Macon County tornado history

31 tornadoes touched Macon County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Mar 3, 2019). Tornadoes here killed 23 and injured 108 people.

31tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

23killed · 108 injured

68 milongest path · 2019

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

By rating

(E)F013

(E)F111

(E)F26

(E)F30

(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
Nov 16, 2011	EF2	61.5 mi	880 yd	4	0
Mar 3, 2019	EF2	29.1 mi	1,300 yd	1	0
Mar 27, 2023	EF2	15.4 mi	1,450 yd	0	0
Apr 11, 2013	EF2	5.1 mi	200 yd	1	0
May 3, 1984	F2	3.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jan 10, 1975	F2	1 mi	100 yd	9	0
Apr 10, 2009	EF1	26.1 mi	440 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 2009	EF1	25.5 mi	440 yd	0	0
Feb 27, 1958	F1	12.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 11, 2007	EF1	11.5 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 3, 1984	F1	7.5 mi	80 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Feb 16, 2025	EF1	7.5 mi	450 yd	0	0
Dec 29, 2024	EF0	2.6 mi	175 yd	0	0
Dec 29, 2024	EF0	5.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Dec 29, 2024	EF0	2.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Dec 29, 2024	EF0	0.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 2023	EF2	15.4 mi	1,450 yd	0	0
Jan 4, 2023	EF0	0.7 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jan 4, 2023	EF0	1.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 2022	EF1	4.3 mi	250 yd	0	0
Aug 30, 2021	EF0	0.5 mi	75 yd	0	0
May 4, 2021	EF0	2.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 3, 2019	EF4	68 mi	1,600 yd	90	23

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

Nearby counties

Bullock County, AL27 Lee County, AL45 Elmore County, AL53 Russell County, AL30 Montgomery County, AL59 Tallapoosa County, AL43 Barbour County, AL45 Chambers County, AL25

Questions

How many tornadoes has Macon County, Alabama had?

31 tornadoes touched Macon County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Macon County?

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

When is tornado season in Macon County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (6 of 31). 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).