Lower Baldwin storm history

A 57 year old man drowned while attempting to rescue children who were in distress near Fort Morgan.

A 10 year old boy was killed in Fort Morgan when a large wave knocked a beach log on top of him.

A 50 year old man from Louisville drowned when he and his wife tried to rescue his daughter and another child who were caught in a rip current. The two children and the wife were transported by ambulance to the hospital, treated, and released.

A male swimmer from Texas was rescued from the water after being caught in a rip current. First responders were not able to revive him. There were a total of 9 water rescues in Orange Beach on Tuesday.

A 17 year old male from Louisiana drowned in the Gulf waters due to strong rip currents. The drowning occurred on west beach in Gulf Shores.

A 34 year old male from Montgomery, AL was caught in a rip current and swept out about 80 feet from the beach and drowned. The drowning occurred at the Cotton Bayou beach access in Orange Beach.

A 36 year old man from Atlanta drowned just west of Perdido Pass due to high surf and strong rip currents.

A vacationing swimmer from Jonesboro, Arkansas became caught in a strong rip current near Gulf Shores and drowned.

Strong rip currents developed as winds increased around scattered thunderstorms combined with strong outgoing tidal currents. Three vacationing swimmers just off the Gulf-side beaches of the Fort Morgan Peninsula became caught in strong rip currents and drowned. The swimmers were…

A swimmer drown in the waters off of Orange Beach due to strong currents caused by Tropical Storm Debby.

A 16 year old boy was caught in a rip current, listed in critical condition then later died in the hospital.

A 14 year old boy died after being caught in a rip current.

Witnesses report a hispanic man reportedly went below the water around 3 PM CDT near tower 4 on the main public beach at Gulf Shores after struggling in a strong rip current. His body was recovered by local search and rescue officials in the late afternoon hours.

A woman and 3 to 4 year old child drowned after being caught in a rip current near a pier close to the four season condo. A third person was injured and was taken to an area hospital after entering the surf to rescue the woman and child.

A man drowned near Lagoon pass on West beach in Gulf Shores. He was swimming with friends when they saw the undercurrents were too strong and tried to return to shore. The others made it to safety however he never returned and was found about 45 minutes later. He was the fourth s…

A 43 year old woman became the third person to drown on the Baldwin gulf coast in 12 days. The woman was on vacation with her family when the drowning occurred. She was pulled from the surf in front of the Beach Club on the Fort Morgan peninsula by two men but was pronounced dead…

For the second time in as many days, a vacationer was overpowered by the Gulf of Mexico's tumultuous surf and drowned near Gulf Shores. A 31 year old male was pronounced dead at the scene. He had been vacationing with a group of friends and had checked out of the hotel and had go…

The Gulf of Mexico's turbulent surf claimed its second drowning victim of the summer season when an out of state visitor drowned in Gulf Shores. The 43 year old male was swimming with other people when he got in trouble in the rough surf and drowned. Later the same day, two separ…

A 21 year old male went into rough water at Gulf Shores for a swim. Double red flags were flying in the area at the time. The male went into the water in an area where life guards are not normally at. Someone saw he was in trouble and tried to rescue him, but could not reach him.…

Patchy dense fog and smoke from a nearby brush fire combined to contribute to a series of traffic pileups involving between 30 and 35 vehicles on Interstate 10. The brush fire, which was started by a lightning strike back at the end of August 2000, had been smoldering for over tw…

High surf and extensive wave run-up along the Baldwin County beaches resulted in an estimated 9 million dollar loss of beach sand along the resort areas from Fort Morgan east to Orange Beach. 20 foot waves also damaged portions of the Gulf State Park Pier near Gulf Shores, which …

Flooding of the Highway 90 causeway started roughly around 6am CDT with both the east and west bound lanes of the Causeway closed near the Interstate 10 interchange by 9am CDT. The flooding abated by 3 to 4pm CDT. A sidewalk near the Fairhope pier was damaged by the coastal flood…

The right lane of eastbound Highway 90 at the Interstate 10 interchange was closed due to flooding. The tidal gauge at Coast Guard Sector Mobile reached 2.4 feet MHHW.

Minor coastal flooding occurred on the Highway 90 Causeway over Mobile Bay at the I-10 entrance and exit ramps. Tides were running 1.5 to 2 feet above normal during a spring tidal cyclone and occurred at the time of high tide at the Coast Guard Sector Mobile tidal gage.

A prolonged period of dry weather continued through much of December resulting in continued drought conditions across southwest and south central Alabama. Severe (D2) and Extreme (D3) drought conditions were found across much of the region. A couple of rain events late in the mon…

A prolonged period of dry weather resulted in worsening drought conditions across southwest and south central Alabama. By the end of November, the entire region was under Extreme (D3) Drought. The entire area saw rain totals less than 50% of normal for the month, with many areas …

Flooding closed the ramp from the Causeway to Interstate 10. Also, all eastbound lanes of the Causeway were closed.

A home owner on West Beach reported minor roof damage form the high winds overnight and during the day.

Waves as high as 10 feet resulted in significant damage to the State Park Pier in Gulf Shores with multiple panels on the pier popping up and buckling due to the rough seas and surf. The lighting and waterlines were also damaged.

One tenth of an inch has accumulated and is covering tree limbs, cars, crops and grass.

Ice accumulation of 0.25 inches measured on County Road 8 in Gulf Shores. Ice accumulation was approaching 0.4 inches in spots.

One inch of sleet reported in Daphne.

A quarter inch ice accrual with a tenth of an inch sleet accumulation.

Storm surge water levels of 1 to 3 feet along area beaches along with rough surf which resulted in minor to moderate beach erosion. Some roadways on Fort Morgan were flooded. The Alabama governor ordered the evacuation of zones 1 and 2 in coastal areas of Baldwin County.

Small tree branches were blown down due to gusty winds behind a cold front. Wind gusts behind this cold front had a history of producing wind gusts between 40 and 50 mph for about an hour before subsiding.

Daphne Police report a mudslide on the by-pass in Spanish Fort. The west bound lanes were blocked. The mudslide was caused by excessive heavy rainfall.

As hurricane Ike moved well south of coastal Alabama, storm surge caused major beach erosion across the area. The astronomical tide was very high and the surge adding to this caused the total tide height to be at or a little higher than what occurred in Gustav. The beaches also h…

Gustav moved south and west of the Alabama Coastal waters and brought high tide levels to the area. The water eroded the sand from the beaches along the Baldwin county beaches. The water rose over the road going to Fort Morgan and forced several residents to evacuate. The tide ga…

Hurricane Gustav moved south and west of southwest Alabama. Gustav brought tropical storm force winds to the area that began the end of August and continued into September 1. The highest winds were observed during the morning of September 1. The buoy at Dauphin Island had a susta…

Hurricane Gustav moved south and west of coastal Alabama the end of August and the first of September. Only Tropical Storm conditions were felt in coastal Alabama. The storm started impacting coastal Alabama during the evening of August 31. However, the greatest impacts were not …

Fay weakened to a depression as it moved into Baldwin county during the evening of August 23. The center of Fay moved into southeast Mississippi during the early morning of August 24. Coastal Alabama was put under a Tropical Storm watch at 900 AM CST on August 22. The watch was u…

An excessive heat warning was issued during the daytime on August 11 and 13. A firefighter working at a fire, collapsed with a heat stroke. He was taken to a hospital and was released after a few days.

Strong southerly winds brought coastal flooding to low lying areas along the coast. Several low lying areas had water in them and some minor beach erosion was observed along the coastline.