Tornadoes in Alabama
The U.S. state of Alabama has seen numerous destructive and devastating tornadoes since 1819, the year with the first recorded tornado within state boundaries. Alabama, located in the "Dixie Alley" region of the Southern United States, experiences an average of 64 tornadoes annually. 297 tornadoes have been classified as "intense" in Alabama, being rated F3+ on the Fujita scale or EF3+ on the Enhanced Fujita scale. Alabama has seen nine [List of Fujita scale|F5, EF5, and IF5 tornadoes|F5 or EF5 tornadoes] since 1966, the most recent hitting Rainsville in April 2011. The deadliest moved across North Alabama, hitting numerous communities and killing 71 people.
Alabama saw numerous significant tornadoes prior to 1950, including an F4 tornado that killed 30 people in Calhoun and Cherokee counties. 1932 saw a devastating tornado outbreak that killed over 200 people in the state of Alabama; an F4-rated tornado impacted the cities of Tuscaloosa and Northport. 26 people were killed in 1935 when a strong tornado moved through the city of Montgomery. The 1950s were saw several large and destructive tornadoes impact communities. The widest of the decade, rated F3, reached a maximum width of 1480 yd as it moved across Russell County. In 1954, a violent tornado took the lives of 25 people in the northern suburbs of Birmingham; another tornado just eight days earlier killed five people in Falkville.
Tornadoes in the 1960s were equally-as-destructive, with a total of 157 tornadoes touching down within state boundaries, killing 81 people. An extremely long-tracked F5 tornado that originated in Mississippi moved into Alabama on March 3, 1966; Tuscaloosa and other communities were affected. Earlier in the decade an F4 tornado killed 10 people and injured six others southeast of Harpersville.
The 1970s was a highly-deadly decade for tornadoes in Alabama, with the "Super Outbreak" occurring in 1974. Alabama was affected by three F5 tornadoes that day, with at least 78 people dying in the state. The town of Tanner saw two destructive F5 tornadoes that each killed over 15 people. Later in the decade saw an F5 tornado impact the suburbs of Birmingham, Alabama, killing 22. Only 36 people were killed by tornadoes through the 1980s, most of which were from a destructive tornado that moved through areas near Huntsville in November 1989.
The 1990s were a relatively significant decade for tornadoes in Alabama. On March 27, 1994, an F4 tornado killed 22 people in the Piedmont area; an F3 tornado near Fyffe on the same day injured 20 others. Six people were killed when a tornado moved south of Arab on February 15, 1995. The end of the decade saw an F5 tornado devastate portions of northern Birmingham, killing 32 and injuring over 200 others.
The 2000s were quiet in terms of tornado activity in Alabama, with the deadliest tornado killing 11 people on December 16, 2000. Several F4 tornadoes hit the state during this period, including one that moved through the city of Enterprise. The 2010s saw the most destructive tornado outbreak in recorded history on April 27, 2011; Alabama was impacted by 62 tornadoes. Several violent tornadoes affected communities across the state like Cordova, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Hackleburg, Phil Campbell, Oak Grove, Plainview, Cullman, Fackler, Flat Rock, Eoline and other communities in North and Central Alabama. The outbreak killed an estimated 247 persons in Alabama alone, making it the second-deadliest tornado outbreak in the state's history. Both the deadliest and widest tornadoes in Alabama history occurred on this day.
Alabama tornado climatology
Alabama is located in a region known informally as "Dixie Alley", a term used for areas of the southern United States which are particularly vulnerable to strong to violent tornadoes. Dixie Alley is part of a region of enhanced tornadic activity extending between the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains, but tornadoes and outbreaks in the Dixie Alley region exhibit some statistically distinguishable characteristics from the more well known Tornado Alley. Tornadic storms in Dixie Alley are most often high precipitation supercells due to an increase of moisture from proximity to the nearby Gulf of Mexico. The Dixie Alley tornadoes accompanying the HP supercells are often partially or fully wrapped in rain, impairing the visibility of the tornadoes to storm spotters and chasers, law enforcement, and the public. Increases of warmth and instability in conjunction with strong wind shear in the Dixie Alley region impacts the times when tornadoes form. In the traditional Tornado Alley, tornadoes most often form from the mid afternoon to early evening.Dixie Alley's instability can be maintained long after sunset due to being adjacent to the Gulf, increasing the frequency of intense nighttime and early morning tornadoes. There is also a less focused tornado season which tends to be most active in early spring and late autumn but can continue throughout the winter and into late spring, which can lead to complacency among residents of the region. The region often is subject to tornadoes much earlier than the general national peak from May and June, usually from February to Mid-April, and several notorious outbreaks have struck during the late winter and early spring and also in late fall.
