Crenshaw County tornado history

31 tornadoes touched Crenshaw County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 18, 1969). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 44 people.

31tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 44 injured

52.4 milongest path · 1969

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F114

(E)F25

(E)F30

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated1

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 18, 1969	F4	52.4 mi	500 yd	14	2
Jan 4, 2015	EF2	14.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 18, 1969	F2	6.4 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 2022	EF2	1.3 mi	250 yd	0	0
Sep 29, 1965	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	2	0
Nov 20, 1973	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 2014	EF1	40.7 mi	500 yd	0	0
May 20, 1980	F1	17.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jan 25, 1990	F1	8 mi	73 yd	28	0
Apr 22, 2018	EF1	3.7 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jul 1, 2003	F1	3 mi	600 yd	0	0
Nov 7, 1996	F1	2.6 mi	200 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jan 12, 2023	EF1	0.3 mi	80 yd
Apr 5, 2022	EF2	1.3 mi	250 yd
Apr 5, 2022	unrated	0.4 mi	25 yd
Mar 18, 2021	EF1	0.5 mi	150 yd
Apr 14, 2019	EF0	2.6 mi	70 yd
Mar 3, 2019	EF1	2.6 mi	50 yd
Apr 22, 2018	EF1	3.7 mi	150 yd
Apr 22, 2018	EF1	2.2 mi	175 yd
Apr 3, 2017	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd
Jan 4, 2015	EF2	14.3 mi	100 yd
Nov 17, 2014	EF1	40.7 mi	500 yd
Dec 25, 2012	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd

Deadliest: Apr 18, 1969, F4, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Butler County, AL31 Pike County, AL53 Coffee County, AL41 Montgomery County, AL59 Covington County, AL51 Lowndes County, AL26 Bullock County, AL27 Conecuh County, AL34

Questions

How many tornadoes has Crenshaw County, Alabama had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Crenshaw County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 18, 1969, with a 52.4-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Crenshaw County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (9 of 31). 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).