226
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$1.9M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Winston County, Alabama: 226 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 87. That places the county #835 nationally and #35 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Winston County, Alabama: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Winston County is the 2010s, when 67 of the county's 226 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 Winston County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 52.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #835 for this hazard and #35 within Alabama, putting it in the 73.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Winston County with 35 recorded events, while Dec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2009 | ASHBANK | 50 | 0 | 1 | $10K |
| Apr 3, 2009 | HALEYVILLE | 60 | 0 | 1 | $60K |
| Mar 9, 2006 | COUNTYWIDE | 55 | 0 | 1 | $60K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | GLEN MARY | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2026 | DOUBLE SPGS | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2026 | FORKVILLE | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 15, 2026 | HALEYVILLE | 50 | $0 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | FORKVILLE | 65 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | MEEK | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | HOUSTON | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | DOUBLE SPGS | 50 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | HALEYVILLE | 50 | $0 |
| May 26, 2025 | HALEYVILLE | 52 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Winston County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous trees were knocked down countywide. One large storage building was destroyed. Southern Homes in Double Springs sustained significant damage to its plant. Many buildings were damaged or destroyed at the plant. One chicken house was damaged and one mobile home was destroyed.
What was believed to be thunderstorm wind totally destroyed one two-story house and caused minor damage to several others. Two floating boat houses were totally destroyed along with numerous downed trees. The damage area was about 4 tenths of a mile wide but only about 400 yards deep immediately on the northern edge of Smith Lake in Winston County. The strong wind was able to destroy the one house due to relatively poor construction including lack of vertical tie-ins between floor, walls, and roof.
A weakening line of thunderstorms produced wind damage mainly across the western half of the county. Several trees and power lines were blown down, several buildings sustained minor structural damage, windows were blown out of a few buildings, a few structures suffered minor roof damage, and several vehicles had window damage in and around Haleyville. Trees and power lines were blown down in and around Double Springs.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Winston County, Alabama?
226 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Winston County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Winston County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Winston County measured 87.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Winston 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 Winston County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/winston-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.