Sumter County tornado history

32 tornadoes touched Sumter County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Apr 27, 2011). Tornadoes here killed 7 and injured 29 people.

32tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

7killed · 29 injured

122 milongest path · 2011

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

By rating

(E)F09

(E)F19

(E)F210

(E)F33

(E)F41

(E)F50

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	EF4	122 mi	1,050 yd	17	7
Apr 15, 2011	EF3	48.5 mi	1,760 yd	5	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF3	23.7 mi	1,056 yd	2	0
Dec 18, 1967	F3	7.6 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF2	35.2 mi	1,410 yd	0	0
Dec 12, 1961	F2	24.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Feb 3, 2022	EF2	15.5 mi	900 yd	0	0
Jan 12, 2023	EF2	12.9 mi	440 yd	1	0
Apr 15, 2011	EF2	8.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 2011	EF2	8.7 mi	325 yd	1	0
Nov 22, 1992	F2	6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 2011	EF2	4.5 mi	200 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 15, 2025	EF2	3.3 mi	650 yd	0
Jan 12, 2023	EF2	12.9 mi	440 yd	1
Dec 14, 2022	EF1	4.4 mi	225 yd	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	5.6 mi	600 yd	0
Feb 3, 2022	EF2	15.5 mi	900 yd	0
Mar 17, 2021	EF0	0.3 mi	70 yd	0
Mar 17, 2021	EF1	9.8 mi	475 yd	0
Feb 7, 2018	EF0	2 mi	150 yd	0
Jan 3, 2015	EF0	0.7 mi	100 yd	0
Jan 3, 2015	EF1	1.2 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 28, 2014	EF1	1 mi	150 yd	0
Jan 23, 2012	EF0	0.4 mi	100 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 27, 2011, EF4, 7 killed.

Nearby counties

Greene County, AL29 Kemper County, MS41 Lauderdale County, MS67 Marengo County, AL47 Hale County, AL54 Noxubee County, MS53 Choctaw County, AL30 Clarke County, MS55

Questions

How many tornadoes has Sumter County, Alabama had?

32 tornadoes touched Sumter County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Sumter County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Apr 27, 2011, with a 122-mile path and 7 deaths.

When is tornado season in Sumter County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (10 of 32). 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).