Bibb County, Alabama
County storm and disaster record · FIPS 01007 · population 22,239 · 622 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 362 records for Bibb County, Alabama from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 294 days; the most frequent are severe thunderstorm wind events (149 records). The deadliest single record is the May 27, 1973 tornado: 5 deaths and 47 injuries. FEMA has issued 20 declarations naming the county since 1973, 18 of them for natural hazards; the latest for a natural hazard was “Hurricane Helene” on September 26, 2024.
The record, 1950 to 2026
Storm records filed for the county each year (2026 to June 30, 2026). Before 1996 NOAA recorded only tornadoes (from 1950), thunderstorm wind and hail (from 1955).
- recorded, no damage figure
- under $100,000
- $100,000 or more
- $1 million or more
- $10 million or more, or a death
- $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
- a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
- a year with a death
- 1955: wind and hail recorded from 1955
- 1996: all 48 event types from 1996
- Storm records
- 362on 294 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 778 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $194Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 39strongest F4
- FEMA declarations
- 20latest 2024
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026 (file revision 20260918); damage converted to 2025 dollars with the BLS CPI-U. Search the record at NCEI. BLS consumer price index.
What hazards hit Bibb County most?
The most frequent records are severe thunderstorm wind events: 149 since 1956. The rank column places the county among Alabama's counties by days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land over each hazard's complete period.
| Hazard | Records | Days | First, last | Killed | Injured | Damage | Rank in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 149 | 126 | 1956-2026 | 0 | 6 | $2.4M | 36 of 67 |
| Hail | 72 | 64 | 1976-2023 | 0 | 0 | $742K | 32 of 67 |
| Drought | 45 | 45 | 2006-2026 | 0 | 0 | – | 24 of 67 |
| Tornadoes | 39 | 29 | 1959-2025 | 6 | 67 | $187M | 37 of 67 |
| Floods | 17 | 16 | 1996-2015 | 0 | 0 | $402K | 45 of 67 |
| Winter storms | 13 | 13 | 1996-2025 | 0 | 0 | $70K | 32 of 67 |
| Heat | 8 | 8 | 1996-2025 | 0 | 4 | – | 27 of 67 |
| Extreme cold | 6 | 6 | 1996-2014 | 0 | 0 | $1.9M | 28 of 67 |
| High wind and dust storms | 5 | 5 | 1999-2025 | 1 | 0 | $573K | 43 of 67 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 5 | 5 | 2005-2020 | 0 | 0 | $396K | 32 of 67 |
| Heavy rain | 1 | 1 | 2001-2001 | 0 | 0 | – | 42 of 67 |
| Lightning | 1 | 1 | 2017-2017 | 0 | 1 | – | 55 of 67 |
| Fog, smoke and funnel clouds | 1 | 1 | 1996-1996 | 0 | 0 | – | 52 of 67 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county and forecast-zone records attributed to the county; a zone record shows its own totals on each county it covers). Days: dates with at least one record of the hazard in the county. Ranks: days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer), since 1950 for tornadoes, 1955 for hail and thunderstorm wind, 1996 for the rest.
How many tornadoes has Bibb County had?
NOAA records 39 tornadoes in Bibb County from 1959 to 2025, the strongest rated F4, with 6 deaths and 67 injuries recorded in the county. A tornado that crossed a county line is counted in each county it touched, with the length of its path inside the county.
Counted as whole tornadoes rather than county records, the Storm Prediction Center's database holds 38 tornadoes whose track touched Bibb County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 39: they file a crossing tornado once per county segment, and the two databases differ on some tracks); along their whole tracks they killed 14 people, 6 of them in Bibb County.
| Date | Tornado | Rating | Path | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-05-27 17:20, as SPC files it | Demopolis to Childersburg | F4 | 139.1 mi | 7 |
| 2011-04-27 16:30, as SPC files it | West Blocton | EF3 | 72.13 mi | 7 |
| 2022-03-30 20:53, as SPC files it | Montevallo | EF3 | 29.24 mi | 0 |
| 2021-03-25 11:53, as SPC files it | Hoover | EF3 | 50.13 mi | 0 |
| 2021-03-25 15:26, as SPC files it | Centreville to Calera | EF3 | 79.66 mi | 0 |
| 1963-03-17 10:00, as SPC files it | Centreville | F3 | 2.7 mi | 0 |
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Alabama.
