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Alabama, 2022

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

1,027events recorded1,182 in 2021
13deaths recorded30 injuries
$31Mproperty damage (estimates)$3K crop damage
0disaster declarations116 NFIP claims, $3.4M paid
← 20212023 →

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

Wind488
Flood127
Tornado124
Hail92
Cold64
Heat59
Winter46
Lightning13
Other8
Drought6

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2022 was 1,027 against 1,182 in 2021.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2022
Madison County79
Colbert County79
Lauderdale County55
Jackson County46
Baldwin County42
Limestone County37
Mobile County35
Jefferson County33
Clarke County30
Houston County30
Morgan County26
Lawrence County25
Cullman County25
DeKalb County24
Marshall County22
Coffee County22
Elmore County21
Franklin County20
Dale County19
Monroe County18
Shelby County15
Choctaw County14
Geneva County14
Marion County14
Tuscaloosa County14

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
22 Mar 2022TuscaloosaFlash Flood——3—
21 Jul 2022JeffersonThunderstorm Wind58 mph—23
30 Nov 2022MontgomeryTornadoEF2—22
3 Feb 2022HaleTornadoEF2—18
30 Mar 2022MadisonStrong Wind53 mph$47,00012
16 Mar 2022JeffersonFlash Flood——11
19 Aug 2022MadisonThunderstorm Wind55 mph$5001—
27 Jun 2022CullmanExcessive Heat——1—
9 Jul 2022EscambiaLightning——1—
18 Mar 2022EscambiaThunderstorm Wind100 mph——10
30 Mar 2022LauderdaleStrong Wind43 mph$1,000—1
30 Mar 2022BibbTornadoEF3——1
30 Mar 2022ShelbyTornadoEF1——1
1 Jan 2022MadisonTornadoEF0——1
30 Mar 2022MadisonThunderstorm Wind49 mph$7,500,000——
17 Feb 2022JacksonStrong Wind35 mph$5,000,000——
17 Feb 2022LauderdaleStrong Wind48 mph$5,000,000——
17 Feb 2022ColbertStrong Wind48 mph$5,000,000——
17 Feb 2022MadisonStrong Wind48 mph$5,000,000——
17 Feb 2022CullmanStrong Wind37 mph$1,000,000——
4 Jul 2022HoustonLightning—$500,000——
26 May 2022BaldwinFlash Flood—$250,000——
18 Mar 2022LamarLightning—$150,000——
30 Mar 2022LauderdaleThunderstorm Wind93 mph$90,000——
5 Apr 2022GenevaTornadoEF0$75,000——
5 Apr 2022HoustonTornadoEF0$75,000——
22 Feb 2022LimestoneThunderstorm Wind60 mph$60,000——
3 Feb 2022MonroeFlash Flood—$50,000——
3 Feb 2022MonroeFlash Flood—$50,000——
3 Feb 2022CrenshawFlash Flood—$50,000——
3 Feb 2022ConecuhFlash Flood—$50,000——
5 Apr 2022HoustonTornadoEF0$50,000——
18 Mar 2022CoffeeLightning—$50,000——
24 Dec 2022HoustonCold/Wind Chill—$50,000——
30 Nov 2022GenevaTornadoEF1$40,000——
26 May 2022MorganTornadoEF1$15,000——
5 Apr 2022GenevaTornadoEF1$3,000——
1 Jan 2022LimestoneTornadoEF0$1,000——
9 Jan 2022PikeTornadoEF0———
29 Oct 2022MobileTornadoEF1———

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 2022

No declaration touching Alabama was made in 2022.

Flood insurance claims with a 2022 date of loss

116 NFIP claims, 82 of them paid, for $3,421,118.

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.