County Hazards

Storm events on record through

Alabama in 1996 Storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims of the year

NCEI has 913 storm events on record for Alabama in 1996.

FEMA has 2 disaster declarations for the state with a date in 1996.

OpenFEMA has 231 NFIP claims with a 1996 year of loss. The NFIP paid $1,765,121 on these claims.

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 .

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 . 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 . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

Dates of the data: NCEI storm events through . OpenFEMA disaster declarations through . NFIP claims through .

Storm events of 1996 by hazard

Storm events on record for Alabama in 1996, by hazard (NCEI)
HazardStorm events in 1996
Hail192
Tornado37
Flood34
Wind298
Winter101
Heat70
Cold112
Lightning42
Other27
All storm events913

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

Counties with a storm event in 1996

Counties of Alabama with a storm event on record in 1996, in name order
CountyStorm events in 1996
Autauga County12
Baldwin County20
Barbour County4
Bibb County12
Blount County22
Bullock County4
Butler County2
Calhoun County12
Chambers County10
Cherokee County8
Chilton County16
Choctaw County9
Clarke County15
Clay County10
Cleburne County7
Coffee County7
Colbert County16
Conecuh County4
Coosa County8
Covington County4
Crenshaw County6
Cullman County23
Dale County3
Dallas County13
DeKalb County19
Elmore County19
Escambia County4
Etowah County13
Fayette County13
Franklin County16
Geneva County1
Greene County9
Hale County6
Henry County2
Houston County3
Jackson County18
Jefferson County41
Lamar County19
Lauderdale County25
Lawrence County19
Lee County18
Limestone County28
Lowndes County7
Macon County8
Madison County39
Marengo County5
Marion County20
Marshall County19
Mobile County21
Monroe County12
Montgomery County32
Morgan County21
Perry County6
Pickens County17
Pike County6
Randolph County11
Russell County9
Shelby County15
St. Clair County13
Sumter County13
Talladega County13
Tallapoosa County13
Tuscaloosa County32
Walker County15
Washington County14
Wilcox County4
Winston County24

Events of 1996 with a tornado rating, damage, injuries or deaths

Storm events of 1996 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)
DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
MobileTornadoF1$100 thousand13County
ChiltonFlash Floodnot recordednone10County
TuscaloosaCold/Wind Chillnot recordednone10Forecast zone
Forecast zoneCold/Wind Chillnot recordednone10County
MontgomeryThunderstorm Windnot recorded$500 thousand015County
MorganLightningnot recorded$2 thousand01County
DallasTornadoF3$8.1 million440County
MontgomeryTornadoF2$1.5 million217County
LeeThunderstorm Wind81 mph$50 thousand10County
MaconThunderstorm Wind69 mph$50 thousand01County
MontgomeryTornadoF1$1.3 million00County
MontgomeryThunderstorm Wind75 mph$1.2 million00County
MontgomeryTornadoF1$800 thousand00County
MontgomeryTornadoF1$700 thousand00County
ShelbyFlash Floodnot recorded$225 thousand00County
TalladegaFlash Floodnot recorded$60 thousand01County
BaldwinThunderstorm Wind52 mph$2 thousand01County
MontgomeryCold/Wind Chillnot recordednone10Forecast zone
JacksonTornadoF1$85 thousand02County
ClarkeTornadoF1$1.0 million015County
MonroeTornadoF2$150 thousand05County
LowndesTornadoF2$125 thousand02County
ClarkeTornadoF0$75 thousand01County
ElmoreTornadoF3$750 thousand00County
ElmoreTornadoF1$550 thousand00County
MobileFlash Floodnot recorded$300 thousand00County
WinstonLightningnot recorded$2 thousand01County
TuscaloosaThunderstorm Wind69 mph$205 thousand01County
CoffeeThunderstorm Windnot recorded$100 thousand01County
MontgomeryThunderstorm Wind58 mph$25 thousand02County
CoffeeLightningnot recordednone12County
Forecast zoneHeatnot recordednone10County
MontgomeryLightningnot recorded$15 thousand01County
MobileLightningnot recorded$300 thousand00County
CullmanFlash Floodnot recorded$35 thousand01County
MarshallTornadoF2$350 thousand00County
CoosaTornadoF1$670 thousand02County
CrenshawThunderstorm Wind104 mph$250 thousand00County
ChiltonTornadoF0$205 thousand00County
MontgomeryThunderstorm Wind81 mph$205 thousand00County

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 1996

Disaster declarations for Alabama with a date in 1996, with the count of counties that each names
DeclaredNumberTypeIncident typeTitle in the FEMA recordCounties
DR-1108Major disasterSevere StormSEVERE STORMS, FLOODING AND TORNADOES3
DR-1104Major disasterSevere StormSEVERE WINTER STORMS, ICE AND FLOODING14

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