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Henry County, Alabama

County storm and disaster record · FIPS 01067 · population 17,074 · 562 sq mi

NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 413 records for Henry County, Alabama from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 285 days; the most frequent are severe thunderstorm wind events (240 records). The deadliest single record is the November 5, 2002 tornado: 1 death, 20 injuries and $4.9 million in damage in 2025 dollars. FEMA has issued 28 declarations naming the county since 1975, 26 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
413on 285 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
Deaths recorded
238 injuries
Damage, 2025 dollars
$70Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
Tornadoes
41strongest F3
FEMA declarations
28latest 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 Henry County most?

The most frequent records are severe thunderstorm wind events: 240 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.

Henry County: records by hazard, 1950 to June 30, 2026
HazardRecordsDaysFirst, lastKilledInjuredDamageRank in state
Severe thunderstorm wind 240 160 1956-2026 0 1 $933K 23 of 67
Drought 47 47 2010-2026 0 0 – 13 of 67
Tornadoes 41 34 1953-2026 2 37 $58M 15 of 67
Hail 33 30 1962-2023 0 0 $2K 60 of 67
Floods 21 16 1998-2026 0 0 $9.4M 40 of 67
Hurricanes and tropical storms 11 11 1998-2024 0 0 $1.3M 4 of 67
Heat 6 6 2010-2023 0 0 – 40 of 67
Winter storms 6 6 2010-2026 0 0 $251K 51 of 67
Extreme cold 2 2 2025-2026 0 0 – 53 of 67
High wind and dust storms 2 2 2008-2013 0 0 $15K 54 of 67
Lightning 2 2 2008-2011 0 0 $95K 46 of 67
Fog, smoke and funnel clouds 2 2 2004-2008 0 0 – 34 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 Henry County had?

NOAA records 41 tornadoes in Henry County from 1953 to 2026, the strongest rated F3, with 2 deaths and 37 injuries recorded in the county. That is 15th of 67 Alabama 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 39 tornadoes whose track touched Henry County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 41: they file a crossing tornado once per county segment, and the two databases differ on some tracks); along their whole tracks they killed 2 people.

The deadliest and strongest tornadoes that touched Henry County, whole tracks
DateTornadoRatingPathKilled
2020-04-19 22:40, as SPC files itNewville to HaleburgEF25.18 mi1
2002-11-05 17:35, as SPC files itAbbevilleF26 mi1
1973-12-29 18:40, as SPC files itHeadlandF315 mi0
1972-01-13 02:15, as SPC files itBakerhillF316.8 mi0

Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Alabama.

