Alabama tornado history

2,714 tornadoes in Alabama from 1950 to 2025, killing 774 people. Choose a county to see every track on a map.

Mobile County123Baldwin County115Jefferson County110Madison County95Tuscaloosa County93Cullman County92Limestone County80DeKalb County76Marshall County74Jackson County63Houston County60Montgomery County59Walker County58Blount County56Pickens County56Hale County54Morgan County54Elmore County53Fayette County53Pike County53Covington County51Shelby County51Colbert County50Lauderdale County50Marion County48Lawrence County47Marengo County47Dallas County46Barbour County45Clarke County45Lee County45Autauga County44Chilton County44St. Clair County44Dale County43Tallapoosa County43Winston County43Lamar County42Coffee County41Perry County40Bibb County38Henry County38Etowah County35Conecuh County34Talladega County34Washington County33Calhoun County32Sumter County32Butler County31Crenshaw County31Escambia County31Geneva County31Macon County31Choctaw County30Franklin County30Russell County30Coosa County29Greene County29Bullock County27Monroe County27Lowndes County26Chambers County25Clay County24Randolph County22Cleburne County20Cherokee County19Wilcox County15

By decade

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Deadliest tornadoes in Alabama

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 27, 2011EF5132 mi2,200 yd14572
Apr 27, 2011EF480.7 mi2,600 yd1,50064
Mar 3, 1966F5202.5 mi900 yd51858
Apr 8, 1998F530.3 mi1,320 yd25932
Apr 3, 1974F579.5 mi500 yd27228
Apr 3, 1974F552 mi500 yd26728
Apr 27, 2011EF533.7 mi1,320 yd025
Apr 15, 1956F421.3 mi200 yd20025
Apr 27, 2011EF537.3 mi1,320 yd13723
Mar 3, 2019EF468 mi1,600 yd9023