Alabama, 1997Flash Flood in Alabama, July 19 to 21, 1997
July 19 to 21, 1997 · NWS MOB · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- 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.
Flash Flood, Mobile
- When
- July 19, 10:00 AM CST to July 21, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Mobile County, Tillmans Corner
- Coordinates
- 30.685, -88.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Torrential rains from Hurricane Danny began falling in the south part of Mobile county during Saturday morning and continued falling through the remainder of the day Saturday and through most of the day Sunday. Radar estimates of around 43 inches fell over Mobile Bay with rainfall measurements of 30 to 35 inches common in the south part of the county. This caused extensive flooding across the south part of the county generally south of I-10. The Fowl river came out of its banks Saturday afternoon and did not start receding until during the day on Monday. Numerous homes along the river were flooded and people were forced to evacuate. The highest recorded rainfall was along the east side of Dauphin Island where 36.71 inches of rain fell. Numerous roads in the south part of the county were closed from Saturday through Monday due to high water. Some were completely washed out and it took weeks before they were reopened.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Heat in Texas, July 19 to 30, 19972 deaths · 4 events
- Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, July 19, 1997$1.1 million · 10 events
- Hail in Nebraska, July 19, 1997$100,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Minnesota, July 19, 1997$80,000 · 3 events
- Wildfire in New Jersey, July 19 to 20, 19974 injured · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 19, 1997$20,000 · 1 event
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 19, 1997$5,000 · F0 · 13 events
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 19, 19971 injured · 1 event
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Iowa, July 19, 1997$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 19, 19972 in hail · 5 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Colorado, July 19, 19971.25 in hail · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 19, 1997$9,000 · 4 events
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: 5607278.