Storm History: Shelby County, Alabama

Events

865

Deaths

14

Injuries

206

Damage

$48 million

Episodes

547

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, January 24, 196410 deaths · 6 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 3, 20212 deaths · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 19731 death · 63 injured · $25 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 7, 19981 death · $40,000 · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 27, 19731 death · 63 injured · $25 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 27, 199453 injured · $5.0 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 2011$3.8 million · EF5 · 9 events here
• Tropical Storm, August 29, 2005$3.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 2004$1.2 million · 62 kt wind · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 7, 1996$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 10, 2010$570,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 30, 2002$400,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 2003$400,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 2005$400,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 19, 1998$380,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2018$300,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 3, 1984$253,000 · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, January 24, 196410 deaths · 6 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 27, 19682 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 16, 19735 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 1973$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 10, 197514 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 19, 1988$250,000 · F3 · 3 events here
• Hail, May 2, 2003$250,000 · 4.5 in hail · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, May 9, 20244.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 2, 2003$250,000 · 4.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 1995$200 · 3.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 31, 20123 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 6, 20123 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20232.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 30, 2002$400,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 29, 20162.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 8, 20232 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 24, 20212 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 13, 19552 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 28, 19552 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 20251.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 16, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 19, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, April 3, 1974F5 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 2011$3.8 million · EF5 · 9 events here
• Tornado, January 24, 196410 deaths · 6 injured · $250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 19731 death · 63 injured · $25 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 15, 1989F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 27, 199453 injured · $5.0 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 1967F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 29, 1973F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 10, 197514 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 1982F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 3, 1983$25,000 · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 3, 1984$253,000 · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 5, 19851 injured · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 12, 1986F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 19, 1988$250,000 · F3 · 3 events here

Every tornado in Shelby County, with its track

• Flash Flood, June 17, 20261 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20261 in hail · 10 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 15, 2026$500 · 56 kt wind · 6 events here
• Tornado, January 9, 2026EF0 · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, October 14, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 29, 20251 event here
• Hail, July 4, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 20251 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 20251.25 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, May 17, 20251.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, May 7, 20251 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 2025EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 10, 20251.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 6, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 15, 2025EF3 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 202556 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, February 15, 2025EF1 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20251 event here
• Tornado, December 28, 2024EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 12, 20241.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 16, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2024$15,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 2024$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 2024EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 9, 20244.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, April 10, 2024$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 20241 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 31, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 202355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 11, 20231 event here
• Hail, August 11, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 8, 20232 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 5, 20231 event here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 2023$30,000 · 70 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 20231 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20232.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 2023EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 9, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 26, 2023EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 12, 2023EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 3, 2023EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 29, 2022EF2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 202259 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20221.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 20221.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 30, 20221 injured · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 22, 2022EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 18, 20221 event here
• Tornado, February 17, 2022EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 29, 2021EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 3, 20212 deaths · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 202150 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 2021EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 24, 20212 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 25, 20217 injured · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 14, 2020EF0 · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, October 28, 20201 event here
• Hail, July 12, 20201 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 20201.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 23, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 19, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 31, 2020EF2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, February 10, 20201 event here
• Tornado, February 5, 2020EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, January 11, 2020EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, December 16, 2019EF2 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20191 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20191 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 201950 kt wind · 5 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20191 event here
• Drought, July 23, 20191 event here
• Hail, June 22, 20191 in hail · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 18, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 2019EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 201850 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 28, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2018$300,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 20181 event here
• Tornado, April 22, 2018EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 14, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20181 event here
• Drought, January 23, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20171 event here
• Tornado, October 7, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 20172 events here
• Tornado, June 22, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 201760 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 5, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20171 event here
• Hail, March 9, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20171 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20172 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
• Drought, August 1, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20161.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 29, 20162.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 1, 2016EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 23, 2016EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 24, 2015EF2 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 201555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 201560 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 201560 kt wind · 6 events here
• Hail, June 24, 20151 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 201560 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 201550 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, April 2, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 25, 201551 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, December 27, 20142 events here
• Tornado, October 13, 2014EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 6, 201460 kt wind · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, February 11, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20141 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 20130.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 201365 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 20132 events here
• Hail, June 27, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 17, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 2013EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, March 5, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, January 14, 20131 event here
• Hail, August 10, 201255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 201255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 20121 in hail · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 201256 kt wind · 7 events here
• Hail, July 5, 20121.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Drought, July 3, 20121 event here
• Heat, July 2, 20121 event here
• Heat, July 1, 20121 event here
• Heat, June 28, 20121 event here
• Heat, June 22, 20122 events here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 20121.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 3, 20121.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 201256 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 6, 20123 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 5, 20121.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, March 31, 20123 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 22, 2011$45,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, September 22, 20110.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 4, 2011$5,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, August 2, 20111 event here
• Hail, July 1, 2011$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 2011$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2011$3,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 2011$4,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 9, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 2011$3.8 million · EF5 · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, April 20, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 2011$44,000 · EF3 · 8 events here
• Tornado, April 11, 2011$9,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, April 4, 2011$17,000 · 1.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Tornado, March 26, 2011$20,000 · EF1 · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, March 9, 201175 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 28, 2011$7,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, February 24, 2011$1,000 · EF0 · 1 event 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 event here
• Tornado, November 30, 2010$5,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 26, 2010$8,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Lightning, August 14, 2010$165,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 2010$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 2, 2010$4,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2010$500 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 2010$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2010$210,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 17, 2010$100,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2010$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 20, 2010$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 25, 2010$170,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 10, 2010$570,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 12, 20101 event here
• Flood, December 18, 2009$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, November 9, 2009$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 20, 2009$3,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 16, 2009$45,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 18, 20091 event here
• Hail, July 5, 2009$2,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2009$46,000 · 1.75 in hail · 14 events here
• Tornado, May 1, 2009$217,000 · EF1 · 9 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 2009$30,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 12, 2009$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 2009$100,000 · EF1 · 12 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2009$2,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 26, 2009$17,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 1, 20091 event here
• Tornado, February 27, 2009$5,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 18, 2009EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 6, 2009$2,000 · 74 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 23, 2008EF2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2008$11,000 · 60 kt wind · 6 events here
• Hail, August 2, 2008$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20081 event here
• Hail, July 22, 200870 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2008$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20081 event here
• Hail, June 11, 20081.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 2008$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 9, 2008$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20081 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2008$3,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20081 event here
• Hail, April 25, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 2008$2,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 4, 2008$23,000 · EF0 · 12 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20081 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 2008EF2 · 5 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20081 event here
• Tornado, February 26, 2008$70,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 17, 2008$5,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20081 event here
• Strong Wind, January 29, 2008$20,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 20081 event here
• Tornado, January 10, 2008$6,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Drought, January 1, 20081 event here

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Tornadoes in Shelby CountyEvery warning in Shelby 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.