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Alabama, 2007

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

1,310events recorded1,143 in 2006
26deaths recorded502 injuries
$299Mproperty damage (estimates)$1.0M crop damage
1disaster declarations72 NFIP claims, $1.2M paid
← 20062008 →

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

Drought464
Wind374
Hail166
Cold82
Heat67
Tornado51
Other40
Flood33
Lightning29
Winter4

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2007 was 1,310 against 1,143 in 2006.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2007
Lauderdale County52
Tuscaloosa County52
Madison County47
DeKalb County47
Jefferson County46
Colbert County38
Cullman County34
Cherokee County33
Talladega County31
Morgan County29
Shelby County27
Marion County26
Lamar County26
Marshall County25
Limestone County25
Elmore County24
Montgomery County23
Tallapoosa County23
Mobile County22
St. Clair County22
Autauga County22
Bibb County22
Walker County22
Perry County21
Lowndes County21

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
1 Mar 2007CoffeeTornadoEF4$250,000,000950
8 Aug 2007GreeneHeat——22
8 Aug 2007TuscaloosaHeat——150
8 Aug 2007MontgomeryHeat——149
8 Aug 2007JeffersonHeat——131
8 Aug 2007AutaugaHeat——117
8 Aug 2007ElmoreHeat——114
1 Mar 2007WilcoxTornadoEF4$2,000,00012
8 Aug 2007ChambersHeat——12
23 Jul 2007TalladegaHeavy Rain——11
13 Aug 2007MorganHeat——1—
7 Aug 2007MonroeLightning——1—
8 Aug 2007LowndesHeat——1—
9 Aug 2007MorganHeat——1—
20 Sep 2007Forecast zoneHeat——1—
8 Aug 2007ChiltonHeat——1—
8 Aug 2007RussellHeat——1—
8 Aug 2007LeeHeat———60
8 Aug 2007WalkerHeat———25
8 Aug 2007TallapoosaHeat———24
8 Aug 2007ShelbyHeat———19
8 Aug 2007EtowahHeat———17
8 Aug 2007PikeHeat———16
8 Aug 2007PickensHeat———16
8 Aug 2007CalhounHeat———15
8 Aug 2007FayetteHeat———10
8 Aug 2007DallasHeat———9
3 Jul 2007MobileThunderstorm Wind70 mph$3,500,000—8
27 Jun 2007JeffersonLightning———6
8 Aug 2007BarbourHeat———6
8 Aug 2007HaleHeat———6
8 Aug 2007MarionHeat———5
1 Mar 2007DaleTornadoEF1$2,500,000—4
1 Mar 2007LowndesTornadoEF2$50,000—4
8 Aug 2007BibbHeat———4
1 Mar 2007HenryTornadoEF1$11,000,000—2
8 Aug 2007WinstonHeat———3
1 Mar 2007MontgomeryTornadoEF0$650,000—2
22 Oct 2007HaleTornadoEF1$92,000—2
14 Jul 2007WalkerThunderstorm Wind45 mph$50,000—2

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 2007

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
3 Mar 2007DR-1687Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms And Tornadoes8

Flood insurance claims with a 2007 date of loss

72 NFIP claims, 45 of them paid, for $1,229,923.

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.