Limestone County tornado history

80 tornadoes touched Limestone County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.1 a year. The strongest was rated EF5 (Apr 27, 2011). Tornadoes here killed 124 and injured 738 people.

80tornadoes since 1950

EF5strongest rating

124killed · 738 injured

132 milongest path · 2011

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

By rating

(E)F028

(E)F127

(E)F211

(E)F37

(E)F41

(E)F53

unrated3

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 27, 2011	EF5	132 mi	2,200 yd	145	72
Apr 3, 1974	F5	52 mi	500 yd	267	28
Apr 3, 1974	F5	83.3 mi	500 yd	190	16
May 18, 1995	F4	39 mi	1,300 yd	55	1
Apr 3, 1974	F3	46.5 mi	700 yd	7	2
Apr 28, 2014	EF3	15.6 mi	600 yd	30	2
Aug 16, 1985	F3	45 mi	100 yd	2	0
Mar 2, 2012	EF3	34 mi	250 yd	0	0
Mar 17, 1965	F3	29.8 mi	10 yd	22	0
May 8, 2024	EF3	3.8 mi	228 yd	0	0
Jun 26, 1994	F3	3 mi	300 yd	0	0
Dec 16, 2019	EF2	18.5 mi	370 yd	0	2

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 20, 2025	EF1	17.1 mi	575 yd
May 20, 2025	unrated	2.2 mi	25 yd
May 20, 2025	EF2	13.2 mi	125 yd
May 20, 2025	EF1	0.9 mi	65 yd
May 20, 2025	EF1	2.8 mi	160 yd
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	3.9 mi	160 yd
May 8, 2024	EF1	4.8 mi	90 yd
May 8, 2024	EF3	3.8 mi	228 yd
May 8, 2024	EF1	3.5 mi	225 yd
Apr 2, 2024	EF0	1.1 mi	123 yd
Aug 10, 2023	EF0	7.7 mi	225 yd
Jan 12, 2023	EF1	30.3 mi	325 yd

Deadliest: Apr 27, 2011, EF5, 72 killed.

Nearby counties

Madison County, AL95 Morgan County, AL54 Giles County, TN22 Lawrence County, AL47 Lincoln County, TN44 Lawrence County, TN44 Lauderdale County, AL50 Marshall County, TN22

Questions

How many tornadoes has Limestone County, Alabama had?

80 tornadoes touched Limestone County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Limestone County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF5 on Apr 27, 2011, with a 132-mile path and 72 deaths.

When is tornado season in Limestone County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (25 of 80). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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