Henry County tornado history

38 tornadoes touched Henry County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jan 13, 1972). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 39 people.

38tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 39 injured

33 milongest path · 2002

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

By rating

(E)F012

(E)F117

(E)F27

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: January.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jan 13, 1972	F3	16.8 mi	200 yd	2	0
Dec 29, 1973	F3	15 mi	70 yd	2	0
Nov 5, 2002	F2	6 mi	200 yd	20	1
Apr 19, 2020	EF2	5.2 mi	300 yd	0	1
Dec 16, 2000	F2	29 mi	170 yd	0	0
Jan 5, 1997	F2	6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 29, 1954	F2	2.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Dec 6, 1953	F2	2 mi	10 yd	1	0
Apr 8, 1974	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Dec 24, 2002	F1	33 mi	150 yd	10	0
Mar 1, 2007	EF1	30.8 mi	150 yd	2	0
Apr 19, 2020	EF1	24.4 mi	150 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Dec 10, 2023	EF0	8 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 14, 2023	EF1	2.1 mi	160 yd	0	0
Jan 12, 2023	EF1	7.1 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 2022	EF0	2.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 24, 2021	EF1	4.1 mi	150 yd	2	0
Mar 18, 2021	EF0	2.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 2020	EF1	24.4 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 2020	EF2	5.2 mi	300 yd	0	1
Apr 19, 2020	EF1	1.5 mi	500 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 2020	EF1	6.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 3, 2019	EF0	10.8 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jan 4, 2019	EF0	0.1 mi	35 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Nov 5, 2002, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Clay County, GA9 Dale County, AL43 Early County, GA38 Houston County, AL60 Barbour County, AL45 Quitman County, GA7 Randolph County, GA16 Calhoun County, GA14

Questions

How many tornadoes has Henry County, Alabama had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Henry County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jan 13, 1972, with a 16.8-mile path.

When is tornado season in Henry County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in January (8 of 38). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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