Blount County, Alabama
County storm and disaster record · FIPS 01009 · population 58,992 · 645 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 676 records for Blount County, Alabama from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 407 days; the most frequent are severe thunderstorm wind events (325 records). The deadliest single record is the November 18, 1957 tornado: 3 deaths and 6 injuries. FEMA has issued 25 declarations naming the county since 1974, 23 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
- 676on 407 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 5106 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $83Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 60strongest F4
- FEMA declarations
- 25latest 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 Blount County most?
The most frequent records are severe thunderstorm wind events: 325 since 1955. 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 | 325 | 199 | 1955-2026 | 0 | 21 | $2.2M | 15 of 67 |
| Hail | 124 | 86 | 1968-2026 | 0 | 0 | $393K | 19 of 67 |
| Tornadoes | 60 | 40 | 1951-2022 | 3 | 83 | $76M | 14 of 67 |
| Floods | 46 | 37 | 1997-2024 | 0 | 0 | $786K | 16 of 67 |
| Drought | 38 | 38 | 2006-2026 | 0 | 0 | – | 39 of 67 |
| Winter storms | 34 | 32 | 1996-2026 | 0 | 0 | $1.4M | 14 of 67 |
| High wind and dust storms | 18 | 18 | 1996-2025 | 0 | 0 | $363K | 8 of 67 |
| Lightning | 11 | 7 | 1996-2010 | 1 | 1 | $510K | 25 of 67 |
| Extreme cold | 6 | 6 | 1996-2014 | 0 | 0 | $1.9M | 32 of 67 |
| Heat | 6 | 6 | 1996-2025 | 1 | 1 | – | 47 of 67 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 5 | 5 | 2005-2017 | 0 | 0 | $156K | 36 of 67 |
| Heavy rain | 2 | 2 | 2012-2012 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 of 67 |
| Fog, smoke and funnel clouds | 1 | 1 | 2003-2003 | 0 | 0 | – | 55 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 Blount County had?
NOAA records 60 tornadoes in Blount County from 1951 to 2022, the strongest rated F4, with 3 deaths and 83 injuries recorded in the county. That is 14th of 67 Alabama counties and 285th of 3,080 U.S. counties by days with tornadoes per 1,000 square miles since 1950. 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 56 tornadoes whose track touched Blount County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 60: they file a crossing tornado once per county segment, and the two databases differ on some tracks); along their whole tracks they killed 3 people.
| Date | Tornado | Rating | Path | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-11-18 17:30, as SPC files it | Oneonta to Albertville | F4 | 26.1 mi | 3 |
| 2001-11-24 13:19, as SPC files it | Walnut Grove | F4 | 10.1 mi | 0 |
| 2010-04-24 21:01, as SPC files it | Cordova to Warrior | EF3 | 29.64 mi | 0 |
| 1976-03-20 22:50, as SPC files it | Cleveland to Snead | F3 | 19.2 mi | 0 |
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Alabama.
Every tornado record filed for Blount County (60)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-30 | Adville, Blount County | EF0 3.46 mi x 500 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2021-03-31 | Hayden, Blount County | EF0 0.21 mi x 65 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2021-03-17 | Tidwell, Blount County | EF1 12.89 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020-04-12 | Hopewell, Blount County | EF0 1.94 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020-04-12 | Snead, Blount County | EF0 0.37 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020-04-12 | Hendrix, Blount County | EF1 0.78 mi x 115 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020-04-12 | Tidwell, Blount County | EF2 5.56 mi x 500 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020-04-12 | Adville, Blount County | EF1 3.84 mi x 225 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020-04-12 | Adville, Blount County | EF0 0.47 mi x 125 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2019-04-08 | Royal, Blount County | EF1 6.3 mi x 1,175 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2019-04-08 | Blount Spgs, Blount County | EF0 2.18 mi x 325 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2019-03-14 | Armstead, Blount County | EF1 10.76 mi x 1,175 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2019-03-14 | Allgood, Blount County | EF0 2.58 mi x 115 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2018-03-19 | Champion, Blount County | EF0 1.57 mi x 880 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2018-03-19 | Strawberry, Blount County | EF0 0.94 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2016-03-31 | Adville, Blount County | EF1 0.32 mi x 275 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2014-04-28 | Inland Jct, Blount County | EF2 14.26 mi x 1,300 yd | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2014-04-28 | Allgood, Blount County | EF1 7.81 mi x 1,000 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2014-04-28 | Nyota, Blount County | EF0 1.63 mi x 700 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2011-04-27 | Nyota, Blount County | EF2 2.17 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 3 | $5.2M |
| 2011-04-27 | Liberty, Blount County | EF1 10.68 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $2K |
| 2011-04-27 | Bangor, Blount County | EF3 28.02 mi x 1,232 yd | 0 | 10 | $26M |
| 2011-04-27 | Blount Spgs, Blount County | EF1 1.41 mi x 440 yd | 0 | 0 | $201K |
| 2011-04-27 | Blount Spgs, Blount County | EF1 2.06 mi x 528 yd | 0 | 0 | $302K |
| 2011-04-27 | Blount Spgs, Blount County | EF2 4.36 mi x 880 yd | 0 | 0 | $630K |
| 2010-11-30 | Liberty, Blount County | EF1 1.72 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $35K |
| 2010-04-24 | Hayden, Blount County | EF1 3.26 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $14K |