Every tornado record filed for Bibb County (39)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-15 | Active, Bibb County | EF0 7.63 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2023-01-12 | Harrisburg, Bibb County | EF1 12.51 mi x 470 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2023-01-12 | Harmon, Bibb County | EF0 1.49 mi x 500 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2023-01-03 | Active, Bibb County | EF0 2.82 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2022-03-30 | Active, Bibb County | EF3 18.24 mi x 1,200 yd | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2022-03-22 | Marvel, Bibb County | EF0 1.34 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2022-02-03 | Camp Hugh, Bibb County | EF2 2.47 mi x 725 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2021-03-25 | Pondville, Bibb County | EF3 27.99 mi x 2,300 yd | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2021-03-25 | Lucille, Bibb County | EF2 10.39 mi x 1,140 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020-03-03 | Active, Bibb County | EF1 6.21 mi x 525 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2019-12-16 | Brierfield, Bibb County | EF1 2.6 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2019-12-16 | Vick, Bibb County | EF0 3.12 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2018-02-07 | Bibb Mill, Bibb County | EF0 0.67 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2017-08-31 | Giles, Bibb County | EF0 0.3 mi x 35 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2017-08-31 | River Bend, Bibb County | EF1 0.56 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2017-08-31 | Pondville, Bibb County | EF1 6.5 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2013-04-11 | Harrisburg, Bibb County | EF1 20.16 mi x 800 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2011-12-22 | Lawley, Bibb County | EF0 2.62 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $20K |
| 2011-12-22 | Centreville Fox Airport, Bibb County | EF0 0.06 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | $4K |
| 2011-04-27 | Garnsey, Bibb County | EF1 2.47 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $12K |
| 2011-04-27 | Mertz, Bibb County | EF1 3.79 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 0 | $361K |
| 2011-04-27 | Mertz, Bibb County | EF3 29.93 mi x 1,760 yd | 1 | 10 | $18M |
| 2011-04-15 | Mertz, Bibb County | EF1 21.77 mi x 1,760 yd | 0 | 0 | $116K |
| 2007-10-22 | Harrisburg, Bibb County | EF1 7.71 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $17K |
| 2007-04-11 | Randolph, Bibb County | EF1 0.9 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $14K |
| 2007-02-13 | Six Mile, Bibb County | EF0 7.47 mi x 250 yd | 0 | 0 | $14K |
| 2007-02-13 | Harmon, Bibb County | EF1 4.96 mi x 400 yd | 0 | 0 | $7K |
| 2000-03-10 | Lawley, Bibb County | F0 11.9 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $43K |
| 1988-01-19 | Bibb County | F1 2 mi x 440 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1984-04-22 | Bibb County | F2 1 mi x 80 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1984-04-19 | Bibb County | F0 0.1 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 0 | $250 step |
| 1983-12-03 | Bibb County | F1 13 mi x 60 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1983-12-03 | Bibb County | F1 10 mi x 60 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1983-08-22 | Bibb County | F1 0.3 mi x 70 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1980-03-08 | Bibb County | F1 6.1 mi x 73 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1973-05-27 | Bibb County | F4 26.7 mi x 800 yd | 5 | 47 | $25M step |
| 1965-07-24 | Bibb County | F1 | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1963-03-17 | Bibb County | F3 2.7 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1959-05-12 | Bibb County | F2 4.9 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
A damage figure marked "step" is a record from before 1993: NOAA then filed damage by category, and the figure is the category as entered, in the dollars of that year, not an estimate of the loss.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, tornado records by county (path length in the county, maximum width); ratings as published: F scale before February 1, 2007, EF scale after. Whole-track figures: NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database (1950-2025). SPC severe weather database.
When was the last damaging storm in Bibb County?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the March 25, 2024 strong wind (1 death).
