May 24, 2010
Thunderstorms erupted across northwest Alabama during the mid afternoon hours in an unstable environment with weak wind shear. Additional activity developed during the early evening hours in northeast Alabama which propagated south-southwest through north central Alabama. Some of the storms produced localized damaging winds and up to quarter sized hail. Local flash flooding also occurred in the community of Cherokee in Colbert County, where over 2 inches of rain fell within 30 to 45 minutes.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 221919). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Colbert County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.