| 2010-04-24 | Mc Larty, Blount County | EF1 0.91 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $68K |
| 2010-04-08 | Blountsville, Blount County | EF0 0.2 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $20K |
| 2009-05-06 | Blount Spgs, Blount County | EF0 0.05 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K |
| 2009-04-19 | Mattawana, Blount County | EF2 6.27 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 0 | $550K |
| 2008-08-25 | Allgood, Blount County | EF1 0.41 mi x 60 yd | 0 | 0 | $14K |
| 2008-03-15 | Mattawana, Blount County | EF2 6.04 mi x 675 yd | 0 | 0 | $1.3M |
| 2006-09-22 | Allgood, Blount County | F2 4.4 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 3 | $2.2M |
| 2006-09-22 | Locust Fork, Blount County | F2 0.3 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $73K |
| 2006-09-22 | Locust Fork, Blount County | F2 1.3 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $110K |
| 2006-03-13 | Hayden, Blount County | F0 0.1 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | $16K |
| 2002-11-10 | Allgood, Blount County | F1 9.8 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 0 | $660K |
| 2001-11-24 | Oneonta, Blount County | F4 8.3 mi x 500 yd | 0 | 22 | $1.3M |
| 2001-05-24 | Oneonta, Blount County | F0 1 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1999-02-27 | Nector, Blount County | F2 0.4 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 1 | $154K |
| 1998-04-16 | Bangor, Blount County | F1 1.8 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $91K |
| 1998-04-16 | Oneonta, Blount County | F0 2.1 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | $63K |
| 1994-11-28 | Cleveland, Blount County | F1 1.6 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 5 | $1.0M |
| 1994-03-27 | Nectar, Blount County | F0 2.5 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 1 | $995K |
| 1986-03-19 | Blount County | F2 0.2 mi x 73 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1985-04-05 | Blount County | F1 1 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1983-11-15 | Blount County | F2 0.5 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1976-03-20 | Blount County | F3 19.2 mi x 40 yd | 0 | 11 | $250K step |
| 1976-03-20 | Blount County | F0 | 0 | 0 | $250 step |
| 1975-03-29 | Blount County | F1 3 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 3 | $25K step |
| 1974-10-15 | Blount County | F1 17.7 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1974-04-01 | Blount County | F2 16.9 mi x 800 yd | 0 | 11 | $250K step |
| 1973-12-29 | Blount County | F1 | 0 | 0 | $250 step |
| 1971-01-25 | Blount County | F0 2 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1957-11-18 | Blount County | F4 15.8 mi x 100 yd | 3 | 6 | $250K step |
| 1953-04-12 | Blount County | F1 0.5 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1953-01-20 | Blount County | 0 | 1 | $25K step | |
| 1952-02-13 | Blount County | F1 4.7 mi x 400 yd | 0 | 3 | $2.5M step |
| 1951-11-16 | Blount County | F2 1.5 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 1 | $3K step |
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 Blount County?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the March 9, 2026 thunderstorm wind ($1,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | Thunderstorm WindInland Jct, Blount County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-01 | Thunderstorm WindOneonta, Blount County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-01 | Thunderstorm WindBlount Spgs, Blount County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-01 | Thunderstorm WindHighmound, Blount County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-01 | Thunderstorm WindClarence, Blount County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-05-01 | DroughtBlount County · forecast zone Blount | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-04-21 | DroughtBlount County · forecast zone Blount | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-03-16 | Winter WeatherBlount County · forecast zone Blount | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-03-09 | Thunderstorm WindBrooksville, Blount County | 43 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1K |
| 2026-02-26 | HailWynnville, Blount County | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-02-26 | Thunderstorm WindWynnville, Blount County | 50 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-02-26 | HailClarence, Blount County | 2.00 in hail | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-11-18 | TornadoBlount County | F4 15.8 mi x 100 yd | 3 | 6 | $250K step |
| 2025-07-12 | HeatBlount County · forecast zone Blount A 27-year-old male died after collapsing at McLarty Motocross Park in Blount County due to a combination of heat stress and underlying health conditions. Heat index values from nearby ASOS stations were in the mid 90s, with temperatures around 88-90°F. | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 2002-07-29 | LightningOneonta, Blount County A two-year-old boy was struck by lightning and eventually died from the injuries. The injury occurred as the boy was outside helping his family in the garden about 4.5 miles west of Oneonta. | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 2001-11-24 | TornadoOneonta, Blount County The F4 tornado first touched down in the vicinity of the Mt. Carmel Church, south of US 231 on CR 29, where several trees were snapped off. The tornado tracked northeast and produced extensive F2-type damage to homes and trailer homes along Tidwell Road where several injuries occurred. All trees in the neighborhood ... | F4 8.3 mi x 500 yd | 0 | 22 | $1.3M |
