Pike County tornado history

53 tornadoes touched Pike County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 2, 1971).

53tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 18 injured
54.1 milongest path · 1961
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F017
(E)F122
(E)F210
(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
Mar 2, 1971F323.8 mi10 yd00
Dec 19, 1974F311.3 mi300 yd00
Mar 3, 1971F32 mi10 yd00
Dec 19, 1974F30.5 mi100 yd10
Mar 15, 2025EF221.3 mi1,400 yd30
Nov 15, 2006F219.8 mi650 yd00
Dec 25, 2012EF215.7 mi600 yd20
Apr 5, 2022EF212.7 mi1,100 yd00
Feb 6, 1958F211.3 mi200 yd00
Nov 26, 1986F28 mi150 yd10
Jan 5, 1962F22 mi10 yd00
Jul 3, 1972F20.3 mi200 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Mar 15, 2025EF221.3 mi1,400 yd30
Nov 30, 2022EF01.4 mi150 yd00
Nov 30, 2022EF00.8 mi150 yd00
Apr 5, 2022EF212.7 mi1,100 yd00
Apr 5, 2022EF17.6 mi550 yd00
Jan 9, 2022EF00.4 mi100 yd00
Aug 30, 2021EF03.2 mi75 yd00
Mar 31, 2020EF00.1 mi80 yd00
Mar 31, 2020EF01.6 mi80 yd00
Mar 31, 2020EF00.8 mi180 yd00
Nov 27, 2019EF00.5 mi65 yd00
Apr 14, 2019EF01 mi150 yd00

Nearby counties

Crenshaw County, AL31Bullock County, AL27Coffee County, AL41Barbour County, AL45Montgomery County, AL59Dale County, AL43Macon County, AL31Butler County, AL31

Questions

How many tornadoes has Pike County, Alabama had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Pike County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Mar 2, 1971, with a 23.8-mile path.

When is tornado season in Pike County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (10 of 53). 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).