Fayette County tornado history

53 tornadoes touched Fayette County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Apr 27, 2011). Tornadoes here killed 30 and injured 356 people.

53tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

30killed · 356 injured

127.8 milongest path · 2011

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

By rating

(E)F015

(E)F124

(E)F25

(E)F37

(E)F42

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 27, 2011	EF4	127.8 mi	1,408 yd	54	13
Apr 3, 1974	F4	110.6 mi	500 yd	178	3
Nov 10, 2002	F3	72.6 mi	1,175 yd	53	7
Nov 10, 2002	F3	44.3 mi	1,175 yd	38	4
Nov 24, 2001	F3	38.9 mi	300 yd	1	2
Feb 13, 1952	F3	5.6 mi	100 yd	14	1
Mar 7, 1961	F3	25.9 mi	10 yd	1	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF3	8 mi	880 yd	0	0
Jan 28, 1974	F3	0.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 31, 2017	EF2	31.2 mi	600 yd	6	0
Feb 6, 2008	EF2	26.2 mi	2,000 yd	4	0
Feb 20, 1951	F2	0.1 mi	123 yd	2	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 5, 2024	EF1	7.2 mi	325 yd	0
Apr 21, 2023	EF0	2.3 mi	125 yd	0
Feb 17, 2022	EF1	3.4 mi	475 yd	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF0	5.5 mi	300 yd	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF0	1.8 mi	350 yd	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF1	6.1 mi	600 yd	0
Feb 23, 2019	EF1	9.2 mi	700 yd	0
Feb 23, 2019	EF0	5 mi	350 yd	0
Aug 31, 2017	EF2	31.2 mi	600 yd	6
Nov 29, 2016	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 31, 2016	EF1	3.7 mi	650 yd	0
Mar 31, 2016	EF1	3.7 mi	500 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 27, 2011, EF4, 13 killed.

Nearby counties

Lamar County, AL42 Walker County, AL58 Marion County, AL48 Tuscaloosa County, AL93 Pickens County, AL56 Winston County, AL43 Lowndes County, MS51 Monroe County, MS48

Questions

How many tornadoes has Fayette County, Alabama had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Fayette County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Apr 27, 2011, with a 127.8-mile path and 13 deaths.

When is tornado season in Fayette County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (12 of 53). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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