Perry County tornado history

40 tornadoes touched Perry County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 27, 1973). Tornadoes here killed 14 and injured 238 people.

40tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

14killed · 238 injured

139.1 milongest path · 1973

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

By rating

(E)F013

(E)F114

(E)F28

(E)F33

(E)F42

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 27, 1973	F4	139.1 mi	800 yd	199	7
Apr 27, 2011	EF4	122 mi	1,050 yd	17	7
Mar 25, 2021	EF3	79.7 mi	2,300 yd	13	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF3	29.2 mi	1,200 yd	2	0
Dec 11, 1961	F3	9.4 mi	100 yd	2	0
Jan 23, 2012	EF2	39.8 mi	880 yd	0	0
Jan 12, 2023	EF2	21.9 mi	500 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF2	6 mi	620 yd	0	0
Dec 17, 1961	F2	5.4 mi	100 yd	1	0
Sep 20, 1979	F2	3 mi	27 yd	2	0
Mar 6, 1967	F2	2.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 1974	F2	2 mi	800 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 15, 2025	EF0	21.6 mi	700 yd	0
Feb 16, 2025	EF1	18.4 mi	200 yd	2
Jan 12, 2023	EF2	21.9 mi	500 yd	0
Jan 12, 2023	EF1	17.3 mi	500 yd	0
Jan 3, 2023	EF1	0.1 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF2	6 mi	620 yd	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF3	29.2 mi	1,200 yd	2
May 4, 2021	EF0	24.8 mi	620 yd	0
Mar 25, 2021	EF3	79.7 mi	2,300 yd	13
Apr 12, 2020	EF1	2.4 mi	350 yd	0
Dec 16, 2019	EF0	5.3 mi	300 yd	0
Apr 14, 2019	EF0	6.7 mi	400 yd	0

Deadliest: May 27, 1973, F4, 7 killed.

Nearby counties

Hale County, AL54 Dallas County, AL46 Bibb County, AL38 Chilton County, AL44 Autauga County, AL44 Marengo County, AL47 Greene County, AL29 Wilcox County, AL15

Questions

How many tornadoes has Perry County, Alabama had?

40 tornadoes touched Perry County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Perry County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 27, 1973, with a 139.1-mile path and 7 deaths.

When is tornado season in Perry County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (12 of 40). 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).