Greene County tornado history

29 tornadoes touched Greene County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Apr 27, 2011). Tornadoes here killed 74 and injured 1,574 people.

29tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

74killed · 1,574 injured

80.7 milongest path · 2011

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

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F112

(E)F25

(E)F34

(E)F41

(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	80.7 mi	2,600 yd	1,500	64
Apr 27, 2011	EF3	72.1 mi	1,760 yd	50	7
Mar 10, 1992	F3	18 mi	440 yd	7	2
Apr 15, 2011	EF3	18.4 mi	500 yd	0	0
Feb 26, 1971	F3	4.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Feb 3, 2022	EF2	25.9 mi	1,700 yd	8	1
Jan 12, 2023	EF2	39 mi	675 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 2011	EF2	24.1 mi	880 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 2011	EF2	8.7 mi	325 yd	1	0
Feb 23, 1977	F2	0.2 mi	30 yd	1	0
Nov 18, 1957	F1	28 mi	10 yd	5	0
Mar 15, 2025	EF1	26.5 mi	1,200 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 15, 2025	EF1	26.5 mi	1,200 yd	0	0
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	14.8 mi	1,760 yd	0	0
Jan 12, 2023	EF2	39 mi	675 yd	0	0
Nov 29, 2022	EF1	19.3 mi	1,200 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2022	EF1	17.6 mi	400 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	8.8 mi	275 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	1.2 mi	270 yd	0	0
Mar 22, 2022	EF0	0.9 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 22, 2022	EF0	3.3 mi	250 yd	0	0
Feb 3, 2022	EF2	25.9 mi	1,700 yd	8	1
May 2, 2021	EF0	1.4 mi	45 yd	0	0
Mar 25, 2021	EF1	12.1 mi	600 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Apr 27, 2011, EF4, 64 killed.

Nearby counties

Hale County, AL54 Sumter County, AL32 Pickens County, AL56 Kemper County, MS41 Noxubee County, MS53 Tuscaloosa County, AL93 Perry County, AL40 Marengo County, AL47

Questions

How many tornadoes has Greene County, Alabama had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Greene County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Apr 27, 2011, with a 80.7-mile path and 64 deaths.

When is tornado season in Greene County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (8 of 29). 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).