Alabama, 1996

Flash Flood in Alabama, August 30, 1996

August 30, 1996 · NWS MOB · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Rainfall of around eight inches caused many roads in the east part of the county to become impassable. The rains started around 800 am and continued into the afternoon.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$15,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS MOB wrote it up.

Rainfall of around eight inches caused many roads in the east part of the county to become impassable. The rains started around 800 am and continued into the afternoon. Many of the roads remained closed until the early evening hours. The hardest hit areas were Nettleboro, Scyrene and Chance. Most of the roads that had to be closed were dirt roads.

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 118 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:17 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Clarke

When
August 30, 9:15 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Clarke County, Scyrene
Property damage
$15,000
Coordinates
31.677, -87.831 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5566256.