Storm History: Jefferson County, Alabama

Events

1,814

Deaths

127

Injuries

1,746

Damage

$2.0 billion

Episodes

1,081

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 8, 199832 deaths · 258 injured · $202 million · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 195625 deaths · 200 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 4, 197722 deaths · 130 injured · $25 million · F5 · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 201121 deaths · 720 injured · $724 million · EF5 · 15 events here
• Tornado, February 26, 19713 deaths · $25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 23, 20122 deaths · 76 injured · EF3 · 2 events here
• Heat, June 28, 20122 deaths · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 20222 deaths · 3 injured · 1 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 19731 death · 47 injured · $25 million · F4 · 5 events here
• Tornado, November 18, 19571 death · 35 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 19671 death · 25 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 26, 20081 death · $1.0 million · EF1 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 20011 death · 4 injured · $400,000 · 75 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 13, 19521 death · 26 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 3, 20011 death · 1 injured · $18,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 20001 death · 1 event here
• Heat, August 8, 20071 death · 31 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20141 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 20201 death · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 25, 20211 death · 30 injured · EF3 · 2 events here

• Flash Flood, May 7, 2003$1.0 billion · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 201121 deaths · 720 injured · $724 million · EF5 · 15 events here
• Tornado, April 8, 199832 deaths · 258 injured · $202 million · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 19731 death · 47 injured · $25 million · F4 · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 4, 197722 deaths · 130 injured · $25 million · F5 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 2004$11 million · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 3, 199017 injured · $7.5 million · F1 · 3 events here
• Tropical Storm, August 29, 2005$6.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 22, 2002$5.8 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 9, 2023$5.0 million · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 3, 2000$4.0 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 195625 deaths · 200 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 18, 19571 death · 35 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 19671 death · 25 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 10, 2000$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 26, 20081 death · $1.0 million · EF1 · 3 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 7, 1996$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 2003$1.0 million · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 1998$650,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 19953 injured · $525,000 · 3.75 in hail · 4 events here

• Flash Flood, May 9, 20244.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 15, 19953 injured · $525,000 · 3.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, December 5, 19773.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 31, 20123 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, May 6, 20123 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20232.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 2, 2003$1.0 million · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 30, 2002$100,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, November 24, 2001$20,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, November 24, 2001$15,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, December 16, 2000$25,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 19882.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 13, 19732.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, April 6, 19552.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 29, 20162.5 in hail · 5 events here

• Tornado, April 8, 199832 deaths · 258 injured · $202 million · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 4, 197722 deaths · 130 injured · $25 million · F5 · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 201121 deaths · 720 injured · $724 million · EF5 · 15 events here
• Tornado, March 3, 19662 injured · $25,000 · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 1974$25,000 · F5 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 15, 195625 deaths · 200 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 18, 19571 death · 35 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 19731 death · 47 injured · $25 million · F4 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 1, 1953$3,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 5, 196335 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 1967F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 23, 1971F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 19, 1973F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 15, 1989F4 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 27, 1994F4 · 19 events here