Although tornadoes are less frequent in these states than they are in the southern Plains, the southeastern states have had more tornado-related deaths than any of the Plains states. This is partly due to the fact that there are relatively high numbers of strong/violent long tracked tornadoes and higher population density of this region, as well as the Southern United States having the highest percentage of manufactured homes in the US, where 63% of the overall tornado-related fatalities occur. According to the National Climatic Data Center, for the period January 1, 1950 – October 31, 2006, Alabama and Kansas received the largest number of F5 tornadoes. Complicating matters is that tornadoes are rarely visible in this area, as they are more likely to be rain-wrapped, embedded in shafts of heavy rain, and that the hilly topography and heavily forested landscape makes them difficult to see.
Intense tornadoes
Pre–1925
| F# | Date | Deaths | Injuries | Location | Counties | Path length | Max width |
| F4 | November 22, 1874 | 14 | 30 | SW to E of Muscle Shoals | Franklin | Unknown | |
| F3 | November 22, 1874 | 2 | 20 | Montevallo | Shelby | ||
| F3 | February 14, 1875 | 3 | 15 | NW of Reform | Pickens | Unknown | |
| F4 | March 20, 1875 | 7 | 20 | N of Opelika to SE of Valley | Lee, Chambers | ||
| F4 | May 1, 1875 | 15 | 50 | E of Rockford to LaFayette | Coosa, Tallapoosa, Chamber | ||
| F3 | May 1, 1875 | 22 | 30 | N of Loachapoka | Lee | ||
| F3 | March 27, 1882 | 2 | 8 | SW to E of Georgiana | Butler | ||
| F3 | March 27, 1882 | 2 | 8 | W to N of Loachapoka | Lee | ||
| F3 | March 27, 1882 | 1 | 10 | SE of Clayton | Barbour | ||
| F4 | February 19, 1884 | 13 | 30 | N of Hoover to Leeds to E of Moody | Jefferson, St. Clair | ||
| F4 | February 19, 1884 | 30 | 100 | N of Jacksonville to NW of Piedmont | Calhoun, Cherokee | ||
| F3 | April 1, 1884 | 3 | 10 | E of Ider | DeKalb | Unknown | |
| F3 | January 11, 1885 | 1 | 25 | W of Vernon to W of Carbon Hill | Lamar, Fayette, Walker | ||
| F4 | January 11, 1885 | 2 | 20 | SW of Eutaw to Brent to S of Calera | Greene, Hale, Bibb, Chilton | ||
| F3 | January 11, 1885 | 2 | 20 | S of Sylacauga to E of Wedowee | Coosa, Clay, Randolph | ||
| F4 | November 6, 1885 | 13 | 400 | SW to N of Selma | Dallas | ||
| F3 | March 3, 1893 | 4 | 15 | S of Cuba | Sumter | ||
| F3 | March 13, 1895 | 0 | 2 | E of Louisville to NE of Clayton | Barbour | ||
| F4 | March 18, 1899 | 12 | 30 | E of Anniston to S of Fruithurst | Calhoun, Cleburne | ||
| F3 | November 20, 1900 | 0 | 11 | E of Hamilton | Marion | Unknown | |
| F3 | March 25, 1901 | 17 | 100 | Birmingham | Jefferson | ||
| F4 | April 7, 1903 | 19 | 100 | Holly Pond | Cullman, Blount | ||
| F4 | January 21, 1904 | 36 | 150 | Moundville to SE of Tuscaloosa | Hale, Tuscaloosa | ||
| F3 | March 20, 1905 | 9 | 30 | SW to E of Roanoke | Chambers, Randolph | ||
| F3 | January 3, 1906 | 2 | 20 | NE of Banks | Pike | Unknown | |
| F3 | April 5, 1907 | 3 | 15 | N of Luverne | Crenshaw | Unknown | |
