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Alabama, 1983

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

280events recorded172 in 1982
4deaths recorded105 injuries
$16Mproperty damage (estimates)
1disaster declarations850 NFIP claims, $4.8M paid
← 19821984 →

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.

Events by hazard

Wind204
Tornado49
Hail27

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1983 was 280 against 172 in 1982.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1983
Jefferson County22
Mobile County20
Madison County14
Walker County11
Baldwin County10
Bibb County10
Cullman County9
Clarke County9
DeKalb County8
Tuscaloosa County8
Etowah County8
Montgomery County8
Sumter County7
Monroe County7
Dallas County7
Elmore County7
Morgan County6
Covington County5
Marshall County5
Marion County5
Autauga County5
Houston County4
Lauderdale County4
Fayette County4
Colbert County4

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
3 Dec 1983CalhounTornadoF3$2,500,000251
6 Dec 1983DallasTornadoF3$2,500,000119
15 Nov 1983WalkerThunderstorm Wind0 mph—1—
15 Nov 1983CullmanTornadoF3$2,500,000—19
19 May 1983DeKalbTornadoF3$2,500,000—3
23 Nov 1983WilcoxTornadoF2$250,000—2
19 May 1983MarshallTornadoF1$25,000—2
6 Dec 1983AutaugaThunderstorm Wind0 mph——2
6 Dec 1983ElmoreThunderstorm Wind0 mph——2
20 Nov 1983EscambiaTornadoF1$250,000—1
28 Dec 1983CovingtonTornadoF2$250,000—1
16 Jun 1983EtowahTornadoF1$250,000—1
16 May 1983CoffeeTornadoF3$250,000—1
1 Feb 1983MobileTornadoF0$25,000—1
22 Feb 1983MarshallTornadoF2$2,500,000——
22 Aug 1983BibbTornadoF1$250,000——
22 Feb 1983WalkerTornadoF2$250,000——
22 Feb 1983WinstonTornadoF2$250,000——
22 Feb 1983CullmanTornadoF2$250,000——
3 Dec 1983SumterTornadoF1$250,000——
3 Dec 1983ClarkeTornadoF1$250,000——
26 Mar 1983MobileTornadoF1$250,000——
15 Nov 1983CherokeeTornadoF1$25,000——
15 Nov 1983BaldwinTornadoF1$25,000——
23 Nov 1983FayetteTornadoF1$25,000——
23 Nov 1983WalkerTornadoF2$25,000——
15 Nov 1983BlountTornadoF2$25,000——
15 Nov 1983TuscaloosaTornadoF2$25,000——
3 May 1983CullmanTornadoF1$25,000——
22 Feb 1983CullmanTornadoF1$25,000——
11 Dec 1983MobileTornadoF1$25,000——
11 Dec 1983PickensTornadoF0$25,000——
11 Dec 1983TuscaloosaTornadoF1$25,000——
27 Nov 1983MarengoTornadoF1$25,000——
3 Dec 1983HaleTornadoF1$25,000——
3 Dec 1983BibbTornadoF1$25,000——
3 Dec 1983BibbTornadoF1$25,000——
3 Dec 1983ShelbyTornadoF1$25,000——
3 Dec 1983ChiltonTornadoF1$25,000——
19 May 1983ClarkeTornadoF2$25,000——

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1983

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
13 Dec 1983DR-695Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms,Flooding And Tornadoes4

Flood insurance claims with a 1983 date of loss

850 NFIP claims, 643 of them paid, for $4,762,560.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.