Conecuh County, Alabama
County storm and disaster record · FIPS 01035 · population 11,582 · 850 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 241 records for Conecuh County, Alabama from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 172 days; the most frequent are severe thunderstorm wind events (116 records). The deadliest single record is the January 13, 2006 tornado: 1 death and $732,000 in damage in 2025 dollars. FEMA has issued 27 declarations naming the county since 1975, 25 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
- 241on 172 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 37 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $16Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 34strongest EF2
- FEMA declarations
- 27latest 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 Conecuh County most?
The most frequent records are severe thunderstorm wind events: 116 since 1962. 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 | 116 | 97 | 1962-2024 | 0 | 1 | $3.4M | 58 of 67 |
| Hail | 40 | 31 | 1981-2026 | 0 | 0 | $40K | 64 of 67 |
| Tornadoes | 34 | 26 | 1957-2024 | 1 | 4 | $11M | 61 of 67 |
| Floods | 14 | 13 | 1998-2023 | 0 | 0 | $747K | 62 of 67 |
| Winter storms | 14 | 7 | 2000-2025 | 0 | 0 | $26K | 59 of 67 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 12 | 8 | 1998-2020 | 0 | 0 | $1.2M | 23 of 67 |
| Heat | 6 | 4 | 1998-2007 | 2 | 2 | – | 57 of 67 |
| Drought | 2 | 2 | 2016-2016 | 0 | 0 | – | 62 of 67 |
| High wind and dust storms | 1 | 1 | 2016-2016 | 0 | 0 | $615 | 60 of 67 |
| Lightning | 1 | 1 | 2018-2018 | 0 | 0 | $2K | 60 of 67 |
| Fog, smoke and funnel clouds | 1 | 1 | 2002-2002 | 0 | 0 | – | 57 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 Conecuh County had?
NOAA records 34 tornadoes in Conecuh County from 1957 to 2024, the strongest rated EF2, with 1 death and 4 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 34 tornadoes whose track touched Conecuh County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 34, the same count); along their whole tracks they killed 1 person.
| Date | Tornado | Rating | Path | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-01-13 10:01, as SPC files it | Unnamed | F1 | 1 mi | 1 |
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Alabama.
Every tornado record filed for Conecuh County (34)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-28 | Bermuda, Conecuh County | EF1 1.27 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024-12-28 | Bermuda, Conecuh County | EF1 0.13 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024-12-28 | China, Conecuh County | EF1 6.93 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024-12-28 | Deer Range, Conecuh County | EF0 5.2 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024-05-10 | Nixonville, Conecuh County | EF2 9.41 mi x 1,200 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2023-01-12 | Searight, Conecuh County | EF0 0.94 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2022-03-09 | Belleville, Conecuh County | EF1 0.19 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2022-01-09 | Owassa, Conecuh County | EF0 2.3 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2021-06-19 | Castleberry, Conecuh County | EF1 7.97 mi x 400 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2016-02-15 | Brooklyn, Conecuh County | EF2 2.19 mi x 250 yd | 0 | 0 | $922K |
| 2011-04-15 | Brooklyn, Conecuh County | EF1 3.86 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $807K |
| 2008-05-15 | Paul, Conecuh County | EF0 7.17 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $34K |
| 2007-04-14 | Castleberry, Conecuh County | EF1 0.25 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $213K |
| 2006-02-02 | Evergreen, Conecuh County | F0 0.5 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $15K |
| 2006-01-13 | Belleville, Conecuh County | F1 1 mi x 880 yd | 1 | 0 | $732K |
| 2004-10-19 | Owassa, Conecuh County | F0 0.5 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $16K |
| 2004-09-15 | Castleberry, Conecuh County | F0 1 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K |
| 2003-02-21 | Lenox, Conecuh County | F0 0.1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $13K |
| 2002-11-05 | Lenox, Conecuh County | F0 0.1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $13K |
| 2001-11-24 | Evergreen, Conecuh County | F0 0.1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K |
| 1995-10-04 | Evergreen, Conecuh County | F0 0.1 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | $19K |
| 1985-09-23 | Conecuh County | F2 15 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1985-09-23 | Conecuh County | F2 7 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 4 | $250K step |
| 1984-10-15 | Conecuh County | F2 3.5 mi x 400 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1979-11-25 | Conecuh County | F1 5.6 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1979-11-25 | Conecuh County | F0 0.1 mi x 17 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1975-06-17 | Conecuh County | F0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970-03-30 | Conecuh County | F1 | 0 | 0 | $250 step |
| 1964-10-04 | Conecuh County | F1 | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1957-12-20 | Conecuh County | F1 0.8 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1957-06-28 | Conecuh County | F2 1.1 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1957-06-28 | Conecuh County | F1 1 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1957-06-28 | Conecuh County | F2 14.5 mi x 133 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1957-06-28 | Conecuh County | F2 23.2 mi x 440 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K 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 Conecuh County?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the March 24, 2016 thunderstorm wind ($12,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).
