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Highest risk cities in Alabama

Highest storm surge risk cities in Alabama

Ranked city list for coastal surge risk, based on 591/591 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

Surge score

0/100

Updated Sun, Sep 20, 5:02 AM.

591/591 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by surge score from 591 evaluated locations.

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#1

Spanish Fort, AL

99 points above the state reference

#2

Prichard, AL

98 points above the state reference

#3

Bucks, AL

97 points above the state reference

#4

Chickasaw, AL

97 points above the state reference

#5

Elberta, AL

97 points above the state reference

#6

Lillian, AL

97 points above the state reference

#7

Mount Vernon, AL

97 points above the state reference

#8

Movico, AL

97 points above the state reference

#9

Perdido Beach, AL

97 points above the state reference

#10

Point Clear, AL

97 points above the state reference

#11

Stockton, AL

97 points above the state reference

#12

Bon Secour, AL

96 points above the state reference

#13

Dauphin Island, AL

96 points above the state reference

#14

Gulf Shores, AL

96 points above the state reference

#15

Orange Beach, AL

95 points above the state reference

#16

Grand Bay, AL

93 points above the state reference

#17

Mobile, AL

91 points above the state reference

#18

Belle Fontaine, AL

87 points above the state reference

#19

Bayou La Batre, AL

86 points above the state reference

#20

Creola, AL

86 points above the state reference

#21

Satsuma, AL

86 points above the state reference

#22

Foley, AL

82 points above the state reference

#23

Theodore, AL

75 points above the state reference

#24

Carlton, AL

43 points above the state reference

#25

Axis, AL

6 points above the state reference

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across591/591 eligible cities evaluated.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale. The state benchmark is a p85-based state reference, not an arithmetic average.

City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.