Along Montgomery Highway at 3rd Ave S in Centreville, a tree limb fell due to strong gradient winds, striking a man in the head and resulting in a fatality.
National Weather Service event narrative, NOAA Storm Events Database (search the full record, event 1159054)
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | Thunderstorm WindFairdale, Bibb County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-01 | Thunderstorm WindGiles, Bibb County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-05-01 | DroughtBibb County · forecast zone Bibb | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-04-14 | DroughtBibb County · forecast zone Bibb | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-03-16 | Thunderstorm WindLawley, Bibb County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-01-06 | DroughtBibb County · forecast zone Bibb | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-12-01 | DroughtBibb County · forecast zone Bibb | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-11-01 | DroughtBibb County · forecast zone Bibb | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-10-01 | DroughtBibb County · forecast zone Bibb | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-09-30 | DroughtBibb County · forecast zone Bibb | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-07-29 | HeatBibb County · forecast zone Bibb | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-07-01 | Thunderstorm WindFairdale, Bibb County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database; every record of 2025-2026 is listed, earlier ones when they caused deaths, injuries or $250,000 of damage (2025 dollars), and every tornado.
The deadliest and costliest records
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-05-27 | TornadoBibb County | F4 26.7 mi x 800 yd | 5 | 47 | $25M step |
| 2011-04-27 | TornadoMertz, Bibb County A tornado touched down in southwestern Greene County near Tishabee, and moved northeast through central Hale and Bibb Counties, before it lifted near Marvel in far northeast Bibb County. The tornado moved into the Talladega National Forest near Ingram and crossed into Bibb County north of Mertz. The tornado tracked ... | EF3 29.93 mi x 1,760 yd | 1 | 10 | $18M |
| 2024-03-25 | Strong WindBibb County · forecast zone Bibb Along Montgomery Highway at 3rd Ave S in Centreville, a tree limb fell due to strong gradient winds, striking a man in the head and resulting in a fatality. | 30 kt wind | 1 | 0 | – |
| 2021-03-25 | TornadoPondville, Bibb County National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southern Bibb County and determined that it was consistent with an EF3 tornado, with maximum winds near 150 mph. A strong, long-track tornado traveled across Hale, Perry, Bibb, Chilton, and Shelby Counties during the afternoon of March 25, 2021. It is ... | EF3 27.99 mi x 2,300 yd | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2007-08-08 | HeatBibb County · forecast zone Bibb A large ridge of high pressure, combined with very dry ground from the recent drought, combined to produce the hottest month on record across Central Alabama in the month of August. The core of the heat wave started around August 4th, when the temepartures first topped the 100 degree mark in several cities. The heat ... | 0 | 4 | – | |
| 1963-03-17 | TornadoBibb County | F3 2.7 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 4 | – |
| 1990-02-10 | Thunderstorm WindBibb County | 0 | 3 | – | |
| 1994-03-24 | Thunderstorm WindBrent, Bibb County A mobile home in the Brent area was destroyed by thunderstorm wind. Two barns in the Ridgeville community, about two miles southwest of Brent, had roof damage and a number of trees were blown down in the area. | 0 | 2 | $1.1M |
A damage figure marked "step" is a record from before 1993: NOAA then filed damage by category, and the figure is the category as entered, in the dollars of that year, not an estimate of the loss.
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-03-24 | Thunderstorm WindBrent, Bibb County | 0 | 2 | $1.1M | |
| 2003-04-25 | HailPondville, Bibb County | 4.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | $401K |
| 2011-04-27 | TornadoMertz, Bibb County | EF1 3.79 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 0 | $361K |
| 2005-08-29 | Tropical StormBibb County · forecast zone Bibb | 0 | 0 | $317K | |
| 1998-05-06 | HailBrent, Bibb County | 2.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | $127K |
| 2011-04-15 | TornadoMertz, Bibb County | EF1 21.77 mi x 1,760 yd | 0 | 0 | $116K |
| 1998-05-03 | HailRandolph, Bibb County | 2.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $109K |
| 2000-03-10 | TornadoLawley, Bibb County | F0 11.9 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $43K |
Before 1993 NOAA filed damage by category, not amount, so the list above starts in 1993. The highest category filed here before then (entered as $25M, in the dollars of the day) holds: May 27, 1973 (tornado, Bibb County, 5 killed).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: deaths and injuries direct and indirect; damage is property plus crops as estimated by the National Weather Service, converted to 2025 dollars.
