Storm History: Butler County, Alabama
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Butler 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
- 236
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 18
- Damage
- $5.5 million
- Episodes
- 180
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 | 81 | 3 | 14 | $1.7 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 60 | 0 | 1 | $960,000 |
| Hail | 51 | 0 | 0 | $78,000 |
| Flash Flood | 21 | 0 | 0 | $855,000 |
| Lightning | 5 | 1 | 3 | $70,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 4 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Winter Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| Drought | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | $600,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, March 8, 1998
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 25, 1998
- Flood, December 24, 2015
- Tornado, June 28, 1957
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 2005
- Tornado, April 18, 1969
- Tornado, April 15, 2011
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 15, 2020
- Tropical Storm, August 6, 2001
- Tornado, November 24, 2001
- Tornado, April 28, 2014
- Tornado, November 17, 2014
- Tornado, December 25, 2012
- Lightning, October 17, 2006
- Tornado, March 24, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 1994
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2001
- Tornado, January 21, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2018
- Tornado, October 23, 2007
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, April 24, 2021
- Hail, May 3, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2023
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2009
- Hail, June 12, 2007
- Hail, March 13, 2003
- Hail, April 15, 1993
- Hail, April 1, 1990
- Hail, April 28, 1990
- Hail, April 15, 1985
- Hail, August 24, 1985
- Hail, May 27, 2024
- Hail, March 31, 2021
- Hail, March 30, 2017
- Hail, June 28, 2013
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 18, 1969
- Tornado, March 1, 2007
- Tornado, April 18, 1978
- Tornado, November 25, 1979
- Tornado, April 1, 1981
- Tornado, December 6, 1983
- Tornado, April 15, 2011
- Tornado, December 25, 2012
- Tornado, June 28, 1957
- Tornado, October 4, 1964
- Tornado, December 24, 1964
- Tornado, December 26, 1964
- Tornado, February 15, 2016
- Tornado, January 21, 2017
- Tornado, April 19, 2020
Every episode, newest first
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2025
- Tornado, December 27, 2024
- Hail, May 27, 2024
- Tornado, May 9, 2024
- Tornado, June 18, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 13, 2022
- Tornado, April 5, 2022
- Flash Flood, February 3, 2022
- Tornado, January 9, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2021
- Flash Flood, April 24, 2021
- Hail, March 31, 2021
- Tropical Storm, October 28, 2020
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 15, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2020
- Tornado, April 19, 2020
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 18, 2019
- Tornado, March 3, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 12, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2017
- Tornado, October 7, 2017
- Tornado, June 20, 2017
- Hail, March 30, 2017
- Tornado, January 21, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 27, 2016
- Tornado, March 24, 2016
- Tornado, February 15, 2016
- Flood, December 24, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2015
- Tornado, November 17, 2014
- Tornado, April 28, 2014
- Hail, June 28, 2013
- Tornado, December 25, 2012
- Flash Flood, September 4, 2012
- Hail, July 17, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2012
- Lightning, March 30, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 24, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 23, 2012
- Hail, January 21, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2011
- Lightning, August 8, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2011
- Tornado, April 15, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2009
- Hail, April 5, 2009
- Hail, June 25, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2008
- Hail, February 26, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 6, 2008
- Hail, January 31, 2008
- Hail, January 10, 2008
- Tornado, October 23, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2007
- Heat, August 8, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2007
- Hail, June 12, 2007
- Tornado, March 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 7, 2007
- Lightning, October 17, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 21, 2006
- Hail, April 8, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 13, 2004
- Hail, April 12, 2004
- Hail, April 8, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2003
- Hail, May 3, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Hail, April 25, 2003
- Hail, April 25, 2003
- Hail, March 13, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 24, 2002
- Tornado, November 5, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 29, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2002
- Hail, November 24, 2001
- Flash Flood, November 24, 2001
- Tornado, November 24, 2001
- Tornado, November 24, 2001
- Tornado, November 24, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 13, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 13, 2001
- Tropical Storm, August 6, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2001
- Flash Flood, March 3, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 19, 2001
- Hail, August 27, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2000
- Heat, July 1, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 19, 2000
- Hail, February 13, 2000
- Sleet, January 27, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 1999
- Flash Flood, June 27, 1999
- Hail, May 18, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 1999
- Flash Flood, September 28, 1998
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 25, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 1998
- Hail, May 3, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 1998
- Hail, May 3, 1998
- Flash Flood, March 8, 1998
- Hail, March 8, 1998
- Hail, March 8, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 8, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 7, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 21, 1997
- Tornado, October 25, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 1997
- Flash Flood, May 28, 1997
- Hail, April 22, 1997
- Hail, March 29, 1997
- Hail, March 29, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 24, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 16, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 1, 1996
- Tornado, October 4, 1995
- Tornado, July 17, 1995
- Tornado, April 23, 1995
- Tornado, April 11, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 1994
- Hail, April 15, 1993
- Tornado, November 4, 1992
- Hail, May 26, 1992
- Tornado, April 20, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 13, 1992
- Tornado, April 29, 1991
- Tornado, March 1, 1991
- Tornado, December 3, 1990
- Hail, April 28, 1990
- Hail, April 1, 1990
- Hail, February 16, 1990
- Tornado, February 10, 1990
- Tornado, January 25, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 1989
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 1989
- Tornado, May 24, 1988
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 1987
- Hail, February 10, 1986
- Hail, August 24, 1985
- Hail, April 15, 1985
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 1984
- Tornado, December 6, 1983
- Tornado, March 20, 1983
- Tornado, April 1, 1981
- Tornado, March 30, 1981
- Tornado, November 25, 1979
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 17, 1978
- Tornado, April 18, 1978
- Tornado, June 17, 1973
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 1973
- Tornado, April 18, 1969
- Tornado, December 26, 1964
- Tornado, December 24, 1964
- Tornado, October 4, 1964
- Tornado, July 4, 1960
- Tornado, June 28, 1957
More
Tornadoes in Butler CountyEvery warning in Butler 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.