| F4 | April 24, 1908 | 35 | 188 | Dora to Warrior to Nectar to Cleveland to Albertville to Powell | Walker, Jefferson, Blount, Marshall | ||
| F4 | April 24, 1908 | 11 | 50 | NE of Piedmont | Cherokee | ||
| F3 | April 29, 1908 | 0 | 10 | S to E of Brundidge | Coffee, Pike | Unknown | |
| F3 | February 5, 1909 | 3 | 25 | E of Dodge City to SW of Blountsville | Cullman, Blount | ||
| F3 | February 23, 1909 | 1 | 1 | S of Tuscumbia | Colbert | Unknown | |
| F4 | April 29, 1909 | 29 | 70 | W of Ardmore | Limestone | ||
| F3 | March 26, 1911 | 3 | 50 | Frisco City | Clarke, Monroe | ||
| F3 | March 14, 1912 | 8 | 50 | W of Hartford to Headland | Geneva, Dale, Henry | Unknown | |
| F3 | March 13, 1913 | 4 | 10 | NE of Ohatchee to E of Hokes Bluff | Calhoun, Etowah | ||
| F3 | March 13, 1913 | 4 | 25 | Hokes Bluff | Etowah | Unknown | |
| F4 | March 20, 1913 | 27 | 60 | NE of Grove Hill to S of Yellow Bluff | Clarke, Wilcox | ||
| F3 | February 23, 1917 | 6 | 15 | S to NE of Greensboro | Hale, Perry | Unknown | |
| F3 | February 23, 1917 | 9 | 50 | Stewartville to Midway | Coosa, Bullock | ||
| F3 | March 26, 1917 | 9 | 50 | NW to NE of Troy | Crenshaw, Pike | ||
| F3 | May 27, 1917 | 9 | 100 | Carbon Hill to N of Jasper | Walker | ||
| F3 | May 27, 1917 | 5 | 10 | Windham Springs | Tuscaloosa | ||
| F4 | May 27, 1917 | 27 | 100 | E of Dora to Morris to W of Springville | Jefferson, Blount | ||
| F3 | May 27, 1917 | 6 | 35 | New Hope to E of Woodville | Cullman, Marshall, Jackson | ||
| F3 | January 11, 1918 | 10 | 120 | S of Dothan to Webb | Houston | ||
| F4 | March 28, 1920 | 26 | 125 | Lake Martin Reservoir to E of LaFayette | Elmore, Tallapoosa, Chambers | ||
| F3 | March 28, 1920 | 1 | 10 | SW of Piedmont | Calhoun | ||
| F4 | April 20, 1920 | 88 | 700 | W of Hamilton to W of Hackleburg to W of Phil Campbell to Town Creek | Marion, Franklin, Colbert, Lawrence | ||
| F4 | April 20, 1920 | 21 | 50 | Carbon Hill to Arley to West Point | Fayette, Walker, Winston, Cullman, Morgan | ||
| F4 | April 20, 1920 | 27 | 100 | S to NE of Huntsville | Madison | ||
| F3 | April 15, 1921 | 5 | 50 | N of Russellville to Littleville to NW of Leighton | Franklin, Colbert | Unknown | |
| F3 | February 4, 1924 | 3 | 5 | NE of Hoover | Jefferson | ||
| F3 | April 29, 1924 | 1 | 10 | Greenville | Butler | Unknown | |
| F3 | April 29, 1924 | 6 | 20 | W to NE of Union Springs | Bullock, Macon | ||
| F3 | May 26, 1924 | 11 | 7 | NE of Sipsey | Walker | ||
| F3 | May 26, 1924 | 8 | 0 | E of Elkmont | Limestone | Unknown | Unknown |
| F3 | May 27, 1924 | 3 | 20 | W of Hamilton | Marion | Unknown | |
| F3 | December 7, 1924 | 0 | 0 | S to E of Childersburg | Talladega |
1925–1949
| F# | Date | Deaths | Injuries | Location | Counties | Path length | Max width |
| F4 | October 24, 1925 | 18 | 60 | N of Levurne to N of Eufaula | Crenshaw, Pike, Bullock, Barbour | ||
| F3 | November 25, 1926 | 4 | 15 | SW to NE of Marion | Fayette, Marion | ||
| F3 | March 22, 1929 | 5 | 25 | Jacksonville | Calhoun | ||
