Nov 30, 2019
An unseasonably warm and humid airmass flowed northward in advance of a front system on the 30th. This resulted in multiple clusters of showers and thunderstorms which repeatedly moved across northwest Alabama. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 5 inches were reported, with much of it falling during a 2-3 hour period during the late afternoon and early evening hours. This resulted in several flash floods in northwest Alabama, followed by a period of areal flooding.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 867660). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lauderdale County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.