Crenshaw County, Alabama
County storm and disaster record · FIPS 01041 · population 13,179 · 609 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 266 records for Crenshaw County, Alabama from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 177 days; the most frequent are severe thunderstorm wind events (158 records). The most damaging was the September 25, 1998 hurricane ($1.8 million in 2025 dollars). FEMA has issued 29 declarations naming the county since 1975, 27 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
- 266on 177 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 030 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $16Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 31strongest F4
- FEMA declarations
- 29latest 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 Crenshaw County most?
The most frequent records are severe thunderstorm wind events: 158 since 1957. 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 | 158 | 103 | 1957-2025 | 0 | 0 | $2.6M | 42 of 67 |
| Hail | 38 | 32 | 1978-2023 | 0 | 0 | $26K | 61 of 67 |
| Tornadoes | 31 | 24 | 1957-2023 | 0 | 30 | $11M | 47 of 67 |
| Floods | 19 | 16 | 1998-2022 | 0 | 0 | $844K | 44 of 67 |
| Winter storms | 7 | 7 | 2000-2025 | 0 | 0 | – | 48 of 67 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 5 | 5 | 1998-2020 | 0 | 0 | $1.9M | 31 of 67 |
| Fog, smoke and funnel clouds | 3 | 3 | 2001-2012 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 of 67 |
| Drought | 2 | 2 | 2016-2016 | 0 | 0 | – | 56 of 67 |
| Heat | 2 | 2 | 2000-2007 | 0 | 0 | – | 59 of 67 |
| Lightning | 1 | 1 | 2022-2022 | 0 | 0 | $5K | 54 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 Crenshaw County had?
NOAA records 31 tornadoes in Crenshaw County from 1957 to 2023, the strongest rated F4, with 0 deaths and 30 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 31 tornadoes whose track touched Crenshaw County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 31, the same count); along their whole tracks they killed 2 people, 0 of them in Crenshaw County.
| Date | Tornado | Rating | Path | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-04-18 02:30, as SPC files it | Greenville | F4 | 52.4 mi | 2 |
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Alabama.
Every tornado record filed for Crenshaw County (31)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-12 | Bullock, Crenshaw County | EF1 0.35 mi x 80 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2022-04-05 | Petrey, Crenshaw County | EFU 0.43 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2022-04-05 | Petrey, Crenshaw County | EF2 1.34 mi x 250 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2021-03-18 | Brantley, Crenshaw County | EF1 0.52 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2019-04-14 | Social Town, Crenshaw County | EF0 1.49 mi x 70 yd | 0 | 0 | $23K |
| 2019-03-03 | Honoraville, Crenshaw County | EF1 2.65 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $17K |
| 2018-04-22 | Highland Home, Crenshaw County | EF1 2.19 mi x 175 yd | 0 | 0 | $118K |
| 2018-04-22 | Blackrock, Crenshaw County | EF1 3.72 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $118K |
| 2017-04-03 | Luverne, Crenshaw County | EF0 0.05 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | $2K |
| 2015-01-04 | Theba, Crenshaw County | EF2 14.32 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $249K |
| 2014-11-17 | Blackrock, Crenshaw County | EF1 16.21 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $355K |
| 2012-12-25 | Patsburg, Crenshaw County | EF0 0.07 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2012-12-25 | Luverne, Crenshaw County | EF0 0.18 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2007-04-14 | Saville, Crenshaw County | EF0 0.54 mi x 40 yd | 0 | 0 | $142K |
| 2005-05-31 | Dozier, Crenshaw County | F0 0.2 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $23K |
| 2005-04-30 | Bradleyton, Crenshaw County | F0 4 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $227K |
| 2003-07-01 | Honoraville, Crenshaw County | F1 3 mi x 600 yd | 0 | 0 | $321K |
| 1998-09-28 | Petrey, Crenshaw County | F1 0.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $91K |
| 1998-09-28 | Patsburg, Crenshaw County | F1 0.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $181K |
| 1998-09-28 | Luverne, Crenshaw County | F1 0.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $91K |
| 1998-09-28 | Glenwood, Crenshaw County | F1 1 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $91K |
| 1996-11-07 | Highland Home, Crenshaw County | F1 2.6 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $132K |
| 1995-10-04 | Saville, Crenshaw County | F0 0.1 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | $19K |
| 1995-10-04 | Brantley, Crenshaw County | F0 0.1 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | $19K |
| 1990-01-25 | Crenshaw County | F1 8 mi x 73 yd | 0 | 28 | $2.5M step |
| 1980-05-20 | Crenshaw County | F1 1.3 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1973-11-20 | Crenshaw County | F2 | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1969-05-18 | Crenshaw County | F2 6.4 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1969-04-18 | Crenshaw County | F4 32.8 mi x 500 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1965-09-29 | Crenshaw County | F2 | 0 | 2 | $25K step |
| 1957-06-28 | Crenshaw County | F0 | 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 Crenshaw County?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the April 14, 2019 tornado ($23,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).
