Storm History: Lauderdale County, Alabama

Events

2,199

Deaths

13

Injuries

58

Damage

$38 million

Episodes

835

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, March 9, 19642 deaths · 2 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 20102 deaths · 4 injured · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 20041 death · $130,000 · F1 · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 20081 death · $48,000 · 1 in hail · 12 events here
• Tornado, December 29, 20191 death · 2 injured · $400 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 9, 19921 death · 1 injured · F1 · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 27, 20121 death · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, March 31, 20151 death · 1.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, April 3, 20151 death · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 3, 20231 death · 1 injured · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 7, 20231 death · 1 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, March 24, 2023$11 million · EF2 · 17 events here
• Tornado, April 5, 2025$6.8 million · EF1 · 11 events here
• Strong Wind, February 17, 2022$5.0 million · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 23, 1998$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 19943 injured · $1.5 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 2, 2010$1.0 million · 56 kt wind · 4 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 7, 1996$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, August 17, 2007$1.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, April 10, 2025$719,000 · 2.5 in hail · 118 events here
• Tornado, May 5, 2003$553,000 · F1 · 6 events here
• Hail, June 9, 1994$550,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2011$411,000 · EF2 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, January 23, 2002$400,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 20082 injured · $305,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 11, 2021$282,000 · 70 kt wind · 31 events here
• Tornado, March 9, 19642 deaths · 2 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 17, 1965$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 24, 19671 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 1982$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 2003$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, June 15, 2009$17,000 · 3.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, March 29, 20113 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 15, 2011$51,000 · 2.75 in hail · 11 events here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 2006$5,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, February 21, 20052.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, May 1, 20032.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, July 31, 19862.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 27, 19842.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 2025$719,000 · 2.5 in hail · 118 events here
• Hail, March 1, 20172.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, March 31, 2012$6,000 · 2.5 in hail · 14 events here
• Flood, February 26, 20262 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 1, 2025$1,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 2023$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 2023$500 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, April 27, 20111 injured · EF5 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 23, 1971F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, November 15, 1989F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 1995$200,000 · F4 · 6 events here
• Tornado, March 9, 19642 deaths · 2 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 17, 1965$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 24, 19671 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 20, 19762 injured · $25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 18, 1978F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 3, 1984F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 5, 1985F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 16, 1985$30 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 4, 1988F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 10, 1992F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 19943 injured · $1.5 million · F3 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Lauderdale County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2026$33,000 · 56 kt wind · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 2026$2,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 2026$2,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 22, 2026$1,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2026$1,000 · 1 event here
• Heat, May 20, 20261 injured · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 2026$3,000 · 3 events here
• Drought, April 14, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 2026$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, February 26, 20262 in hail · 4 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 20262 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20262 events here
• Strong Wind, December 29, 2025$4,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 18, 2025$19,000 · 61 kt wind · 18 events here
• Frost/Freeze, November 10, 20251 event here
• Strong Wind, October 19, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 2025$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 19, 2025$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 11, 2025$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 2025$11,000 · 52 kt wind · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2025$4,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heat, August 16, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2025$4,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2025$2,000 · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 28, 20253 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2025$5,000 · 5 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2025$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 2025$1,000 · 2 events here
• Heat, July 16, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2025$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2025$1,000 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 23, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025$5,000 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2025$47,000 · 52 kt wind · 13 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 2025$7,000 · 52 kt wind · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2025$5,000 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2025$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2025$64,000 · 56 kt wind · 25 events here
• Flash Flood, June 6, 2025$4,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 20, 2025$8,000 · EF2 · 9 events here
• Hail, May 1, 2025$1,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 25, 20252 events here
• Hail, April 10, 2025$719,000 · 2.5 in hail · 118 events here
• Tornado, April 5, 2025$6.8 million · EF1 · 11 events here
• Tornado, April 3, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 2, 2025$10,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 18, 20251 event here
• Tornado, February 15, 2025$77,000 · EF2 · 27 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20252 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 9, 20251 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20251 event here
• Tornado, December 28, 2024$1,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, August 20, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 17, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 16, 20242 events here
• Heat, August 2, 20241 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20241 event here
• Heat, July 31, 20241 event here
• Heat, July 30, 20241 event here
• Heat, July 17, 20241 event here
• Drought, July 16, 20241 event here
• Drought, July 16, 20241 event here
• Heat, July 16, 20241 event here
• Drought, July 9, 20241 event here
• Heat, July 9, 20241 event here
• Heat, July 8, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2024$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 4, 20242 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 3, 20241 event here
