Storm History: Sumter County, Alabama
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Sumter 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
- 416
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 12
- Damage
- $28 million
- Episodes
- 325
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 117 | 0 | 0 | $132,000 |
| Tornado | 113 | 0 | 8 | $18 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 60 | 0 | 0 | $242,000 |
| Flash Flood | 48 | 1 | 1 | $290,000 |
| Drought | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 8 | 0 | 2 | |
| Flood | 8 | 0 | 0 | $426,000 |
| Winter Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | $46,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Tropical Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | $4.2 million |
| Heavy Snow | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $3.7 million |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $17,000 |
| Strong Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $28,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, April 15, 2011
- Tropical Storm, August 29, 2005
- High Wind, September 16, 2004
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 7, 1996
- Tornado, April 5, 1994
- Flood, April 7, 2003
- Tornado, March 16, 1973
- Tornado, December 3, 1983
- Tropical Storm, July 10, 2005
- Tornado, November 16, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2003
- Tornado, April 24, 2010
- Flood, April 24, 2003
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 6, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 1996
- Flash Flood, January 7, 1998
- Tornado, December 12, 1961
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2024
- Hail, May 15, 1995
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2026
- Hail, June 16, 2023
- Hail, March 12, 2010
- Hail, February 11, 1993
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2023
- Hail, May 21, 2022
- Hail, April 9, 2021
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, April 19, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2020
- Hail, March 25, 2019
- Hail, June 15, 2016
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Tornado, April 15, 1956
- Tornado, November 15, 1989
- Tornado, May 18, 1995
- Tornado, December 18, 1967
- Tornado, March 12, 1976
- Tornado, December 3, 1983
- Tornado, May 3, 1984
- Tornado, March 12, 1986
- Tornado, November 25, 1986
- Tornado, January 10, 2008
- Tornado, April 24, 2010
- Tornado, April 15, 2011
- Tornado, January 23, 2012
- Tornado, April 28, 2014
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 1, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 24, 2026
- Drought, April 14, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 15, 2026
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Drought, December 1, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 2025
- Heat, July 29, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2025
- Tornado, May 1, 2025
- Tornado, March 15, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2025
- Tornado, February 15, 2025
- Tornado, December 28, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2024
- Tornado, June 5, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 7, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 23, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 11, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 5, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2023
- Hail, June 16, 2023
- Tornado, June 11, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2023
- Tornado, March 26, 2023
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
- Tornado, December 14, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 6, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2022
- Hail, May 21, 2022
- Tornado, March 30, 2022
- Tornado, February 3, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2022
- Tornado, May 2, 2021
- Hail, April 9, 2021
- Tornado, March 15, 2021
- Tropical Storm, October 28, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2020
- Hail, April 23, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 19, 2020
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Hail, April 8, 2020
- Tornado, March 3, 2020
- Flash Flood, February 10, 2020
- Tornado, February 5, 2020
- Tornado, January 11, 2020
- Tornado, December 16, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 18, 2019
- Tornado, April 13, 2019
- Hail, March 25, 2019
- Hail, December 27, 2018
- Tornado, February 7, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2017
- Hail, March 1, 2017
- Drought, March 1, 2017
- Drought, February 21, 2017
- Tornado, January 2, 2017
- Drought, January 1, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 28, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Drought, October 18, 2016
- Hail, June 15, 2016
- Tornado, February 23, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2015
- Tornado, January 3, 2015
- Flash Flood, December 23, 2014
- Hail, July 2, 2014
- Hail, June 22, 2014
- Tornado, April 28, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Hail, June 27, 2013
- Hail, March 23, 2013
- Tornado, March 18, 2013
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2012
- Heat, August 1, 2012
- Heat, July 28, 2012
- Heat, July 2, 2012
- Heat, July 1, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Hail, June 30, 2012
- Heat, June 28, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2012
- Hail, May 30, 2012
- Hail, April 5, 2012
- Tornado, March 23, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Tornado, January 23, 2012
- Tornado, November 16, 2011
- Tornado, September 4, 2011
- Hail, July 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2011
- Hail, June 15, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 2011
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Tornado, April 15, 2011
- Tornado, April 11, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2011
- Tornado, March 26, 2011
- Flash Flood, March 9, 2011
- Tornado, February 24, 2011
- Ice Storm, January 9, 2011
- Tornado, November 30, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2010
- Hail, July 16, 2010
- Tornado, April 24, 2010
- Hail, March 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, March 10, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2010
- Flood, November 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2009
- Tornado, May 6, 2009
- Tornado, May 1, 2009
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2009
- Tornado, March 26, 2009
- Tornado, February 27, 2009
- Tornado, February 18, 2009
- Tornado, August 23, 2008
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Hail, July 5, 2008
- Hail, June 12, 2008
- Hail, June 1, 2008
- Tornado, April 4, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 12, 2008
- Tornado, February 6, 2008
- Drought, February 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2008
- Tornado, January 10, 2008
- Drought, January 1, 2008
- Drought, December 1, 2007
- Drought, November 1, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Heat, August 8, 2007
- Drought, August 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2007
- Drought, July 1, 2007
- Drought, June 1, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Tornado, April 11, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Drought, April 1, 2007
- Drought, March 27, 2007
- Tornado, March 1, 2007
- Tornado, February 13, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2006
- Drought, August 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2006
- Drought, July 18, 2006
- Lightning, June 24, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2006
- Hail, May 10, 2006
- Hail, May 10, 2006
- Tornado, September 25, 2005
- Tropical Storm, August 29, 2005
- Flood, July 11, 2005
- Tropical Storm, July 10, 2005
- Strong Wind, July 6, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2005
- Hail, July 1, 2005
- Flood, June 12, 2005
- Strong Wind, June 11, 2005
- Hail, May 20, 2005
- Hail, May 20, 2005
- Hail, May 20, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Hail, April 6, 2005
- Flood, April 6, 2005
- Flash Flood, April 1, 2005
- Flood, April 1, 2005
- Hail, March 26, 2005
- Lightning, March 26, 2005
- Hail, March 26, 2005
- Hail, March 22, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2005
- Hail, October 19, 2004
- Hail, October 19, 2004
- Hail, October 19, 2004
- Hail, October 19, 2004
- High Wind, September 16, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2004
- Hail, April 10, 2004
- Hail, April 7, 2004
- Heavy Rain, March 5, 2004
- Flash Flood, February 6, 2004
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2004
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2004
- Hail, February 5, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 5, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2003
- Flood, May 21, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 2003
- Funnel Cloud, May 17, 2003
- Hail, May 3, 2003
- Flood, April 24, 2003
- Flash Flood, April 24, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2003
- Flood, April 7, 2003
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2003
- Hail, April 6, 2003
- Hail, March 14, 2003
- Hail, March 14, 2003
- Hail, March 5, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2002
- Hail, November 24, 2001
- Hail, June 26, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2001
- Hail, May 24, 2001
- Hail, April 4, 2001
- Hail, April 4, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 2001
- Hail, December 16, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2000
- Hail, July 20, 2000
- Hail, May 25, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2000
- High Wind, November 2, 1999
- Hail, May 4, 1999
- Hail, May 4, 1999
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Sumter CountyEvery warning in Sumter 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.