Dallas County tornado history

46 tornadoes touched Dallas County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 6, 1996). Tornadoes here killed 7 and injured 71 people.

46tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
7killed · 71 injured
37.3 milongest path · 1957
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F016
(E)F117
(E)F210
(E)F33
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Mar 6, 1996F319 mi400 yd404
Mar 15, 2025EF324.3 mi1,000 yd22
Dec 6, 1983F313 mi500 yd191
Jan 12, 2023EF223.2 mi950 yd20
Feb 17, 2008EF27.6 mi400 yd00
May 3, 1984F27.5 mi50 yd00
Apr 22, 1972F25.7 mi200 yd00
Apr 2, 1970F25.6 mi300 yd00
Mar 17, 2021EF25.1 mi1,000 yd20
May 1, 1978F22 mi20 yd00
Apr 21, 1955F21.5 mi50 yd10
Sep 1, 1980F20.2 mi50 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 6, 2025EF11.3 mi400 yd00
Mar 15, 2025EF324.3 mi1,000 yd22
Apr 2, 2024EF18.3 mi600 yd00
Jan 12, 2023EF223.2 mi950 yd20
Mar 30, 2022EF02.8 mi175 yd00
Mar 17, 2021EF25.1 mi1,000 yd20
Mar 17, 2021EF01.1 mi75 yd00
Apr 12, 2020EF03.8 mi400 yd00
Jun 6, 2019EF00.8 mi60 yd00
Mar 14, 2019EF02.9 mi300 yd00
Jan 19, 2019EF16.1 mi75 yd00
Mar 2, 2012EF118.9 mi700 yd00

Deadliest: Mar 6, 1996, F3, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Perry County, AL40Wilcox County, AL15Lowndes County, AL26Autauga County, AL44Marengo County, AL47Hale County, AL54Chilton County, AL44Bibb County, AL38

Questions

How many tornadoes has Dallas County, Alabama had?

46 tornadoes touched Dallas County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Dallas County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Mar 6, 1996, with a 19-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Dallas County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (14 of 46). 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).