Every tornado record filed for Henry County (41)
Every tornado recorded in Henry County, newest first
DatePlaceCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2026-05-25 Headland Municipal Airport, Henry County EF1 3.39 mi x 200 yd 0 0 $500K
2026-03-12 Newville, Henry County EF1 1.97 mi x 387 yd 0 0 $100K
2026-03-12 Murphy Station, Henry County EF1 1.39 mi x 200 yd 0 0 $50K
2023-12-10 Edwin, Henry County EF0 6.35 mi x 200 yd 0 0 $48K
2023-06-14 Graball, Henry County EF1 2.14 mi x 160 yd 0 0 $242K
2023-01-12 Edwin, Henry County EF1 7.07 mi x 150 yd 0 0 $48K
2022-04-05 Kirkland Crossroads, Henry County EF0 2.77 mi x 50 yd 0 0 –
2021-04-24 Tumbleton, Henry County EF1 4.09 mi x 150 yd 0 2 $109K
2021-03-18 Headland, Henry County EF0 1.16 mi x 50 yd 0 0 $2K
2020-04-19 Tumbleton, Henry County EF2 5.18 mi x 300 yd 1 0 –
2020-04-19 Danzey, Henry County EF1 6.45 mi x 100 yd 0 0 $6K
2020-04-19 Tumbleton, Henry County EF1 1.49 mi x 500 yd 0 0 $285K
2020-04-19 Kirkland Crossroads, Henry County EF1 11.57 mi x 150 yd 0 0 $114K
2019-03-03 Shorterville, Henry County EF0 3.37 mi x 75 yd 0 0 –
2019-01-04 Lawrenceville, Henry County EF0 0.15 mi x 35 yd 0 0 –
2017-04-05 Coates, Henry County EF2 2.01 mi x 1,140 yd 0 0 $602K
2017-01-22 Grandberry Crossroads, Henry County EF1 5.52 mi x 100 yd 0 0 $120K
2016-02-23 Hardwickburg, Henry County EF1 0.5 mi x 150 yd 0 0 –
2016-02-23 Miller, Henry County EF0 0.4 mi x 100 yd 0 0 –
2016-02-23 Headland, Henry County EF1 1.09 mi x 300 yd 0 0 $61K
2015-04-19 Capps, Henry County EF1 2.1 mi x 300 yd 0 0 $1.2M
2015-01-04 Hayes, Henry County EF0 0.56 mi x 50 yd 0 0 –
2011-02-01 Wills Crossroads, Henry County EF0 1.59 mi x 40 yd 0 0 $197K
2008-10-08 Capps, Henry County EF0 0.44 mi x 75 yd 0 0 $103K
2007-03-01 Abbeville, Henry County EF1 22.99 mi x 150 yd 0 2 $16M
2006-11-15 Newville, Henry County F1 3.61 mi x 100 yd 0 0 $220K
2006-01-13 Tumbleton, Henry County F0 0.2 mi x 50 yd 0 0 $146K
2002-12-24 Headland, Henry County F1 18 mi x 150 yd 0 8 $3.3M
2002-11-05 Abbeville, Henry County F2 6 mi x 200 yd 1 20 $4.9M
2000-12-16 Abbeville, Henry County F1 10 mi x 150 yd 0 0 $5.0M
1998-09-28 Newville, Henry County F0 0.5 mi x 40 yd 0 0 $136K
1997-01-05 Newville, Henry County F2 6 mi x 100 yd 0 0 $331K
1995-11-07 Haleburg, Henry County F0 0.1 mi x 40 yd 0 0 $968
1992-11-04 Henry County F1 5 mi x 50 yd 0 0 $2.5M step
1974-04-08 Henry County F2 0 0 $25K step
1973-12-29 Henry County F3 15 mi x 70 yd 0 2 $2.5M step
1972-01-13 Henry County F3 8.4 mi x 200 yd 0 2 $250K step
1957-05-10 Henry County F1 0 0 $3K step
1954-03-29 Henry County F2 2.5 mi x 100 yd 0 0 $25K step
1953-12-06 Henry County F2 2 mi x 33 yd 0 1 $25K step
1953-12-06 Henry County F1 0 0 $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 Henry County?

The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the June 1, 2026 thunderstorm wind ($2,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).

The 12 most recent records kept for Henry County
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2026-06-18 Thunderstorm WindGrandberry Crossroads, Henry County 50 kt wind 0 0 –
2026-06-18 Thunderstorm WindLawrenceville, Henry County 50 kt wind 0 0 –
2026-06-18 Flash FloodHeadland, Henry County 0 0 –
2026-06-01 Thunderstorm WindHeadland, Henry County 55 kt wind 0 0 –
2026-06-01 Thunderstorm WindNewville, Henry County 55 kt wind 0 0 $2K
2026-06-01 Thunderstorm WindScreamer, Henry County 55 kt wind 0 0 –
2026-06-01 Thunderstorm WindOtho, Henry County 55 kt wind 0 0 –
2026-06-01 Thunderstorm WindAbbeville, Henry County 55 kt wind 0 0 –
2026-06-01 Thunderstorm WindOtho, Henry County 55 kt wind 0 0 –
2026-05-25 TornadoHeadland Municipal Airport, Henry County EF1 3.39 mi x 200 yd 0 0 $500K
2026-05-01 DroughtHenry County · forecast zone Henry 0 0 –
2026-04-01 DroughtHenry County · forecast zone Henry 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