Every tornado in Jefferson County, with its track

• Flash Flood, June 17, 20262 events here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 20261 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20261 in hail · 11 events here
• Hail, April 28, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 15, 2026$2,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 9, 2026$1,000 · EF0 · 9 events here
• Tornado, February 26, 2026EF0 · 7 events here
• Tornado, January 9, 2026EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 25, 2025EF1 · 13 events here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 20251 event here
• Heat, July 29, 20251 event here
• Heat, July 22, 20251 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20252 injured · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 202552 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 20251 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 20251.25 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, May 17, 20251.25 in hail · 11 events here
• Strong Wind, May 7, 20251 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 20251 death · 1 injured · EF0 · 7 events here
• Hail, April 23, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 20251.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 6, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 202556 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 15, 2025EF1 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, February 12, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20251 event here
• Tornado, December 28, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 12, 20241 injured · 1.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 16, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 2024$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2024$500 · 59 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 5, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 20241 death · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 18, 20241 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 9, 20244.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Strong Wind, April 10, 2024$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 1, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, February 11, 2024$500 · 1.1 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, January 8, 20241 death · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20241 event here
• Tornado, December 9, 2023$5.0 million · EF1 · 4 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 17, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 202362 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 11, 20231 event here
• Hail, August 11, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 20231 injured · $6,000 · 70 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 20231.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20232.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 11, 2023EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 20232 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, November 29, 2022EF2 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 6, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 20222 deaths · 3 injured · 1 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 202259 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 16, 20221.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 20221.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 21, 20222 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 13, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 5, 2022EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 2022EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 22, 2022EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 16, 20221 death · 1 injured · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 17, 2022EF1 · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 2, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 29, 2021EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 3, 202150 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 202155 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 202150 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 202150 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 20211 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 2021EF1 · 4 events here
• Hail, April 24, 20212 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20212 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 27, 20211 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 25, 2021EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 15, 20211 injured · EF2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, January 25, 20211 death · 30 injured · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 14, 2020EF0 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, October 28, 20201 event here
• Hail, July 12, 20201 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 20201 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 20201 death · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 20201 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 20201.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 23, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 12, 2020EF2 · 7 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 2020EF2 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, February 10, 20201 event here
• Tornado, February 5, 2020EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 11, 2020EF2 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 5, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 20192 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 20191 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 201950 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 18, 201950 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, February 19, 20191 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 26, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 20181 event here
• Hail, June 28, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 20181 injured · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 201850 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 20181 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 201850 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 22, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 19, 2018EF3 · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20181 event here
• Drought, January 16, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20171 event here
• Tornado, October 7, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 20171 injured · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 201750 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 20172 events here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 20171 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 201755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 20174 injured · EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 201760 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 20171 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 2017$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, May 4, 2017$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 201750 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 5, 2017EF1 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 201750 kt wind · 4 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20171 event here
• Hail, March 27, 20171 injured · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 9, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20171 event here
• Hail, March 1, 20171 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20171 event here
• Tornado, January 19, 2017EF1 · 6 events here
• Drought, January 1, 20171 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 20161 injured · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 20161 injured · 51 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 20161 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20161.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, April 29, 20162.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, March 1, 20164 injured · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 24, 2015EF2 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 201550 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 201560 kt wind · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 20151 event here
• Hail, June 30, 20151.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 20151 injured · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 31, 20152.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Sleet, March 5, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 20, 20152 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 25, 201551 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 27, 20142 events here
• Tornado, October 13, 2014EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 12, 20142 events here
• Hail, June 7, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 20147 injured · EF3 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, April 6, 201460 kt wind · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, February 11, 20142 events here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20141 death · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 20130.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 201365 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 201355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 201350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 20132 events here
• Hail, March 23, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 18, 2013EF1 · 12 events here
• Hail, March 5, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 30, 2013EF1 · 2 events here
• Flood, January 14, 20131 event here
• Tornado, December 10, 2012EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 14, 2012EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 3, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 20121 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 201250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 2, 20121 event here
• Heat, July 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20122 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, June 28, 20122 deaths · 1 event here
• Heat, June 22, 20121 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 20121.25 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, June 3, 20121.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, May 21, 20121 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 6, 20123 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 5, 20121.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 31, 20123 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, March 23, 2012EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2012EF2 · 13 events here
• Hail, February 29, 201274 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 26, 2012EF0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, January 23, 20122 deaths · 76 injured · EF3 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 22, 20110.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 4, 2011$95,000 · EF0 · 10 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2011$500 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2011$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, August 2, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 201155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 201152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20111 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 2011$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2011$19,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, June 15, 2011$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 25, 2011$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 13, 2011$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 201121 deaths · 720 injured · $724 million · EF5 · 15 events here
• Flash Flood, April 20, 2011$9,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 15, 2011$1,000 · EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 11, 2011$120,000 · EF1 · 11 events here
• Flash Flood, April 4, 2011$12,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 26, 2011EF1 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, March 9, 201175 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 28, 2011$2,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, February 24, 2011$26,000 · EF0 · 9 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 9, 20111 event here
• Ice Storm, January 9, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, December 26, 20101 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20101 injured · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 26, 2010$60,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, October 24, 2010$13,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Drought, October 12, 20101 event here
• Hail, October 12, 20102 injured · 1 in hail · 2 events here

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Tornadoes in Jefferson CountyEvery warning in Jefferson County since 1986Every county in Alabama

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.