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Bibb County, Alabama

Recorded hazard history: storm events since 1950, federal disaster declarations since 1953, flood insurance claims since 1978, and FEMA's risk index.

FIPS 01007 · 22,477 residents (2021) · 622 sq mi · dominant hazard Wind

Hail · 72Tornado · 39Flood · 17Wind · 154Winter · 13

Bibb County within Alabama. Dots: HailTornadoFloodWind event locations in the kept record. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. NCEI storm records through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA declarations refreshed 1 Oct 2026; NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

Bibb County, Alabama, has 362 weather events in the NCEI Storm Events record since 1950, most of them damaging wind.

That is 58.2 events per 100 square miles, below the Alabama figure of 87.3, and 161.1 per 10,000 residents against 87.8 statewide.

12 events fall in the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026. NCEI attributes 7 deaths and 78 injuries to events in the county, with property damage estimated at $43M and crop damage at $1.2M.

FEMA has designated the county in 20 federal disaster declarations since 1953; the most recent is Hurricane Helene (emergency, 26 Sep 2024).

National Flood Insurance Program policyholders in the county filed 12 claims since 1978, of which 6 were paid, totalling $33K (about $5K per paid claim). FEMA counts 17 residential flood policies in force.

FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall risk as "Very Low" and its expected annual loss as "Very Low" ($9.0M a year across 18 hazards).

30 tropical storm or hurricane tracks in the HURDAT2 record passed within 100 miles of the county's centre at tropical-storm strength or more, 0 of them within 50 miles at hurricane strength.

12events, last 12 monthsto 30 Jun 2026

362events since 19507 deaths, 78 injuries recorded

20disaster declarationslast 26 Sep 2024

12NFIP flood claims$33K paid

Compared with Alabama and the United States

Measure	Bibb County	Alabama	US
Recorded events since 1950	362	44,232	1,977,440
Events per 100 square miles	58.2	87.3	56.0
Events per 10,000 residents	161.1	87.8	59.6
Events in the last 12 months	12	1,348	62,008
Deaths recorded by NCEI	7	941	26,435
Property damage (NCEI estimates)	$43M	$12B	$575B
NFIP claims per 1,000 residents	0.5	8.9	8.1
Average paid NFIP claim	$5K	$34K	$43K
Claims per 100 policies in force, last 10 years	17.6	21.5	16.1

County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county. State and US rows include events recorded only by forecast zone. Rates use 2021 Census population and land area.

Events by decade

Tornado: 1Wind: 2

Tornado: 2Wind: 1

Hail: 2Tornado: 1Wind: 6

Hail: 5Tornado: 7Wind: 26

Hail: 24Flood: 4Wind: 36Winter: 4Heat: 1Cold: 2Other: 1

Hail: 27Tornado: 5Flood: 9Wind: 32Winter: 3Tropical: 4Heat: 1Cold: 3Drought: 21Other: 1

Hail: 11Tornado: 13Flood: 4Wind: 30Winter: 5Heat: 3Cold: 1Drought: 13Lightning: 1

Hail: 3Tornado: 10Wind: 21Winter: 1Tropical: 1Heat: 3Drought: 11

31950s31960s91970s381980s721990s1062000s812010s502020s

Recorded events in Bibb County by decade and hazard group. HailTornadoFloodWindWinterTropicalHeatColdDroughtLightningOther NCEI recorded only tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind before 1996.

Trend: 179 events in the 20 years to 2025 against 141 in the 20 years before. Reporting practice changed in 1996 and again with automated reports in the 2000s, so decade totals measure the record as much as the weather.

Events by type

Wind154

Hail72

Drought45

Tornado39

Flood17

Winter13

Heat8

Cold6

Tropical5

Other2

Lightning1

Hazard	Events	Deaths	Share of state's events
■ Wind	154	1	0.7%	detail
■ Hail	72	—	0.9%	detail
■ Drought	45	—	1.7%
■ Tornado	39	6	1.2%	detail
■ Flood	17	—	0.5%	detail
■ Winter	13	—	0.9%	detail
■ Heat	8	—	0.6%
■ Cold	6	—	0.5%
■ Tropical	5	—	1.0%
■ Other	2	—	0.4%
■ Lightning	1	—	0.1%

Hazard pages exist for hail, tornado, flood, wind and winter where the county has at least 10 recorded events. "Other" covers heavy rain, debris flow, dust, funnel clouds and similar reports.

