Etowah County tornado history

35 tornadoes touched Etowah County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Apr 27, 2011). Tornadoes here killed 23 and injured 204 people.

35tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

23killed · 204 injured

97.3 milongest path · 2011

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

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F111

(E)F210

(E)F35

(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	97.3 mi	1,760 yd	85	22
Nov 24, 2001	F4	10.1 mi	500 yd	22	0
May 27, 1973	F3	41.6 mi	800 yd	44	1
Dec 16, 2000	F3	12.8 mi	500 yd	14	0
Apr 28, 2014	EF3	11.7 mi	600 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F3	8 mi	500 yd	1	0
Mar 21, 1962	F3	2.3 mi	250 yd	10	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF2	21.7 mi	440 yd	3	0
Dec 30, 1969	F2	15.7 mi	100 yd	2	0
Mar 19, 2018	EF2	15.7 mi	2,000 yd	1	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF2	12.2 mi	875 yd	0	0
Nov 22, 1992	F2	12 mi	73 yd	12	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 1, 2023	EF0	3.1 mi	250 yd	2
Dec 29, 2021	EF0	1.2 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF1	5.5 mi	525 yd	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF2	21.7 mi	440 yd	3
Apr 12, 2020	EF2	12.2 mi	875 yd	0
Apr 14, 2019	EF1	3.8 mi	95 yd	0
Mar 14, 2019	EF1	17.2 mi	1,175 yd	0
Mar 19, 2018	EF2	15.7 mi	2,000 yd	1
Apr 29, 2014	EF1	6.3 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 28, 2014	EF3	11.7 mi	600 yd	0
Mar 18, 2013	EF1	8 mi	300 yd	3
Sep 4, 2011	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 27, 2011, EF4, 22 killed.

Nearby counties

Cherokee County, AL19 Calhoun County, AL32 Marshall County, AL74 St. Clair County, AL44 Blount County, AL56 DeKalb County, AL76 Cleburne County, AL20 Talladega County, AL34

Questions

How many tornadoes has Etowah County, Alabama had?

35 tornadoes touched Etowah County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Etowah County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Apr 27, 2011, with a 97.3-mile path and 22 deaths.

When is tornado season in Etowah County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (15 of 35). 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).