Marion County tornado history

48 tornadoes touched Marion County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated EF5 (Apr 27, 2011). Tornadoes here killed 124 and injured 653 people.

48tornadoes since 1950

EF5strongest rating

124killed · 653 injured

132 milongest path · 2011

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

By rating

(E)F011

(E)F122

(E)F27

(E)F35

(E)F40

(E)F53

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
Apr 27, 2011	EF5	132 mi	2,200 yd	145	72
Apr 3, 1974	F5	79.5 mi	500 yd	272	28
Apr 27, 2011	EF5	37.3 mi	1,320 yd	137	23
Feb 4, 1971	F3	34.1 mi	750 yd	13	1
Apr 8, 1957	F3	51.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF3	31.8 mi	1,320 yd	25	0
Apr 26, 1982	F3	12 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 12, 1986	F3	2.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 11, 1963	F2	32.2 mi	333 yd	4	0
Apr 29, 1963	F2	15.5 mi	10 yd	17	0
Feb 20, 1989	F2	10 mi	440 yd	0	0
Mar 12, 1986	F2	7.5 mi	200 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Dec 28, 2024	EF0	2.1 mi	150 yd	0
Jun 5, 2024	EF1	3.4 mi	300 yd	0
Jun 5, 2024	EF1	7.2 mi	325 yd	0
Apr 1, 2023	EF1	17 mi	675 yd	1
Mar 24, 2023	EF1	5.2 mi	275 yd	0
Mar 1, 2023	EF1	10.1 mi	500 yd	0
Dec 29, 2021	EF1	17.5 mi	300 yd	0
Mar 31, 2021	EF0	1.6 mi	90 yd	0
Apr 13, 2019	EF1	1.2 mi	440 yd	0
Nov 30, 2016	EF1	16.9 mi	900 yd	0
Nov 29, 2016	EF0	10.6 mi	150 yd	0
Feb 23, 2016	EF1	2.2 mi	300 yd	0

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

Nearby counties

Franklin County, AL30 Lamar County, AL42 Itawamba County, MS21 Winston County, AL43 Fayette County, AL53 Monroe County, MS48 Colbert County, AL50 Walker County, AL58

Questions

How many tornadoes has Marion County, Alabama had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Marion County?

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

When is tornado season in Marion County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (15 of 48). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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