Storm History: Blount County, Alabama
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Blount County, Alabama: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 676
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 106
- Damage
- $38 million
- Episodes
- 448
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 194 | 3 | 86 | $34 million |
| Hail | 180 | 0 | 1 | $471,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 116 | 0 | 15 | $868,000 |
| Flash Flood | 78 | 0 | 2 | $773,000 |
| Drought | 38 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 9 | 1 | 1 | $167,000 |
| Winter Weather | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 8 | 0 | 0 | $41,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $83,000 |
| Heat | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $710,000 |
| Flood | 4 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| High Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $26,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Tropical Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | $97,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Tornado, February 13, 1952
- Tornado, September 22, 2006
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 7, 1996
- Tornado, March 14, 2008
- Tornado, November 24, 2001
- Ice Storm, December 23, 1998
- Tornado, November 28, 1994
- Tornado, March 27, 1994
- Tornado, November 10, 2002
- Tornado, April 19, 2009
- Tornado, March 20, 1976
- Tornado, November 18, 1957
- Tornado, April 1, 1974
- Tornado, April 5, 1985
- Tornado, February 27, 1999
- Flash Flood, January 6, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 16, 2004
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Tornado, November 18, 1957
- Tornado, May 19, 1973
- Tornado, March 27, 1994
- Tornado, November 24, 2001
- Tornado, February 13, 1952
- Tornado, January 20, 1953
- Tornado, December 29, 1973
- Tornado, April 1, 1974
- Tornado, March 20, 1976
- Tornado, April 26, 1982
- Tornado, November 15, 1983
- Tornado, April 5, 1985
- Tornado, January 19, 1988
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 21, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 15, 2026
- Tornado, March 9, 2026
- Tornado, February 26, 2026
- Tornado, November 25, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2025
- Heat, July 29, 2025
- Heat, July 11, 2025
- Hail, June 6, 2025
- Tornado, May 1, 2025
- Hail, April 10, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2025
- Tornado, February 15, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2025
- Drought, November 12, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2024
- Drought, July 16, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2024
- Hail, June 9, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2024
- Strong Wind, March 25, 2024
- Hail, March 15, 2024
- Flood, March 1, 2024
- Drought, February 1, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 24, 2023
- Hail, August 11, 2023
- Hail, August 8, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2023
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Tornado, June 11, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023
- Tornado, November 29, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2022
- Hail, June 14, 2022
- Hail, May 24, 2022
- Tornado, April 5, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2022
- Tornado, February 17, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2022
- Tornado, December 29, 2021
- Flash Flood, October 3, 2021
- Hail, April 24, 2021
- Tornado, March 31, 2021
- Tornado, March 15, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 19, 2020
- Hail, July 12, 2020
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Flood, February 18, 2020
- Tornado, February 5, 2020
- Tornado, January 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2019
- Hail, June 22, 2019
- Hail, May 16, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 18, 2019
- Tornado, April 6, 2019
- Tornado, March 14, 2019
- Tornado, February 22, 2019
- Hail, February 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2018
- Hail, June 28, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2018
- Tornado, March 19, 2018
- Drought, February 1, 2018
- Drought, January 23, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2017
- Tropical Storm, September 11, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2017
- Hail, March 27, 2017
- Drought, March 1, 2017
- Drought, February 1, 2017
- Tornado, January 19, 2017
- Drought, January 1, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Drought, October 18, 2016
- Drought, July 1, 2016
- Hail, June 15, 2016
- Tornado, March 31, 2016
- Tornado, December 24, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2015
- Tornado, April 19, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2015
- Hail, March 31, 2015
- Sleet, March 5, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 25, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2015
- Hail, June 6, 2014
- Hail, June 5, 2014
- Tornado, April 28, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2013
- Tornado, March 18, 2013
- Flood, January 14, 2013
- Hail, August 10, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2012
- Hail, July 5, 2012
- Heat, July 1, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Heat, June 28, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2012
- Hail, May 7, 2012
- Hail, March 31, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2011
- Tornado, September 4, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2011
- Hail, June 15, 2011
- Hail, May 13, 2011
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 20, 2011
- Tornado, April 11, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2011
- Tornado, March 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, March 9, 2011
- Tornado, February 28, 2011
- Tornado, February 24, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2011
- Ice Storm, January 9, 2011
- Flash Flood, January 1, 2011
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2010
- Tornado, November 30, 2010
- Tornado, October 24, 2010
- Hail, October 12, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2010
- Hail, June 19, 2010
- Hail, June 17, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2010
- Tornado, April 24, 2010
- Tornado, April 8, 2010
- Flash Flood, March 10, 2010
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2010
- Flash Flood, December 8, 2009
- Flood, November 9, 2009
- Hail, October 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2009
- Tornado, May 6, 2009
- Tornado, April 19, 2009
- Hail, April 12, 2009
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Tornado, April 2, 2009
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2009
- Strong Wind, February 11, 2009
- Flash Flood, January 6, 2009
- Tornado, December 9, 2008
- Tornado, August 23, 2008
- Drought, August 1, 2008
- Drought, July 1, 2008
- Hail, June 25, 2008
- Drought, June 1, 2008
- Hail, May 20, 2008
- Tornado, May 10, 2008
- Drought, May 1, 2008
- Drought, April 1, 2008
- Tornado, March 14, 2008
- Drought, March 1, 2008
- Drought, February 1, 2008
- Strong Wind, January 29, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2008
- Tornado, January 10, 2008
- Drought, January 1, 2008
- Strong Wind, December 20, 2007
- Drought, December 1, 2007
- Drought, November 1, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Hail, August 24, 2007
- Hail, August 17, 2007
- Heat, August 8, 2007
- Drought, August 1, 2007
- Hail, July 20, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2007
- Drought, July 1, 2007
- Drought, June 1, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Drought, April 1, 2007
- Drought, March 27, 2007
- Tornado, September 22, 2006
- Tornado, September 22, 2006
- Tornado, September 22, 2006
- Drought, September 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2006
- Drought, August 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 21, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 21, 2006
- Hail, April 20, 2006
- Hail, April 20, 2006
- Flash Flood, April 20, 2006
- Hail, April 20, 2006
- Flash Flood, April 20, 2006
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Flash Flood, April 19, 2006
- Flash Flood, April 19, 2006
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 13, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 13, 2006
- Hail, March 13, 2006
- Tornado, March 13, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 28, 2005
- Tropical Storm, August 29, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2005
- Tropical Storm, July 10, 2005
- Lightning, June 20, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2005
- Strong Wind, June 11, 2005
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Blount CountyEvery warning in Blount County since 1986Every county in Alabama
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.