Elmore County tornado history

53 tornadoes touched Elmore County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Apr 27, 2011). Tornadoes here killed 21 and injured 181 people.

53tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

21killed · 181 injured

82.3 milongest path · 2023

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

By rating

(E)F022

(E)F115

(E)F29

(E)F36

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: November.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 27, 2011	EF4	44.2 mi	880 yd	30	7
Jan 12, 2023	EF3	82.3 mi	1,500 yd	16	7
May 3, 1984	F3	7 mi	800 yd	37	5
Mar 18, 1996	F3	24 mi	440 yd	0	0
Feb 17, 2008	EF3	14.7 mi	440 yd	50	0
Nov 25, 1979	F3	10.2 mi	150 yd	20	0
Mar 12, 1976	F3	4.9 mi	400 yd	15	0
Nov 30, 2022	EF2	9.8 mi	700 yd	2	2
Nov 25, 1979	F2	26.9 mi	60 yd	2	0
Apr 15, 2011	EF2	20.8 mi	1,320 yd	2	0
Mar 29, 1977	F2	20.5 mi	50 yd	2	0
Jan 19, 2019	EF2	18.1 mi	700 yd	4	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 26, 2023	EF1	7.5 mi	1,200 yd	0	0
Jan 12, 2023	EF3	82.3 mi	1,500 yd	16	7
Jan 3, 2023	EF2	9.1 mi	800 yd	0	0
Nov 30, 2022	EF2	9.8 mi	700 yd	2	2
Nov 30, 2022	EF2	6.3 mi	400 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 2022	EF2	4.4 mi	900 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 2022	EF0	5.3 mi	300 yd	0	0
Feb 3, 2022	EF0	2.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Feb 3, 2022	EF0	0.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Dec 10, 2021	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 11, 2021	EF0	0.4 mi	270 yd	0	0
May 4, 2021	EF1	10.6 mi	330 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Apr 27, 2011, EF4, 7 killed.

Nearby counties

Coosa County, AL29 Tallapoosa County, AL43 Montgomery County, AL59 Autauga County, AL44 Macon County, AL31 Chilton County, AL44 Bullock County, AL27 Lowndes County, AL26

Questions

How many tornadoes has Elmore County, Alabama had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Elmore County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Apr 27, 2011, with a 44.2-mile path and 7 deaths.

When is tornado season in Elmore County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in November (11 of 53). 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).