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Alabama, 1994

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

266events recorded117 in 1993
23deaths recorded273 injuries
$43Mproperty damage (estimates)$56M crop damage
3disaster declarations264 NFIP claims, $4.4M paid
← 19931995 →

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

Wind152
Hail95
Tornado19

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1994 was 266 against 117 in 1993.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1994
Jefferson County30
Madison County15
Cullman County13
Tuscaloosa County12
Marshall County10
Lamar County9
Lauderdale County9
Winston County8
Calhoun County8
Morgan County7
Bibb County7
Baldwin County7
Blount County7
Colbert County7
Lawrence County7
Marion County7
DeKalb County6
Mobile County6
Cherokee County6
St. Clair County5
Walker County5
Clarke County5
Limestone County5
Etowah County5
Lee County4

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
27 Mar 1994St. ClairTornadoF4$500,00022150
15 Jun 1994TalladegaThunderstorm Wind69 mph$500,0001—
27 Mar 1994ShelbyTornadoF2$5,000,000—53
27 Mar 1994MarshallTornadoF2$5,000,000—30
27 Mar 1994DeKalbTornadoF4$5,000,000—20
28 Nov 1994BlountTornadoF1$500,000—5
26 Jun 1994LauderdaleTornadoF3$500,000—3
26 Jun 1994MadisonTornadoF2$5,000,000—2
24 Mar 1994BibbThunderstorm Wind0 mph$500,000—2
15 Apr 1994JeffersonThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000—2
23 Feb 1994BlountThunderstorm Wind0 mph——2
27 Mar 1994BlountTornadoF0$500,000—1
26 Jun 1994MadisonThunderstorm Wind81 mph$500,000—1
15 May 1994HoustonThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000—1
7 Jun 1994CullmanThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000—1
27 Mar 1994PickensThunderstorm Wind0 mph$500,000——
26 Jun 1994LimestoneThunderstorm Wind81 mph$5,000,000——
26 Jun 1994LauderdaleThunderstorm Wind69 mph$500,000——
24 Mar 1994ChambersTornadoF1$500,000——
9 Mar 1994CoffeeTornadoF2$500,000——
26 Jun 1994DeKalbThunderstorm Wind58 mph$500,000——
29 Jun 1994DeKalbThunderstorm Wind63 mph$500,000——
23 Feb 1994MarshallTornadoF0$500,000——
27 Mar 1994CleburneHail1.75 in$500,000——
15 Apr 1994St. ClairTornadoF0$500,000——
16 Jun 1994MarshallThunderstorm Wind58 mph$500,000——
15 Apr 1994EscambiaThunderstorm Wind0 mph$500,000——
16 Jun 1994BaldwinThunderstorm Wind58 mph$500,000——
24 Mar 1994CoosaThunderstorm Wind0 mph$500,000——
15 May 1994JacksonThunderstorm Wind58 mph$500,000——
17 Sep 1994ChambersThunderstorm Wind69 mph$500,000——
9 Jun 1994LauderdaleThunderstorm Wind58 mph$500,000——
26 Jun 1994LimestoneTornadoF3$500,000——
26 Jun 1994LimestoneTornadoF1$500,000——
26 Jun 1994MadisonThunderstorm Wind69 mph$500,000——
5 Apr 1994SumterTornadoF1$500,000——
12 Apr 1994CherokeeThunderstorm Wind0 mph$500,000——
25 Mar 1994MobileThunderstorm Wind0 mph$500,000——
26 Jun 1994CherokeeTornadoF0$500,000——
24 Mar 1994BibbThunderstorm Wind0 mph$50,000——

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 1994

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
8 Jul 1994DR-1034Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding (Tropical Storm Alberto)10
30 Mar 1994DR-1019Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornado, And Flooding7
3 Mar 1994DR-1013Major disasterSevere StormSevere Winter Storms, Freezing, Flooding10

Flood insurance claims with a 1994 date of loss

264 NFIP claims, 232 of them paid, for $4,432,176.

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.