Blount County tornado history

56 tornadoes touched Blount County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Nov 18, 1957). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 90 people.

56tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

3killed · 90 injured

29.6 milongest path · 2010

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

By rating

(E)F014

(E)F124

(E)F214

(E)F32

(E)F42

(E)F50

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 18, 1957	F4	26.1 mi	100 yd	12	3
Nov 24, 2001	F4	10.1 mi	500 yd	22	0
Apr 24, 2010	EF3	29.6 mi	400 yd	0	0
Mar 20, 1976	F3	19.2 mi	40 yd	11	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF2	21.7 mi	440 yd	3	0
Apr 1, 1974	F2	16.9 mi	800 yd	11	0
Apr 28, 2014	EF2	14.6 mi	1,300 yd	2	0
Apr 19, 2009	EF2	6.3 mi	300 yd	0	0
Mar 15, 2008	EF2	6 mi	675 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF2	5.6 mi	500 yd	0	0
Sep 22, 2006	F2	4.4 mi	200 yd	3	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF2	3.2 mi	200 yd	3	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Nov 30, 2022	EF0	3.5 mi	500 yd	0
Mar 31, 2021	EF0	0.2 mi	65 yd	0
Mar 17, 2021	EF1	12.9 mi	300 yd	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF0	0.5 mi	125 yd	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF1	3.8 mi	225 yd	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF2	5.6 mi	500 yd	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF1	0.8 mi	115 yd	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF2	21.7 mi	440 yd	3
Apr 12, 2020	EF1	5 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 8, 2019	EF0	2.2 mi	325 yd	0
Apr 8, 2019	EF1	6.3 mi	1,175 yd	0
Mar 14, 2019	EF0	2.6 mi	115 yd	0

Deadliest: Nov 18, 1957, F4, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Cullman County, AL92 St. Clair County, AL44 Marshall County, AL74 Etowah County, AL35 Jefferson County, AL110 Morgan County, AL54 Walker County, AL58 Calhoun County, AL32

Questions

How many tornadoes has Blount County, Alabama had?

56 tornadoes touched Blount County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Blount County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Nov 18, 1957, with a 26.1-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Blount County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (22 of 56). 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).