Alabama winter weather risk
Madison County has the highest winter weather risk in Alabama, scoring 95.3 out of 100 — rated "Relatively High" by FEMA's National Risk Index.
| # | County | NRI score | Rating |
NOAA events 2016–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison County | 95.3 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 2 | Morgan County | 83.7 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 3 | Mobile County | 81.3 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 4 | Marshall County | 81 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 5 | Jackson County | 80.2 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 6 | Jefferson County | 79.5 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 7 | DeKalb County | 77.6 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 8 | Limestone County | 73 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 9 | Walker County | 66 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 10 | Baldwin County | 59.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 11 | Cullman County | 54.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 12 | Tuscaloosa County | 50.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 13 | Houston County | 49.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 14 | Lauderdale County | 41.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 15 | Montgomery County | 33.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 16 | Coffee County | 32.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 17 | Lee County | 31.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 18 | Colbert County | 31.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 19 | Covington County | 30.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 20 | Calhoun County | 29.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 21 | Shelby County | 29.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 22 | Escambia County | 29.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 23 | Dale County | 28 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 24 | Etowah County | 27.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 25 | Clarke County | 27.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 26 | Cherokee County | 24.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 27 | Choctaw County | 24 | Very Low | 0 |
| 28 | Monroe County | 23.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 29 | Lawrence County | 23.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 30 | Franklin County | 22.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 31 | Blount County | 20.9 | Very Low | 1 |
| 32 | Talladega County | 19.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 33 | Washington County | 19.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 34 | Winston County | 18.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 35 | Geneva County | 18.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 36 | St. Clair County | 18.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 37 | Marion County | 16.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 38 | Conecuh County | 13.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 39 | Henry County | 13.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 40 | Russell County | 12.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 41 | Elmore County | 12.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 42 | Barbour County | 11.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 43 | Pickens County | 11.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 44 | Pike County | 11 | Very Low | 0 |
| 45 | Tallapoosa County | 9.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 46 | Dallas County | 9.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 47 | Autauga County | 9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 48 | Chilton County | 9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 49 | Chambers County | 8.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 50 | Marengo County | 7.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 51 | Fayette County | 7.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 52 | Sumter County | 7.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 53 | Randolph County | 7.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 54 | Cleburne County | 7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 55 | Lamar County | 7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 56 | Bibb County | 6.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 57 | Butler County | 6.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 58 | Macon County | 6.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 59 | Crenshaw County | 5.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 60 | Hale County | 5.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 61 | Clay County | 5.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 62 | Wilcox County | 4.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 63 | Bullock County | 3.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 64 | Perry County | 3.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 65 | Greene County | 3.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 66 | Lowndes County | 2.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 67 | Coosa County | 2.4 | Very Low | 0 |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0, December 2025. Scores are 0–100 percentile rankings among all US counties. See the methodology page for definitions. Download the full CSV for all counties.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the highest winter weather risk county in Alabama?
Madison County, AL has the highest winter weather risk in Alabama, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 95.3 out of 100 (rated "Relatively High").
What causes winter weather risk in Alabama?
Winter weather risk captures expected losses from heavy snow, blizzards, and mixed precipitation. Highest scores appear in the Great Lakes snowbelt, northern Rockies, and interior Northeast, where lake-effect and orographic snowfall is frequent. Winter weather impacts transportation networks, utilities, agriculture, and population health.