Largest recorded events

Date	Event type	Group	Magnitude	Property damage	Crop damage	Deaths	Injuries	Geography
27 May 1973	Tornado	Tornado	F4	$25M	—	5	47	County
27 Apr 2011	Tornado	Tornado	EF3	$14M	—	1	10	County
25 Mar 2024	Strong Wind	Wind	35 mph	—	—	1	—	Forecast zone
25 Mar 2021	Tornado	Tornado	EF3	—	—	—	5	County
17 Mar 1963	Tornado	Tornado	F3	—	—	—	4	County
8 Aug 2007	Heat	Heat	—	—	—	—	4	Forecast zone
10 Feb 1990	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	77 mph	—	—	—	3	County
24 Mar 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	0 mph	$500K	$50K	—	2	County
11 Apr 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	58 mph	—	—	—	1	County
17 Jul 2017	Lightning	Lightning	—	—	—	—	1	County
30 Mar 2022	Tornado	Tornado	EF3	—	—	—	1	County
7 Mar 1996	Cold/Wind Chill	Cold	—	—	$1.0M	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Sep 2004	High Wind	Wind	64 mph	$350K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Apr 2011	Tornado	Tornado	EF1	$275K	—	—	—	County
22 Aug 1983	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$250K	—	—	—	County
22 Apr 1984	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$250K	—	—	—	County
19 Jan 1988	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$250K	—	—	—	County
25 Apr 2003	Hail	Hail	4.50 in	$250K	—	—	—	County
29 Aug 2005	Tropical Storm	Tropical	—	$210K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Sep 2009	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$100K	—	—	—	County

Ranked by deaths, then injuries, then NCEI's damage estimate. Deaths and injuries are NCEI counts (direct plus indirect); no personal details are recorded here.

Federal disaster declarations

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Programs
26 Sep 2024	EM-3618	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Helene	Public assistance
26 Apr 2021	DR-4596	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes	Individual assistance, Public assistance
14 Sep 2020	EM-3545	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Sally	Public assistance
29 Mar 2020	DR-4503	Major disaster	Biological	Covid-19 Pandemic	Individual assistance, Public assistance
13 Mar 2020	EM-3472	Emergency	Biological	Covid-19	Public assistance
8 Oct 2017	EM-3394	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Nate	Public assistance
11 Sep 2017	EM-3389	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Irma	Public assistance
28 Apr 2011	DR-1971	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
27 Apr 2011	EM-3319	Emergency	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Straight-Line Winds	Public assistance
30 Aug 2008	EM-3292	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Gustav	Public assistance
10 Sep 2005	EM-3237	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation	Public assistance
29 Aug 2005	DR-1605	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina	Public assistance
10 Jul 2005	DR-1593	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Dennis	Public assistance
15 Sep 2004	DR-1549	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Ivan	Individual assistance, Public assistance
12 May 2003	DR-1466	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding	Individual assistance
14 Nov 2002	DR-1442	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Tornadoes	Individual assistance
15 Mar 1993	EM-3096	Emergency	Snowstorm	Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm	Public assistance
17 Feb 1990	DR-856	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
20 Jul 1977	EM-3045	Emergency	Drought	Drought	Public assistance
29 May 1973	DR-388	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance

Declarations in which FEMA designated this county, from the OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). DR: major disaster; EM: emergency; FM: fire management assistance. Programs show whether individual or public assistance was made available.

Flood insurance claims

197820022026

NFIP claims by year of loss in Bibb County, 1978 to 2026 (hover for the amount paid).

Claims since 197812

Paid claims6

Total paid$33K

Average paid claim$5K

Repetitive-loss properties10 severe

Residential policies in force170.2% of 7,693 structures

Year of loss	Claims	Paid claims	Amount paid	Average paid
2024	1	1	$86	$86
2022	1	0	$0	—
2018	1	0	$0	—
2014	1	0	$0	—
2012	1	1	$1,704	$1,704
2009	1	1	$2,651	$2,651
1998	1	0	$0	—
1994	1	0	$0	—
1985	2	1	$19,434	$19,434
1983	1	1	$5,175	$5,175
1979	1	1	$3,935	$3,935

OpenFEMA NFIP claims (v3, as of 8 Sep 2026), aggregated by year of loss; amounts are building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments as recorded. Repetitive-loss counts from the NFIP Multiple Loss Properties file (2 Aug 2026); policies in force from the NFIP Residential Penetration Rates file (3 Aug 2026).

