Bibb County tornado history

38 tornadoes touched Bibb County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 27, 1973). Tornadoes here killed 14 and injured 273 people.

38tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

14killed · 273 injured

139.1 milongest path · 1973

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

By rating

(E)F011

(E)F118

(E)F23

(E)F35

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 27, 1973	F4	139.1 mi	800 yd	199	7
Apr 27, 2011	EF3	72.1 mi	1,760 yd	50	7
Mar 25, 2021	EF3	79.7 mi	2,300 yd	13	0
Mar 25, 2021	EF3	50.1 mi	1,140 yd	5	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF3	29.2 mi	1,200 yd	2	0
Mar 17, 1963	F3	2.7 mi	100 yd	4	0
Feb 3, 2022	EF2	7.6 mi	725 yd	0	0
May 12, 1959	F2	4.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 1984	F2	1 mi	80 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 2011	EF1	21.8 mi	1,760 yd	0	0
Apr 11, 2013	EF1	20.2 mi	800 yd	0	0
Jan 12, 2023	EF1	17.3 mi	500 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 15, 2025	EF0	7.6 mi	75 yd	0
Jan 12, 2023	EF1	17.3 mi	500 yd	0
Jan 3, 2023	EF0	2.8 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF3	29.2 mi	1,200 yd	2
Mar 22, 2022	EF0	2.8 mi	100 yd	0
Feb 3, 2022	EF2	7.6 mi	725 yd	0
Mar 25, 2021	EF3	50.1 mi	1,140 yd	5
Mar 25, 2021	EF3	79.7 mi	2,300 yd	13
Mar 3, 2020	EF1	6.2 mi	525 yd	0
Dec 16, 2019	EF0	3.1 mi	200 yd	0
Dec 16, 2019	EF1	2.6 mi	300 yd	0
Feb 7, 2018	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: May 27, 1973, F4, 7 killed.

Nearby counties

Chilton County, AL44 Perry County, AL40 Tuscaloosa County, AL93 Shelby County, AL51 Hale County, AL54 Jefferson County, AL110 Autauga County, AL44 Dallas County, AL46

Questions

How many tornadoes has Bibb County, Alabama had?

38 tornadoes touched Bibb County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Bibb County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 27, 1973, with a 139.1-mile path and 7 deaths.

When is tornado season in Bibb County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (9 of 38). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).