Storm History: Washington County, Alabama
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Washington 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
- 343
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 12
- Damage
- $14 million
- Episodes
- 280
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 | 107 | 0 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 87 | 0 | 7 | $3.2 million |
| Tornado | 80 | 3 | 4 | $7.3 million |
| Flash Flood | 34 | 0 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| Lightning | 8 | 0 | 1 | $230,000 |
| Winter Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 3 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coastal Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, January 10, 2009
- Tornado, April 15, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 1998
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Flash Flood, January 2, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2001
- Tornado, November 15, 2006
- Tornado, April 14, 2007
- Tornado, June 20, 2017
- Hail, April 17, 1998
- Tornado, March 24, 1984
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2015
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 25, 1998
- Tornado, November 17, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 24, 2002
- Tornado, March 3, 2019
- Tornado, September 16, 1971
- Lightning, December 1, 1996
- Lightning, February 6, 2004
- Lightning, July 15, 2002
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, April 9, 2021
- Hail, April 17, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2023
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Hail, February 18, 2009
- Hail, March 12, 2001
- Hail, April 22, 1971
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2024
- Hail, July 22, 2023
- Hail, July 12, 2020
- Hail, March 31, 2013
- Hail, April 25, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Hail, May 3, 2003
- Hail, April 4, 2001
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 15, 2011
- Tornado, December 3, 1983
- Tornado, March 24, 1984
- Tornado, May 3, 1984
- Tornado, March 12, 1986
- Tornado, November 4, 1988
- Tornado, November 20, 1988
- Tornado, November 30, 2022
- Tornado, March 3, 1970
- Tornado, September 16, 1971
- Tornado, March 2, 1972
- Tornado, March 16, 1976
- Tornado, March 20, 1980
- Tornado, September 23, 1985
- Tornado, November 15, 2006
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2025
- Hail, May 3, 2025
- Tornado, March 15, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 2025
- Tornado, February 12, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2025
- Tornado, December 27, 2024
- Coastal Flood, September 11, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2024
- Tornado, January 8, 2024
- Hail, July 22, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2023
- Tornado, June 16, 2023
- Tornado, June 15, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 2023
- Hail, April 3, 2023
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
- Flash Flood, January 3, 2023
- Tornado, December 14, 2022
- Tornado, November 30, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2022
- Tornado, April 5, 2022
- Flash Flood, February 3, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2021
- Hail, April 9, 2021
- Tropical Storm, October 28, 2020
- Hail, July 12, 2020
- Hail, May 27, 2020
- Tornado, April 23, 2020
- Tornado, April 19, 2020
- Tornado, April 12, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 10, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2020
- Hail, June 27, 2019
- Tornado, June 7, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 18, 2019
- Tornado, March 3, 2019
- Flash Flood, January 23, 2019
- Flash Flood, December 27, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2018
- Flash Flood, April 14, 2018
- Tornado, February 10, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2017
- Tornado, October 7, 2017
- Tornado, June 20, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2017
- Hail, March 30, 2017
- Tornado, January 21, 2017
- Flash Flood, January 2, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Drought, October 1, 2016
- Flash Flood, February 23, 2016
- Tornado, February 15, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 2015
- Flood, April 17, 2015
- Hail, March 22, 2015
- Tornado, November 17, 2014
- Hail, June 21, 2014
- Tornado, April 28, 2014
- Ice Storm, January 28, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2013
- Hail, March 31, 2013
- Tornado, February 10, 2013
- Tornado, December 25, 2012
- Flash Flood, March 22, 2012
- Hail, June 7, 2011
- Tornado, April 15, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2010
- Tornado, April 8, 2010
- Tornado, March 10, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2009
- Flash Flood, March 27, 2009
- Hail, February 18, 2009
- Tornado, January 10, 2009
- Winter Weather, December 11, 2008
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 18, 2008
- Flash Flood, April 11, 2008
- Hail, April 11, 2008
- Hail, January 31, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2008
- Hail, January 10, 2008
- Hail, December 20, 2007
- Flash Flood, October 22, 2007
- Heat, August 8, 2007
- Tornado, April 14, 2007
- Tornado, November 15, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2006
- Hail, May 9, 2006
- Hail, May 9, 2006
- Hail, May 8, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2005
- Hurricane (Typhoon), August 27, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2005
- Tornado, July 6, 2005
- Tropical Storm, July 5, 2005
- Hail, June 15, 2005
- Tropical Storm, June 10, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 2005
- Lightning, April 22, 2005
- Flash Flood, March 31, 2005
- Hail, March 22, 2005
- Hail, March 22, 2005
- Hail, November 27, 2004
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 13, 2004
- Hail, June 24, 2004
- Lightning, February 6, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2003
- Hail, August 6, 2003
- Hail, May 3, 2003
- Hail, May 3, 2003
- Hail, May 3, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Hail, April 25, 2003
- Hail, April 25, 2003
- Hail, March 13, 2003
- Hail, March 13, 2003
- Tornado, December 24, 2002
- Tornado, December 24, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 24, 2002
- Tornado, December 23, 2002
- Tornado, December 19, 2002
- Hail, December 19, 2002
- Hail, August 2, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2002
- Hail, July 21, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2002
- Lightning, July 15, 2002
- Hail, June 19, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 19, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 13, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 13, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2001
- Funnel Cloud, July 8, 2001
- Lightning, June 22, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2001
- Hail, May 28, 2001
- Hail, April 4, 2001
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2001
- Hail, March 12, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2001
- Flash Flood, March 3, 2001
- Hail, March 3, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 19, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 19, 2001
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 21, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 16, 2000
- Hail, September 5, 2000
- Hail, August 31, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2000
- Heat, July 1, 2000
- Hail, April 13, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2000
- Hail, March 3, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2000
- Sleet, January 27, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 10, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 1999
- Hail, March 20, 1999
- Flash Flood, March 13, 1999
- Hail, March 9, 1999
- Flash Flood, January 30, 1999
- Lightning, January 23, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 2, 1999
- Flash Flood, September 28, 1998
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 25, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 1998
- Hail, May 3, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 17, 1998
- Hail, April 17, 1998
- Hail, April 17, 1998
- Hail, April 8, 1998
- Hail, March 5, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 26, 1998
- Hail, January 22, 1998
- Flash Flood, January 7, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 7, 1998
- Hail, November 1, 1997
- Hail, November 1, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 1, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 1997
- Hail, June 22, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 1997
- Flash Flood, May 28, 1997
- Lightning, May 27, 1997
- Hail, May 23, 1997
- Hail, May 23, 1997
- Hail, April 22, 1997
- Hail, April 22, 1997
- Hail, April 22, 1997
- Hail, April 21, 1997
- Hail, April 21, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 24, 1997
- Lightning, January 24, 1997
- Hail, December 12, 1996
- Hail, December 12, 1996
- Hail, December 12, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 12, 1996
- Lightning, December 1, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 1996
- Tornado, March 18, 1996
- Tornado, March 18, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 18, 1996
- Hail, March 6, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 19, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 19, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 19, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 26, 1996
- Hail, December 18, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 2, 1995
- Tornado, October 27, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 21, 1995
- Tornado, April 11, 1995
- Hail, March 25, 1994
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 1993
- Hail, May 5, 1991
- Tornado, December 3, 1990
- Hail, August 30, 1990
- Hail, May 21, 1990
- Tornado, February 10, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 1989
- Tornado, May 19, 1989
- Tornado, April 4, 1989
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Washington CountyEvery warning in Washington 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.