Alabama Tornado Occurrences
February 1794 through Preliminary April 15, 2025
The Enhanced Fujita Scale went into effect in February 2007. For simplicity, the F-Scale will remain the main intensity descriptor for this database, and it will be implied that the ratings are based on the EF-Scale starting in February 2007.
This database continues to be maintained and updated. Our goal is to provide the most comprehensive historical tornado information for the State of Alabama. If you have any information that can help us correct or expand our tornado event listings, please contact Jason Holmes. This dataset is a compilation utilizing various sources, some of which required correction or adjustment based upon our local knowledge and historical research.
Alabama Statewide Tornado Occurrences
( 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 )
Alabama Tornado Statistics
Additional Alabama Tornado Statistics as of 2023
United States Tornado Occurrences ( )
Tornado information provided by all four 博体育 Weather Forecast Offices that cover Alabama
博体育 County Warning Area Map
State of Alabama Tornado Reports by Year 1794 1819 1822 1823 1824 1826 1829 1830 1831 1834 1840 1842 1843 1854 1855 1857 1858 1860 1861 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1873 1874 1875 1876 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
| Tornado Database Sources (Additional sources are cited with that specific event) |
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| Tornado Research Papers |
 Walker S. Ashley, Andrew J. Krmenec, and Rick Schwantes (2008) |
| Jim Stefkovich, Timothy P. Marshall, John DeBlock, James G. LaDue, and Christopher D. Karstens (2011) |
| Eugene W. McCaul Jr et al (2011) |
| Priscilla V. Bridenstine et al (2011) |
| Timothy A. Coleman and Kevin J. Pence (2009) |
| Stephen Latimer and Andy Kula (2009) |
| Addison Alford (2014) |
| Lori A Schultz and Daniel J. Cecil (2009) |
| Christina R. Holt and S.K. Kimball (2009) |
| Christopher B. Darden et al (2014) |
| Bill Murray (2015) |
| Andrew I. Watson et al (2008) |
| Shadya J. Sanders (2013) |
| Timothy A. Coleman and P. Grady Dixon (2013) |
| A. H. Stakely (1957) |
| Kevin R. Knupp et al (2013) |
| Andrew Wade and A. Alford (2014) |
| Christopher J. Schultz et al (2011) |
| Timothy A. Coleman et al (2008) |
| Philip L. Chaney et al (2012) |
| John P. Gagan et al (2011) |
| Environmental Characteristics Associated with Nighttime Tornadoes Jonathan M. Davies et al (2009) |
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