TORNADOES MAP · HISTORICAL ARCHIVE
Alabama Tornado History & Map: Last Recorded & Total Count
The most recent Alabama tornado in NOAA's archive is dated Nov 25, 2025 (EF0, Jefferson County, Alabama). 2,681 tornadoes touched down in Alabama from 1950–2025.
When was the last tornado in Alabama?
The most recent tornado on record in Alabama is dated Nov 25, 2025: an EF0 tornado that touched down in Jefferson County, Alabama. This archive ends on Dec 28, 2025 and is not a live feed.
How many tornadoes has Alabama had?
NOAA's SPC archive lists 2,681 tornadoes that touched down in Alabama during 1950–2025, the earliest dated Apr 18, 1950. The archive has entries in 76 of 76 covered calendar years. 2011 has the largest annual count, with 140 records.
Alabama offers a Southeast comparison to the Plains states. Inspect the autumn and winter months as well as spring. A single large outbreak can strongly influence the monthly totals; the chart pools records across the full archive rather than predicting a typical year.
Open this selection on the map ↗- Single-track records
- 2,681
- Tracks affecting more than one state
- 44
- Unrated records
- 11
- Records without a start position
- 0
When were Alabama tornadoes recorded?
April has the largest pooled count, with 587 records across the archive. This pools all covered years; individual dates can strongly influence the total. It is not a forecast or an adjusted monthly average.
- January194
- February193
- March442
- April587
- May288
- June93
- July76
- August86
- September107
- October125
- November291
- December199
Recorded tornadoes by archive month. Counts include records with missing coordinates or ratings. Source: NOAA SPC single-track archive.
Recorded damage ratings
F labels remain on earlier records and EF labels on records from February 1, 2007 onward. Unrated means unavailable, not EF0. Read the rating definitions.
| Rating number | F records | EF records |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 445 | 460 |
| 1 | 517 | 564 |
| 2 | 339 | 159 |
| 3 | 107 | 37 |
| 4 | 22 | 13 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Unrated | 11 | |
Recent years in Alabama
| Year | Records | Explore |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70 | Map for 2025 |
| 2024 | 69 | Map for 2024 |
| 2023 | 73 | Map for 2023 |
| 2022 | 98 | Map for 2022 |
| 2021 | 65 | Map for 2021 |
Selected records to explore
5 rated records, ordered by rating number, then most recent date and archive ID. These are examples to inspect, not a ranking of financial loss, measured winds, or casualties.
| Date | Touchdown | Rating | Length (mi) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2011 | Marion County, Alabama | EF5 | 132 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | DeKalb County, Alabama | EF5 | 33.66 |
| Apr 8, 1998 | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | F5 | 30.3 |
| Apr 4, 1977 | Jefferson County, Alabama | F5 | 14.7 |
| Apr 3, 1974 | Lawrence County, Alabama | F5 | 52 |
How to interpret this page
These are whole tracks selected by their recorded touchdown area, not all tornadoes that affected that area. The linked map also includes tracks recorded as ending in or crossing the selected state, so its count may be higher. A border-crossing track's rating and dimensions describe the whole event and may reflect conditions beyond that border. Earlier reporting was less complete, especially for weaker tornadoes.
Source: NOAA SPC 1950–2025 single-track CSV. Latest event date: 2025-12-28. Processing and limitations explain missing values, approximate track lines, and why monetary losses are not totaled here.
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