| F3 | January 12, 1932 | 9 | 29 | Moundville | Hale, Tuscaloosa | ||
| F3 | February 21, 1932 | 0 | 5 | E of Dothan | Houston | ||
| F3 | March 21, 1932 | 3 | 9 | Demopolis | Marengo, Hale | ||
| F4 | March 21, 1932 | 37 | 200 | E of Ralph to Tuscaloosa to Northport | Tuscaloosa | ||
| F3 | March 21, 1932 | 10 | 30 | W of Uniontown to E of Newbern | Marengo, Hale, Perry | ||
| F4 | March 21, 1932 | 31 | 200 | S of Newbern to S of Marion S of Maplesville to N of Clanton | Hale, Perry, Dallas, Chilton, Coosa | ||
| F4 | March 21, 1932 | 49 | 150 | E of Newbern to N of Marion to N of Maplesville to Jemison | Perry, Chilton, Bibb, Coosa | ||
| F3 | March 21, 1932 | 8 | 25 | N of Addison to SW of Falkville | Winston, Cullman, Morgan | ||
| F4 | March 21, 1932 | 18 | 100 | S of Cullman to Fairview to E of Arab | Cullman, Morgan, Marshall | ||
| F4 | March 21, 1932 | 14 | 75 | Columbiana to E of Wilsonville | Shelby, Talladega | ||
| F4 | March 21, 1932 | 38 | 500 | Owens Cross Roads to Paint Rock to NW of Bridgeport | Morgan, Madison, Jackson | ||
| F4 | March 21, 1932 | 41 | 325 | Sylacauga to E of Waldo | Talladega, Clay | ||
| F4 | March 21, 1932 | 13 | 160 | NE of Sylacauga to Lineville to N of Woodland | Talladega, Clay, Randolph | ||
| F3 | March 27, 1932 | 5 | 20 | NW of Maplesville to NE of Clanton | Bibb, Chilton, Coosa | ||
| F3 | May 4, 1933 | 4 | 27 | Demopolis area | Choctaw, Sumter, Marengo, Greene, Hale | ||
| F4 | May 4, 1933 | 21 | 200 | S of Brent to N of Alabaster | Bibb, Shelby | ||
| F4 | February 25, 1934 | 4 | 40 | SW to SE of Ashland | Clay | ||
| F3 | January 17, 1936 | 4 | 8 | SW of Rainsville | DeKalb | ||
| F3 | April 5, 1936 | 8 | 55 | N of Red Bay to W of Littleville | Franklin, Colbert | Unknown | |
| F3 | April 5, 1936 | 5 | 13 | E of Rogersville to N of Hazel Green | Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison | ||
| F3 | December 6, 1936 | 0 | 25 | N of Northport | Tuscaloosa | ||
| F3 | April 7, 1938 | 9 | 51 | S of Aliceville to SW of Gordo | Pickens | ||
| F3 | April 16, 1939 | 1 | 2 | Boligee | Greene | ||
| F3 | January 13, 1940 | 3 | 10 | E of Montgomery | Montgomery | ||
| F3 | January 1, 1942 | 0 | 0 | SW to N of McIntosh | Washington | Unknown | |
| F3 | March 16, 1942 | 2 | 30 | Waterloo | Lauderdale | ||
| F4 | April 11, 1943 | 4 | 60 | Hackleburg | Marion | ||
| F3 | April 11, 1943 | 2 | 14 | N of Cullman | Cullman | ||
| F3 | March 6, 1944 | 1 | 12 | Luverne to SW of Troy | Crenshaw, Pike | ||
| F3 | April 11, 1944 | 2 | 20 | S of Childersburg to SW of Talladega | Talladega | ||
| F4 | February 12, 1945 | 11 | 63 | York to Livingston | Sumter | ||
| F3 | February 12, 1945 | 1 | 8 | S of Maplesville | Chilton | ||
| F3 | February 12, 1945 | 26 | 293 | Montgomery | Montgomery | ||
| F3 | February 12, 1945 | 0 | 2 | Tuskegee | Macon | ||
| F3 | January 30, 1947 | 3 | 30 | W to N of Georgiana | Conecuh, Butler | ||
| F3 | January 30, 1947 | 3 | 30 | SE of Eclectic | Elmore | ||
