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Alabama, 2013

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

933events recorded1,720 in 2012
1deaths recorded19 injuries
$8.4Mproperty damage (estimates)$6K crop damage
0disaster declarations203 NFIP claims, $2.7M paid
← 20122014 →

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

Wind459
Flood176
Hail121
Winter56
Drought43
Tornado28
Lightning17
Cold13
Other13
Heat6
Fog1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2013 was 933 against 1,720 in 2012.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2013
Madison County54
Houston County47
Lauderdale County46
DeKalb County35
Cullman County34
Marshall County33
Limestone County31
Colbert County29
Geneva County29
Morgan County28
Elmore County26
Jefferson County26
Lawrence County25
Dale County23
Jackson County20
Clarke County20
Tallapoosa County18
Randolph County15
Talladega County15
Chilton County15
Franklin County15
St. Clair County15
Calhoun County14
Baldwin County14
Lee County13

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
7 Jun 2013HoustonThunderstorm Wind46 mph—1—
18 Mar 2013DeKalbTornadoEF2——7
18 Mar 2013EtowahTornadoEF1——3
18 Mar 2013DeKalbThunderstorm Wind105 mph——2
17 Oct 2013MadisonDense Fog———1
12 Aug 2013CoosaLightning———1
18 May 2013CalhounFlash Flood———1
18 Mar 2013MarionThunderstorm Wind63 mph——1
11 Apr 2013WinstonTornadoEF1——1
11 Apr 2013MaconTornadoEF2——1
10 Aug 2013MarshallLightning———1
11 Feb 2013GenevaFlood—$2,400,000——
11 Apr 2013MobileTornadoEF1$1,500,000——
9 Aug 2013WalkerLightning—$775,000——
11 Feb 2013HoustonFlood—$760,000——
5 Mar 2013MadisonLightning—$250,000——
2 Sep 2013MadisonLightning—$200,000——
18 May 2013RandolphFlash Flood—$100,000——
11 Feb 2013GenevaFlash Flood—$100,000——
17 May 2013LimestoneTornadoEF0$100,000——
28 Jun 2013GenevaThunderstorm Wind58 mph$90,000——
11 Jul 2013BaldwinFlash Flood—$75,000——
10 Jul 2013JacksonFlash Flood—$75,000——
11 Feb 2013CoffeeFlood—$60,000——
23 Feb 2013HoustonFlash Flood—$50,000——
11 Feb 2013GenevaFlash Flood—$50,000——
30 Jan 2013CullmanTornadoEF1$50,000——
17 May 2013LimestoneTornadoEF0$50,000——
4 Jul 2013LawrenceFlash Flood—$50,000——
10 Feb 2013WashingtonTornadoEF1$30,000——
10 Feb 2013ClarkeTornadoEF1$30,000——
10 Feb 2013ClarkeTornadoEF1$10,000——
30 Jan 2013LamarTornadoEF1———
30 Jan 2013FayetteTornadoEF1———
18 Mar 2013DeKalbTornadoEF2———
30 Jan 2013WalkerTornadoEF0———
30 Jan 2013WinstonTornadoEF1———
30 Jan 2013WinstonTornadoEF1———
18 Mar 2013MarshallTornadoEF0———
18 Mar 2013MarshallTornadoEF1———

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 2013

No declaration touching Alabama was made in 2013.

Flood insurance claims with a 2013 date of loss

203 NFIP claims, 140 of them paid, for $2,715,824.

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.