108
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$660K
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Hale County, Alabama: 108 recorded events between 1964 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 75. That places the county #2,119 nationally and #59 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Hale County, Alabama: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Hale County is the 2010s, when 39 of the county's 108 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 Hale County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 45.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,119 for this hazard and #59 within Alabama, putting it in the 32.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Hale County with 23 recorded events, while Nov 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 27, 1998 | HAVANA | 75 | 0 | 3 | $120K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2025 | MOUNDVILLE | 61 | $0 |
| Aug 28, 2024 | POWERS | 39 | $500 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | OAK GROVE | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | GREENSBORO MUNI ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| Aug 3, 2024 | MOUNDVILLE | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 6, 2024 | GREENSBORO | 52 | $0 |
| May 27, 2024 | MOUNDVILLE | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2023 | HAVANA | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | GREENSBORO | 50 | $0 |
| Apr 16, 2022 | HOGGLESVILLE | 65 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Hale County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A strong downburst apparently occurred when a thunderstorm developed and collapsed rapidly upon the interaction with an outflow boundary from other nearby convection in the area about 2.6 miles west of Havana in northern Hale County. One business (a small grocery) was partially deroofed (essentially destroyed), four mobile homes were damaged including one that was completely flipped over, one that lost shingles, one that was pushed off it's blocks, and one that was sliced by a falling tree. The three injuries, all minor, occurred in the mobile home that flipped. Numerous trees were downed including some that were estimated to be over 200 years old. Trees were downed in an area that extended for about 2.5 miles west and southwest of the heaviest damage.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across Hale County, including around Greensboro. A total of 9 homes were damaged by fallen trees, including 5 homes in the Faunsdale area. One mobile home had its roof torn off.
Trees were downed across various locations of northern Hale County, including in Moundville. Several homes in Moundville sustained shingle loss. Several trees were uprooted along Ann St and to the west a metal building was blown down behind Restore Physical Therapy near Highway 69. Along Paige Blvd, small trees and limbs were downed and a couple signs were blown over. On County Line Rd, a metal carport was mangled and an adjacent single-wide manufactured home received skirting and siding damage.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Hale County, Alabama?
108 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Hale County between 1964 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Hale County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Hale County measured 75.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Hale 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 Hale County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/hale-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.