Morgan County tornado history

54 tornadoes touched Morgan County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated EF5 (Apr 27, 2011). Tornadoes here killed 126 and injured 710 people.

54tornadoes since 1950

EF5strongest rating

126killed · 710 injured

132 milongest path · 2011

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

By rating

(E)F012

(E)F119

(E)F29

(E)F37

(E)F44

(E)F52

unrated1

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	52 mi	500 yd	267	28
Apr 27, 2011	EF4	46.9 mi	880 yd	48	6
Apr 24, 1955	F4	8.6 mi	200 yd	20	5
Mar 22, 1952	F4	21.6 mi	100 yd	50	4
Feb 6, 2008	EF4	16.7 mi	880 yd	23	4
Apr 3, 1974	F3	46.5 mi	700 yd	7	2
Apr 8, 1957	F3	38.8 mi	200 yd	90	2
Aug 16, 1985	F3	45 mi	100 yd	2	0
Aug 16, 1985	F3	32 mi	100 yd	6	0
Mar 7, 1961	F3	19.3 mi	200 yd	8	0
Apr 8, 1957	F3	16.3 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Killed
May 20, 2025	EF1	11 mi	540 yd	0
Mar 24, 2023	EF2	13.5 mi	175 yd	1
Mar 24, 2023	EF2	4.9 mi	125 yd	0
Mar 24, 2023	EF1	2.1 mi	325 yd	0
Jan 12, 2023	EF1	30.3 mi	325 yd	0
May 26, 2022	EF1	0.7 mi	65 yd	0
Dec 6, 2021	unrated	1.3 mi	100 yd	0
Aug 28, 2020	EF0	0.2 mi	40 yd	0
Mar 19, 2018	EF1	14 mi	550 yd	0
Oct 23, 2017	EF1	2.4 mi	75 yd	0
Nov 29, 2016	EF3	6.2 mi	175 yd	0
Mar 31, 2016	EF2	9.6 mi	200 yd	0

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

Nearby counties

Cullman County, AL92 Limestone County, AL80 Madison County, AL95 Lawrence County, AL47 Marshall County, AL74 Winston County, AL43 Blount County, AL56 Lincoln County, TN44

Questions

How many tornadoes has Morgan County, Alabama had?

54 tornadoes touched Morgan County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Morgan County?

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

When is tornado season in Morgan County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (17 of 54). 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).