• Tornado, June 5, 2024$6,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Strong Wind, April 3, 2024$500 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 2, 2024$2,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, March 19, 20241 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 11, 20241 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20242 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20242 events here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20241 injured · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, January 9, 2024$3,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, January 8, 2024$15,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20241 event here
• Hail, December 9, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, December 1, 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 19, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 21, 20232 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2023$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 9 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 12, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 11, 20231 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 2023$3,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Flood, August 9, 2023$16,000 · 52 kt wind · 16 events here
• Hail, August 7, 20231 death · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 6, 20232 events here
• Hail, August 5, 2023$31,000 · 1 in hail · 22 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 5, 20232 events here
• Heat, July 28, 20231 event here
• Tornado, July 21, 2023$1,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20231 event here
• Tornado, July 18, 2023$5,000 · EF0 · 6 events here
• Heat, July 2, 20231 event here
• Hail, July 2, 2023$11,000 · 1.25 in hail · 17 events here
• Heat, July 1, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2023$9,000 · 74 kt wind · 12 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 30, 20232 events here
• Heat, June 29, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 25, 20232 events here
• Hail, June 25, 2023$11,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 25, 2023$500 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2023$1,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 2023$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2023$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 202352 kt wind · 3 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 24, 20231 event here
• Tornado, March 24, 2023$11 million · EF2 · 17 events 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 14, 20231 event here
• Frost/Freeze, March 13, 20231 event here
• Tornado, March 3, 20231 death · 1 injured · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 1, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 16, 20231 event here
• High Wind, February 9, 2023$15,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 1, 20231 event here
• Tornado, January 12, 2023EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 3, 2023$7,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, December 22, 2022$30,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 20223 events here
• Flood, November 29, 2022$5,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, October 19, 20221 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 18, 20221 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 18, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 20223 events here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20222 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 3, 20222 events here
• Heat, June 17, 20221 event here
• Heat, June 16, 20221 event here
• Heat, June 15, 20221 event here
• Heat, June 14, 20221 event here
• Heat, June 13, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 2022$4,000 · 52 kt wind · 12 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2022$15,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2022$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2022$8,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2022$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, May 1, 2022$22,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 20221 injured · $91,000 · 81 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 22, 2022EF0 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20221 event here
• Tornado, February 22, 2022$2,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, February 17, 2022$5.0 million · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 2, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 11, 2021$282,000 · 70 kt wind · 31 events here
• Frost/Freeze, November 13, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, October 5, 20213 events here
• Tropical Depression, August 30, 2021$25,000 · 1 event here
• Heat, August 11, 20211 event here
• Heat, July 31, 20211 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 30, 20211 event here
• Heat, July 30, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2021$20,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heat, July 29, 20211 event here
• Heat, July 28, 20211 event here
• Heat, July 27, 20211 event here
• Heat, July 26, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2021$1,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2021$23,000 · 52 kt wind · 22 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2021$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2021$500 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 2021$20,000 · 52 kt wind · 60 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 22, 20211 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 3, 20211 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 2, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, March 25, 20211 injured · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 17, 2021EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 17, 20211 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 20211 event here
• Ice Storm, February 15, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 13, 20211 event here
• Ice Storm, February 12, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 11, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, September 13, 20202 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 202052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 20202 events here
• Tornado, August 28, 2020$300 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 202052 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heat, July 20, 20201 event here
• Heat, July 20, 20201 event here
• Heat, July 18, 20201 event here
• Flood, July 12, 2020$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 14 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2020$4,000 · 60 kt wind · 20 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2020$6,000 · 55 kt wind · 31 events here
• Hail, May 3, 2020$400 · 55 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 12, 2020$8,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2020$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, April 8, 2020$400 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 2020$400 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 23, 20209 events here
• Tornado, February 12, 2020$1,000 · EF1 · 15 events here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20201 event here
• Tornado, February 5, 2020$3,000 · EF1 · 22 events here
• Tornado, January 11, 2020$500 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 29, 20191 death · 2 injured · $400 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, December 16, 2019$3,000 · EF2 · 26 events here
• Winter Weather, December 10, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, November 30, 20193 events 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
• Strong Wind, October 26, 2019$20,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 25, 20194 events here
• Heat, August 19, 20191 event here
• Flood, August 13, 201952 kt wind · 8 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 13, 20192 events here
• Heat, August 12, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2019$400 · 52 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2019$200 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2019$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 6 events here
• Heat, July 10, 20191 event here
• Heat, July 9, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2019$600 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2019$200 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 2019$400 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2019$600 · 52 kt wind · 5 events here
• Heat, June 20, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2019$400 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 2019$8,000 · EF1 · 20 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 1, 20191 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.