592
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
29
Direct injuries
$5.2M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Cullman County, Alabama: 592 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 96. That places the county #64 nationally and #7 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Cullman County, Alabama: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Cullman County is the 2020s, when 178 of the county's 592 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 Cullman County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 55.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #64 for this hazard and #7 within Alabama, putting it in the 98.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Cullman County with 143 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $0 | |
| Jul 15, 2015 | BETHEL | 55 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 25, 2001 | CRANE HILL | 50 | 0 | 9 | $2K |
| Feb 18, 1986 | 0 | 0 | 4 | $0 | |
| Feb 18, 1986 | 0 | 0 | 4 | $0 | |
| Oct 13, 2014 | PHELAN | 87 | 0 | 2 | $100K |
| Apr 3, 2009 | CORINTH | 61 | 0 | 2 | $0 |
| Mar 28, 2021 | ST BERNARD | 70 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2025 | STEPPVILLE | 43 | $1K |
| Nov 25, 2025 | TRIMBLE | 43 | $1K |
| Nov 25, 2025 | LOGAN | 43 | $1K |
| Nov 25, 2025 | ARKADELPHIA | 43 | $1K |
| Jun 15, 2025 | NORTH VINEMONT | 43 | $1K |
| Jun 7, 2025 | BAILEYTON | 43 | $1K |
| Jun 7, 2025 | FAIRVIEW | 52 | $5K |
| Jun 7, 2025 | BROOKLYN | 52 | $2K |
| Jun 7, 2025 | WALTER | 43 | $1K |
| Jun 7, 2025 | WALTER | 43 | $1K |
Other hazards here
More from Cullman County
- Hail 265
- Tornado 98
- Flash Flood 78
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Significant building and roof damage occurred in downtown Cullman. Windows and some walls were blown out. Power lines were knocked down and numerous power outages resulted. At Sports Center on highway 31N, Seadoos and Four-Wheelers were flipped over. Big trees were also blown down near the Catholic Church.
A microburst produced brief but damaging winds up to 80 mph within the historic warehouse district of downtown Cullman. The tin roof on the north side of one building was peeled off. Several bricks were blown off of a retaining wall of another building. The high winds also blew out several windows, damaged signage along highway 31 and a garage door at an area business.
Several trees were blown down throughout the county. A few of the trees fell onto homes. A radio tower was blown down at the Health Department in Cullman. Several barns and chicken houses sustained varying degrees of damage.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Cullman County, Alabama?
592 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Cullman County between 1957 and 2025, causing 2 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Cullman County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Cullman County measured 96.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Cullman 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 Cullman County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/cullman-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.