Storm History: Russell County, Alabama

Events

372

Deaths

3

Injuries

63

Damage

$31 million

Episodes

293

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 1, 19812 deaths · 23 injured · $25 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Heat, August 8, 20071 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 1, 19812 deaths · 23 injured · $25 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 29, 199116 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 3 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 7, 1996$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2009$500,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 2004$300,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 1, 19784 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 7, 2003$225,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 20093 injured · $210,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Tornado, February 17, 20084 injured · $123,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 11, 2007$105,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, March 8, 1998$85,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 25, 2003$80,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2008$60,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 2020$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, July 10, 2005$48,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 1999$40,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 1996$35,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 2003$35,000 · 4.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 18, 1996$33,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 29, 1996$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Hail, April 25, 2003$35,000 · 4.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, December 28, 2005$6,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 8, 20232 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 20222 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 12, 20222 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 20251.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 16, 20241.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20221.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 5, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 4, 2011$9,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 25, 2011$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 2011$500 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 2011$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 2, 2010$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 5, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 23, 1971F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 1, 19812 deaths · 23 injured · $25 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 13, 1954$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 5, 1954$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 19617 injured · $25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 1982F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 1983F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 3, 1983$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 3, 1984F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 5, 1985F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 4, 1988F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 17, 20084 injured · $123,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 28, 2014EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 15, 2025EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 24, 19614 injured · $25,000 · F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Russell County, with its track

• Drought, June 1, 20261 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20261 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Tornado, March 11, 2026EF0 · 2 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20261 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, October 28, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 20251.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 6, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 15, 2025EF3 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, February 12, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20251 event here
• Tropical Depression, September 27, 20241 event here
• Drought, September 10, 20241 event here
• Hail, August 16, 20241.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 2024EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 15, 20241.1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, February 11, 20241.1 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 11, 20231 event here
• Hail, August 8, 20232 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 26, 2023EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, October 12, 20222 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20221.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 21, 20222 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 3, 2022EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 3, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 2021EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 2020$50,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 12, 2020EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 11, 2020EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 6, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 2019EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 12, 201955 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, October 10, 20181 event here
• Tornado, July 21, 2018EF0 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 20181 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20181 event here
• Drought, January 23, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 11, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 20171 event here
• Tornado, April 5, 2017EF1 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, April 3, 201750 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 2, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20171 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20161 event here
• Drought, October 18, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 6, 2016EF2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, February 15, 2016EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, December 24, 2015EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 6, 2015EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 201560 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 20151.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 201555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 2015EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 23, 2014EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 17, 2014EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 2014EF3 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 6, 201460 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20141 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 201355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 18, 2013EF1 · 2 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, July 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20121 event here
• Heat, June 28, 20121 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, May 21, 20121 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, September 20, 2011$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2011$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 1, 2011$7,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20111 event here
• Hail, June 15, 2011$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 9, 2011$500 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20111 event here
• Hail, May 25, 2011$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, May 10, 20111 event here
• Drought, April 5, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, April 4, 2011$9,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 26, 2011EF1 · 5 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20111 event here
• Tornado, February 28, 2011$2,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20111 event here
• Ice Storm, January 9, 20111 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20112 events here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20101 event here
• Drought, November 23, 20101 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20101 event here
• Drought, September 21, 20101 event here
• Hail, August 2, 2010$3,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 2010$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 2, 2010$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 12, 20101 event here
• Flash Flood, December 14, 2009$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, November 9, 2009$2,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 16, 2009EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2009$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2009$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 2009$16,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 2009$500,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 20093 injured · $210,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Hail, April 5, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 1, 20091 event here
• Tornado, August 23, 2008$15,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2008$22,000 · 60 kt wind · 4 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20081 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2008$60,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, June 24, 20081 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2008$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Devil, June 20, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20081 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 2008EF2 · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20081 event here
• Tornado, February 17, 20084 injured · $123,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 6, 2008$1,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20081 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20071 event here
• Heat, August 8, 20071 death · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20071 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2007$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20071 event here
• Drought, May 22, 20071 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 2007$105,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 1, 2007$3,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 13, 2007EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20061 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20061 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2006$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 11, 20061 event here
• Hail, May 13, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2006$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 20, 2006$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, March 20, 20061 event here
• Hail, December 28, 2005$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, December 28, 2005$6,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, December 28, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 29, 2005$1,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 29, 2005$15,000 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, July 10, 2005$48,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 2005$17,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 200552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 2005$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 2005$8,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 22, 2005$4,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 22, 2005$1,000 · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 27, 2005$22,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 27, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 26, 20050.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 26, 20051.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 22, 2005$22,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 2004$300,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, September 7, 2004$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 20040.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2004$26,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 20040.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 20040.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 12, 2004$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 7, 2003$225,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2003$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 2003$35,000 · 4.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 25, 2003$80,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 19, 20030.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 19, 20030.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 14, 2003$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 20031 event here
• Hail, May 11, 2002$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, March 31, 20020.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 19, 2002$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 3, 20021 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 2, 20021 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2001$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 20010.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 15, 2001$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 3, 2001$14,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 20000.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 20000.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 11, 2000$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, March 10, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 10, 20000.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 10, 20001 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 1999$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 1999$8,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 1999$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 19990.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 27, 1999$8,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 1999$40,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 1999$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 1999$15,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 28, 1998$2,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 19982 injured · $25,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 1998$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 19980.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 19980.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 8, 1998$85,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 7, 1998$30,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 21, 1997$7,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 1, 1997$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 1997$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 9, 1997$4,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 1997$4,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 1997$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 1997$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 13, 1997$4,000 · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 1996$35,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 1996$22,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 1996$10,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 29, 1996$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 1996$10,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 18, 1996$33,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 7, 1996$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Heat, February 23, 19961 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

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• 1992
• 1991
• 1990
• 1989
• 1988
• 1986
• 1985
• 1984
• 1983
• 1982
• 1981
• 1978
• 1975
• 1974
• 1973
• 1971
• 1967
• 1966
• 1964
• 1963
• 1961
• 1954

Tornadoes in Russell CountyEvery warning in Russell 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.