Is it getting more frequent?
Records per decade for Bibb County's most frequent hazards. Counts rose everywhere after 1996, when NOAA began recording every event type, so compare decades within a hazard's complete period only (the shaded cells come before it).
| Hazard | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 2 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 19 |
| Hail | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 3 |
| Drought | – | – | – | – | 0 | 21 | 13 | 11 |
| Tornadoes | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 10 |
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| Winter storms | – | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records per calendar decade; zone records from the CZ_TYPE field (Z).
What time of year?
Records by month in Bibb County. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 29 · Feb 23 · Mar 47 · Apr 56 · May 41 · Jun 37 · Jul 33 · Aug 31 · Sep 15 · Oct 9 · Nov 19 · Dec 22 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Bibb County
FEMA's register lists 20 declarations that include Bibb County: 10 major disasters, 10 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for hurricane (9) and severe storm (6).
| Declared | Number | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-26 | EM-3618 | Hurricane | Hurricane Helene |
| 2021-04-26 | DR-4596 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes |
| 2020-09-14 | EM-3545 | Hurricane | Hurricane Sally |
| 2020-03-29 | DR-4503 | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| 2020-03-13 | EM-3472 | Biological | Covid-19 |
| 2017-10-08 | EM-3394 | Hurricane | Hurricane Nate |
| 2017-09-11 | EM-3389 | Hurricane | Hurricane Irma |
| 2011-04-28 | DR-1971 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding |
| 2011-04-27 | EM-3319 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds |
| 2008-08-30 | EM-3292 | Hurricane | Hurricane Gustav |
| 2005-09-10 | EM-3237 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| 2005-08-29 | DR-1605 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina |
| 2005-07-10 | DR-1593 | Hurricane | Hurricane Dennis |
| 2004-09-15 | DR-1549 | Hurricane | Hurricane Ivan |
| 2003-05-12 | DR-1466 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
| 2002-11-14 | DR-1442 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Tornadoes |
| 1993-03-15 | EM-3096 | Snowstorm | Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm |
| 1990-02-17 | DR-856 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding |
| 1977-07-20 | EM-3045 | Drought | Drought |
| 1973-05-29 | DR-388 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), declarations through October 2, 2026; one declaration is counted once however many areas it names. OpenFEMA dataset page.
How many floods has Bibb County had?
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 17 flood or flash flood records for Bibb County from 1996 to 2015, on 16 days, with 0 deaths. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Bibb County ranks 2291st of 2,942 U.S. counties.
| Storm | Began | Records | Deaths in the county |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Katrina | 2005-08-29 | 1 | 0 |
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $33,000 on 12 claims filed in Bibb County; the most in one year was 2 in 1985. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.
The values, year by year
1979: 1 · 1983: 1 · 1985: 2 · 1994: 1 · 1998: 1 · 2009: 1 · 2012: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2024: 1; the other years: 0.
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims, as of September 8, 2026; claims by year of loss, payments in the dollars of the year paid. OpenFEMA dataset page.
FEMA's modeled risk for Bibb County
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Bibb County Very Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $9.0 million. These are FEMA's model estimates of future loss from 18 hazards, not a count of what happened; they can differ from the record above.
| Hazard | Risk rating | Expected annual loss | Modeled frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | $2.5M | once in about 2 years (modeled) |
| Landslide | Relatively Low | $9K | 1.2 a year (modeled) |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | $385K | once in about 442 years (modeled) |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | $421K | 9.5 modeled event-days a year |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | $191K | 71 a year (modeled) |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Low | $4.7M | once in about 2 years (modeled) |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Low | $483K | once in about 2 years (modeled) |
| Drought | Relatively Low | $27K | 30 modeled event-days a year |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
Counties that share a border with Bibb County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau county adjacency file; NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1950. The Census Bureau's adjacency file.
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