| F3 | March 26, 1948 | 3 | 40 | Aliceville | Pickens | ||
| F4 | November 24, 1949 | 4 | 44 | SW of Nectar to NE of Oneonta | Blount |
1950–1974
| F# | Date | Deaths | Injuries | Location | Counties | Path length | Max width |
| F3 | April 17, 1950 | 0 | 15 | W to N of Mobile | Mobile | ||
| F3 | February 13, 1952 | 1 | 14 | S of Berry | Tuscaloosa, Fayette | ||
| F3 | February 29, 1952 | 0 | 12 | SW of Hammondville | DeKalb | ||
| F3 | March 3, 1952 | 0 | 6 | N of Gordo | Pickens | ||
| F4 | March 22, 1952 | 4 | 50 | Decatur to S of Huntsville | Morgan, Limestone, Madison | ||
| F3 | January 20, 1953 | 0 | 0 | SE of Jasper | Walker | ||
| F3 | January 22, 1953 | 0 | 1 | NE of Jackson | Washington, Clarke | ||
| F3 | February 20, 1953 | 1 | 8 | S of Tuscumbia | Colbert | ||
| F3 | April 6, 1953 | 0 | 12 | NE of McCalla | Jefferson | ||
| F3 | April 18, 1953 | 8 | 495 | W of Auburn to Smiths Station | Lee | ||
| F4 | May 1, 1953 | 7 | 12 | Ashland | Clay | ||
| F4 | May 1, 1953 | 2 | 3 | Yantley | Choctaw | ||
| F3 | March 13, 1954 | 2 | 20 | E of Seale | Russell | ||
| F3 | December 5, 1954 | 0 | 26 | Ohatchee to Piedmont | Calhoun | ||
| F3 | December 5, 1954 | 0 | 7 | N of Opelika | Lee | ||
| F4 | April 15, 1956 | 5 | 20 | Falkville | Morgan | ||
| F4 | April 23, 1956 | 25 | 200 | W to NE of Birmingham | Jefferson | ||
| F3 | May 2, 1956 | 0 | 2 | E of Georgiana | Butler | ||
| F3 | April 8, 1957 | 0 | 0 | S of Hamilton to N of Addison | Marion, Winston, Lawrence | ||
| F3 | April 8, 1957 | 2 | 90 | SW of Falkville to NW of Guntersville | Morgan, Marshall | ||
| F3 | April 8, 1957 | 0 | 0 | W to NE of Arab | Cullman, Marshall | ||
| F4 | November 17, 1957 | 4 | 15 | N of Jasper | Walker | ||
| F4 | November 18, 1957 | 3 | 12 | Rosa to Snead to Albertville | Blount, Marshall | ||
| F3 | April 5, 1958 | 0 | 1 | Albertville to Section | Marshall, Jackson | ||
| F3 | May 12, 1959 | 0 | 5 | Bessemer to Fairfield | Jefferson | ||
| F3 | March 7, 1961 | 0 | 1 | N of Fayette to W of Carbon Hill | Fayette, Walker | ||
| F3 | March 7, 1961 | 0 | 8 | W of Fairview to N of Arab | Cullman, Morgan, Marshall | ||
| F3 | March 31, 1961 | 0 | 7 | S of Girard | Russell | ||
| F3 | December 10, 1961 | 0 | 1 | NE of Brewton | Escambia | ||
| F3 | December 11, 1961 | 0 | 2 | W to NE of Marion | Perry | ||
| F3 | December 11, 1961 | 0 | 0 | Jacksonville | Calhoun | ||
| F3 | March 20, 1962 | 0 | 10 | Weaver | Calhoun | ||
| F4 | March 5, 1963 | 0 | 35 | S of Bessemer to E of Homewood | Jefferson | ||
| F4 | March 11, 1963 | 2 | 6 | W of Hayden to E of Holly Pond | Blount, Cullman | ||
| F3 | March 17, 1963 | 0 | 4 | E of Brent | Bibb | ||
| F4 | January 24, 1964 | 10 | 6 | SE of Harpersville | Shelby | ||
| F3 | March 9, 1964 | 0 | 1 | E of Russellville to E of Littleville | Franklin, Colbert | ||
| F3 | March 9, 1964 | 2 | 2 | NW of Rogersville | Lauderdale | ||
| F3 | March 25, 1964 | 0 | 7 | Addison | Winston | ||
| F3 | April 28, 1964 | 0 | 1 | S of Lincoln | Talladega | ||
