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Alabama
United States of America · North America
Alabama is a state of the United States of America, in North America. It lies on the North American Plate. Records include 4 cyclones crossing it with hurricane-force winds.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Coastal FloodMedium
- EarthquakeLow
- LandslideLow
- Water ScarcityLow
- TsunamiVery Low
Tropical Cyclones
- 2020Hurricane SallyCat. 2
- 2004Hurricane IvanCat. 5
- 1995Hurricane OpalCat. 4
- 1995Hurricane ErinCat. 2
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002