County Hazards

Storm events on record through

Flood events in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama The flood events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 68 flood events on record for Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest flood event on record is on 10 May 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 17 flood events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.

The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.

Zone (NWS Forecast Zone): A zone is a geographic area defined by the NWS for issuing forecasts, watches, and warnings. While zones often align with counties, they can also represent smaller or subdivided areas within a county to account for differences in weather conditions, such as elevation or proximity to water. Larger-scale events—such as heat, cold, drought, and winter storms—are typically recorded by zone.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Flood, Flash Flood, Coastal Flood, Lakeshore Flood.

Newest flood events on record

Flood

2 miles NNW of CLOVERDALE

Flash Flood

1 mile ENE of LYNN HAVEN

Flash Flood

At TUSCALOOSA

Flash Flood

1 mile SSE of COKER

Flash Flood

5 miles NW of RALPH

Flash Flood

2 miles SW of VETERANS HOSPITAL

Flash Flood

1 mile SE of RIVER VIEW

Flash Flood

1 mile NE of ROSEDALE

Flash Flood

1 mile NE of COKER. Damage estimate: $3.4 million

Flash Flood

1 mile SE of NEW LEXINGTON

Flash Flood

At (TCL)TUSCALOOSA ARPT

Flash Flood

1 mile ENE of (TCL)TUSCALOOSA ARPT

Flash Flood

2 miles SW of ELROD

Flood

1 mile SSW of RIVER VIEW

Flood

At FOSTERS

Flash Flood

1 mile NNW of ROSEDALE

Flash Flood

1 mile E of (TCL)TUSCALOOSA ARPT

Flash Flood

10 miles E of STERLING

Flash Flood

2 miles NW of NORTHPORT

Flash Flood

2 miles NE of MARTABAN

Flash Flood

1 mile N of ABERNANT

Flood

1 mile WSW of CLOVERDALE

Flash Flood

2 miles SE of NEW LEXINGTON

Flood

2 miles WNW of SAMANTHA

Flood

2 miles SW of HULL

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. NCEI gives no magnitude for this hazard.

Flood events by year

Flood events on record for Tuscaloosa County by year, 1950 to 2026
DecadeYear that ends in 0Year that ends in 1Year that ends in 2Year that ends in 3Year that ends in 4Year that ends in 5Year that ends in 6Year that ends in 7Year that ends in 8Year that ends in 9All
1950s00000000000
1960s00000000000
1970s00000000000
1980s00000000000
1990s00000021317
2000s101336211826
2010s442242002121
2020s4521020 (part of the year)14

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Flood and flash flood events are on record from 1996. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

  1. Jan5 events
  2. Feb8 events
  3. Mar3 events
  4. Apr8 events
  5. May8 events
  6. Jun5 events
  7. Jul9 events
  8. Aug5 events
  9. Sep13 events
  10. Oct1 event
  11. Nov1 event
  12. Dec2 events

Beside the other counties

Flood events on record: Tuscaloosa County beside the total of the counties of Alabama and of the United States
MeasureTuscaloosaAll counties of AlabamaAll counties of the United States
Flood events, 1996 to 2026683,335177,902
Events for each 100 square miles5.16.65.0
Events for each 10,000 residents3.06.65.4

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More flood events on record

Flood events on record for Tuscaloosa County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
DateEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$30 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$100 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$1 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$25 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$13 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$6 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recorded$11 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Floodnot recordednone00Forecast zone
Flash Floodnot recorded$50 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$25 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$15 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$4 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$65 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$25 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$30 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$65 thousand00County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

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Cite this page

County Hazards. "Flood events on record for Tuscaloosa County, Alabama". https://countyhazards.com/county/al/tuscaloosa/flood/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .

Questions

Which month has the most flood events on record for Tuscaloosa County?
September has 13 of the 68 flood events on record from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many flood events are on record for Alabama?
NCEI has 3,380 flood events on record for Alabama from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Tuscaloosa County compare with the other counties of Alabama?
The counties of Alabama have 6.6 flood events for each 100 square miles. Tuscaloosa County has 5.1.
Why are some flood events on record for a forecast zone?
NCEI records some event types for a National Weather Service forecast zone and not for a county. This page counts a zone event when the zone has the name of the county.