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Greene 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 01063 · 7,629 residents (2021) · 647 sq mi · dominant hazard Wind

Hail · 46Tornado · 30Flood · 13Wind · 89Winter · 11

Greene 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 29 Sep 2026; NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

Greene County, Alabama, has 246 weather events in the NCEI Storm Events record since 1950, most of them damaging wind.

That is 38.0 events per 100 square miles, below the Alabama figure of 87.3, and 322.5 per 10,000 residents against 87.8 statewide.

12 events fall in the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026. NCEI attributes 2 deaths and 13 injuries to events in the county, with property damage estimated at $17M and crop damage at $2.7M.

FEMA has designated the county in 22 federal disaster declarations since 1953; the most recent is Hurricane Helene (emergency, 26 Sep 2024).

National Flood Insurance Program policyholders in the county filed 111 claims since 1978, of which 90 were paid, totalling $1.1M (about $12K per paid claim). FEMA counts 69 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" ($5.6M a year across 18 hazards).

34 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

246events since 19502 deaths, 13 injuries recorded

22disaster declarationslast 26 Sep 2024

111NFIP flood claims$1.1M paid

Compared with Alabama and the United States

Measure	Greene County	Alabama	US
Recorded events since 1950	246	44,232	1,977,440
Events per 100 square miles	38.0	87.3	56.0
Events per 10,000 residents	322.5	87.8	59.6
Events in the last 12 months	12	1,348	62,008
Deaths recorded by NCEI	2	941	26,435
Property damage (NCEI estimates)	$17M	$12B	$575B
NFIP claims per 1,000 residents	14.5	8.9	8.1
Average paid NFIP claim	$12K	$34K	$43K
Claims per 100 policies in force, last 10 years	42.0	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: 3

Hail: 1

Hail: 1Tornado: 2Wind: 3

Hail: 1Wind: 10

Hail: 6Tornado: 1Flood: 1Wind: 14Winter: 4Heat: 1Cold: 2

Hail: 25Tornado: 4Flood: 9Wind: 24Winter: 2Tropical: 4Heat: 1Cold: 3Drought: 15Other: 2

Hail: 5Tornado: 8Flood: 3Wind: 20Winter: 5Heat: 5Cold: 1Drought: 6

Hail: 7Tornado: 14Wind: 15Heat: 4Drought: 13

41950s11960s61970s111980s291990s892000s532010s532020s

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

Trend: 139 events in the 20 years to 2025 against 86 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

Wind89

Hail46

Drought34

Tornado30

Flood13

Winter11

Heat11

Cold6

Tropical4

Other2

Hazard	Events	Deaths	Share of state's events
■ Wind	89	—	0.4%	detail
■ Hail	46	—	0.6%	detail
■ Drought	34	—	1.3%
■ Tornado	30	—	0.9%	detail
■ Flood	13	—	0.4%	detail
■ Winter	11	—	0.7%	detail
■ Heat	11	2	0.8%
■ Cold	6	—	0.5%
■ Tropical	4	—	0.8%
■ Other	2	—	0.4%

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
8 Aug 2007	Heat	Heat	—	—	—	2	2	Forecast zone
10 Feb 1990	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	0 mph	—	—	—	7	County
24 Apr 2010	Tornado	Tornado	EF1	$50K	—	—	2	County
23 Feb 1977	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$3K	—	—	1	County
27 Jun 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	52 mph	—	—	—	1	County
16 Sep 2004	High Wind	Wind	89 mph	$5.0M	$75K	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Apr 2011	Tornado	Tornado	EF2	$5.0M	—	—	—	County
27 Apr 2011	Tornado	Tornado	EF2	$2.5M	—	—	—	County
10 Apr 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	86 mph	$200K	$1.6M	—	—	County
29 Aug 2005	Tropical Storm	Tropical	—	$1.8M	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Mar 1996	Cold/Wind Chill	Cold	—	—	$1.0M	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Apr 2011	Tornado	Tornado	EF1	$371K	—	—	—	County
18 Nov 1957	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$250K	—	—	—	County
26 Feb 1971	Tornado	Tornado	F3	$250K	—	—	—	County
10 Mar 1992	Tornado	Tornado	F3	$250K	—	—	—	County
25 Sep 2005	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$250K	—	—	—	County
10 Jul 2005	Tropical Storm	Tropical	—	$165K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Mar 2008	Tornado	Tornado	EF1	$150K	—	—	—	County
25 Apr 2003	Tornado	Tornado	F0	$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
15 Jan 2023	DR-4684	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
21 May 2020	DR-4546	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding	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
17 Apr 2019	DR-4426	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding	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	Individual assistance, 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
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
18 Apr 1979	DR-578	Major disaster	Flood	Storms, Wind, Flooding	Individual assistance
20 Jul 1977	EM-3045	Emergency	Drought	Drought	Public assistance
27 Mar 1973	DR-369	Major disaster	Tornado	Tornadoes & 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 Greene County, 1978 to 2026 (hover for the amount paid).