| F3 | April 28, 1964 | 0 | 2 | E of Fruithurst | Cleburne | ||
| F3 | February 11, 1965 | 0 | 18 | SE of Pickensville | Pickens | ||
| F3 | March 17, 1965 | 0 | 22 | Muscle Shoals to Anderson | Colbert, Lauderdale, Limestone | ||
| F3 | April 15, 1965 | 0 | 2 | NE of Henagar | Jackson, DeKalb | ||
| F5 | March 3, 1966 | 58 | 518 | Geiger to N of Tuscaloosa | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | ||
| F4 | March 6, 1967 | 2 | 25 | S of Cordova to Kimberly | Walker, Jefferson | ||
| F3 | May 6, 1967 | 1 | 25 | Homewood | Jefferson | ||
| F3 | October 24, 1967 | 0 | 3 | Leighton | Colbert, Lawrence | ||
| F3 | October 24, 1967 | 0 | 1 | Florence | Lauderdale | ||
| F3 | December 18, 1967 | 0 | 0 | W of Demopolis | Marengo | ||
| F3 | November 3, 1968 | 0 | 18 | Saraland to Atmore to Brewton | Mobile, Escambia | ||
| F3 | November 17, 1968 | 1 | 24 | S of Thorsby to S of Rockford | Coosa | ||
| F4 | April 17, 1969 | 2 | 14 | Greenville to NW of Union Springs | Butler, Crenshaw, Montgomery, Bullock | ||
| F3 | March 19, 1970 | 2 | 14 | S of Lanett | Chambers | ||
| F3 | February 4, 1971 | 1 | 13 | S of Hamilton to E of Phil Campbell | Marion, Franklin | ||
| F3 | February 26, 1971 | 0 | 0 | S of Eutaw | Greene | ||
| F3 | March 2, 1971 | 0 | 0 | Thomasville | Clarke | ||
| F3 | March 2, 1971 | 0 | 0 | SW of Brundidge to N of Clio | Pike, Barbour | ||
| F3 | March 2, 1971 | 0 | 0 | Brundidge | Pike | ||
| F4 | April 3, 1971 | 0 | 0 | E of Monroeville to E of Beatrice | Monroe | ||
| F3 | September 16, 1971 | 0 | 0 | W of Elba | Coffee | ||
| F3 | December 19, 1971 | 0 | 0 | SW of Frisco City | Monroe | ||
| F3 | January 12, 1972 | 0 | 2 | W of Abbeville to SE of Clayton | Henry, Barbour | ||
| F4 | May 19, 1973 | 0 | 19 | E of Rainsville | DeKalb | ||
| F4 | May 27, 1973 | 7 | 199 | NE of Demopolis to Greensboro to Brent to Childersburg to W of Ranburne | Hale, Perry, Bibb, Shelby, Talladega, Clay, Cleburne | ||
| F3 | May 27, 1973 | 1 | 44 | E of Birmingham to Steele | Jefferson, St. Clair, Etowah | ||
| F3 | November 27, 1973 | 0 | 42 | Huntsville | Madison | ||
| F3 | December 29, 1973 | 0 | 11 | Enterprise to N of Daleville | Coffee, Dale | ||
| F3 | December 29, 1973 | 0 | 2 | Headland to SE of Abbeville | Henry | ||
| F3 | December 30, 1973 | 0 | 14 | Ozark | Dale | ||
| F3 | January 26, 1974 | 1 | 7 | S to E of Wedowee | Randolph | ||
| F3 | January 27, 1974 | 0 | 0 | Fayette | Fayette | ||
| F3 | April 3, 1974 | 1 | 6 | Huntsville | Madison | ||
| F5 | April 3, 1974 | 28 | 267 | W of Moulton to Tanner to E of Athens | Lawrence, Morgan, Limestone, Madison | ||
| F4 | April 3, 1974 | 3 | 178 | Carrollton to Concord to Jasper to Cullman | Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Fayette, Walker, Cullman | ||
| F3 | April 3, 1974 | 0 | 9 | S to E of Centre | Cherokee | ||
| F5 | April 3, 1974 | 16 | 190 | Tanner to N of Hazel Green | Limestone, Madison | ||
| F5 | April 3, 1974 | 28 | 272 | N of Vernon to Guin to Brilliant to SE of Decatur | Lamar, Fayette, Marion, Winston, Lawrence, Morgan | ||
