192
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
13
Direct injuries
$3.0M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Escambia County, Alabama: 192 recorded events between 1961 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 90. That places the county #1,103 nationally and #40 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Escambia County, Alabama: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Escambia County is the 2010s, when 55 of the county's 192 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 Escambia County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 56.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,103 for this hazard and #40 within Alabama, putting it in the 64.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Escambia County with 32 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2022 | PORCH | 87 | 0 | 10 | $0 |
| Jul 2, 2009 | BREWTON | 52 | 0 | 1 | $100K |
| Jul 2, 2009 | KEEGO | 45 | 0 | 1 | $20K |
| Mar 12, 2001 | HUXFORD | 90 | 0 | 1 | $1.0M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2025 | BREWTON | 52 | $0 |
| May 13, 2024 | KIRKLAND | 52 | $0 |
| May 13, 2024 | APPLETON | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | BREWTON | 61 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | BREWTON | 61 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | BREWTON | 61 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | APPLETON | 61 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | POARCH | 83 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | KEEGO | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | FLOMATON | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Escambia County
- Hail 69
- Flash Flood 43
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A line of severe thunderstorms produced an intense and well defined bow echo, or downburst, over the northwestern part of the county. The extremely high downburst winds, estimated to be around 100 mph, produced extensive damage in the Little River State Forest Park. Media reports indicated several hundred acres of pine forest was destroyed. It was noted that the downed pine timber in the Little River State Park possessed some of the largest known diameters of any of the downed trees in the 3/12/01 severe weather outbreak that occurred over Southwest Alabama. A Park Ranger was severely injured when the vehicle he was in was crushed by one of the falling trees. The same line of storms produced wind damage to structures, and 1 inch hail in Huxford, which is just north of the State Park.
A severe thunderstorm moved across the Florida state line into rural southeastern Escambia County in Alabama and produced areas of sporadic straight line wind damage. Several large trees were uprooted along Raintree Road. More trees were uprooted along Yellow Creek Road with several trees snapped in half and laying in the adjacent field between Raintree and Yellow Creek Roads. There was minor damage to a shed and an awning/roof of a manufactured home along Yellow Creek Road. Sporadic tree damage was also noted further north on Yellow Creek Road near Fuqua Road.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in the city of Brewton, generally between Highway 31 and Sowell Road. 5 homes suffered damage due to fallen trees. The city mechanic shop on St. Nicholas Avenue had a large portion of the roof torn off due to wind.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Escambia County, Alabama?
192 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Escambia County between 1961 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Escambia County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Escambia County measured 90.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Escambia 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 Escambia County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/escambia-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.