10, 2020

Anomalously high PWAT's with values above 1.5 inches and deep southwest flow combined to produce favorable conditions for heavy rainfall across north Alabama. The likelihood of training cells prompted WPC to issue a high risk for excessive rainfall for February 10th.

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Flood

Colbert, AL · Apr 14, 2022

Flooding along Bridge Creek swept a vehicle off the road with two occupants along County Road 593 south of Courtland. The Morgan County Rescue squad responded to a 911 call with the two occupants on top of the hood of their vehicle.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Shelby, AL · Jun 14, 2009

A warm unstable air mass, and several upper level disturbances, helped spark a multi-day period of strong to severe thunderstorms. Several clusters of thunderstorms, including apparent derechos, caused widespread wind damage and isolated reports of large hail across central…

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Coastal Flood

Baldwin Coastal, AL · Jul 12, 2019

A weak area of low pressure moved southward into the northeast Gulf on July 9th and become better developed as it tracked southwest and westward just to south of the marine area.

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