Heat Wave Risk in Alabama

All Alabama counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index heat wave score

Heat Wave risk — prolonged periods of extreme heat that threaten health and infrastructure — is rated for 67 of 67 Alabama counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Jefferson County carries the state's highest heat wave score at 97.6, with $11M in expected annual heat wave losses.

2 Alabama counties are rated High or Very High for heat wave, and expected annual losses from heat wave total roughly $91M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Heat Wave

#CountyHeat Wave ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Jefferson County
97.6
High 7.89 / yr $11M
2 Montgomery County
96.5
High 9.79 / yr $7M
3 Mobile County
96.0
Medium 9.98 / yr $7M
4 Tuscaloosa County
95.6
Medium 10.00 / yr $6M
5 Madison County
94.2
Medium 7.58 / yr $6M
6 Baldwin County
92.2
Medium 9.29 / yr $4M
7 Lee County
92.0
Medium 6.42 / yr $4M
8 Shelby County
88.6
Medium 7.74 / yr $3M
9 Morgan County
88.1
Medium 7.58 / yr $2M
10 Elmore County
86.5
Medium 9.00 / yr $2M
11 Greene County
86.0
Medium 10.21 / yr $1M
12 Autauga County
85.9
Medium 9.53 / yr $2M
13 Walker County
84.7
Medium 8.74 / yr $1M
14 Lauderdale County
84.6
Medium 8.89 / yr $2M
15 Tallapoosa County
84.3
Medium 6.26 / yr $1M
16 Escambia County
83.8
Medium 8.04 / yr $1M
17 Chambers County
82.8
Medium 5.16 / yr $1M
18 Cullman County
82.3
Medium 7.11 / yr $1M
19 Dallas County
82.0
Medium 10.00 / yr $1M
20 Talladega County
81.8
Medium 6.11 / yr $1M
21 Lawrence County
81.6
Medium 8.53 / yr $1M
22 Colbert County
81.1
Medium 8.95 / yr $1M
23 Marshall County
80.8
Medium 5.32 / yr $1M
24 Houston County
79.8
Medium 5.05 / yr $1M
25 Pickens County
79.7
Medium 10.11 / yr $947K
26 Calhoun County
78.4
Low 4.63 / yr $1M
27 Etowah County
77.6
Low 4.63 / yr $1M
28 Russell County
77.3
Low 8.32 / yr $1M
29 Pike County
76.3
Low 8.95 / yr $951K
30 Lowndes County
72.7
Low 9.74 / yr $595K
31 Limestone County
72.3
Low 7.63 / yr $1M
32 St. Clair County
71.7
Low 5.74 / yr $1M
33 Marengo County
71.2
Low 10.21 / yr $587K
34 Franklin County
70.3
Low 8.74 / yr $593K
35 Covington County
69.7
Low 7.26 / yr $610K
36 Blount County
69.5
Low 5.89 / yr $688K
37 Barbour County
69.5
Low 8.95 / yr $516K
38 Chilton County
68.1
Low 8.53 / yr $748K
39 Sumter County
67.9
Low 10.11 / yr $473K
40 Fayette County
67.7
Low 9.16 / yr $590K
41 Marion County
67.6
Low 8.16 / yr $480K
42 Dale County
67.0
Low 4.89 / yr $550K
43 Clarke County
66.2
Low 7.65 / yr $587K
44 Coffee County
64.7
Low 5.00 / yr $616K
45 DeKalb County
64.0
Low 4.00 / yr $516K
46 Winston County
62.7
Low 8.00 / yr $393K
47 Bibb County
59.7
Low 9.47 / yr $421K
48 Macon County
59.7
Low 8.68 / yr $374K
49 Monroe County
59.2
Low 7.28 / yr $369K
50 Hale County
58.9
Low 10.11 / yr $357K
51 Butler County
56.1
Low 6.37 / yr $324K
52 Jackson County
53.7
Low 4.05 / yr $324K
53 Geneva County
52.9
Low 5.32 / yr $286K
54 Washington County
52.4
Low 8.67 / yr $315K
55 Lamar County
50.3
Low 9.16 / yr $283K
56 Bullock County
50.0
Low 8.95 / yr $222K
57 Conecuh County
49.6
Low 7.21 / yr $225K
58 Perry County
48.8
Low 9.79 / yr $210K
59 Crenshaw County
48.4
Low 6.32 / yr $228K
60 Choctaw County
46.0
Low 7.58 / yr $216K
61 Randolph County
45.4
Low 4.37 / yr $234K
62 Wilcox County
44.8
Low 6.47 / yr $171K
63 Cherokee County
44.6
Low 4.53 / yr $198K
64 Henry County
43.9
Low 4.84 / yr $178K
65 Clay County
39.9
Low 4.63 / yr $154K
66 Coosa County
39.3
Low 6.89 / yr $185K
67 Cleburne County
35.3
Very Low 4.05 / yr $121K

67 Alabama counties with measurable heat wave risk. See the national heat wave ranking or all Alabama counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Alabama county has the highest heat wave risk?

Jefferson County has the highest FEMA heat wave risk score in Alabama at 97.6 (High), with $11M in expected annual losses and about 7.89 events per year.

How many Alabama counties face significant heat wave risk?

67 Alabama counties record measurable heat wave risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 2 of them are rated High or Very High.

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