Talladega County tornado history

34 tornadoes touched Talladega County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 28, 1964). Tornadoes here killed 7 and injured 51 people.

34tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

7killed · 51 injured

20 milongest path · 1989

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

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F110

(E)F216

(E)F31

(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

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 28, 1964	F3	0.1 mi	10 yd	1	0
Nov 24, 2004	F2	15.2 mi	500 yd	0	1
Mar 15, 2025	EF2	3.6 mi	500 yd	1	1
Mar 5, 1989	F2	20 mi	100 yd	2	0
Feb 6, 2008	EF2	15.9 mi	2,000 yd	0	0
May 3, 1984	F2	12 mi	200 yd	0	0
Nov 24, 2001	F2	9.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 7, 1967	F2	5.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 20, 1980	F2	3.8 mi	50 yd	6	0
Nov 24, 2001	F2	3.1 mi	400 yd	15	0
Jan 8, 1953	F2	3 mi	867 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1985	F2	3 mi	200 yd	5	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 15, 2025	EF2	3.6 mi	500 yd	1	1
Mar 1, 2016	EF0	3 mi	80 yd	0	0
Jan 23, 2012	EF0	5.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF1	8.6 mi	200 yd	0	0
Feb 28, 2011	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Feb 6, 2008	EF2	15.9 mi	2,000 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 2006	F0	0.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 24, 2004	F1	0.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 24, 2004	F0	5.7 mi	250 yd	0	0
Nov 24, 2004	F0	3.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 24, 2004	F2	15.2 mi	500 yd	0	1
May 7, 2003	F1	4.6 mi	50 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Mar 29, 1991, F1, 5 killed.

Nearby counties

Clay County, AL24 St. Clair County, AL44 Shelby County, AL51 Coosa County, AL29 Calhoun County, AL32 Tallapoosa County, AL43 Randolph County, AL22 Cleburne County, AL20

Questions

How many tornadoes has Talladega County, Alabama had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Talladega County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 28, 1964, with a 0.1-mile path.

When is tornado season in Talladega County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (8 of 34). 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).