Records with deaths or injuries in Henry County, most deaths first
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2002-11-05 TornadoAbbeville, Henry County The supercell thunderstorm which spawned the tornado in Dale County, produced another tornado which touched down just west of U.S. Highway 431, and tore through the center of Abbeville. It destroyed several single-family homes and mobile homes, and severely damaged numerous other homes and businesses, including the ... F2 6 mi x 200 yd 1 20 $4.9M
2020-04-19 TornadoTumbleton, Henry County Tornado touched down just west of County Road 15 in Henry County, Alabama. The tornado continued northeast through the town of Tumbleton, damaging several single family homes. The tornado destroyed a double wide mobile home northeast of Tumbleton, leading to one fatality. The peak damage was noted from Tumbleton to ... EF2 5.18 mi x 300 yd 1 0 –
2002-12-24 TornadoHeadland, Henry County A tornado touched down in Headland, north of County Road 99 and U.S.Highway 431. The tornado caused extensive roof damage to several homes, businesses, and a school. It damaged six planes and a hanger at the Headland Airport. The tornado raced east-northeast, and destroyed a few barns and damaged a few mobile homes in ... F1 18 mi x 150 yd 0 8 $3.3M
2021-04-24 TornadoTumbleton, Henry County An EF1 tornado touched down near CR 120 in Henry County with max winds estimated at 95 mph. The tornado moved quickly eastward, causing extensive tree damage. Numerous snapped and uprooted trees were observed. A mobile home was flipped on CR 12 near CR 53. Two injuries were reported at this location. Other minor ... EF1 4.09 mi x 150 yd 0 2 $109K
2007-03-01 TornadoAbbeville, Henry County After the EF-1 tornado crossed into western Henry County from eastern Dale County, it traveled northeast causing sporadic tree damage along County Roads 7 and 40. It then tore through the Bethlehem community, and damaged 51 mobile homes and destroyed 28 others. Two persons were injured when the tornado damaged their ... EF1 22.99 mi x 150 yd 0 2 $16M
1973-12-29 TornadoHenry County F3 15 mi x 70 yd 0 2 $2.5M step
1972-01-13 TornadoHenry County F3 8.4 mi x 200 yd 0 2 $250K step
2011-03-09 Thunderstorm WindEdwin, Henry County A mobile home was flipped over and destroyed. The occupant received a minor cut to the hand. The damage was surveyed and consistent with straight line winds of 70 to 75 mph. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. 65 kt wind 0 1 $46K

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.

The costliest records in Henry County since 1993, damage in 2025 dollars
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2007-03-01 TornadoAbbeville, Henry County EF1 22.99 mi x 150 yd 0 2 $16M
1998-03-08 FloodHenry County · forecast zone Henry 0 0 $9.1M
2000-12-16 TornadoAbbeville, Henry County F1 10 mi x 150 yd 0 0 $5.0M
2002-11-05 TornadoAbbeville, Henry County F2 6 mi x 200 yd 1 20 $4.9M
2002-12-24 TornadoHeadland, Henry County F1 18 mi x 150 yd 0 8 $3.3M
2015-04-19 TornadoCapps, Henry County EF1 2.1 mi x 300 yd 0 0 $1.2M
2017-04-05 TornadoCoates, Henry County EF2 2.01 mi x 1,140 yd 0 0 $602K
2018-10-10 Tropical StormHenry County · forecast zone Henry 0 0 $518K

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: December 29, 1973 (tornado, Henry County); November 4, 1992 (tornado, Henry 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 Henry 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).