Straight lines winds of 75 to 90 mph produced an almost 7 mile swath of tree damage south of the town of Castleberry. Numerous hardwood trees were uprooted or snapped.
National Weather Service event narrative, NOAA Storm Events Database (search the full record, event 626362)
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-03 | HailPaul, Conecuh County | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-01-21 | Heavy SnowConecuh County · forecast zone Conecuh | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2024-12-28 | TornadoBermuda, Conecuh County | EF1 1.27 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024-12-28 | TornadoBermuda, Conecuh County | EF1 0.13 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024-12-28 | TornadoChina, Conecuh County | EF1 6.93 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024-12-28 | TornadoDeer Range, Conecuh County | EF0 5.2 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024-05-10 | TornadoNixonville, Conecuh County | EF2 9.41 mi x 1,200 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2023-01-12 | Thunderstorm WindLenox, Conecuh County | 70 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2023-01-12 | TornadoSearight, Conecuh County | EF0 0.94 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2022-03-09 | TornadoBelleville, Conecuh County | EF1 0.19 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2022-01-09 | TornadoOwassa, Conecuh County | EF0 2.3 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2021-06-19 | TornadoCastleberry, Conecuh County | EF1 7.97 mi x 400 yd | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-01-13 | TornadoBelleville, Conecuh County An F1 tornado touched down along County Road 15, just south of the town of Belleville. The tornado tracked north northeast crossing U. S. Highway 84 before dissipating just north of the highway. Most of the damage was along both sides of U. S. Highway 84. Three homes were destroyed, and fifteen other structures and ... | F1 1 mi x 880 yd | 1 | 0 | $732K |
| 1999-08-01 | HeatConecuh County and Escambia County · forecast zone Escambia Near record breaking high temperatures occurred across Mobile and Escambia counties the first two days of August. Two elderly women died in their homes from excessive heat. A seventy-three year old female died in Brewton and a seventy-one year old died in Mobile. The daytime temperatures were in the upper 90s on ... | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 1998-06-29 | HeatConecuh County and Escambia County · forecast zone Escambia A 68 year old female in Atmore was found dead in a closed up house with no air conditioner. It is unknown what time she died. Relatives found her body on a couch. The house was extremely hot. Autopsy reports indicated that one of the causes of her death was hypothermia. She also had heart trouble. The temperature ... | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 1985-09-23 | TornadoConecuh County | F2 7 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 4 | $250K step |
| 2007-08-08 | HeatConecuh County · forecast zone Conecuh Conecuh county had one person admitted to the hospital for heat related problems. | 0 | 1 | – | |
| 2007-08-08 | HeatConecuh County and Escambia County · forecast zone Escambia Escambia county had one person admitted to the hospital for heat related problems. | 0 | 1 | – | |
| 2001-03-12 | Thunderstorm WindEvergreen, Conecuh County A very intense downburst along a line of severe thunderstorms produced extensive and widespread wind damage to trees, structures and some vehicles throughout the Evergreen area. A large wall of the building housing a local clothing store collapsed, temporarily trapping several people in the building, two of whom ... | 90 kt wind | 0 | 1 | $2.2M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-03-12 | Thunderstorm WindEvergreen, Conecuh County | 90 kt wind | 0 | 1 | $2.2M |
| 2011-04-15 | TornadoBrooklyn, Conecuh County | EF1 3.86 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $807K |
| 2006-01-13 | TornadoBelleville, Conecuh County | F1 1 mi x 880 yd | 1 | 0 | $732K |
| 1998-09-25 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Conecuh County and Escambia County · forecast zone Escambia | 0 | 0 | $724K | |
| 1998-03-08 | Flash FloodCountywide, Conecuh County | 0 | 0 | $543K | |
| 1998-09-25 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Conecuh County · forecast zone Conecuh | 0 | 0 | $496K | |
| 2007-04-14 | Thunderstorm WindCastleberry, Conecuh County | 70 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $356K |