| F3 | April 3, 1974 | 2 | 7 | SE of Decatur to SE of Huntsville to N of Skyline | Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Jackson | ||
| F3 | December 19, 1974 | 0 | 1 | N of Troy | Pike | ||
| F3 | December 19, 1974 | 0 | 0 | SE to E of Troy | Pike |
1975–1999
| F# | Date | Deaths | Injuries | Location | Counties | Path length | Max width |
| F3 | January 10, 1975 | 1 | 60 | Pell City to Ragland | St. Clair, Talladega | ||
| F4 | February 23, 1975 | 1 | 49 | S to NE of Tuscaloosa | Tuscaloosa | ||
| F3 | March 12, 1976 | 0 | 4 | NE of Selma | Dallas, Autaugua | ||
| F3 | March 12, 1976 | 0 | 15 | Eclectic | Elmore | ||
| F3 | March 20, 1976 | 0 | 17 | SW of Fairview to Baileyton | Cullman | ||
| F3 | March 20, 1976 | 0 | 11 | Cleveland to E of Snead | Blount | ||
| F3 | March 30, 1977 | 0 | 2 | Geraldine | DeKalb | ||
| F5 | April 4, 1977 | 22 | 130 | McDonald Chapel to S of Fultondale to S of Center Point | Jefferson | ||
| F3 | April 4, 1977 | 1 | 0 | Ashville to SE of Steele | St. Clair | ||
| F3 | April 18, 1978 | 0 | 30 | W to N of Monroeville | Monroe | ||
| F3 | November 25, 1979 | 0 | 20 | E of Montgomery to S of Wetumpka | Montgomery, Elmore | ||
| F3 | March 31, 1981 | 2 | 23 | E of Hurtsboro | Russell | ||
| F3 | April 24, 1982 | 0 | 0 | Dauphin Island | Mobile | ||
| F3 | April 26, 1982 | 0 | 0 | SW to SE of Guin | Lamar, Marion | ||
| F3 | May 15, 1983 | 0 | 1 | New Brockton | Coffee | ||
| F3 | May 19, 1983 | 0 | 3 | NE of Fort Payne | DeKalb | ||
| F3 | November 14, 1983 | 0 | 19 | S to NE of Cullman | Cullman | ||
| F3 | December 3, 1983 | 2 | 51 | Oxford | Calhoun, Talladega | ||
| F3 | December 5, 1983 | 1 | 19 | W to NE of Selma | Dallas, Autaugua | ||
| F3 | March 24, 1984 | 0 | 0 | Jackson | Clarke | ||
| F3 | May 3, 1984 | 5 | 37 | W to NW of Montgomery | Autaugua, Elmore | ||
| F3 | April 5, 1985 | 0 | 0 | N of Fairview | Cullman | ||
| F3 | April 5, 1985 | 0 | 5 | N of Douglas to Albertville | Marshall | ||
| F3 | April 5, 1985 | 0 | 1 | Sardis City | Etowah | ||
| F3 | August 16, 1985 | 0 | 6 | SE of Cullman to E of Somerville | Cullman, Morgan | ||
| F3 | August 16, 1985 | 0 | 2 | W of Hartselle to E of Lester | Morgan, Limestone | ||
| F3 | March 12, 1986 | 2 | 0 | W of Carrollton | Pickens | ||
| F3 | March 12, 1986 | 0 | 0 | E of Millport | Lamar | ||
| F3 | March 12, 1986 | 0 | 0 | W of Winfield | Marion | ||
| F3 | November 25, 1986 | 0 | 4 | New Brockton to Ariton to Clayton | Coffee, Dale, Barbour | ||
| F3 | January 19, 1988 | 0 | 35 | Cullman | Cullman | ||
| F3 | November 4, 1988 | 0 | 0 | W of Waterloo | Lauderdale | ||
| F3 | November 4, 1988 | 0 | 16 | N of Red Bay to Leighton to N of Town Creek | Franklin, Colbert, Lawrence | ||
| F3 | November 4, 1988 | 0 | 0 | W of Millry | Washington | ||
| F3 | November 19, 1988 | 0 | 8 | Tuscaloosa | Tuscaloosa | ||
| F4 | November 15, 1989 | 21 | 463 | S to E of Huntsville | Madison | ||
| F3 | March 9, 1992 | 2 | 7 | E of Forkland to S of Greensboro | Greene, Hale | ||
