Alabama, 1999

Flash Flooding in Alabama, January 22 to 23, 1999

January 22 to 23, 1999 · NWS BMX · 2 events in 1 county or zone

2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$43,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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

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Event by event

2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Lawrence

When
January 22, 10:30 PM CST to 11:30 PM CST
Where
Lawrence County, Moulton
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.522, -87.311 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several homes in Moulton had to be evacuated due to high water.

Flash Flood, Lawrence

When
January 22, 10:30 PM CST to January 23, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Lawrence County, Countywide
Property damage
$18,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.522, -87.311 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flooding of roads and creeks were reported throughout Lawrence County.

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: 5679489, 5679490.