Thunderstorm Wind in Lowndes County, Alabama

Thunderstorm Wind in Lowndes County, Alabama: 101 recorded events between 1962 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 65. That places the county #2,206 nationally and #60 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Lowndes County is the 2000s, when 28 of the county's 101 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 Lowndes County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 50.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,206 for this hazard and #60 within Alabama, putting it in the 30.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Apr is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Lowndes County with 18 recorded events, while Sep 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.

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How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Lowndes County, Alabama?

101 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Lowndes County between 1962 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Lowndes County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Lowndes County measured 65.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Lowndes 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.