Storm History: Winston County, Alabama
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Winston County, Alabama: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 527
- Deaths
- 7
- Injuries
- 120
- Damage
- $23 million
- Episodes
- 390
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 151 | 0 | 1 | $612,000 |
| Tornado | 145 | 7 | 113 | $17 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 74 | 0 | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Flash Flood | 49 | 0 | 0 | $297,000 |
| Drought | 38 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 19 | 0 | 2 | $259,000 |
| Winter Storm | 11 | 0 | 0 | $52,000 |
| High Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $234,000 |
| Heat | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | $700,000 |
| Winter Weather | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Devil | 1 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Tornado, February 20, 1989
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 7, 1996
- Tropical Storm, August 29, 2005
- Tornado, November 24, 2001
- Ice Storm, December 23, 1998
- Tornado, April 20, 1995
- Tornado, November 10, 2002
- Tornado, March 25, 1964
- Tornado, March 20, 1976
- Tornado, February 22, 1983
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2003
- Tornado, November 10, 2002
- High Wind, September 16, 2004
- Hail, July 25, 2004
- Tornado, October 24, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 18, 2003
- Tornado, March 26, 2011
- Tornado, January 22, 1999
- Tornado, April 7, 2006
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, March 29, 2020
- Hail, March 31, 2012
- Hail, May 6, 2012
- Hail, March 12, 2010
- Hail, February 13, 2000
- Hail, October 25, 1997
- Hail, March 31, 2015
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Hail, January 24, 1997
- Hail, January 24, 1997
- Hail, January 24, 1997
- Hail, May 8, 2025
- Hail, March 27, 2017
- Hail, June 15, 2016
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 3, 1974
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Tornado, April 15, 1956
- Tornado, March 11, 1963
- Tornado, May 19, 1973
- Tornado, November 15, 1989
- Tornado, March 27, 1994
- Tornado, November 10, 2002
- Tornado, March 25, 1964
- Tornado, March 20, 1976
- Tornado, April 26, 1982
- Tornado, March 12, 1986
- Tornado, March 10, 1992
- Tornado, February 16, 1995
- Tornado, November 10, 2002
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Hail, April 28, 2026
- Drought, April 21, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 15, 2026
- Tornado, March 9, 2026
- Tornado, January 24, 2026
- Heat, July 29, 2025
- Hail, June 6, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2025
- Hail, May 8, 2025
- Tornado, April 6, 2025
- Hail, March 13, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2025
- Tornado, February 15, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2025
- Tornado, December 28, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2024
- Drought, September 1, 2024
- Drought, August 27, 2024
- Drought, July 16, 2024
- Tornado, June 5, 2024
- Hail, May 14, 2024
- Hail, April 19, 2024
- Hail, March 15, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 17, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2023
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Tornado, June 11, 2023
- Tornado, April 1, 2023
- Tornado, March 24, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
- Flash Flood, February 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2021
- Tornado, May 2, 2021
- Tornado, March 31, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2021
- Tornado, August 27, 2020
- Hail, July 12, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2020
- Hail, March 29, 2020
- Tornado, January 11, 2020
- Hail, June 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 18, 2019
- Tornado, April 6, 2019
- Tornado, March 14, 2019
- Tornado, June 22, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2018
- Tornado, March 19, 2018
- Tornado, June 22, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2017
- Hail, March 27, 2017
- Drought, March 1, 2017
- Drought, February 21, 2017
- Drought, January 1, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Tornado, November 29, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Drought, October 18, 2016
- Hail, June 15, 2016
- Tornado, December 24, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2015
- Hail, March 31, 2015
- Sleet, March 5, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 25, 2015
- Tornado, January 3, 2015
- Tornado, October 13, 2014
- Hail, October 6, 2014
- Hail, June 9, 2014
- Hail, June 7, 2014
- Tornado, April 28, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2013
- Hail, June 13, 2013
- Tornado, April 11, 2013
- Tornado, March 18, 2013
- Tornado, January 30, 2013
- Flood, January 14, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2012
- Hail, July 5, 2012
- Heat, July 1, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Heat, June 28, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2012
- Hail, May 6, 2012
- Hail, April 5, 2012
- Hail, March 31, 2012
- Tornado, March 2, 2012
- Hail, September 14, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2011
- Hail, June 15, 2011
- Tornado, April 27, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 20, 2011
- Tornado, April 11, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2011
- Tornado, March 26, 2011
- Tornado, February 24, 2011
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2011
- Ice Storm, January 9, 2011
- Flash Flood, January 1, 2011
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2010
- Tornado, November 30, 2010
- Tornado, October 24, 2010
- Drought, October 12, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2010
- Tornado, April 24, 2010
- Hail, March 12, 2010
- Hail, October 9, 2009
- Tornado, September 16, 2009
- Flash Flood, September 5, 2009
- Hail, July 26, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2009
- Hail, June 11, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2009
- Tornado, May 6, 2009
- Tornado, April 19, 2009
- Hail, April 12, 2009
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Tornado, April 2, 2009
- Strong Wind, February 11, 2009
- Flash Flood, January 6, 2009
- Tornado, December 9, 2008
- Tornado, August 23, 2008
- Drought, August 1, 2008
- Drought, July 22, 2008
- Hail, June 25, 2008
- Drought, June 1, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2008
- Hail, May 20, 2008
- Tornado, May 10, 2008
- Drought, May 1, 2008
- Tornado, April 11, 2008
- Tornado, April 4, 2008
- Drought, April 1, 2008
- Tornado, March 14, 2008
- Tornado, March 4, 2008
- Drought, March 1, 2008
- Drought, February 1, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2008
- Drought, January 1, 2008
- Drought, December 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 13, 2007
- Drought, November 1, 2007
- Tornado, October 18, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Hail, August 17, 2007
- Heat, August 8, 2007
- Drought, August 1, 2007
- Drought, July 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2007
- Hail, June 29, 2007
- Drought, June 1, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 7, 2007
- Drought, April 1, 2007
- Drought, March 27, 2007
- Tornado, March 1, 2007
- Lightning, September 22, 2006
- Drought, September 1, 2006
- Lightning, August 10, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2006
- Drought, August 1, 2006
- Dust Devil, July 24, 2006
- Drought, July 18, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2006
- Hail, April 21, 2006
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Tornado, April 7, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Hail, April 7, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 2006
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2006
- Hail, December 4, 2005
- Tornado, November 14, 2005
- Tornado, September 25, 2005
- Tornado, September 25, 2005
- Tornado, September 25, 2005
- Tropical Storm, August 29, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2005
- Tropical Storm, July 10, 2005
- Strong Wind, June 11, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 6, 2005
- Hail, February 21, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 13, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 23, 2004
- Flash Flood, October 19, 2004
- High Wind, September 16, 2004
- Hail, July 25, 2004
- Lightning, July 4, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2004
- Hail, March 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2004
- Flash Flood, February 5, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 18, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2003
- Lightning, May 6, 2003
- Lightning, May 6, 2003
- Lightning, May 5, 2003
- Lightning, May 5, 2003
- Funnel Cloud, May 5, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 2003
- High Wind, December 12, 2002
- Tornado, November 10, 2002
- Tornado, November 10, 2002
- Hail, November 10, 2002
- Hail, November 10, 2002
- Hail, August 20, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2002
- Lightning, July 30, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2002
- Hail, July 2, 2002
- Hail, June 30, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 2002
- Hail, May 3, 2002
- Lightning, May 3, 2002
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 29, 2001
- Tornado, November 24, 2001
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Winston CountyEvery warning in Winston County since 1986Every county in Alabama
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.