The tornado formed west of Goshen, AL near the intersection of Jones Bridge Rd and Athen Church Rd where it uprooted trees and tore the roof off of a chicken barn. The tornado continued east causing damage to tree limbs before crossing N Goshen Rd into Pike County.
National Weather Service event narrative, NOAA Storm Events Database (search the full record, event 818648)
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-21 | Thunderstorm WindLuverne, Crenshaw County | 52 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-02-16 | Thunderstorm WindBrantley, Crenshaw County | 52 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-01-21 | Heavy SnowCrenshaw County · forecast zone Crenshaw | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2023-01-12 | Thunderstorm WindSearight, Crenshaw County | 70 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2023-01-12 | Thunderstorm WindDozier, Crenshaw County | 70 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2023-01-12 | Thunderstorm WindBullock, Crenshaw County | 78 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2023-01-12 | TornadoBullock, Crenshaw County | EF1 0.35 mi x 80 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2022-04-05 | TornadoPetrey, Crenshaw County | EFU 0.43 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2022-04-05 | TornadoPetrey, Crenshaw County | EF2 1.34 mi x 250 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2021-03-18 | TornadoBrantley, Crenshaw County | EF1 0.52 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2019-04-14 | TornadoSocial Town, Crenshaw County | EF0 1.49 mi x 70 yd | 0 | 0 | $23K |
| 2019-03-03 | TornadoHonoraville, Crenshaw County | EF1 2.65 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $17K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-01-25 | TornadoCrenshaw County | F1 8 mi x 73 yd | 0 | 28 | $2.5M step |
| 1965-09-29 | TornadoCrenshaw County | F2 | 0 | 2 | $25K 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.
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-09-25 | Hurricane (Typhoon)Crenshaw County · forecast zone Crenshaw | 0 | 0 | $1.8M | |
| 2017-04-03 | Thunderstorm WindLuverne, Crenshaw County | 78 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $1.2M |
| 1996-11-07 | Thunderstorm WindHighland Home, Crenshaw County | 0 | 0 | $470K | |
| 2014-11-17 | TornadoBlackrock, Crenshaw County | EF1 16.21 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $355K |
| 2003-07-01 | TornadoHonoraville, Crenshaw County | F1 3 mi x 600 yd | 0 | 0 | $321K |
| 2015-01-04 | TornadoTheba, Crenshaw County | EF2 14.32 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $249K |
| 2005-04-30 | TornadoBradleyton, Crenshaw County | F0 4 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $227K |
| 1998-09-28 | TornadoPatsburg, Crenshaw County | F1 0.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $181K |
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: January 25, 1990 (tornado, Crenshaw 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 Crenshaw 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 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 36 | 26 | 64 |
| Hail | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 5 |
| Tornadoes | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 4 | 10 | 3 | 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 Crenshaw County. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 24 · Feb 13 · Mar 42 · Apr 51 · May 19 · Jun 29 · Jul 21 · Aug 16 · Sep 13 · Oct 7 · Nov 13 · Dec 18 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Crenshaw County
FEMA's register lists 29 declarations that include Crenshaw County: 17 major disasters, 12 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for hurricane (13) and severe storm (11).
| Declared | Number | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-26 | EM-3618 | Hurricane | Hurricane Helene |
| 2020-09-20 | DR-4563 | Hurricane | Hurricane Sally |
| 2020-09-14 | EM-3545 | Hurricane | Hurricane Sally |
| 2020-07-10 | DR-4554 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2009-12-31 | DR-1870 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 2009-04-28 | DR-1835 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes & Straight-Line |
| 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 |
| 1993-03-15 | EM-3096 | Snowstorm | Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm |
| 1990-03-21 | DR-861 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding |
| 1977-07-20 | EM-3045 | Drought | Drought |
| 1975-10-02 | DR-488 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding |
| 1975-03-14 | DR-458 | 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 Crenshaw County had?
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 19 flood or flash flood records for Crenshaw County from 1998 to 2022, on 16 days, with 0 deaths. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Crenshaw County ranks 2756th of 2,942 U.S. counties.
| Storm | Began | Records | Deaths in the county |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Georges | 1998-09-25 | 1 | 0 |
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $0 on 2 claims filed in Crenshaw County; the most in one year was 1 in 1995. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.
The values, year by year
1995: 1 · 1998: 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 Crenshaw County
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Crenshaw County Very Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $7.2 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 9 years (modeled) |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | $202K | 71 a year (modeled) |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | $1.3M | once in about 2 years (modeled) |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | $228K | 6.3 modeled event-days a year |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Low | $248K | 1.7 a year (modeled) |
| Drought | Relatively Low | $31K | 25 modeled event-days a year |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Low | $241K | 1.1 a year (modeled) |
| Landslide | Very Low | $464 | once in about 4 years (modeled) |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
Counties that share a border with Crenshaw 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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