178
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$1.1M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Fayette County, Alabama: 178 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 75. That places the county #1,232 nationally and #41 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Fayette County, Alabama: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Fayette County is the 2000s, when 51 of the county's 178 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 Fayette County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 56.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,232 for this hazard and #41 within Alabama, putting it in the 60.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Fayette County with 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2001 | FAYETTE | 55 | 1 | 3 | $35K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | FAYETTE R ARTHUR ARP | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | FAYETTE | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2026 | BLUFF | 50 | $0 |
| May 9, 2025 | BERRY | 40 | $5K |
| May 2, 2025 | FAYETTE R ARTHUR ARP | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 11, 2025 | BELK | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 11, 2025 | ALTA | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 6, 2025 | FAYETTE R ARTHUR ARP | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | BELK | 50 | $0 |
| Feb 16, 2025 | FAYETTE | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Fayette County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A thunderstorm moving from the southern portion of Fayette County northward downed trees and caused power outages. One tree fell onto a mobile home on the north side of the city of Fayette killing a 36-year-old man and injuring three other people in the mobile home at the time.
Fayette County reported numerous trees and power lines blown down throughout the county. A number of the trees fell onto automobiles and homes causing major damage. A doctors office had its roof torn off in Fayette, and one mobile home was overturned. No injuries were reported.
The most significant damage occurred in the northern part of the county, from the Fayette and Bazemore areas nothward. Numerous trees were blown down, snapped off and uprooted, and dozens of homes suffered varying degrees of roof damage. A few out-buildings and barns sustained damage, and the debris from one barn was blown 100 yards downwind. Small hail collected several inches deep in places. Wind gusts were estimated between 65 and 75 mph.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Fayette County, Alabama?
178 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Fayette County between 1955 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Fayette County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Fayette County measured 75.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Fayette 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 Fayette County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/fayette-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.