57
Recorded events
4
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$3.9M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama: 57 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #503 nationally and #14 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Tuscaloosa County is the 2000s, when 22 of the county's 57 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Tuscaloosa County archive, flash flood makes up 6.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #503 for this hazard and #14 within Alabama, putting it in the 83.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Sep is the peak month for flash flood in Tuscaloosa County with 12 recorded events, while Oct is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2022 | COKER | 0 | 3 | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 18, 2021 | VETERANS HOSPITAL | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2025 | LYNN HAVEN | 0 | $0 |
| May 10, 2023 | TUSCALOOSA | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 23, 2022 | COKER | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 18, 2022 | RALPH | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 18, 2021 | VETERANS HOSPITAL | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 25, 2021 | RIVER VIEW | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2021 | ROSEDALE | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2021 | COKER | 0 | $3.4M |
| Jun 11, 2021 | NEW LEXINGTON | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 8, 2020 | (TCL)TUSCALOOSA ARPT | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Tuscaloosa County
- Thunderstorm Wind 387
- Hail 262
- Tornado 95
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Significant flooding across the city of Tuscaloosa and surrounding communities. Water rescues performed at several residences along Hunter Creek and vehicles submerged. Three fatalities in a submerged vehicle, one male and two females. The vehicle they were riding in left the roadway and into drainage ditch near the intersection of Main Street NE and 19TH Street NE.
Severe flooding across the cities of Northport and Tuscaloosa. Water was 2-3 feet deep along portions of 14th Avenue in the city of Tuscaloosa with numerous roads flooded and impassable across the city. One fatality was reported near the intersection of Greensboro Avenue and 24th Street as a vehicle was swept off the road and into a drainage ditch.
Heavy rainfall associated with Tropical Depression Claudette produced widespread flooding across Tuscaloosa County. Many homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed. Flooding destroyed 5 homes and severely damaged 38 in Northport and Tuscaloosa. One-hundred people were displaced when the Willowbrook Trailer Park in Northport was severely flooded. Residential and infrastructure damage between the two cities reached $3.35 million.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama?
57 flash flood events are recorded in Tuscaloosa County between 1996 and 2025, causing 4 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Tuscaloosa County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Tuscaloosa County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Tuscaloosa County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Flash Flood in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/tuscaloosa-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.