Alabama, 1997

Flash 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.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Wind
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  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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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.

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:01 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Baldwin

When
July 19, 9:00 PM CST to July 21, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Baldwin County, Fairhope
Coordinates
30.661, -87.750 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Torrential rains from Hurricane Danny started falling in Baldwin county Saturday evening and the Fish river came out of its banks and remained out of its banks for several days. People living along the river were forced to evacuate and numerous homes sustained major water damage. Most of the roads in the south part of the county, generally south of U. S. Highway 98, had to be closed due to high water. Many of the roads in this area were closed into Monday evening to allow the water to recede. Some roads had to be closed for several weeks before crews had time to get them in a condition to allow traffic on them again. The heaviest rainfall in this area was estimated to be 30 to 35 inches with some estimations of even higher amounts near Weeks Bay.

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.

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

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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: 5607395.