Storm Surge/Tide in Alabama

Events

38

Deaths

1

Injuries

0

Damage

$25 million

• Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Alabama, September 15 to 16, 20203 deaths · $312 million · 22 eventsHurricane Sally made landfall in Gulf Shores, AL at 5am on Wednesday, September 16th as a strong Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph.
• Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Alabama, October 7 to 9, 20172 deaths · $22 million · EF0 · 20 eventsHurricane Nate quickly moved north northwest out of the northwest Caribbean Sea and across the Gulf of Mexico, making landfall near Biloxi, MS just after midnight on October 8th as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum winds of 85 mph.
• Tornadoes and Storm Surge in Alabama, June 20 to 23, 20172 deaths · $655,000 · EF1 · 24 eventsTropical Storm Cindy first developed in the central Gulf of Mexico on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 20th and made landfall between Cameron, LA and Port Arthur, TX during the early morning hours of Thursday, June 22nd.
• Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Alabama, June 19, 202121 injured · $3.2 million · EF2 · 18 eventsPotential Tropical Cyclone Claudette moved west of the Alabama coastal waters on the evening of June 18th, 2021. Claudette was declared a Tropical Storm and made landfall in southeast Louisiana during the early morning hours of June 19th.
• Storm Surge and Flash Flood in Alabama, November 9 to 10, 2009$8.0 million · 3 eventsDuring the early morning hours of 10 November 2009 (540 AM CST), Tropical Storm Ida made initial landfall near Dauphin Island, Alabama with maximum sustained winds near 45 mph with locally higher gusts. A second landfall occurred around 6 AM CST near Bon Secour, Alabama.
• Storm Surge in Alabama, September 1, 2008$4.5 million · 3 eventsGustav moved south and west of the Alabama coastal waters bringing high surge values.
• Storm Surge in Alabama, September 11 to 12, 2008$1.0 million · 2 eventsAs Ike moved south of the area, high astronomical tide along with storm surge brought flooding to the immediate coastal area.
• Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Alabama, September 4 to 5, 2018$85,000 · 21 eventsTropical Storm Gordon made landfall just west of the Alabama-Mississippi at 1015 PM CDT on September 4, 2018 with estimated maximum sustained winds of 70 mph.
• Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Alabama, August 29 to 31, 20213 injured · EF1 · 12 eventsHurricane Ida rapidly intensified overnight on August 28th into the morning of August 29th into strong category 4 Hurricane as it approached the northern Gulf coast. Ida made landfall across southeast Louisiana during the late morning on August 29th.
• Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Alabama, June 7 to 8, 2020$25,000 · 8 eventsTropical Storm Cristobal moved west of the Alabama coastal waters on the afternoon of June 7th, 2020. Cristobal made landfall in southeast Louisiana at 5 pm CDT on June 7th with estimated maximum sustained winds of 50 mph.
• Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Alabama, October 28 to 29, 202015 eventsHurricane Zeta made landfall in southeast Louisiana during the late afternoon hours of Wednesday, October 28th as a strong category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph.
• Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Alabama, October 10, 20184 eventsMajor Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach, FL around 1 PM CDT on October 10, 2018 with estimated maximum winds on 155 mph. Michael then tracked northeast in southern Georgia by that evening.

Storm Surge/Tide everywhereEvery kind of event 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.