Alabama damaging wind history
From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 7,420 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in Alabama, 5,443 of them 58 mph or more and 183 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 616 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was April 10, 2025 (403 reports in Alabama). The highest wind on record is 120 mph, on March 26, 2009. 2026 so far: 809 preliminary reports.
Alabama's biggest wind day since 2016: April 10, 2025
403 damaging wind reports in Alabama, 0 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Days with the most damaging wind reports in Alabama
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 10, 2025 | 403 | 0 | 70 mph |
| June 7, 2025 | 193 | 0 | 64 mph |
| February 15, 2025 | 161 | 17 | 94 mph |
| April 4, 2011 | 160 | 0 | 70 mph |
| January 11, 2020 | 146 | 2 | 90 mph |
| June 1, 2026 | 127 | 1 | 81 mph |
| August 6, 2023 | 127 | 2 | 75 mph |
| June 28, 2018 | 123 | 3 | 100 mph |
| May 6, 2021 | 111 | 0 | 60 mph |
| April 12, 2020 | 110 | 4 | 81 mph |
| April 3, 2018 | 102 | 8 | 75 mph |
| June 21, 2011 | 101 | 7 | 81 mph |
| March 18, 2013 | 94 | 11 | 105 mph |
| April 11, 2011 | 86 | 5 | 110 mph |
| May 4, 2021 | 84 | 0 | 70 mph |
Highest wind speeds reported in Alabama
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 26, 2009 | 12 | 3 | 120 mph |
| July 5, 2012 | 51 | 1 | 115 mph |
| August 3, 2011 | 17 | 5 | 110 mph |
| April 11, 2011 | 86 | 5 | 110 mph |
| April 4, 2008 | 34 | 2 | 110 mph |
| April 22, 2017 | 12 | 1 | 105 mph |
| March 18, 2013 | 94 | 11 | 105 mph |
| February 25, 2008 | 13 | 6 | 105 mph |
| March 12, 2001 | 19 | 8 | 104 mph |
| March 10, 2000 | 12 | 3 | 104 mph |
Alabama damaging wind reports by year
| Year | Damaging wind reports | 58 mph+ | 75 mph+ | Highest | Days with reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 809 | 17 | 2 | 90 mph | 79 |
| 2025 | 1,561 | 947 | 25 | 100 mph | 78 |
| 2024 | 569 | 429 | 22 | 100 mph | 57 |
| 2023 | 1,188 | 951 | 37 | 96 mph | 73 |
| 2022 | 466 | 385 | 10 | 100 mph | 68 |
| 2021 | 593 | 366 | 10 | 87 mph | 50 |
| 2020 | 900 | 675 | 22 | 90 mph | 61 |
| 2019 | 591 | 452 | 8 | 100 mph | 64 |
| 2018 | 495 | 367 | 20 | 100 mph | 55 |
| 2017 | 630 | 489 | 17 | 105 mph | 53 |
| 2016 | 427 | 382 | 12 | 90 mph | 57 |
| 2015 | 436 | 420 | 8 | 90 mph | 60 |
| 2014 | 424 | 398 | 19 | 100 mph | 54 |
| 2013 | 429 | 392 | 22 | 105 mph | 40 |
| 2012 | 596 | 548 | 20 | 115 mph | 64 |
| 2011 | 1,151 | 1,008 | 54 | 110 mph | 71 |
| 2010 | 461 | 393 | 15 | 85 mph | 74 |
| 2009 | 773 | 699 | 10 | 120 mph | 74 |
| 2008 | 614 | 554 | 19 | 110 mph | 72 |
| 2007 | 352 | 334 | 9 | 100 mph | 62 |
| 2006 | 370 | 370 | 27 | 92 mph | 70 |
| 2005 | 311 | 311 | 9 | 86 mph | 56 |
| 2004 | 303 | 303 | 9 | 86 mph | 47 |
| 2003 | 342 | 342 | 12 | 92 mph | 55 |
| 2002 | 268 | 249 | 5 | 86 mph | 73 |
| 2001 | 328 | 314 | 23 | 104 mph | 62 |
| 2000 | 424 | 390 | 38 | 104 mph | 65 |
| 1999 | 250 | 238 | 15 | 86 mph | 62 |
| 1998 | 241 | 233 | 16 | 92 mph | 49 |
| 1997 | 234 | 219 | 7 | 92 mph | 51 |
| 1996 | 246 | 226 | 9 | 104 mph | 52 |
| 1995 | 363 | 30 | 7 | 94 mph | 69 |
| 1994 | 162 | 54 | 2 | 81 mph | 39 |
| 1993 | 131 | 2 | 0 | 68 mph | 46 |
| 1992 | 265 | 10 | 1 | 75 mph | 45 |
| 1991 | 174 | 7 | 1 | 81 mph | 45 |
| 1990 | 341 | 26 | 13 | 87 mph | 58 |
| 1989 | 263 | 22 | 6 | 100 mph | 54 |
| 1988 | 149 | 6 | 2 | 78 mph | 39 |
| 1987 | 116 | 7 | 2 | 86 mph | 32 |
| 1986 | 208 | 15 | 0 | 70 mph | 53 |
| 1985 | 226 | 19 | 3 | 85 mph | 44 |
| 1984 | 157 | 12 | 1 | 77 mph | 44 |
| 1983 | 204 | 18 | 0 | 69 mph | 47 |
| 1982 | 85 | 3 | 1 | 75 mph | 42 |
| 1981 | 79 | 12 | 0 | 71 mph | 29 |
| 1980 | 76 | 7 | 2 | 100 mph | 31 |
| 1979 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 86 mph | 26 |
| 1978 | 74 | 15 | 2 | 75 mph | 28 |
| 1977 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 71 mph | 39 |
| 1976 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 69 mph | 23 |
| 1975 | 73 | 15 | 4 | 86 mph | 32 |
| 1974 | 84 | 15 | 1 | 86 mph | 27 |
| 1973 | 110 | 10 | 3 | 90 mph | 35 |
| 1972 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 74 mph | 16 |
| 1971 | 81 | 15 | 3 | 99 mph | 29 |
| 1970 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 70 mph | 23 |
| 1969 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 69 mph | 23 |
| 1968 | 57 | 12 | 0 | 69 mph | 26 |
| 1967 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 75 mph | 21 |
| 1966 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 64 mph | 7 |
| 1965 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 81 mph | 13 |
| 1964 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 99 mph | 19 |
| 1963 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 98 mph | 14 |
| 1962 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 100 mph | 22 |
| 1961 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 75 mph | 12 |
| 1960 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 61 mph | 10 |
| 1959 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 92 mph | 9 |
| 1958 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 82 mph | 3 |
| 1957 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 75 mph | 11 |
| 1956 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 77 mph | 8 |
| 1955 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 69 mph | 9 |
* 2026: preliminary SPC reports; many have no wind speed yet.
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.
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