Coastal Flood in Alabama

Events

41

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

$115,000

• Tornadoes and Storm Surge in Alabama, June 20 to 23, 20172 deaths · $655,000 · EF1 · 24 eventsTropical Storm Cindy first developed in the central Gulf of Mexico on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 20th and made landfall between Cameron, LA and Port Arthur, TX during the early morning hours of Thursday, June 22nd.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Alabama, September 3 to 5, 2011$247,000 · EF1 · 8 eventsTropical Storm Lee began as a tropical wave in the Caribbean Sea during the last week of August. By the evening of Thursday, 1 September 2011, the tropical wave further developed into Tropical Depression 13.
• Tornadoes and Coastal Flood in Alabama, January 8 to 9, 2024$10,000 · EF1 · 20 eventsMultiple rounds of severe thunderstorms moved across southwest Alabama starting during the late evening hours of January 8th and continued through early morning hours of the 9th. This system produced four EF-0's and two EF-1's in Alabama.
• Coastal Flood in Alabama, October 17, 2006$70,000 · 2 eventsStrong southerly winds brought minor coastal flooding.
• Tornado and Coastal Flood in Alabama, April 10, 2024EF1 · 11 eventsA severe line of thunderstorms moved across the Gulf Coast during the day. This line of storms produced large and damaging winds along with a couple of tornadoes.
• Coastal Flood and High Wind in Alabama, September 11 to 12, 20241 injured · 52 kt wind · 13 eventsHurricane Francine impacted much of the south central gulf coast states, making landfall in Louisiana. Tropical storm force winds and gusts extended eastward into Mississippi and Alabama, resulting in some minor damage across the area.
• Coastal Flood and Heavy Rain in Alabama, July 12 to 15, 201917 eventsA weak area of low pressure moved southward into the northeast Gulf on July 9th and become better developed as it tracked southwest and westward just to south of the marine area.
• Coastal Flood in Alabama, May 5 to 7, 1999$15,000 · 1 eventStrong onshore winds caused higher than normal tides along Dauphin Island. The higher than normal tides caused water to cover the road along the west end of the island. Roads along the west end of the island had to be closed for about two days due to the high water.
• Coastal Flood and High Surf in Alabama, October 26 to 27, 20153 eventsThe remnants of Hurricane Patricia and an upper level storm system resulted in the development of a strong non tropical low over the northwest Gulf of Mexico.
• Coastal Flood in Alabama, March 13 to 14, 1999$10,000 · 2 eventsSoutheast winds of 20 to 30 mph ahead of a cold front again caused above normal tides across the coastal areas. The west end of Dauphin Island had to close several streets due to high water from above normal tides.
• Coastal Flood in Alabama, April 30, 20172 eventsA deep upper level low moving across the southern plains contributed a strong onshore flow across the north central Gulf Coast. The combination of the prolonged southerly winds and above normal tides resulted in minor coastal flooding in portions of Mobile County.
• Coastal Flood in Alabama, September 20 to 21, 1999$5,000 · 1 eventHigher than normal tides, caused by Tropical Storm Harvey located in the Gulf of Mexico, caused street flooding on Dauphin Island. High water was reported across County Road 2 and streets crossing the highway generally west of St Andrews.
• Coastal Flood in Alabama, January 22, 1999$5,000 · 1 eventStrong southerly winds caused high waves along the west end of Dauphin Island. Several streets were closed due to high water. This is the same area that had the protective sand dunes destroyed by Hurricane Georges in September of 1998.
• Coastal Flood in Alabama, March 8 to 9, 1999$10,000 · 1 eventPersistent southeast winds of 15 to 25 mph caused higher than normal tides along Dauphin Island. The high tides eroded some of the dunes being refurbished on the west end of the island that was devastated by Hurricane Georges in September of 1998.
• Coastal Flood in Alabama, March 19, 20081 eventStrong southerly winds caused water to pile up along the causeway in the northern part of Mobile Bay. This caused waters to splash over the causeway and forced the closing of the east bound lanes for several hours during the morning.
• Coastal Flood in Alabama, October 22 to 23, 20091 eventStrong southeast winds occurring at high astronomical tide resulted in coastal flooding on Dauphin Island as well as other areas in southern Mobile County.
• Coastal Flood in Alabama, August 30, 20171 eventStrong, gusty winds on the far eastern fringes of Tropical Storm Harvey resulted in above normal tides and minor coastal flooding on the Mobile Bay Causeway.
• Coastal Flood in Alabama, October 19, 20191 eventTropical Storm Nestor remained a weak and disorganized system as it moved into the Florida panhandle. The primary impacts were minor coastal flooding.

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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.