2023 in Alabama

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The following is a list of events of the year 2023 in Alabama .

Incumbents

State government

• Governor: Kay Ivey (R)

Events

• January 12 – Tornado outbreak of January 12, 2023: A tornado outbreak in Alabama and Georgia damages several towns and kills at least six people. ^[1]
• February 15 –Two people are killed after a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashes in Madison County. ^[2]
• April 15 – Four people are killed and 28 others are injured by a mass shooting at a birthday party in Dadeville. ^[3]
• April 24 – Solar Cycle 25: A geomagnetic storm hits Earth, causing auroras as far south as Alabama. The storm registers at a G4. ^[4]
• August 5 – A large brawl breaks out between the operators of a private boat and the employees of a city-owned riverboat at the riverfront dock in Montgomery. The fight gains significant media attention due to its violent nature and racial undertones; the riverboat employees were mostly Black while the private boat owners were White. ^[5]
• August 25 – The Alabama attorney general’s office makes a filing with the Supreme Court of Alabama indicating plans to carry out a death penalty by nitrogen hypoxia, an execution method that is authorized in three US states but has never been used. ^[6]

See also

• 2023 in the United States

References

1. Santucci, Jeanine. "7 dead in Alabama, Georgia after tornadoes, severe storms ravage Southeast: Updates". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
2. "Black Hawk helicopter crashes in Alabama, killing 2 crew". AP News. February 16, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
3. Thornton, William (April 16, 2023). "Dadeville birthday party mass shooting: 4 dead, 28 reportedly injured". al. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
4. Best, Paul (April 23, 2023). "Northern Lights potentially visible in dozens of states on Sunday due to powerful solar storm". Fox News. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
5. Spells, Alta; Salahieh, Nouran (August 9, 2023). "Police say more charges are likely in the massive brawl at the Montgomery riverfront dock. Here's what we know". CNN. Archived from the original on August 9, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
6. "Alabama wants to be the 1st state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe only nitrogen". AP News. August 25, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2024.