Mobile County tornado history

123 tornadoes touched Mobile County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Nov 3, 1968). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 64 people.

123tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
1killed · 64 injured
70.4 milongest path · 1968
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F057
(E)F150
(E)F212
(E)F34
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Nov 3, 1968F370.4 mi400 yd180
Apr 18, 1950F314 mi100 yd150
Apr 25, 1982F31.5 mi100 yd00
Nov 21, 1997F31 mi300 yd00
Jan 12, 2023EF211.7 mi200 yd00
Dec 25, 2012EF25.2 mi200 yd00
Dec 26, 1973F23.8 mi50 yd10
Nov 6, 2000F21.5 mi300 yd20
Jul 2, 1989F21 mi73 yd00
Mar 9, 2011EF20.9 mi100 yd40
May 7, 1960F20.2 mi100 yd00
Mar 18, 1953F20.1 mi10 yd20

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 29, 2025EF02.5 mi100 yd00
Mar 15, 2025EF16.3 mi200 yd00
Dec 28, 2024EF00.2 mi30 yd00
Dec 27, 2024EF15.3 mi100 yd00
Dec 27, 2024EF01.6 mi80 yd00
Dec 27, 2024EF00.2 mi30 yd00
Apr 10, 2024EF10.2 mi25 yd00
Jan 9, 2024EF03 mi20 yd00
Jan 9, 2024EF01.5 mi20 yd00
Jan 9, 2024EF00.7 mi30 yd00
Jun 16, 2023EF17 mi30 yd00
Jun 16, 2023EF03.9 mi80 yd00

Deadliest: Jan 26, 1996, F1, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Baldwin County, AL115George County, MS24Jackson County, MS87Greene County, MS27Washington County, AL33Escambia County, FL103Stone County, MS22Harrison County, MS90

Questions

How many tornadoes has Mobile County, Alabama had?

123 tornadoes touched Mobile County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Mobile County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Nov 3, 1968, with a 70.4-mile path.

When is tornado season in Mobile County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (17 of 123). 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).