Lee County tornado history

45 tornadoes touched Lee County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Mar 3, 2019). Tornadoes here killed 31 and injured 629 people.

45tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

31killed · 629 injured

68 milongest path · 2019

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

By rating

(E)F021

(E)F112

(E)F28

(E)F33

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 3, 2019	EF4	68 mi	1,600 yd	90	23
Apr 18, 1953	F3	39.8 mi	400 yd	495	8
Dec 5, 1954	F3	51 mi	200 yd	7	0
Apr 29, 2014	EF3	11.4 mi	1,200 yd	13	0
Nov 16, 2011	EF2	61.5 mi	880 yd	4	0
Mar 3, 2019	EF2	29.1 mi	1,300 yd	1	0
Mar 1, 2007	EF2	11.7 mi	300 yd	1	0
Apr 13, 1980	F2	11.3 mi	440 yd	13	0
Feb 28, 2009	EF2	8.3 mi	500 yd	3	0
Apr 11, 2013	EF2	5.1 mi	200 yd	1	0
May 3, 1984	F2	0.4 mi	100 yd	1	0
Jan 10, 1975	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 3, 2025	EF0	3.8 mi	175 yd	0	0
Dec 10, 2023	EF0	2.4 mi	400 yd	0	0
Mar 3, 2019	EF4	68 mi	1,600 yd	90	23
Mar 3, 2019	EF2	29.1 mi	1,300 yd	1	0
Nov 1, 2018	EF0	2.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 21, 2018	EF0	5.7 mi	500 yd	0	0
Jan 22, 2017	EF0	4.8 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jan 22, 2017	EF1	3.1 mi	540 yd	0	0
Jan 21, 2017	EF1	2.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jan 21, 2017	EF0	2.4 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jan 21, 2017	EF0	1.1 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jan 21, 2017	EF0	0.8 mi	150 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Mar 3, 2019, EF4, 23 killed.

Nearby counties

Chambers County, AL25 Russell County, AL30 Macon County, AL31 Harris County, GA26 Muscogee County, GA18 Tallapoosa County, AL43 Troup County, GA23 Chattahoochee County, GA13

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lee County, Alabama had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Lee County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Mar 3, 2019, with a 68-mile path and 23 deaths.

When is tornado season in Lee County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (10 of 45). 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).