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Severe Storm history in Alabama

Alabama has 614 county-level severe storm declarations across 67 counties. DeKalb County leads with 18 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for severe storm events in this state: $661.1M.

This page shows every Alabama county in Alabama that has at least one FEMA severe storm declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to severe storm events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of severe storm declarations across all states, see the severe storm disaster type page. For all hazard types in Alabama, see the Alabama state page.

Severe Storm in Alabama

Counties ranked by severe storm declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1DeKalb County18$21.5M
2Jefferson County18$71.5M
3Cullman County15$27.0M
4Dale County15$3.3M
5Marshall County14$22.2M
6Blount County13$5.3M
7Covington County13$19.9M
8Henry County13$2.4M
9Barbour County12$1.0M
10Etowah County12$4.7M
11Lamar County12$4.3M
12Marion County12$12.6M
13St. Clair County12$5.4M
14Calhoun County11$50.2M
15Cherokee County11$4.6M
16Coffee County11$14.5M
17Crenshaw County11$5.3M
18Geneva County11$9.0M
19Houston County11$6.6M
20Jackson County11$14.7M
21Russell County11$1.4M
22Tuscaloosa County11$42.7M
23Butler County10$1.2M
24Chambers County10$3.3M
25Colbert County10$4.0M
26Dallas County10$14.8M
27Macon County10$7.3M
28Morgan County10$5.1M
29Randolph County10$3.0M
30Walker County10$15.6M
31Winston County10$1.9M
32Bullock County9$1.5M
33Lawrence County9$4.2M
34Limestone County9$13.7M
35Mobile County9$41.4M
36Shelby County9$3.0M
37Baldwin County8$26.1M
38Clay County8$464K
39Conecuh County8$955K
40Elmore County8$6.3M
41Fayette County8$3.8M
42Franklin County8$24.1M
43Perry County8$3.0M
44Autauga County7$6.2M
45Chilton County7$27.6M
46Coosa County7$1.6M
47Escambia County7$8.8M
48Greene County7$2.4M
49Lauderdale County7$7.4M
50Lee County7$1.8M
51Madison County7$15.8M
52Pike County7$6.3M
53Tallapoosa County7$6.3M
54Bibb County6$5.4M
55Choctaw County6$1.4M
56Clarke County6$3.1M
57Cleburne County6$546K
58Hale County6$4.2M
59Montgomery County6$17.1M
60Talladega County6$2.9M
61Washington County6$1.6M
62Wilcox County6$505K
63Monroe County5$542K
64Lowndes County4$261K
65Marengo County4$2.8M
66Pickens County4$265K
67Sumter County4$1.4M