1,380 first-hand accounts of flood events in Alabama, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Hurricane Sally made landfall early on the morning of September 16 across Gulf Shores Alabama. The greatest impacts to the tri-state area came in the form of very heavy rain and significant flooding on and away from area rivers.
Read the full account →Hurricane Sally made landfall early on the morning of September 16 across Gulf Shores Alabama. The greatest impacts to the tri-state area came in the form of very heavy rain and significant flooding on and away from area rivers.
Read the full account →Hurricane Sally made landfall early on the morning of September 16 across Gulf Shores Alabama. The greatest impacts to the tri-state area came in the form of very heavy rain and significant flooding on and away from area rivers.
Read the full account →An upper level trough moving across the Middle Mississippi River Valley Region took on a negative tilt and produced a QLCS that impacted the Central Gulf Coast States. The QLCS produced sporadic wind damage as it moved across Central Alabama.
Read the full account →An upper level trough moving across the Middle Mississippi River Valley Region took on a negative tilt and produced a QLCS that impacted the Central Gulf Coast States. The QLCS produced sporadic wind damage as it moved across Central Alabama.
Read the full account →A MCS moving eastward across north Alabama produced an outflow boundary that pushed to the I-20 corridor. The boundary encountered a very unstable air mass with surface based CAPE values near 4000 J/kg in the afternoon.
Read the full account →A MCS moving eastward across north Alabama produced an outflow boundary that pushed to the I-20 corridor. The boundary encountered a very unstable air mass with surface based CAPE values near 4000 J/kg in the afternoon.
Read the full account →A strong upper level system developed over the Central Plains and a surface low moved from the Mid Mississippi Valley into the Great Lakes. Although this was well removed from Central Alabama, the system was strong enough that winds at the surface and aloft increased…
Read the full account →A strong upper level system developed over the Central Plains and a surface low moved from the Mid Mississippi Valley into the Great Lakes. Although this was well removed from Central Alabama, the system was strong enough that winds at the surface and aloft increased…
Read the full account →A trough of low pressure at 500 milibars was analyzed near the New Mexico and Texas border. A weak shortwave trough was also analyzed across northwest Mississippi.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system moved northeast through Mississippi and across the northwest tip of Alabama during the overnight hours of the 23rd into the 24th.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system moved northeast through Mississippi and across the northwest tip of Alabama during the overnight hours of the 23rd into the 24th.
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system moved northeast through Mississippi and across the northwest tip of Alabama during the overnight hours of the 23rd into the 24th.
Read the full account →Another in a series of strong upper level troughs pushed through the southeast states, resulting in another enhanced risk of severe storms from the Storm Prediction Center.
Read the full account →Several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall repeatedly moved across Franklin County late on the night of August 25th into the overnight hours of August 26th.
Read the full account →A slow moving system brought record amounts of deep layer moisture northward ahead of it as shown by the KTAE observed sounding setting a new December record precipitable water value for the 00z December 6th sounding at 2.18, beating the previous record of 2.05.
Read the full account →A slow moving system brought record amounts of deep layer moisture northward ahead of it as shown by the KTAE observed sounding setting a new December record precipitable water value for the 00z December 6th sounding at 2.18, beating the previous record of 2.05.
Read the full account →A slow moving system brought record amounts of deep layer moisture northward ahead of it as shown by the KTAE observed sounding setting a new December record precipitable water value for the 00z December 6th sounding at 2.18, beating the previous record of 2.05.
Read the full account →A slow moving system brought record amounts of deep layer moisture northward ahead of it as shown by the KTAE observed sounding setting a new December record precipitable water value for the 00z December 6th sounding at 2.18, beating the previous record of 2.05.
Read the full account →A slow moving system brought record amounts of deep layer moisture northward ahead of it as shown by the KTAE observed sounding setting a new December record precipitable water value for the 00z December 6th sounding at 2.18, beating the previous record of 2.05.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Zeta moved rapidly northeast through central into southern portions of northeast Alabama. The storm produced wind gusts of 35-40 mph in a small portion of northeast Alabama.
Read the full account →A very moist air mass surged northward into central Alabama during the day on May 20th. Precipitable water values rose above 2 inches and surface dewpoints climbed into the lower 70s.
Read the full account →A very moist air mass surged northward into central Alabama during the day on May 20th. Precipitable water values rose above 2 inches and surface dewpoints climbed into the lower 70s.
Read the full account →A very moist air mass surged northward into central Alabama during the day on May 20th. Precipitable water values rose above 2 inches and surface dewpoints climbed into the lower 70s.
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