| 2018-08-17 | Thunderstorm WindHayden, Blount County A large tent collapsed at an outdoor event at Traditions Park at Hayden due to wind. There were approximately 150 people inside the tent with 12 injuries reported. A survey team from the NWS office in Birmingham reported that the winds were likely sub-severe. | 43 kt wind | 0 | 12 | – |
| 1976-03-20 | TornadoBlount County | F3 19.2 mi x 40 yd | 0 | 11 | $250K step |
| 1974-04-01 | TornadoBlount County | F2 16.9 mi x 800 yd | 0 | 11 | $250K step |
| 2011-04-27 | TornadoBangor, Blount County The fourteenth segment of this long track tornado crossed back over the Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior River from eastern Cullman County (See Storm Data for Huntsville) into western Blount County southwest of Bangor. This tornado began in Pickens County, 5 miles northeast of Pickensville, and tracked through ... | EF3 28.02 mi x 1,232 yd | 0 | 10 | $26M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-04-27 | TornadoBangor, Blount County | EF3 28.02 mi x 1,232 yd | 0 | 10 | $26M |
| 2011-04-27 | TornadoNyota, Blount County | EF2 2.17 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 3 | $5.2M |
| 2006-09-22 | TornadoAllgood, Blount County | F2 4.4 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 3 | $2.2M |
| 2008-03-15 | TornadoMattawana, Blount County | EF2 6.04 mi x 675 yd | 0 | 0 | $1.3M |
| 1998-12-23 | Ice StormBlount County · forecast zone Blount | 0 | 0 | $1.3M | |
| 1994-11-28 | TornadoCleveland, Blount County | F1 1.6 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 5 | $1.0M |
| 1994-03-27 | TornadoNectar, Blount County | F0 2.5 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 1 | $995K |
| 2002-11-10 | TornadoAllgood, Blount County | F1 9.8 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 0 | $660K |
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 $2.5M, in the dollars of the day) holds: February 13, 1952 (tornado, Blount County).
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 Blount 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 | 0 | 12 | 26 | 45 | 82 | 101 | 57 |
| Hail | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 30 | 18 |
| Tornadoes | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 9 |
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 4 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Drought | – | – | – | – | 0 | 20 | 9 | 9 |
| Winter storms | – | – | – | – | 5 | 4 | 18 | 7 |
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 Blount County. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 43 · Feb 46 · Mar 85 · Apr 128 · May 67 · Jun 87 · Jul 70 · Aug 54 · Sep 27 · Oct 22 · Nov 26 · Dec 21 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Blount County
FEMA's register lists 25 declarations that include Blount County: 16 major disasters, 9 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for severe storm (13) and hurricane (6).
| Declared | Number | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-26 | EM-3618 | Hurricane | Hurricane Helene |
| 2020-09-14 | EM-3545 | Hurricane | Hurricane Sally |
| 2020-07-10 | DR-4555 | Severe Storm | Severe Thunderstorms |
| 2020-05-21 | DR-4546 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 2020-03-29 | DR-4503 | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| 2020-03-13 | EM-3472 | Biological | Covid-19 |
| 2019-04-17 | DR-4426 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
| 2017-09-11 | EM-3389 | Hurricane | Hurricane Irma |
| 2016-01-21 | DR-4251 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding |
| 2014-05-02 | DR-4176 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2001-12-07 | DR-1399 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Tornadoes |
| 2001-03-05 | DR-1362 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 1996-02-23 | DR-1104 | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms, Ice and Flooding |
| 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 |
| 1977-04-09 | DR-532 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding |
| 1974-04-04 | DR-422 | Tornado | Tornadoes |
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 Blount County had?
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 46 flood or flash flood records for Blount County from 1997 to 2024, on 37 days, with 0 deaths. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Blount County ranks 1960th of 2,942 U.S. counties.
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $814,000 on 27 claims filed in Blount County; the most in one year was 4 in 2015. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.
The values, year by year
1979: 1 · 1981: 1 · 1982: 1 · 1984: 1 · 1987: 3 · 1988: 1 · 1990: 2 · 1995: 1 · 1997: 2 · 1998: 1 · 1999: 1 · 2000: 1 · 2001: 1 · 2005: 1 · 2015: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2026: 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 Blount County
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Blount County Relatively Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $21.3 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 High | $6.5M | about once a year (modeled) |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | $557K | 64 a year (modeled) |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | $966K | 4.4 a year (modeled) |
| Landslide | Relatively Low | $14K | 1.1 a year (modeled) |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | $742K | once in about 387 years (modeled) |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | $688K | 5.9 modeled event-days a year |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Low | $9.9M | 1.3 a year (modeled) |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | $93K | once in about 645 years (modeled) |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
Counties that share a border with Blount 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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