DeKalb County tornado history

76 tornadoes touched DeKalb County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.0 a year. The strongest was rated EF5 (Apr 27, 2011). Tornadoes here killed 46 and injured 236 people.

76tornadoes since 1950

EF5strongest rating

46killed · 236 injured

47 milongest path · 2011

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

By rating

(E)F012

(E)F126

(E)F223

(E)F311

(E)F43

(E)F51

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	EF5	33.7 mi	1,320 yd	0	25
Apr 27, 2011	EF4	47 mi	1,260 yd	50	14
Apr 24, 2010	EF4	16.6 mi	880 yd	5	0
May 19, 1973	F4	5.4 mi	400 yd	19	0
Nov 30, 2016	EF3	13.5 mi	206 yd	9	4
Apr 10, 2009	EF3	32.5 mi	440 yd	5	0
Mar 27, 1994	F3	23 mi	700 yd	20	0
Apr 24, 2010	EF3	21.3 mi	1,320 yd	10	0
Apr 24, 2010	EF3	14.3 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 8, 2024	EF3	12.3 mi	880 yd	7	0
Apr 28, 2014	EF3	11.7 mi	600 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 1965	F3	9.6 mi	50 yd	2	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 20, 2025	EF1	6 mi	700 yd	0
May 20, 2025	EF1	0.4 mi	250 yd	0
May 3, 2025	EF1	13.3 mi	80 yd	0
May 8, 2024	EF3	12.3 mi	880 yd	7
May 8, 2024	EF1	2 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 15, 2024	EF0	0.2 mi	77 yd	0
Mar 25, 2023	EF1	8.5 mi	250 yd	0
May 25, 2022	EF0	0.3 mi	65 yd	0
Dec 31, 2021	EF1	0.9 mi	50 yd	0
Dec 29, 2021	EF1	6 mi	285 yd	0
Mar 31, 2021	EF1	3.2 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF2	21.7 mi	440 yd	3

Deadliest: Apr 27, 2011, EF5, 25 killed.

Nearby counties

Jackson County, AL63 Chattooga County, GA7 Cherokee County, AL19 Marshall County, AL74 Etowah County, AL35 Dade County, GA9 Walker County, GA14 Floyd County, GA23

Questions

How many tornadoes has DeKalb County, Alabama had?

76 tornadoes touched DeKalb County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.0 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in DeKalb County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF5 on Apr 27, 2011, with a 33.7-mile path and 25 deaths.

When is tornado season in DeKalb County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (34 of 76). 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).