Covington County tornado history

51 tornadoes touched Covington County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 3, 1956). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 22 people.

51tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 22 injured

22.9 milongest path · 2011

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

By rating

(E)F024

(E)F116

(E)F29

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 3, 1956	F3	3.8 mi	83 yd	2	0
Apr 15, 2011	EF2	22.9 mi	300 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 2006	F2	15.8 mi	300 yd	0	0
Dec 28, 1983	F2	15 mi	80 yd	1	0
Feb 17, 2008	EF2	14.4 mi	500 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 1957	F2	11.5 mi	200 yd	2	0
Jul 11, 1979	F2	7.1 mi	100 yd	4	0
Mar 31, 1976	F2	3.8 mi	40 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 2020	EF2	1.2 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jan 5, 1962	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 12, 2001	F1	3.2 mi	75 yd	1	2
May 20, 1980	F1	19.7 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Dec 10, 2024	EF0	0.3 mi	20 yd	0
Jan 12, 2023	unrated	4.6 mi	200 yd	0
Jun 19, 2021	EF0	0.6 mi	25 yd	0
Apr 23, 2020	EF0	0.4 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 23, 2020	EF0	—	25 yd	0
Apr 19, 2020	EF2	1.2 mi	300 yd	0
Jun 21, 2017	EF1	4.8 mi	75 yd	0
Feb 7, 2017	EF0	0.5 mi	150 yd	1
Feb 15, 2016	EF1	4.5 mi	50 yd	1
Apr 15, 2011	EF2	22.9 mi	300 yd	0
Oct 8, 2008	EF0	1.9 mi	50 yd	0
May 15, 2008	EF0	15 mi	100 yd	0

Deadliest: Mar 12, 2001, F1, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Coffee County, AL41 Conecuh County, AL34 Crenshaw County, AL31 Butler County, AL31 Geneva County, AL31 Escambia County, AL31 Okaloosa County, FL102 Holmes County, FL21

Questions

How many tornadoes has Covington County, Alabama had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Covington County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 3, 1956, with a 3.8-mile path.

When is tornado season in Covington County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (8 of 51). 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).