Storm History: Madison County, Alabama
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Madison 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
- 2,450
- Deaths
- 73
- Injuries
- 928
- Damage
- $561 million
- Episodes
- 1,132
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 538 | 18 | 26 | $12 million |
| Hail | 532 | 0 | 2 | $4.6 million |
| Tornado | 448 | 49 | 804 | $529 million |
| Flash Flood | 417 | 3 | 2 | $3.7 million |
| Heat | 134 | 0 | 71 | |
| Drought | 53 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 50 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 42 | 0 | 20 | |
| Winter Weather | 37 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 34 | 1 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 27 | 1 | 2 | $1.0 million |
| Flood | 22 | 0 | 0 | $300 |
| Winter Storm | 17 | 0 | 0 | $67,000 |
| Strong Wind | 17 | 0 | 0 | $7.2 million |
| Heavy Snow | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 11 | 0 | 0 | $127,000 |
| Ice Storm | 8 | 1 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| Funnel Cloud | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Devil | 2 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 1 |
The deadliest
- Tornado, November 15, 1989
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 1984
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2022
- Tornado, April 1, 1974
- Ice Storm, December 23, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 28, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2008
- Tornado, March 3, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2012
- Lightning, August 18, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2018
- Flash Flood, December 25, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 19, 2021
- Tornado, April 1, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 2026
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, November 15, 1989
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2022
- Tornado, June 26, 1994
- Strong Wind, February 17, 2022
- Tornado, March 11, 1963
- Tornado, December 18, 1967
- Tornado, November 27, 1973
- Tornado, April 1, 1974
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- Tornado, May 5, 2003
- Ice Storm, December 23, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 28, 1999
- Hail, June 6, 1995
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 7, 1996
- Hail, August 17, 2007
- Hail, August 24, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 14, 2007
- Strong Wind, December 20, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2008
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2009
- Hail, December 5, 1977
- Hail, March 29, 2011
- Hail, June 18, 2023
- Hail, June 15, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2006
- Flash Flood, February 21, 2005
- Hail, May 1, 2003
- Hail, March 15, 1996
- Hail, March 27, 1984
- Hail, April 10, 2025
- Hail, April 24, 2021
- Hail, March 1, 2017
- Flood, February 26, 2026
- Hail, May 1, 2025
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Tornado, November 15, 1989
- Tornado, March 11, 1963
- Tornado, April 23, 1971
- Tornado, May 19, 1973
- Tornado, May 18, 1995
- Tornado, February 6, 2008
- Tornado, April 1, 1974
- Tornado, April 1, 2023
- Tornado, April 15, 1965
- Tornado, October 24, 1967
- Tornado, December 18, 1967
- Tornado, November 27, 1973
- Tornado, March 20, 1976
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 14, 2026
- Flood, February 26, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 18, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 2025
- Frost/Freeze, November 10, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 23, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 17, 2025
- Hail, September 11, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2025
- Heat, August 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 28, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2025
- Heat, July 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 23, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2025
- Tornado, May 27, 2025
- Tornado, May 20, 2025
- Hail, May 12, 2025
- Hail, May 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 2025
- Hail, April 10, 2025
- Tornado, April 5, 2025
- Lightning, April 2, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2025
- Tornado, February 15, 2025
- Drought, February 1, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2025
- Drought, January 1, 2025
- Tornado, December 28, 2024
- Drought, November 5, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Strong Wind, September 12, 2024
- Drought, September 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2024
- Drought, August 27, 2024
- Hail, August 17, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 17, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 16, 2024
- Heat, August 2, 2024
- Heat, August 1, 2024
- Heat, July 31, 2024
- Heat, July 30, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2024
- Heat, July 17, 2024
- Drought, July 16, 2024
- Drought, July 16, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2024
- Drought, July 9, 2024
- Heat, July 9, 2024
- Heat, July 8, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 4, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2024
- Tornado, May 8, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, March 19, 2024
- Tornado, March 15, 2024
- Frost/Freeze, March 11, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 28, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2024
- Strong Wind, January 8, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, November 1, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, November 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 26, 2023
- Drought, October 19, 2023
- Hail, September 6, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 21, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 12, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 11, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2023
- Tornado, August 10, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 6, 2023
- Heat, July 28, 2023
- Hail, July 28, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2023
- Tornado, July 21, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2023
- Hail, July 20, 2023
- Tornado, July 18, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2023
- Heat, July 2, 2023
- Hail, July 2, 2023
- Heat, July 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 30, 2023
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Hail, June 25, 2023
- Hail, June 18, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2023
- Hail, June 4, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2023
- Hail, April 21, 2023
- Tornado, April 1, 2023
- Tornado, March 24, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, March 20, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, March 19, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, March 18, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, March 18, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, March 14, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, March 13, 2023
- Tornado, March 3, 2023
- Tornado, March 1, 2023
- High Wind, February 27, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 3, 2023
- Strong Wind, January 25, 2023
- Tornado, January 3, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2022
- Strong Wind, December 22, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Flood, November 29, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, October 19, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, October 18, 2022
- Frost/Freeze, October 18, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 12, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2022
- Hail, August 6, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2022
- Heat, June 17, 2022
- Heat, June 16, 2022
- Hail, June 15, 2022
- Heat, June 15, 2022
- Heat, June 14, 2022
- Heat, June 13, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 2022
- Hail, May 2, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 13, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2022
- Tornado, February 22, 2022
- Strong Wind, February 17, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2022
- Tornado, January 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 11, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, November 13, 2021
- Flash Flood, October 6, 2021
- Funnel Cloud, October 3, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 19, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2021
- Funnel Cloud, August 15, 2021
- Heat, August 10, 2021
- Heat, July 31, 2021
- Heat, July 30, 2021
- Heat, July 28, 2021
- Heat, July 26, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 2021
- Tornado, May 4, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2021
- Strong Wind, April 24, 2021
- Hail, April 24, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 22, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 3, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 2, 2021
- Tornado, March 28, 2021
- Hail, March 27, 2021
- Tornado, March 17, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 15, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 12, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2021
- Strong Wind, December 13, 2020
- Flood, October 28, 2020
- Tornado, August 23, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2020
- Hail, July 21, 2020
- Hail, July 5, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2020
- Hail, May 3, 2020
- High Wind, April 23, 2020
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 2020
- Tornado, March 24, 2020
- Tornado, February 5, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 15, 2020
- Tornado, January 11, 2020
- Tornado, December 16, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 10, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 11, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, November 8, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, November 1, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, November 1, 2019
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 11, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 10, 2019
- Flood, August 13, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 13, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2019
- Heat, June 20, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2019
- Tornado, May 9, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 18, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, April 1, 2019
- Hail, March 25, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, March 20, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, March 3, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 23, 2019
- Flash Flood, February 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 7, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2019
- Strong Wind, December 27, 2018
- Freezing Fog, December 11, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 9, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, November 10, 2018
- Heat, July 13, 2018
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Madison CountyEvery warning in Madison 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.