Lamar County tornado history

42 tornadoes touched Lamar County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Apr 3, 1974). Tornadoes here killed 30 and injured 352 people.

42tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

30killed · 352 injured

79.5 milongest path · 1974

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

By rating

(E)F012

(E)F119

(E)F25

(E)F35

(E)F40

(E)F51

By month

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Peak month: November.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 3, 1974	F5	79.5 mi	500 yd	272	28
Nov 24, 2001	F3	38.9 mi	300 yd	1	2
Nov 10, 2002	F3	29.2 mi	440 yd	55	0
Jan 10, 2008	EF3	13.3 mi	2,500 yd	11	0
Apr 26, 1982	F3	12 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 12, 1986	F3	6 mi	500 yd	0	0
Aug 31, 2017	EF2	31.2 mi	600 yd	6	0
Feb 20, 1989	F2	9 mi	440 yd	0	0
Dec 7, 2004	F2	8 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 1, 1985	F2	3.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jan 28, 1974	F2	0.3 mi	30 yd	0	0
Dec 29, 2021	EF1	17.5 mi	300 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	5.1 mi	300 yd	0
Dec 28, 2024	EF0	1.4 mi	100 yd	0
Dec 28, 2024	EF0	1.6 mi	150 yd	0
Dec 29, 2021	EF1	17.5 mi	300 yd	0
Feb 23, 2019	EF1	9.2 mi	700 yd	0
Nov 6, 2018	EF1	1 mi	115 yd	0
Aug 31, 2017	EF2	31.2 mi	600 yd	6
Nov 29, 2016	EF1	9.7 mi	600 yd	0
Feb 2, 2016	EF1	4.1 mi	400 yd	0
Oct 13, 2014	EF0	1.1 mi	150 yd	0
Apr 28, 2014	EF1	10 mi	500 yd	0
Jan 30, 2013	EF1	10.8 mi	300 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 3, 1974, F5, 28 killed.

Nearby counties

Fayette County, AL53 Monroe County, MS48 Marion County, AL48 Lowndes County, MS51 Pickens County, AL56 Itawamba County, MS21 Clay County, MS19 Walker County, AL58

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lamar County, Alabama had?

42 tornadoes touched Lamar County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Lamar County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on Apr 3, 1974, with a 79.5-mile path and 28 deaths.

When is tornado season in Lamar County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in November (10 of 42). 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).