Claims since 1978111

Paid claims90

Total paid$1.1M

Average paid claim$12K

Repetitive-loss properties193 severe

Residential policies in force691.8% of 3,867 structures

Year of loss	Claims	Paid claims	Amount paid	Average paid
2021	2	2	$3,105	$1,553
2020	17	17	$403,094	$23,711
2019	10	9	$299,015	$33,224
2015	2	1	$20,161	$20,161
2010	1	0	$0	—
2009	2	2	$16,253	$8,127
2005	3	2	$6,058	$3,029
2004	4	2	$20,176	$10,088
2000	1	1	$1,298	$1,298
1991	37	31	$190,217	$6,136
1990	10	10	$60,918	$6,092
1984	1	0	$0	—
1983	11	7	$27,177	$3,882
1980	9	5	$12,590	$2,518
1979	1	1	$7,863	$7,863

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 29.3 of 100

Expected annual loss$5.6MVery Low

Social vulnerabilityVery High

Community resilienceRelatively Low

Hazard (NRI)	Risk rating	Expected annual loss
Inland flooding	Very Low	$2,220,483
Heat wave	Relatively Moderate	$1,292,183
Tornado	Relatively Low	$813,256
Strong wind	Relatively Low	$331,718
Earthquake	Relatively Low	$309,137
Lightning	Relatively Moderate	$269,593
Hurricane	Relatively Low	$168,391
Cold wave	Very Low	$118,427
Hail	Very Low	$46,135
Ice storm	Very Low	$11,542
Drought	Very Low	$8,472
Wildfire	Very Low	$2,786
Winter weather	Very Low	$1,341
Landslide	Very Low	$335

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 miles34

Tracks within 50 miles13

Hurricane strength within 50 miles0

Storm	Year	Closest approach	Max wind while within 100 mi
Zeta	2020	27 mi	69 mph
Nate	2017	45 mi	40 mph
Lee	2011	95 mi	46 mph
Dennis	2005	94 mi	52 mph
Katrina	2005	68 mi	58 mph
Ivan	2004	41 mi	58 mph
Erin	1995	76 mi	40 mph
Juan	1985	86 mi	46 mph
Frederic	1979	62 mi	75 mph
Baker	1950	41 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1948	76 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1939	87 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1936	74 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1932	85 mi	58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1932	41 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1923	66 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1916	50 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1916	76 mi	75 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1915	58 mi	58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1912	36 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1912	33 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1907	56 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1906	84 mi	58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1901	44 mi	52 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1893	55 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

35443 36
36740 35
35462 25
35491 9

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 Greene County, AL?

NCEI records 46 hail events in Greene County since 1950, in 21 different years; that is about 0.6 recorded events a year. 7 reports were golf-ball size (1.75 in) or larger.

Has Greene County had a tornado?

Yes. NCEI records 30 tornadoes in Greene County since 1950, 5 of them rated (E)F2 or stronger. Tornado deaths recorded: 0.

When was the last federal disaster declaration for Greene County?

26 Sep 2024: Hurricane Helene, a emergency declaration for hurricane. The county appears in 22 declarations since 1953.

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

111 NFIP claims since 1978, 90 of them paid, for $1.1M in total. FEMA publishes these figures redacted and aggregated; individual properties are not identified.

Is Greene 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, "Very High" for social vulnerability and "Relatively Low" for community resilience. These ratings are FEMA's relative comparison across all US counties.

How does Greene County compare with the rest of Alabama?

38.0 recorded events per 100 square miles against 87.3 statewide, and 14.5 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 29 Sep 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 30 Sep 2026; see the methodology and corrections pages. Hazard hubs: Hail · Tornado · Flood · Wind · Winter.