Geneva County tornado history

31 tornadoes touched Geneva County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Dec 16, 2000). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 15 people.

31tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

1killed · 15 injured

31.1 milongest path · 1980

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

By rating

(E)F011

(E)F116

(E)F24

(E)F30

(E)F40

(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
Dec 16, 2000	F2	4.5 mi	100 yd	9	1
Apr 12, 1980	F2	31.1 mi	150 yd	1	0
May 10, 2025	EF2	15.5 mi	600 yd	1	0
Jan 2, 2017	EF2	7.8 mi	500 yd	0	0
Mar 16, 1956	F1	11.9 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jun 10, 2012	EF1	9.9 mi	440 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 2012	EF1	6.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 21, 2023	EF1	6.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 3, 2019	EF1	5.1 mi	300 yd	0	0
Oct 1, 1989	F1	3 mi	33 yd	0	0
Sep 29, 1998	F1	3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 30, 2012	EF1	3 mi	35 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 10, 2025	EF2	15.5 mi	600 yd	1
Nov 21, 2023	EF1	6.1 mi	50 yd	0
Nov 30, 2022	EF1	1.8 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 5, 2022	EF0	6.8 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 5, 2022	EF1	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 31, 2021	EF0	2.3 mi	25 yd	0
Apr 19, 2020	EF0	1.8 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 3, 2019	EF1	5.1 mi	300 yd	0
Jan 2, 2017	EF2	7.8 mi	500 yd	0
May 10, 2014	EF1	2.1 mi	100 yd	0
Sep 17, 2012	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
Aug 30, 2012	EF1	3 mi	35 yd	0

Deadliest: Dec 16, 2000, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Holmes County, FL21 Coffee County, AL41 Dale County, AL43 Houston County, AL60 Washington County, FL33 Covington County, AL51 Walton County, FL70 Jackson County, FL52

Questions

How many tornadoes has Geneva County, Alabama had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Geneva County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Dec 16, 2000, with a 4.5-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Geneva County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (6 of 31). 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).