Houston County tornado history

60 tornadoes touched Houston County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated EF2 (Jan 9, 2024). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 39 people.

60tornadoes since 1950

EF2strongest rating

1killed · 39 injured

38.7 milongest path · 2015

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

By rating

(E)F021

(E)F130

(E)F29

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: February.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jan 9, 2024	EF2	34.8 mi	1,000 yd	10	1
Dec 16, 2000	F2	29 mi	170 yd	0	0
Mar 8, 1980	F2	16 mi	40 yd	5	0
Jan 2, 2017	EF2	7.8 mi	500 yd	0	0
Dec 24, 1997	F2	3 mi	300 yd	5	0
Mar 22, 2005	F2	3 mi	200 yd	4	0
Jan 28, 1974	F2	0.3 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1961	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 1, 1971	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 2015	EF1	38.7 mi	500 yd	0	0
Mar 16, 1956	F1	11.9 mi	20 yd	0	0
Feb 10, 1981	F1	7.4 mi	77 yd	5	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 31, 2025	EF1	3.1 mi	200 yd	5	0
May 10, 2024	EF0	4.4 mi	125 yd	0	0
Jan 9, 2024	EF1	1.2 mi	225 yd	0	0
Jan 9, 2024	EF2	34.8 mi	1,000 yd	10	1
Apr 3, 2023	EF1	1.6 mi	105 yd	0	0
Mar 25, 2023	EF0	4.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 2022	EF0	6.8 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 2022	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
Aug 31, 2021	EF0	0.9 mi	20 yd	0	0
Aug 31, 2021	EF0	2.3 mi	25 yd	0	0
Apr 24, 2021	EF0	0.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 18, 2021	EF1	5.2 mi	150 yd	1	0

Deadliest: Jan 9, 2024, EF2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Henry County, AL38 Early County, GA38 Jackson County, FL52 Dale County, AL43 Seminole County, GA8 Geneva County, AL31 Miller County, GA14 Clay County, GA9

Questions

How many tornadoes has Houston County, Alabama had?

60 tornadoes touched Houston County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Houston County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF2 on Jan 9, 2024, with a 34.8-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Houston County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in February (9 of 60). 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).