National Risk Index

Overall riskVery Lowscore 39.1 of 100

Expected annual loss$9.0MVery Low

Social vulnerabilityRelatively High

Community resilienceRelatively Low

Hazard (NRI)	Risk rating	Expected annual loss
Inland flooding	Relatively Low	$4,712,635
Tornado	Relatively Moderate	$2,516,683
Cold wave	Relatively Low	$482,537
Heat wave	Relatively Low	$420,736
Earthquake	Relatively Low	$385,383
Lightning	Relatively Low	$190,539
Strong wind	Very Low	$103,835
Hurricane	Very Low	$54,566
Wildfire	Very Low	$32,606
Hail	Very Low	$32,062
Drought	Relatively Low	$27,361
Ice storm	Relatively Low	$21,621
Landslide	Relatively Low	$9,473
Winter weather	Very Low	$3,665

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. Ratings are FEMA's relative comparison of counties; expected annual loss is FEMA's modelled estimate of average yearly building, population and agriculture loss. See how to read the NRI.

Hurricane and tropical storm passes

Tracks within 100 miles30

Tracks within 50 miles9

Hurricane strength within 50 miles0

Storm	Year	Closest approach	Max wind while within 100 mi
Zeta	2020	26 mi	69 mph
Nate	2017	76 mi	40 mph
Ivan	2004	39 mi	58 mph
Opal	1995	55 mi	58 mph
Juan	1985	42 mi	46 mph
Frederic	1979	85 mi	52 mph
Eloise	1975	83 mi	63 mph
Baker	1950	67 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1936	90 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1932	23 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1916	18 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1916	67 mi	75 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1915	84 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1912	42 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1912	80 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1907	49 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1906	83 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1903	83 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1902	80 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1901	87 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1893	99 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1893	74 mi	63 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1892	40 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1881	30 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1880	93 mi	46 mph

HURDAT2 best-track positions at tropical-storm strength (34 kt) or more, measured from the county's Census centre point; through the 2025 season. Distance from a track is not the same as the extent of the storm's wind, rain or surge.

ZIP codes with flood claims

35034 6

ZIP codes whose NFIP claims carry this county's code, with the number of claims. Five or more claims are needed for a ZIP page to be indexed.

Questions and answers

How often does it hail in Bibb County, AL?

NCEI records 72 hail events in Bibb County since 1950, in 33 different years; that is about 0.9 recorded events a year. 15 reports were golf-ball size (1.75 in) or larger.

Has Bibb County had a tornado?

Yes. NCEI records 39 tornadoes in Bibb County since 1950, 9 of them rated (E)F2 or stronger. Tornado deaths recorded: 6.

When was the last federal disaster declaration for Bibb County?

26 Sep 2024: Hurricane Helene, a emergency declaration for hurricane. The county appears in 20 declarations since 1953.

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in Bibb County, and how much was paid?

12 NFIP claims since 1978, 6 of them paid, for $33K in total. FEMA publishes these figures redacted and aggregated; individual properties are not identified.

Is Bibb County in the National Risk Index's high-risk band?

FEMA's National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the county "Very Low" for overall risk, "Very Low" for expected annual loss, "Relatively High" for social vulnerability and "Relatively Low" for community resilience. These ratings are FEMA's relative comparison across all US counties.

How does Bibb County compare with the rest of Alabama?

58.2 recorded events per 100 square miles against 87.3 statewide, and 0.5 NFIP claims per 1,000 residents against 8.9. The comparison table on this page shows each measure beside the state and national figures.

Provenance

Storm events: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026 (public domain). Declarations: OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, refreshed 1 Oct 2026. Flood claims: OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 as of 8 Sep 2026; NfipMultipleLossProperties v1 (2 Aug 2026); NfipResidentialPenetrationRates v1 (3 Aug 2026). Risk index: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025. Hurricane tracks: NHC HURDAT2 through 2025. Population and area: US Census Bureau, 2021 vintage. Built 1 Oct 2026; see the methodology and corrections pages. Hazard hubs: Hail · Tornado · Flood · Wind · Winter.