Franklin County tornado history

30 tornadoes touched Franklin County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF5 (Apr 27, 2011). Tornadoes here killed 96 and injured 326 people.

30tornadoes since 1950

EF5strongest rating

96killed · 326 injured

132 milongest path · 2011

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

By rating

(E)F08

(E)F18

(E)F29

(E)F33

(E)F40

(E)F52

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	132 mi	2,200 yd	145	72
Apr 27, 2011	EF5	37.3 mi	1,320 yd	137	23
Feb 4, 1971	F3	34.1 mi	750 yd	13	1
Nov 4, 1988	F3	60 mi	200 yd	16	0
Mar 9, 1964	F3	10.4 mi	10 yd	1	0
Apr 3, 1974	F2	12.8 mi	350 yd	4	0
Nov 29, 2016	EF2	10.9 mi	100 yd	3	0
Nov 18, 1957	F2	7.4 mi	10 yd	0	0
Feb 20, 1953	F2	7.1 mi	220 yd	6	0
Feb 15, 2025	EF2	3.9 mi	170 yd	1	0
Jan 31, 1958	F2	3 mi	440 yd	0	0
Jun 29, 1967	F2	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Feb 15, 2025	EF1	6 mi	75 yd	0
Feb 15, 2025	EF0	2.9 mi	75 yd	0
Feb 15, 2025	EF2	3.9 mi	170 yd	1
Jan 5, 2025	EF0	2.4 mi	158 yd	0
Jun 5, 2024	EF1	12.9 mi	225 yd	0
Jan 3, 2023	EF1	0.6 mi	70 yd	0
Apr 13, 2019	EF1	6.3 mi	80 yd	0
Nov 1, 2018	EF0	1.9 mi	90 yd	0
Mar 19, 2018	EF1	1.2 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 19, 2018	EF1	2 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 22, 2017	EF0	9 mi	200 yd	0
Dec 18, 2016	EF0	1 mi	75 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 27, 2011, EF5, 72 killed.

Nearby counties

Colbert County, AL50 Marion County, AL48 Lawrence County, AL47 Tishomingo County, MS28 Itawamba County, MS21 Winston County, AL43 Lauderdale County, AL50 Prentiss County, MS29

Questions

How many tornadoes has Franklin County, Alabama had?

30 tornadoes touched Franklin County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Franklin County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF5 on Apr 27, 2011, with a 132-mile path and 72 deaths.

When is tornado season in Franklin County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (8 of 30). 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).