Walker County tornado history

58 tornadoes touched Walker County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Nov 17, 1957). Tornadoes here killed 23 and injured 347 people.

58tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

23killed · 347 injured

110.6 milongest path · 1974

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

By rating

(E)F011

(E)F125

(E)F212

(E)F37

(E)F43

(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
Nov 17, 1957	F4	7.2 mi	200 yd	15	4
Apr 3, 1974	F4	110.6 mi	500 yd	178	3
Mar 6, 1967	F4	20.9 mi	440 yd	25	2
Nov 10, 2002	F3	72.6 mi	1,175 yd	53	7
Nov 10, 2002	F3	44.3 mi	1,175 yd	38	4
Nov 24, 2001	F3	38.9 mi	300 yd	1	2
Apr 24, 2010	EF3	29.6 mi	400 yd	0	0
Mar 7, 1961	F3	25.9 mi	10 yd	1	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF3	18.9 mi	375 yd	20	0
Jan 20, 1953	F3	1.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 16, 1985	F2	1.3 mi	120 yd	1	1
Mar 15, 2025	EF2	39.5 mi	1,000 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 15, 2025	EF2	39.5 mi	1,000 yd	0
Nov 30, 2022	EF0	2 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF1	6.1 mi	600 yd	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF1	9 mi	950 yd	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF2	6.9 mi	940 yd	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF1	2.9 mi	1,000 yd	3
Feb 23, 2019	EF0	5 mi	350 yd	0
Apr 28, 2014	EF1	2.4 mi	150 yd	0
Apr 11, 2013	EF1	5.5 mi	500 yd	0
Jan 30, 2013	EF0	4.9 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 27, 2011	EF3	18.9 mi	375 yd	20
Apr 24, 2010	EF1	4.6 mi	400 yd	0

Deadliest: Nov 10, 2002, F3, 7 killed.

Nearby counties

Winston County, AL43 Fayette County, AL53 Jefferson County, AL110 Cullman County, AL92 Tuscaloosa County, AL93 Marion County, AL48 Blount County, AL56 Lamar County, AL42

Questions

How many tornadoes has Walker County, Alabama had?

58 tornadoes touched Walker County, Alabama between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Walker County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Nov 17, 1957, with a 7.2-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Walker County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (15 of 58). 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).