Choctaw County tornado history

30 tornadoes touched Choctaw County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Apr 27, 2011). Tornadoes here killed 9 and injured 30 people.

30tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

9killed · 30 injured

122 milongest path · 2011

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

By rating

(E)F09

(E)F16

(E)F212

(E)F31

(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
Apr 27, 2011	EF4	122 mi	1,050 yd	17	7
May 1, 1953	F4	0.1 mi	100 yd	3	2
Dec 16, 2019	EF3	61.2 mi	350 yd	2	0
Apr 15, 2011	EF2	38.8 mi	800 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF2	37.4 mi	1,350 yd	0	0
Mar 17, 2021	EF2	36.6 mi	500 yd	2	0
Feb 26, 1958	F2	20.9 mi	67 yd	0	0
Jan 21, 2017	EF2	20.4 mi	800 yd	4	0
Nov 17, 1968	F2	11.5 mi	10 yd	2	0
Mar 25, 2021	EF2	9.6 mi	250 yd	0	0
Dec 25, 2012	EF2	5.9 mi	880 yd	0	0
Apr 6, 2025	EF2	5.3 mi	800 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 6, 2025	EF2	5.3 mi	800 yd	0
Dec 14, 2022	EF2	3.4 mi	140 yd	0
Dec 14, 2022	EF2	2.7 mi	120 yd	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF2	37.4 mi	1,350 yd	0
Mar 22, 2022	EF2	2.5 mi	300 yd	0
Mar 22, 2022	EF1	0.2 mi	130 yd	0
Mar 25, 2021	EF2	9.6 mi	250 yd	0
Mar 17, 2021	EF2	36.6 mi	500 yd	2
Apr 12, 2020	EF1	0.4 mi	100 yd	0
Dec 16, 2019	EF3	61.2 mi	350 yd	2
Nov 1, 2018	EF0	0.1 mi	100 yd	0
Jan 21, 2017	EF2	20.4 mi	800 yd	4

Deadliest: Apr 27, 2011, EF4, 7 killed.

Nearby counties

Clarke County, MS55 Marengo County, AL47 Clarke County, AL45 Wayne County, MS40 Lauderdale County, MS67 Washington County, AL33 Sumter County, AL32 Jasper County, MS61

Questions

How many tornadoes has Choctaw County, Alabama had?

30 tornadoes touched Choctaw County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Choctaw County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Apr 27, 2011, with a 122-mile path and 7 deaths.

When is tornado season in Choctaw County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (10 of 30). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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