| 2007-04-14 | TornadoCastleberry, Conecuh County | EF1 0.25 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $213K |
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 $250K, in the dollars of the day) holds: September 23, 1985 (tornado, Conecuh County); June 28, 1957 (tornado, Conecuh County); June 28, 1957 (tornado, Conecuh 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 Conecuh 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 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 34 | 25 | 17 |
| Hail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
| Tornadoes | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Winter storms | – | – | – | – | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | – | – | – | – | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
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 Conecuh County. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 22 · Feb 20 · Mar 21 · Apr 37 · May 19 · Jun 43 · Jul 23 · Aug 13 · Sep 10 · Oct 9 · Nov 8 · Dec 16 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Conecuh County
FEMA's register lists 27 declarations that include Conecuh County: 15 major disasters, 12 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for hurricane (14) and severe storm (8).
| Declared | Number | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-26 | EM-3618 | Hurricane | Hurricane Helene |
| 2023-01-15 | DR-4684 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes |
| 2020-09-20 | DR-4563 | Hurricane | Hurricane Sally |
| 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 |
| 2018-10-12 | EM-3407 | Hurricane | Hurricane Michael |
| 2017-10-08 | EM-3394 | Hurricane | Hurricane Nate |
| 2017-09-11 | EM-3389 | Hurricane | Hurricane Irma |
| 2016-01-21 | DR-4251 | 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 |
| 2009-12-31 | DR-1870 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 2008-08-30 | EM-3292 | Hurricane | Hurricane Gustav |
| 2005-09-10 | EM-3237 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| 2005-07-10 | DR-1593 | Hurricane | Hurricane Dennis |
| 2004-09-15 | DR-1549 | Hurricane | Hurricane Ivan |
| 1998-09-30 | DR-1250 | Hurricane | Hurricane Georges - 18 Sep 98 |
| 1998-09-28 | EM-3133 | Hurricane | Hurricane Georges |
| 1998-03-09 | DR-1208 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 1995-10-04 | DR-1070 | Hurricane | Hurricane Opal |
| 1994-07-08 | DR-1034 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Flooding (Tropical Storm Alberto) |
| 1993-03-15 | EM-3096 | Snowstorm | Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm |
| 1990-03-21 | DR-861 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding |
| 1979-09-13 | DR-598 | Hurricane | Hurricane Frederic |
| 1977-07-20 | EM-3045 | Drought | Drought |
| 1975-04-23 | DR-464 | 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 Conecuh County had?
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 14 flood or flash flood records for Conecuh County from 1998 to 2023, on 13 days, with 0 deaths. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Conecuh County ranks 2685th of 2,942 U.S. counties.
| Storm | Began | Records | Deaths in the county |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Georges | 1998-09-25 | 2 | 0 |
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $62,000 on 3 claims filed in Conecuh County; the most in one year was 2 in 1979. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.
The values, year by year
1979: 2 · 2009: 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 Conecuh County
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Conecuh County Very Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $6.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | $2.3M | once in about 6 years (modeled) |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | $222K | 76 a year (modeled) |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | $1.1M | once in about 2 years (modeled) |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | $225K | 7.2 modeled event-days a year |
| Drought | Relatively Low | $73K | 19 modeled event-days a year |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Low | $211K | 2.1 a year (modeled) |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Low | $213K | 1.1 a year (modeled) |
| Wildfire | Very Low | $29K | once in about 598 years (modeled) |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
Counties that share a border with Conecuh 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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