Pickens County tornado history

56 tornadoes touched Pickens County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Mar 3, 1966). Tornadoes here killed 83 and injured 873 people.

56tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

83killed · 873 injured

202.5 milongest path · 1966

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

By rating

(E)F015

(E)F118

(E)F211

(E)F39

(E)F42

(E)F51

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, 1966	F5	202.5 mi	900 yd	518	58
Apr 27, 2011	EF4	127.8 mi	1,408 yd	54	13
Apr 3, 1974	F4	110.6 mi	500 yd	178	3
Nov 24, 2001	F3	38.9 mi	300 yd	1	2
Mar 12, 1986	F3	16 mi	700 yd	0	2
Apr 11, 2013	EF3	66.3 mi	1,320 yd	9	1
Nov 10, 2002	F3	29.2 mi	440 yd	55	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF3	23.7 mi	1,056 yd	2	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF3	22.5 mi	704 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 1998	F3	19.5 mi	300 yd	1	0
Mar 3, 1952	F3	3.3 mi	440 yd	6	0
Feb 11, 1965	F3	1.5 mi	100 yd	18	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 15, 2025	EF1	26.5 mi	1,200 yd	0	0
Mar 15, 2025	EF2	21.6 mi	950 yd	0	0
Jan 5, 2025	EF1	6.9 mi	300 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	16.6 mi	450 yd	0	0
Mar 25, 2021	EF1	6.6 mi	515 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF0	1.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF0	5.5 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF2	6.3 mi	1,056 yd	7	3
Feb 23, 2019	EF0	1.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Aug 31, 2017	EF2	31.2 mi	600 yd	6	0
Nov 29, 2016	EF1	5.3 mi	600 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 2016	EF1	7.8 mi	600 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Mar 3, 1966, F5, 58 killed.

Nearby counties

Lowndes County, MS51 Noxubee County, MS53 Greene County, AL29 Tuscaloosa County, AL93 Lamar County, AL42 Fayette County, AL53 Oktibbeha County, MS33 Hale County, AL54

Questions

How many tornadoes has Pickens County, Alabama had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Pickens County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on Mar 3, 1966, with a 202.5-mile path and 58 deaths.

When is tornado season in Pickens County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (15 of 56). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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