Strong Wind Risk in Alabama

All Alabama counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index strong wind score

Strong Wind risk — damaging straight-line winds outside of tornadoes and hurricanes — is rated for 67 of 67 Alabama counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Jefferson County carries the state's highest strong wind score at 97.6, with $4M in expected annual strong wind losses.

15 Alabama counties are rated High or Very High for strong wind, and expected annual losses from strong wind total roughly $60M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Strong Wind

#CountyStrong Wind ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Jefferson County
97.6
High 2.61 / yr $4M
2 Madison County
97.4
High 6.26 / yr $5M
3 Marshall County
97.1
High 5.22 / yr $3M
4 Colbert County
96.4
High 4.42 / yr $3M
5 Montgomery County
95.7
High 1.40 / yr $3M
6 Etowah County
94.6
High 4.06 / yr $2M
7 Tuscaloosa County
94.5
High 1.79 / yr $3M
8 Lauderdale County
94.1
High 5.06 / yr $3M
9 Cullman County
93.4
High 5.05 / yr $2M
10 DeKalb County
90.8
High 4.68 / yr $2M
11 Morgan County
90.5
High 5.74 / yr $2M
12 Jackson County
88.0
High 5.58 / yr $1M
13 Houston County
87.3
High 1.68 / yr $1M
14 Baldwin County
85.1
High 1.88 / yr $2M
15 Calhoun County
84.8
High 3.27 / yr $1M
16 Walker County
83.8
Medium 3.77 / yr $1M
17 Marengo County
83.0
Medium 1.68 / yr $904K
18 Mobile County
80.9
Medium 1.90 / yr $1M
19 Talladega County
80.3
Medium 2.17 / yr $906K
20 Blount County
78.9
Medium 4.36 / yr $966K
21 Shelby County
78.5
Medium 1.88 / yr $2M
22 Lee County
78.3
Medium 1.32 / yr $1M
23 Escambia County
74.3
Medium 2.17 / yr $715K
24 St. Clair County
73.6
Medium 3.29 / yr $1M
25 Butler County
72.4
Medium 1.76 / yr $684K
26 Fayette County
72.1
Medium 2.78 / yr $745K
27 Coffee County
70.0
Medium 1.81 / yr $831K
28 Lawrence County
69.8
Medium 5.67 / yr $704K
29 Dallas County
68.6
Medium 1.41 / yr $592K
30 Lowndes County
67.3
Medium 1.45 / yr $519K
31 Elmore County
65.4
Medium 1.22 / yr $786K
32 Winston County
63.7
Medium 4.81 / yr $483K
33 Washington County
63.3
Medium 2.39 / yr $595K
34 Marion County
63.0
Medium 3.88 / yr $465K
35 Sumter County
55.5
Medium 2.10 / yr $365K
36 Limestone County
54.3
Medium 6.44 / yr $705K
37 Bullock County
52.4
Medium 1.57 / yr $358K
38 Autauga County
51.7
Low 1.28 / yr $583K
39 Hale County
51.5
Low 1.47 / yr $372K
40 Perry County
51.0
Low 1.26 / yr $336K
41 Greene County
50.9
Low 1.64 / yr $332K
42 Pike County
50.5
Low 1.69 / yr $428K
43 Franklin County
49.7
Low 4.37 / yr $351K
44 Pickens County
47.0
Low 1.90 / yr $318K
45 Cherokee County
44.8
Low 3.63 / yr $329K
46 Dale County
42.7
Low 1.69 / yr $307K
47 Covington County
42.0
Low 2.11 / yr $295K
48 Tallapoosa County
40.6
Low 1.51 / yr $305K
49 Lamar County
37.9
Low 2.47 / yr $289K
50 Crenshaw County
37.5
Low 1.75 / yr $248K
51 Geneva County
35.9
Low 1.79 / yr $239K
52 Conecuh County
34.4
Low 2.11 / yr $211K
53 Monroe County
32.1
Low 1.97 / yr $209K
54 Chambers County
31.5
Low 1.70 / yr $223K
55 Barbour County
29.9
Low 1.53 / yr $170K
56 Choctaw County
29.8
Low 2.31 / yr $205K
57 Clarke County
29.5
Low 2.03 / yr $218K
58 Chilton County
28.4
Low 1.36 / yr $243K
59 Russell County
25.9
Low 1.35 / yr $200K
60 Randolph County
25.4
Low 2.22 / yr $192K
61 Macon County
25.3
Low 1.36 / yr $158K
62 Wilcox County
24.2
Low 1.59 / yr $133K
63 Cleburne County
24.0
Low 2.78 / yr $148K
64 Henry County
23.9
Low 1.59 / yr $142K
65 Coosa County
22.7
Low 1.39 / yr $176K
66 Clay County
21.2
Low 2.02 / yr $129K
67 Bibb County
16.3
Very Low 1.37 / yr $104K

67 Alabama counties with measurable strong wind risk. See the national strong wind ranking or all Alabama counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Alabama county has the highest strong wind risk?

Jefferson County has the highest FEMA strong wind risk score in Alabama at 97.6 (High), with $4M in expected annual losses and about 2.61 events per year.

How many Alabama counties face significant strong wind risk?

67 Alabama counties record measurable strong wind risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 15 of them are rated High or Very High.

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