Alabama, 2017
The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.
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
Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2017 was 1,296 against 975 in 2016.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 2017 | Houston | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $100,000 | 4 | — |
| 26 Aug 2017 | Baldwin | Lightning | — | — | 1 | 5 |
| 26 Jul 2017 | Houston | Lightning | — | — | 1 | — |
| 21 Jul 2017 | Lee | Lightning | — | — | 1 | — |
| 31 Aug 2017 | Pickens | Tornado | EF2 | — | — | 6 |
| 21 Jan 2017 | Choctaw | Tornado | EF2 | $750,000 | — | 4 |
| 22 Jun 2017 | Jefferson | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | 4 |
| 3 Jul 2017 | DeKalb | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 mph | $500 | — | 3 |
| 27 Apr 2017 | Barbour | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | 3 |
| 2 Jan 2017 | Baldwin | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $950,000 | — | 1 |
| 7 Feb 2017 | Covington | Tornado | EF0 | $100,000 | — | 1 |
| 15 Jun 2017 | Marshall | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $200 | — | 1 |
| 27 Mar 2017 | Jefferson | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | 1 |
| 30 Apr 2017 | Pickens | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | 1 |
| 3 Apr 2017 | Sumter | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | 1 |
| 17 Jul 2017 | Tallapoosa | Lightning | — | — | — | 1 |
| 17 Jul 2017 | Bibb | Lightning | — | — | — | 1 |
| 24 Jul 2017 | Jefferson | Lightning | — | — | — | 1 |
| 7 Oct 2017 | Forecast zone | Storm Surge/Tide | — | $10,000,000 | — | — |
| 7 Feb 2017 | Lee | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | 1 |
| 15 Jun 2017 | Elmore | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | 1 |
| 7 Oct 2017 | Forecast zone | Storm Surge/Tide | — | $7,800,000 | — | — |
| 2 Jan 2017 | Washington | Flash Flood | — | $1,200,000 | — | — |
| 3 Apr 2017 | Crenshaw | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 7 Oct 2017 | Forecast zone | Storm Surge/Tide | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 2 Jan 2017 | Clarke | Flash Flood | — | $750,000 | — | — |
| 7 Oct 2017 | Forecast zone | Tropical Storm | — | $750,000 | — | — |
| 7 Oct 2017 | Forecast zone | Storm Surge/Tide | — | $708,000 | — | — |
| 7 Oct 2017 | Forecast zone | Tropical Storm | — | $660,000 | — | — |
| 2 Jan 2017 | Baldwin | Flash Flood | — | $600,000 | — | — |
| 2 Jan 2017 | Houston | Tornado | EF2 | $500,000 | — | — |
| 18 Nov 2017 | Madison | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $500,000 | — | — |
| 5 Apr 2017 | Henry | Tornado | EF2 | $500,000 | — | — |
| 22 Jun 2017 | Washington | Flash Flood | — | $460,000 | — | — |
| 21 Jan 2017 | Mobile | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $300,000 | — | — |
| 7 Feb 2017 | Geneva | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $250,000 | — | — |
| 7 Oct 2017 | Forecast zone | Tropical Storm | — | $250,000 | — | — |
| 11 Sep 2017 | Geneva | Tropical Storm | — | $200,000 | — | — |
| 11 Sep 2017 | Henry | Tropical Storm | — | $200,000 | — | — |
| 7 Oct 2017 | Forecast zone | Tropical Storm | — | $115,000 | — | — |
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 2017
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 2017 | DR-4349 | Major disaster | Hurricane | Hurricane Nate | 8 |
| 8 Oct 2017 | EM-3394 | Emergency | Hurricane | Hurricane Nate | 39 |
| 11 Sep 2017 | EM-3389 | Emergency | Hurricane | Hurricane Irma | 67 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2017 date of loss
439 NFIP claims, 346 of them paid, for $8,993,351.
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.