Barbour County tornado history

45 tornadoes touched Barbour County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Nov 25, 1986). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 50 people.

45tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 50 injured

71.5 milongest path · 1954

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F017

(E)F115

(E)F29

(E)F33

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Nov 25, 1986	F3	44 mi	200 yd	4	0
Mar 2, 1971	F3	23.8 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jan 13, 1972	F3	16.8 mi	200 yd	2	0
Dec 5, 1954	F2	71.5 mi	100 yd	35	1
Mar 3, 2019	EF2	30.9 mi	860 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 2020	EF2	30 mi	350 yd	1	0
Nov 15, 2006	F2	19.8 mi	650 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 1957	F2	16.5 mi	100 yd	1	0
May 20, 1980	F2	11.5 mi	50 yd	1	0
Apr 5, 2017	EF2	10.4 mi	1,140 yd	0	0
Mar 3, 2019	EF2	6.7 mi	700 yd	0	0
Oct 4, 1964	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	2	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 6, 2025	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Dec 10, 2023	EF0	8 mi	200 yd	0
Jun 14, 2023	EF1	3.9 mi	350 yd	0
Jan 12, 2023	EF1	11 mi	900 yd	0
Nov 30, 2022	EF0	6.6 mi	300 yd	0
Apr 5, 2022	EF1	1.5 mi	200 yd	0
Mar 9, 2022	EF1	9.1 mi	280 yd	0
Mar 31, 2020	EF2	30 mi	350 yd	1
Jan 11, 2020	EF1	5.8 mi	275 yd	0
Nov 27, 2019	EF0	1.1 mi	40 yd	0
Nov 27, 2019	EF0	2.1 mi	55 yd	0
Mar 3, 2019	EF2	6.7 mi	700 yd	0

Deadliest: Dec 5, 1954, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Quitman County, GA7 Bullock County, AL27 Henry County, AL38 Clay County, GA9 Russell County, AL30 Pike County, AL53 Dale County, AL43 Stewart County, GA15

Questions

How many tornadoes has Barbour County, Alabama had?

45 tornadoes touched Barbour County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Barbour County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Nov 25, 1986, with a 44-mile path.

When is tornado season in Barbour County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (9 of 45). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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