136
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$460K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Clay County, Alabama: 136 recorded events between 1960 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #1,712 nationally and #51 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Clay County, Alabama: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Clay County is the 2010s, when 39 of the county's 136 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Clay County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 55.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,712 for this hazard and #51 within Alabama, putting it in the 45.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Clay County with 29 recorded events, while Oct is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2018 | LINEVILLE | 50 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 21, 1993 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2025 | BLUFF SPGS | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 11, 2025 | MILLERVILLE | 50 | $0 |
| Feb 16, 2025 | ASHLAND | 50 | $0 |
| Feb 16, 2025 | HATCHETT | 56 | $0 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | ASHLAND | 50 | $0 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | CARR MILL | 50 | $0 |
| May 27, 2024 | ASHLAND | 52 | $0 |
| May 9, 2024 | LINEVILLE | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 12, 2023 | PYRITON | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | ASHLAND | 50 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Thunderstorm wind destroyed a maintenance building and a tire company building in the Lineville Industrial Park South. A house on Highway 9 east of Ashland was heavily damaged when a large tree fell on it. Several mobile homes in the area sustained light to moderate damage.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down countywide. One mobile home lost part of its roof near Millerville. In the southwest part of the county, one home had its front porch removed. One residence in Ashland caught on fire from a lightning strike and sustained major damage. A grass fire was ignited in the Highland Pine area due to a lightning strike. Several vehicles were damaged by falling trees.
What appeared to be a rather typical evening thunderstorm produced an apparent downburst that downed trees and power lines on the south and west side of Lineville. A storm survey of the damage confirmed a divergent pattern in the scattered tree damage. Several large structures including an armory and a high school gymnasium sustained minor roof damage. The most significant damage occurred when a large limb – about a foot and a half in diameter – crashed through the roof of a well-built brick home. The area of damage was about 4 tenths of a mile wide and just short of a mile in length.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Clay County, Alabama?
136 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Clay County between 1960 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Clay County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Clay County measured 65.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Clay County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Clay County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/clay-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.