Tuscaloosa County tornado history

93 tornadoes touched Tuscaloosa County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.2 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Mar 3, 1966). Tornadoes here killed 185 and injured 2,774 people.

93tornadoes since 1950
F5strongest rating
185killed · 2,774 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)F027
(E)F134
(E)F216
(E)F38
(E)F45
(E)F52
unrated1

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Mar 3, 1966F5202.5 mi900 yd51858
Apr 8, 1998F530.3 mi1,320 yd25932
Apr 27, 2011EF480.7 mi2,600 yd1,50064
Apr 27, 2011EF4127.8 mi1,408 yd5413
Dec 16, 2000F418 mi750 yd14411
Apr 3, 1974F4110.6 mi500 yd1783
Feb 23, 1975F414.4 mi500 yd491
Feb 13, 1952F35.6 mi100 yd141
Apr 27, 2011EF322.5 mi704 yd00
Apr 27, 2011EF320.3 mi200 yd00
Apr 8, 1998F319.5 mi300 yd10
Apr 15, 2011EF318.4 mi500 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Mar 15, 2025EF126.5 mi1,200 yd00
Mar 15, 2025EF111.5 mi600 yd00
Mar 15, 2025EF239.5 mi1,000 yd00
Apr 13, 2022EF05.2 mi300 yd00
Mar 30, 2022EF116.6 mi450 yd00
Mar 30, 2022EF13.9 mi400 yd00
Mar 22, 2022EF01 mi175 yd00
Mar 22, 2022EF03.1 mi430 yd00
Feb 17, 2022EF13.4 mi475 yd00
Feb 3, 2022EF27.6 mi725 yd00
May 2, 2021unrated0.3 mi25 yd00
Mar 25, 2021EF311.1 mi1,400 yd00

Deadliest: Apr 27, 2011, EF4, 64 killed.

Nearby counties

Bibb County, AL38Fayette County, AL53Pickens County, AL56Walker County, AL58Hale County, AL54Greene County, AL29Jefferson County, AL110Perry County, AL40

Questions

How many tornadoes has Tuscaloosa County, Alabama had?

93 tornadoes touched Tuscaloosa County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (25 of 93). 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).