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Alabama, 2015

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

890events recorded887 in 2014
12deaths recorded28 injuries
$15Mproperty damage (estimates)
0disaster declarations456 NFIP claims, $10M paid
← 20142016 →

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

Wind443
Flood125
Hail112
Winter109
Tornado35
Cold30
Lightning14
Heat10
Other6
Fog5
Wildfire1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2015 was 890 against 887 in 2014.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2015
Madison County51
Dale County44
Houston County44
Lauderdale County41
Mobile County37
Jefferson County35
Cullman County33
Coffee County33
DeKalb County30
Marshall County28
Henry County26
Morgan County24
Shelby County24
Geneva County23
Limestone County22
Colbert County22
Jackson County20
Lawrence County20
Walker County18
Lamar County17
Blount County17
Tuscaloosa County15
Calhoun County15
Franklin County13
Marion County13

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
10 Aug 2015MarshallThunderstorm Wind35 mph—22
24 Dec 2015CoffeeFlood—$1,720,0002—
23 Jun 2015CovingtonLightning——2—
5 Jul 2015BaldwinLightning——17
14 Jul 2015CullmanThunderstorm Wind63 mph—1—
23 Jul 2015ElmoreLightning——1—
31 Mar 2015LauderdaleFlash Flood——1—
3 Apr 2015LauderdaleThunderstorm Wind60 mph—1—
25 Dec 2015MadisonFlood——1—
6 Aug 2015PikeTornadoEF1——7
25 Apr 2015HoustonThunderstorm Wind69 mph$2,200,000—3
9 Aug 2015BaldwinThunderstorm Wind60 mph$30,000—1
14 Jul 2015WalkerThunderstorm Wind58 mph——1
22 Jul 2015TalladegaThunderstorm Wind58 mph——1
17 Jul 2015MobileLightning———1
3 Jan 2015TuscaloosaThunderstorm Wind49 mph——1
9 Jun 2015JeffersonThunderstorm Wind58 mph——1
31 Mar 2015CullmanLightning———1
20 Feb 2015SumterWinter Weather———1
23 Dec 2015LauderdaleTornadoEF2——1
24 Dec 2015CovingtonFlood—$3,160,000——
16 Apr 2015ChoctawFlash Flood—$1,200,000——
19 Apr 2015HenryTornadoEF1$1,000,000——
24 Dec 2015HoustonFlood—$891,000——
24 Dec 2015ButlerFlood—$600,000——
24 Dec 2015GenevaFlood—$451,000——
25 Apr 2015DaleThunderstorm Wind63 mph$348,000——
24 Dec 2015HenryFlood—$301,000——
24 Dec 2015MonroeFlood—$275,000——
30 Jun 2015MadisonLightning—$200,000——
4 Jan 2015CrenshawTornadoEF2$200,000——
12 Apr 2015MobileFlash Flood—$200,000——
8 Aug 2015WashingtonThunderstorm Wind81 mph$200,000——
27 Sep 2015MobileFlash Flood—$200,000——
24 Dec 2015DaleFlood—$178,000——
24 Dec 2015CrenshawFlood—$135,000——
25 Apr 2015GenevaThunderstorm Wind63 mph$129,000——
25 Apr 2015BaldwinThunderstorm Wind70 mph$120,000——
19 Apr 2015HoustonTornadoEF1$100,000——
25 Apr 2015BaldwinThunderstorm Wind58 mph$90,000——

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 2015

No declaration touching Alabama was made in 2015.

Flood insurance claims with a 2015 date of loss

456 NFIP claims, 350 of them paid, for $10,072,008.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.