Storm History: DeKalb County, Alabama

Events

1,221

Deaths

38

Injuries

168

Damage

$36 million

Episodes

658

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.

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• Tornado, April 27, 201131 deaths · $30,000 · EF5 · 8 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 19732 deaths · 12 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 29, 20161 death · 9 injured · EF3 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 22, 20191 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 5, 20201 death · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 20211 death · 7 events here
• Tornado, March 3, 20231 death · EF1 · 2 events here

• Tornado, April 24, 201015 injured · $7.5 million · EF4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 27, 199420 injured · $5.0 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 197319 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 19732 deaths · 12 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 19833 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 22, 199710 injured · $2.2 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 2003$1.9 million · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 24, 2010$1.4 million · EF2 · 4 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 7, 1996$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, December 20, 2007$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 28, 2000$800,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 1994$500,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 29, 1994$500,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 22, 2000$500,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 12, 2009$500,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 20061 injured · $350,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 7, 19641 injured · $275,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 30, 19773 injured · $275,000 · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 15, 1965$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 29, 19731 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here

• Hail, February 12, 2024$25,000 · 4 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 2011$10,000 · 2.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 2006$50,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, February 21, 2005$50,000 · 2.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 1, 20032.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 8, 1998$75,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 27, 19842.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 10, 2025$42,000 · 2.5 in hail · 18 events here
• Hail, April 24, 20212.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 1, 20172.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 7, 19562.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 2025$1,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 16, 19602 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 2025$11,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 25, 2023$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 27, 201131 deaths · $30,000 · EF5 · 8 events here
• Tornado, November 18, 1957$25,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 24, 1964$25,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 197319 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 27, 199420 injured · $5.0 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 201015 injured · $7.5 million · EF4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, November 29, 20161 death · 9 injured · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 29, 195212 injured · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 1965$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 29, 19731 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 28, 1974F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 30, 19773 injured · $275,000 · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 18, 1978F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 19833 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 5, 19851 injured · F3 · 2 events here

Every tornado in DeKalb County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2026$2,000 · 2 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, April 21, 20261 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, February 10, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, January 31, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 20262 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20262 events here
• Drought, January 6, 20261 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 10, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 2025$18,000 · 52 kt wind · 10 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 28, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 2025$11,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 23, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2025$94,000 · 56 kt wind · 39 events here
• Flash Flood, June 6, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 20, 2025EF2 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2025$6,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 1, 2025$1,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 10, 2025$42,000 · 2.5 in hail · 18 events here
• Flash Flood, February 12, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20253 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 9, 20251 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 27, 20241 event here
• Drought, September 10, 20241 event here
• Hail, August 17, 2024$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 17, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2024$21,000 · 56 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2024$5,000 · 83 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, August 1, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2024$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2024$1,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 16, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 4, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 2024$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 2024EF3 · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 6, 20241 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 19, 20241 event here
• Tornado, March 15, 2024$15,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, March 11, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 28, 2024$26,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, February 12, 2024$25,000 · 4 in hail · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20241 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 9, 20231 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 1, 20231 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 26, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 12, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 21, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2023$500 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 2023$11,000 · EF0 · 12 events here
• Flood, August 9, 2023$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 7, 2023$33,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2023$14,000 · 56 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, July 20, 20231.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 18, 2023$3,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Hail, July 2, 2023$16,000 · 1.25 in hail · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2023$4,000 · 74 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 25, 2023$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 24, 2023EF2 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 20, 20231 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 19, 20231 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 18, 20231 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 18, 20231 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 16, 20231 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 14, 20231 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 13, 20231 event here
• Tornado, March 3, 20231 death · EF1 · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 9, 2023$2,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 20223 events here
• Frost/Freeze, October 19, 20221 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 18, 20221 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 18, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2022$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 2022$4,000 · 52 kt wind · 5 events here
• Heat, July 8, 20221 event here
• Heat, June 15, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2022$1,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2022EF0 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 20221 event here
• Hail, April 6, 2022$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2022$18,000 · 81 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 2, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 31, 2021EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 29, 2021$2,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 11, 2021$1,000 · 70 kt wind · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, November 13, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 20211 death · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 202152 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 4, 2021EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 24, 20212.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 22, 20211 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 3, 20211 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 2, 20211 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2021EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 28, 20211 injured · $200 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 25, 20211 in hail · 4 events here
• Frost/Freeze, November 2, 20201 event here
• Tropical Storm, October 28, 2020$3,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 202052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 2020$7,000 · 52 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 202052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2020$200 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 202052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 16, 20201 event here
• Tornado, April 12, 2020EF2 · 17 events here
• Hail, April 8, 2020$500 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 10, 20201 event here
• Tornado, February 5, 20201 death · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 11, 2020$500 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, December 10, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, November 11, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 8, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 1, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 1, 20191 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, September 10, 2019$500 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2019$30,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 13, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2019$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 20191 injured · $400 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 12, 2019$400 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 9, 2019$400 · EF1 · 9 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 1, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 20, 20191 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 2019EF1 · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, March 3, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, February 22, 20191 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, February 19, 2019$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 19, 20193 events here
• Winter Weather, January 29, 20191 event here
• Flood, January 23, 20192 events here
• Winter Weather, January 19, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, January 19, 2019$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Freezing Fog, December 11, 20181 event here
• Strong Wind, December 8, 2018$20,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 10, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2018$5,000 · 87 kt wind · 15 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2018$200 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2018EF2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2018$600 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 20, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 22, 2018$5,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 8, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 201865 kt wind · 8 events here
• Frost/Freeze, March 21, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 13, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 13, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 13, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 8, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 7, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20182 events here
• Winter Weather, January 16, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20182 events here
• Flash Flood, December 20, 20171 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20171 event here
• Tornado, November 18, 2017EF1 · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, October 30, 20171 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 23, 201761 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, September 11, 20171 event here
• Hail, September 5, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 201760 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 20173 injured · $500 · 52 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flood, June 30, 20171 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2017$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 27, 2017$2,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 201752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 5, 20171 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, March 27, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 10, 20171 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 1, 20172.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, January 22, 20174 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20171 event here
• Strong Wind, January 2, 2017$2,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 29, 20161 death · 9 injured · EF3 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 20, 20161 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, October 4, 20161 event here
• Drought, September 6, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 20162 events here
• Hail, August 18, 20160.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2016$500 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2016$500 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2016$6,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2016$500 · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2016$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 31, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2016$500 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 24, 201660 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, February 9, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 22, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 15, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2015$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 2015EF1 · 2 events here
• Lightning, July 1, 2015$20,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 20151.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 201552 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 201552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 201552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20151 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 22, 20151 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 2015EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 2015EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 31, 20151.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 5, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 23, 20151 event here
• Ice Storm, February 20, 20152 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, January 15, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, December 23, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 2, 20141 event here
• Tornado, October 13, 2014EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2014$45,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2014$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 2, 2014$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2014$200 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 10, 2014$20,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2014$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2014$2,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 5, 20142 injured · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 28, 2014EF3 · 9 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 16, 20141 event here
• Wildfire, April 1, 20141 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 24, 20141 event here
• Tornado, February 20, 20141 injured · EF2 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 12, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 11, 20141 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 26, 20131 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 25, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 2013$5,000 · 1 event here

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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.