Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Thunderstorm Wind in Perry County, Alabama

63

Recorded events

0

Direct deaths

1

Direct injuries

$399K

Property damage

Thunderstorm Wind in Perry County, Alabama: 63 recorded events between 1962 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 75. That places the county #2,611 nationally and #67 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Thunderstorm Wind in Perry County, Alabama: events per decade

Thunderstorm Wind in Perry County, Alabama: recorded events per decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Perry County, Alabama: recorded events per decade

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

The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Perry County is the 2010s, when 20 of the county's 63 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 Perry County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 39.1% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,611 for this hazard and #67 within Alabama, putting it in the 17.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

4Jan
6Feb
5Mar
11Apr
6May
8Jun
4Jul
6Aug
1Sep
5Oct
3Nov
4Dec

Apr is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Perry County with 11 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

DateLocationScaleDeathsInjuriesDamage
Feb 2, 1987001$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

Most recent

Latest recorded events

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Mar 16, 2026ELLARDS50$0
Mar 5, 2025MARION52$0
Dec 29, 2024MARION50$0
Aug 18, 2024UNIONTOWN52$0
Aug 18, 2024MARION50$0
Jun 6, 2024ZIMMERMAN50$0
Jun 5, 2024SCOTT STATION50$0
Apr 16, 2022MARION50$0
Apr 14, 2022MARION50$0
Apr 23, 2020BETHLEHEM50$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

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

63 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Perry County between 1962 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Perry County?

The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Perry County measured 75.

Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Perry 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.

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“Thunderstorm Wind in Perry County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/perry-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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