Henry County: records per decade (the 2020s to June 30, 2026)
Hazard1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020-26
Severe thunderstorm wind2421520349766
Drought––––00389
Tornadoes4030471013
Hail011571351
Floods––––15312
Hurricanes and tropical storms––––1433

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 Henry County. The two busiest months are in violet.

The values, month by month

Jan 37 · Feb 22 · Mar 39 · Apr 64 · May 40 · Jun 61 · Jul 45 · Aug 39 · Sep 21 · Oct 8 · Nov 15 · Dec 22 (records).

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.

Federal disaster declarations for Henry County

FEMA's register lists 28 declarations that include Henry County: 17 major disasters, 11 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for severe storm (13) and hurricane (11).

Declarations including Henry County, newest first
DeclaredNumberTypeTitle
2024-09-26EM-3618HurricaneHurricane Helene
2020-09-14EM-3545HurricaneHurricane Sally
2020-07-10DR-4554Severe StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes
2020-03-29DR-4503BiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
2020-03-13EM-3472BiologicalCovid-19
2018-11-05DR-4406HurricaneHurricane Michael
2018-10-12EM-3407HurricaneHurricane Michael
2017-10-08EM-3394HurricaneHurricane Nate
2017-09-11EM-3389HurricaneHurricane Irma
2016-01-21DR-4251Severe StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding
2011-04-28DR-1971Severe StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding
2011-04-27EM-3319Severe StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds
2009-12-31DR-1870Severe StormSevere Storms and Flooding
2009-04-28DR-1835Severe StormSevere Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes & Straight-Line
2008-08-30EM-3292HurricaneHurricane Gustav
2007-03-03DR-1687Severe StormSevere Storms and Tornadoes
2005-09-10EM-3237HurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
2005-07-10DR-1593HurricaneHurricane Dennis
2004-09-15DR-1549HurricaneHurricane Ivan
2002-11-14DR-1442Severe StormSevere Storms and Tornadoes
2000-12-18DR-1352Severe StormSevere Storms and Tornadoes
1998-03-09DR-1208Severe StormSevere Storms and Flooding
1995-10-04DR-1070HurricaneHurricane Opal
1994-07-08DR-1034Severe StormSevere Storms and Flooding (Tropical Storm Alberto)
1993-03-15EM-3096SnowstormSevere Snowfall, Winter Storm
1990-03-21DR-861Severe StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding
1977-07-20EM-3045DroughtDrought
1975-10-02DR-488Severe StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes & 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 Henry County had?

NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 21 flood or flash flood records for Henry County from 1998 to 2026, on 16 days, with 0 deaths. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Henry County ranks 2105th of 2,942 U.S. counties.

Named storms on Henry County's flood and tropical record
StormBeganRecordsDeaths in the county
Hurricane Michael2018-10-1010
Hurricane Ivan2004-09-1510

The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $467,000 on 19 claims filed in Henry County; the most in one year was 7 in 1998. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.

The values, year by year

1990: 1 · 1994: 5 · 1998: 7 · 2009: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2023: 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 Henry County

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Henry County Very Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $8.5 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.

National Risk Index ratings for Henry County (December 2025 release), by FEMA's rating, then score
HazardRisk ratingExpected annual lossModeled frequency
HurricaneRelatively Moderate$1.8Monce in about 7 years (modeled)
DroughtRelatively Moderate$646K44 modeled event-days a year
TornadoRelatively Moderate$1.8Monce in about 2 years (modeled)
LightningRelatively Moderate$196K72 a year (modeled)
Cold WaveRelatively Low$591K2.4 a year (modeled)
Heat WaveRelatively Low$178K4.8 modeled event-days a year
Riverine FloodingRelatively Low$3.0Monce in about 3 years (modeled)
HailRelatively Low$97K1.4 a year (modeled)

Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.

Counties that share a border with Henry County

  1. Houston County 863
  2. Dale County 720
  3. Henry County 413
  4. Barbour County 350
  5. Early County, GA 319
  6. Clay County, GA 151

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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