Cullman County tornado history

92 tornadoes touched Cullman County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.2 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Apr 27, 2011). Tornadoes here killed 22 and injured 346 people.

92tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

22killed · 346 injured

72.6 milongest path · 2002

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

By rating

(E)F022

(E)F136

(E)F222

(E)F310

(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	46.9 mi	880 yd	48	6
Mar 11, 1963	F4	28 mi	880 yd	6	2
Nov 10, 2002	F3	72.6 mi	1,175 yd	53	7
Feb 16, 1995	F3	14 mi	703 yd	130	6
Aug 16, 1985	F3	32 mi	100 yd	6	0
Mar 7, 1961	F3	19.3 mi	200 yd	8	0
Nov 15, 1983	F3	17 mi	200 yd	19	0
Apr 8, 1957	F3	16.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jan 19, 1988	F3	10 mi	440 yd	35	0
Mar 20, 1976	F3	9.3 mi	100 yd	17	0
Apr 28, 2014	EF3	8.9 mi	350 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F3	3 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Mar 31, 2021	EF1	1.2 mi	305 yd
Mar 28, 2021	EF1	2.1 mi	100 yd
Mar 17, 2021	EF1	8.5 mi	150 yd
Aug 28, 2020	EF1	5.6 mi	115 yd
Aug 28, 2020	EF0	0.2 mi	40 yd
Apr 12, 2020	EF1	3 mi	200 yd
Apr 12, 2020	EF1	5.4 mi	300 yd
Apr 12, 2020	EF1	0.3 mi	70 yd
Apr 12, 2020	EF2	2.5 mi	350 yd
Jan 11, 2020	EF0	0.2 mi	80 yd
Jan 11, 2020	EF1	1.8 mi	60 yd
Mar 14, 2019	EF1	11.1 mi	112 yd

Deadliest: Nov 10, 2002, F3, 7 killed.

Nearby counties

Blount County, AL56 Morgan County, AL54 Winston County, AL43 Marshall County, AL74 Walker County, AL58 Lawrence County, AL47 Jefferson County, AL110 St. Clair County, AL44

Questions

How many tornadoes has Cullman County, Alabama had?

92 tornadoes touched Cullman County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Cullman County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Apr 27, 2011, with a 46.9-mile path and 6 deaths.

When is tornado season in Cullman County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (25 of 92). 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).