Coffee County tornado history

41 tornadoes touched Coffee County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Mar 1, 2007). Tornadoes here killed 13 and injured 183 people.

41tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

13killed · 183 injured

54.1 milongest path · 1961

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

By rating

(E)F014

(E)F113

(E)F29

(E)F34

(E)F41

(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
Mar 1, 2007	EF4	10.3 mi	500 yd	50	9
Nov 25, 1986	F3	44 mi	200 yd	4	0
Dec 29, 1973	F3	11.6 mi	67 yd	11	0
May 16, 1983	F3	1.5 mi	150 yd	1	0
Sep 17, 1971	F3	0.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jan 13, 1972	F2	6.3 mi	100 yd	88	4
Nov 15, 2006	F2	19.8 mi	650 yd	0	0
Apr 16, 1954	F2	17.3 mi	100 yd	1	0
Oct 16, 1955	F2	17.3 mi	167 yd	0	0
Oct 16, 1955	F2	16.4 mi	100 yd	5	0
Mar 9, 1994	F2	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 21, 1959	F2	2.7 mi	150 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 3, 2023	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 2020	EF0	4.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 25, 2012	EF0	—	10 yd	0	0
Dec 25, 2012	EF0	13.9 mi	25 yd	0	0
Aug 30, 2012	EF1	3 mi	35 yd	0	0
Jun 10, 2012	EF1	9.9 mi	440 yd	0	0
Mar 2, 2012	EF0	0.5 mi	25 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 2010	EF0	3 mi	75 yd	0	0
Dec 14, 2009	EF0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Oct 8, 2008	EF1	1.9 mi	150 yd	0	0
Feb 17, 2008	EF1	1.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 2007	EF4	10.3 mi	500 yd	50	9

Deadliest: Mar 1, 2007, EF4, 9 killed.

Nearby counties

Dale County, AL43 Geneva County, AL31 Pike County, AL53 Covington County, AL51 Crenshaw County, AL31 Holmes County, FL21 Houston County, AL60 Henry County, AL38

Questions

How many tornadoes has Coffee County, Alabama had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Coffee County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Mar 1, 2007, with a 10.3-mile path and 9 deaths.

When is tornado season in Coffee County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (8 of 41). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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