Alabama, 1996

Heavy Rain in Alabama, January 26, 1996

January 26, 1996 · NWS BMX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Heavy rains in St. Clair County forced the closing of several roads especially in the Pell City area.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 BMX wrote it up.

Heavy rains in St. Clair County forced the closing of several roads especially in the Pell City area.

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Event by event

1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, St. Clair

When
January 26, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where
St. Clair County, Pell City
Coordinates
33.716, -86.315 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5537082.