Alabama in 1992 Storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims of the year

NCEI has 347 storm events on record for Alabama in 1992.

FEMA has no disaster declaration for the state with a date in 1992.

OpenFEMA has 58 NFIP claims with a 1992 year of loss. The NFIP paid $299,218 on these claims.

NCEI recorded tornado events from 1950, and hail and thunderstorm wind events from 1955. It recorded all event types from 1996.

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.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.
This is raw, unedited data from FEMA's National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS) and as such is subject to a small percentage of human error.
The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2", copied on 2 Oct 2026. The page gives: last data refresh 2026-10-01.
It is derived from the National Flood Insurance Program system of record, staged in the program's reporting platform and redacted to protect policy holder personally identifiable information.
The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on 2 Oct 2026. The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

Dates of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. OpenFEMA disaster declarations through 1 Oct 2026. NFIP claims through 8 Sep 2026.

Storm events of 1992 by hazard

Storm events on record for Alabama in 1992, by hazard (NCEI)
Hazard	Storm events in 1992
Hail	54
Tornado	28
Wind	265
All storm events	347

The counts have the events that NCEI records for a forecast zone.

Counties with a storm event in 1992

Counties of Alabama with a storm event on record in 1992, in name order
County	Storm events in 1992
Autauga County	3
Baldwin County	11
Barbour County	2
Bibb County	7
Blount County	4
Bullock County	2
Butler County	5
Calhoun County	4
Chambers County	4
Cherokee County	2
Chilton County	7
Choctaw County	4
Clarke County	1
Clay County	3
Cleburne County	2
Colbert County	5
Conecuh County	6
Coosa County	2
Covington County	5
Crenshaw County	5
Cullman County	9
Dale County	2
Dallas County	8
DeKalb County	8
Elmore County	7
Escambia County	2
Etowah County	5
Fayette County	3
Franklin County	4
Geneva County	2
Greene County	3
Hale County	3
Henry County	4
Houston County	3
Jackson County	3
Jefferson County	8
Lamar County	7
Lauderdale County	7
Lawrence County	10
Lee County	4
Limestone County	8
Lowndes County	6
Macon County	4
Madison County	10
Marengo County	3
Marion County	5
Marshall County	6
Mobile County	15
Monroe County	4
Montgomery County	11
Morgan County	11
Pickens County	9
Pike County	8
Randolph County	1
Russell County	2
Shelby County	7
St. Clair County	2
Sumter County	9
Talladega County	4
Tallapoosa County	10
Tuscaloosa County	9
Walker County	8
Wilcox County	3
Winston County	6

Events of 1992 with a tornado rating, damage, injuries or deaths

Storm events of 1992 in Alabama with a tornado rating, a damage estimate of $50,000 or more, an injury or a death in the NCEI record, in date order (40 events at most)
Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Deaths	Injuries	On record for
9 Mar 1992	Lauderdale	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	1	1	County
9 Mar 1992	Colbert	Tornado	F1	$2.5 million	0	1	County
10 Mar 1992	Hale	Tornado	F3	$250 thousand	2	7	County
10 Mar 1992	Shelby	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	7	County
10 Mar 1992	Greene	Tornado	F3	$250 thousand	0	0	County
20 Apr 1992	Clarke	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	0	County
1 Jul 1992	Dallas	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
5 Jul 1992	Cullman	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	1	1	County
5 Jul 1992	Cullman	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	1	County
27 Aug 1992	Lowndes	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	2	County
27 Aug 1992	Montgomery	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	1	County
27 Aug 1992	Elmore	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	0	County
27 Aug 1992	Montgomery	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	0	County
4 Nov 1992	Henry	Tornado	F1	$2.5 million	0	0	County
12 Nov 1992	Geneva	Tornado	F0	$25 thousand	0	0	County
12 Nov 1992	Houston	Tornado	F0	$25 thousand	0	0	County
22 Nov 1992	DeKalb	Tornado	F1	none	0	8	County
22 Nov 1992	Pickens	Tornado	F2	$2.5 million	0	7	County
22 Nov 1992	DeKalb	Tornado	F2	none	0	6	County
22 Nov 1992	Etowah	Tornado	F2	none	0	6	County
22 Nov 1992	DeKalb	Tornado	F2	none	0	6	County
22 Nov 1992	Madison	Tornado	F2	$2.5 million	0	5	County
22 Nov 1992	Tallapoosa	Tornado	F1	$2.5 million	0	5	County
22 Nov 1992	Randolph	Tornado	F1	$2.5 million	0	5	County
22 Nov 1992	DeKalb	Tornado	F2	none	0	4	County
22 Nov 1992	DeKalb	Tornado	F0	none	0	1	County
22 Nov 1992	Cleburne	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	none	0	1	County
22 Nov 1992	Sumter	Tornado	F2	$2.5 million	0	0	County
22 Nov 1992	Walker	Tornado	F1	$2.5 million	0	0	County
22 Nov 1992	Morgan	Tornado	F0	$250 thousand	0	0	County
22 Nov 1992	Cleburne	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	0	County
22 Nov 1992	Geneva	Tornado	F0	$25 thousand	0	0	County
24 Nov 1992	Baldwin	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	1	County

A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record. Deaths and injuries are the direct and indirect counts of NCEI.

FEMA disaster declarations in 1992

FEMA has no disaster declaration for Alabama with a date in 1992.

NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. OpenFEMA disaster declarations through 1 Oct 2026. NFIP claims through 8 Sep 2026. All years of Alabama