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Alabama Hurricane Hazard Profile

Hazard Data · Model Version 2.5

Overview

Alabama's Gulf Coast, centered on Mobile Bay, is exposed to North Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico hurricane landfalls. IBTrACS data shows significant hurricane track density in the northern Gulf, with Alabama frequently affected by storms making landfall in the FL Panhandle to MS/LA coast corridor. Mobile Bay's funnel geometry amplifies storm surge.

In the Historical Record

25
federal disaster declarations (1969–2024)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations
516
Tropical storm and surge events recorded
NOAA NCEI Storm Events, 1996–present

Counted from the records this platform holds. A figure is shown only where the underlying dataset could be read.

County by County in Alabama

What federal records show has happened in each county: storms, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims. The counties below have the longest NOAA storm records in Alabama.

All Alabama counties

Notable Historical Events

12020 Hurricane Sally — CAT 2 near Gulf Shores, $7B+ total damage (FEMA DR-4563)
22005 Hurricane Katrina — significant surge damage along AL coast (FEMA DR-1605)
32004 Hurricane Ivan — CAT 3, devastating surge in Baldwin County (FEMA DR-1549)

Hazard Scoring Approach

Calchis computes a Calchis Hazard Score (0–10) for hurricane hazard at any US address. The score is composed of weighted sub-components derived from federal data sources and published research. All score components are transparent and returned in API responses.

These are hazard scores — physical intensity likelihood only. They do not include property exposure or vulnerability data. We never call a hazard score a risk score. See the full methodology for scoring details.

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Data Sources

NOAA National Hurricane Centerwww.nhc.noaa.gov
IBTrACS Best Track Datawww.ncei.noaa.gov
Alabama Emergency Management Agencyema.alabama.gov

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Calchis Hazard Score — derived from federal and academic sources listed above. Property exposure data not included. Not a substitute for professional actuarial assessment. Decision-support intelligence — not a primary alerting or dispatch system. Verify against official sources.