Autauga County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Autauga County: 10.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Every storm within 100 miles

1. Tropical storms and hurricanes (34 kt or more, still tropical) at closest approach. Post-tropical remnants with gale-force winds are listed but not counted. Direct: track within 50 miles; near: within 100 miles. Distance is measured to the county boundary for counties and to the city centre for cities, using positions interpolated hourly between HURDAT2 fixes.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, 1851 to 2025.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the county boundary (or inside the county).
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Feb 17, 2008Tornado$10.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The tornado touched down near the waste water treatment facility south southwest of the city of Prattville. It then tracked northeastward and crossed US Highway 82, US Highway 31, and Cobbs Ford Road. The southern and eastern parts of Prattville sustained significant damage. The highest winds likely occurred along Cobbs Ford Road/East Main Street near McQueen Smith Road and in the Silver Hills Subdivision. An estimated 200 residential homes and 40 businesses were damaged or destroyed. Hundreds of trees were either snapped off or were uprooted along the path. In addition, 50 injuries were reported, but there were no fatalities.

2. Sep 16, 2004High Wind, Autauga$2.6 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Thousands of trees and power lines were snapped off or blown down as Hurricane Ivan moved Across Central Alabama. Hundreds of homes suffered varying degrees of roof and structural damage. At least 800 households were displaced for at least one night due to hurricane damage. At least 8000 customers were without power at the height of the storm. Several residences were without power for up to 5 days. At least 75 farming operations requested aide due to wind damage. Many roadways were impassable due to fallen trees. Maximum wind gusts were estimated around 80 miles an hour. Doppler radar estimated 5 to 7 inches of rain during the event which caused a few roads to flood and become…

3. Apr 25, 2003Hail$2.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Supercell 3 continued on its east southeast motion and moved across a large part of Autauga County. A large swath of golf ball size hail occurred and affected locations including Jones, Autaugaville, Booth, Independence, and Prattville. The largest hail observed was softball size. Significant hail damage occurred. Numerous automobiles and homes were damaged by the hail.

4. Apr 15, 2011Tornado$1.2 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A tornado touched down near the intersection of County Roads 40 and 60, just east of the Old Kingston Community in Autauga County. The tornado moved east-northeast and passed north of Posey's Crossroads and entered Boone's Chapel. Hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted along the path. Numerous homes and business were significantly damaged or destroyed. One manufactured home was destroyed, causing 3 fatalities and 4 injuries. The tornado crossed Interstate 65 and lifted along County Road 85, north of the Stoney Point Community.

5. Sep 19, 2009Flash Flood$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   More than 40 cars of a train derailed near the Mortar Creek crossing, due to a portion of the tracks being washed out from heavy rain. A portion of CR-64 neaby was also washed out.

6. Apr 25, 2003Thunderstorm Wind$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Supercell 3 also produced an area of significant wind damage from just west of Prattville to Prattville along and just south of US 82. Numerous trees were down beginning in a wooded area west of CR 3 south of US 82. Reports indicated damage to structures (houses and mobile homes) along US 82 on the west side of Prattville to near the river on Maple Street. Three injuries were reported and these may have occurred as residents were crawling out of damaged structures.

7. Nov 24, 2004Tornado$900,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The tornado touched down 2.5 miles to the southwest of Autaugaville. The tornado then moved northeastward across Clark's Landing, where it destroyed several mobile homes, travel campers, and boats. After crossing Swift Creek, the tornado crumpled 2 high-voltage power line towers before moving across the Forester Community, where it partially damaged or completely destroyed several structures. Shortly after crossing CR 14, the tornado dissipated. Numerous structures and homes were destroyed along the path of the tornado. One woman sustained minor head injuries as she rode out the tornado in her car. The tornado damage path was 9.7 miles long and was 500 yards wide at its widest…

8. May 7, 2009Flash Flood$530,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous county roads and city streets became impassable and suffered extensive damage due to flooding caused by torrential rainfall. The city of Prattville was the hardest hit area, as the storm water drainage system was extensively damaged. At least 32 homes and 6 business also suffered damage due to the flooding. Several residents of a mobile home community had to be evacuated when flood waters threatened their homes.

9. Apr 15, 2011Tornado$458,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A tornado touched down just south of the Old Kingston Community along County Road 21. As the tornado moved to the northeast, numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. Several structures also suffered minor damage. Maximum winds were estimated to be 90 mph. The tornado lifted just east Marbury near County Road 20.

10. Apr 15, 2011Tornado$440,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    A tornado touched down approximately 2 miles southeast of Independence along County Road 13. The tornado moved northeast where it snapped or uprooted several trees. As the tornado moved into the Old Kingston community, it strengthened to and EF-1 rating, with maximum winds of 90 mph, and removed the steeple from a church. A mobile home also sustained significant damage. The tornado lifted 2 miles north of Old Kingston near County Roads 161 and 150.

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

106°F4 times, most recently Aug 14, 2007

All-time low

0°FJan 21, 1985

Warmest night

80°F2 times, most recently Jul 15, 1980

Coldest day

21°FDec 23, 1989

Wettest day

8.72 inSep 26, 1953

Snowiest day

3.8 inMar 13, 1993

Hottest year

2016mean 68.6°F

Coldest year

1976mean 62.4°F

Wettest year

198975.49 in

Driest year

195426.82 in

Snowiest season

6.0 in1976-77

Station Montgomery Airport (USW00013895), 217 ft elevation, 14.6 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1948 to October 26, 2026; 99.9% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

Neighbouring counties

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USW00013895.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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