Pike County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Pike County: 0.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Every storm within 100 miles

1. Tropical storms and hurricanes (34 kt or more, still tropical) at closest approach. Post-tropical remnants with gale-force winds are listed but not counted. Direct: track within 50 miles; near: within 100 miles. Distance is measured to the county boundary for counties and to the city centre for cities, using positions interpolated hourly between HURDAT2 fixes.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, 1851 to 2025.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Sep 16, 2004High Wind, Pike$3.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Hundreds of trees and power lines were snapped off or blown down across the entire county. Power remained out of service for around one week in places. At least 400 homes suffered some type of wind damage. Maximum wind gusts were estimated around 75 miles an hour.

2. Nov 15, 2006Tornado$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   This tornado, which is believed to have initially touched down just across the Coffee County line near the Roeton community, entered Pike County about 1.5 miles southwest of Hamilton Crossroads. The tornado track crossed US Highway 231, State Highway 10, and State Highway 130 before crossing the Pea River into western Barbour County. Numerous trees were blown down or snapped off along the path. Numerous structures suffered significant damage, including a water tower that completely collapsed, a fire department building, and several homes.

3. Nov 9, 2000Tornado$95,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A weak tornado formed on a bow echo about 4.1 miles north-northeast of Troy just west of the intersection of CR 103 and CR 7. The tornado traveled on a northeasterly track crossing CR 103 and CR 7. The tornado dissipated just southeast of Needmore after traveling about 1.9 miles. One mobile home that was tied down was completely destroyed and was thrown over 100 feet. Another mobile home suffered significant damage when a tree fell on one end of it. Three other mobile homes suffered some damage. Five permanent homes also sustained damage mostly to the roofs. Numerous trees sustained damage including several that were uprooted. A number of outbuildings (sheds and the like) also…

4. Mar 26, 2005Hail$85,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Very large hail fell across parts of southeastern and eastern Pike County. The hail was associated witha left moving supercell. The hail was golf ball size to just larger than a baseball and covered the ground in many locations. The hail started falling along SR 125, moved through Brundidge, and exited the county just north of SR 130. The hail caused considerable damage to homes and vehicles. Damaging thunderstorm winds also occurred with the supercell as it moved through Pike County. A few trees were blown down along the path and several outbuildings were destroyed near Brundidge. One barn roof was blown off along US 231 near Brundidge.

5. Mar 8, 1998Flash Flood$75,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Several county roads were washed out after more than five inches of rain fell over the southern part of the county. Several schools were also closed due to the flooding.

6. Mar 26, 2005Thunderstorm Wind$70,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Very large hail fell across parts of southeastern and eastern Pike County. The hail was associated witha left moving supercell. The hail was golf ball size to just larger than a baseball and covered the ground in many locations. The hail started falling along SR 125, moved through Brundidge, and exited the county just north of SR 130. The hail caused considerable damage to homes and vehicles. Damaging thunderstorm winds also occurred with the supercell as it moved through Pike County. A few trees were blown down along the path and several outbuildings were destroyed near Brundidge. One barn roof was blown off along US 231 near Brundidge.

7. May 3, 1998Hail$60,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Baseball size hail that damaged cars was reported in Goshen.

8. Feb 17, 2008Tornado$60,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   This tornado was already on the ground when it entered Pike County from Coffee County, about 5 miles southeast of Henderson. The tornado moved northeast, crossing AL-87 and AL-167, before lifting north of the intersection of CR-6 and CR-57. In Pike County, one home and one church were damaged, and a greenhouse had its windows blown out. Numerous trees were either snapped off or were uprooted along the path.

9. Sep 29, 1998Flash Flood$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The remnants of Hurricane Georges dumped 5+ inches of rain across the three counties. Numerous roads were covered with water and many roads were impassable and closed. Non-severe wind and saturated conditions combined to knock many trees down.

10. Nov 24, 2001Tornado$50,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    An F1 tornado began near the intersection of SR 87 and CR 78 south of Spring Hill. A few homes sustained moderate roof damage near the beginning of the path between SR 87 and CR 167. The tornado traveled northeast and damaged a few roofs near Mims Creek. The tornado ended just south of the city of Brundidge where one home had significant roof damage. Numerous trees were snapped off or blown down along the entire tornado path. No injuries were reported. Beg: 31 38.160/85 58.206 End: 31 42.649/85 48.690

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

108°F2 times, most recently Sep 5, 1925

All-time low

−1°FJan 21, 1985

Warmest night

80°F2 times, most recently Jul 28, 1986

Coldest day

21°FDec 25, 1983

Wettest day

10.25 inSep 20, 1926

Snowiest day

11.0 inFeb 10, 1973

Hottest year

1921mean 68.6°F

Coldest year

1976mean 63.2°F

Wettest year

192977.84 in

Driest year

195424.41 in

Station Troy (USC00018323), 542 ft elevation, 2.1 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1908 to September 20, 2026; 91.2% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).

OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

Neighbouring counties

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USC00018323.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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