| F3 | February 21, 1993 | 0 | 5 | N of Piedmont | Cherokee | ||
| F3 | March 27, 1994 | 0 | 20 | Fyffe | DeKalb | ||
| F4 | March 27, 1994 | 22 | 150 | S of Ragland to Piedmont | St. Clair, Etowah, Cherokee | ||
| F3 | June 26, 1994 | 0 | 22 | S of Lexington | Lauderdale | ||
| F3 | June 26, 1994 | 0 | 0 | NW of Athens | Limestone | ||
| F3 | February 15, 1995 | 6 | 130 | S of Arab | Cullman, Blount, Marshall | ||
| F4 | May 18, 1995 | 1 | 55 | N of Athens to N of Huntsville | Limestone, Madison, Jackson | ||
| F3 | March 5, 1996 | 4 | 40 | W to N of Selma | Dallas | ||
| F3 | March 18, 1996 | 0 | 0 | Lake Martin Reservoir | Elmore, Tallapoosa | ||
| F3 | November 21, 1997 | 0 | 0 | Saraland | Mobile | ||
| F3 | April 8, 1998 | 0 | 1 | S of Gordo to NE of Coker | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | ||
| F5 | April 8, 1998 | 32 | 259 | Bull City to W of Birmingham | Tuscaloosa, Jefferson |
2007–present
| EF# | Date | Deaths | Injuries | Location | Counties | Path length | Max width |
| EF4 | March 1, 2007 | 1 | 2 | N of Camden | Wilcox, Dallas | ||
| EF4 | March 1, 2007 | 9 | 50 | Enterprise | Coffee | ||
| EF3 | January 10, 2008 | 0 | 11 | W of Vernon | Lamar | ||
| EF3 | January 10, 2008 | 0 | 0 | Windham Springs | Tuscaloosa | ||
| EF4 | February 5, 2008 | 4 | 23 | S to E of Moulton | Lawrence, Morgan | ||
| EF4 | February 5, 2008 | 1 | 12 | E of Pisgah to S of Flat Rock | Jackson | ||
| EF3 | February 17, 2008 | 0 | 50 | Prattville to S of Deatsville | Autauga, Elmore | ||
| EF3 | April 10, 2009 | 0 | 5 | S of Grant to N of Rainsville | Marshall, Jackson, DeKalb | ||
| EF3 | April 24, 2010 | 0 | 0 | Cordova to N of Warrior | Walker, Jefferson, Blount | ||
| EF3 | April 24, 2010 | 0 | 45 | Albertville to Geraldine | Blount, Marshall, DeKalb | ||
| EF4 | April 24, 2010 | 0 | 5 | S of Crossville to N of Powell | DeKalb | ||
| EF3 | April 15, 2011 | 0 | 0 | N of Moundville to Tuscaloosa | Greene, Tuscaloosa | ||
| EF3 | April 15, 2011 | 1 | 4 | W of Linden | Marengo | ||
| EF3 | April 15, 2011 | 3 | 4 | W of Deatsville | Autaugua | ||
| EF3 | April 15, 2011 | 0 | 5 | S of Geiger | Sumter | ||
| EF3 | April 27, 2011 | 0 | 0 | S to E of Gordo | Pickens, Tuscaloosa | ||
| EF3 | April 27, 2011 | 0 | 0 | N of Coaling to E of Lake View | Tuscaloosa, Jefferson | ||
| EF3 | April 27, 2011 | 0 | 20 | Cordova | Walker | ||
| EF4 | April 27, 2011 | 6 | 48 | Cullman to N of Arab | Cullman, Morgan, Marshall | ||
| EF5 | April 27, 2011 | 71 | 145 | Hackleburg to Phil Campbell to Harvest | Marion, Franklin, Lawrence, Morgan, Limestone, Madison | ||
| EF4 | April 27, 2011 | 13 | 54 | Reform to Cordova to NE of Blountsville | Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Fayette, Walker, Cullman, Blount | ||
| EF5 | April 27, 2011 | 23 | 137 | SE of Shottsville | Marion | ||
| EF3 | April 27, 2011 | 0 | 2 | NW to NE of Geiger | Sumter, Pickens | ||
| EF4 | April 27, 2011 | 15 | 50 | SW of Pisgah to Flat Rock | Jackson, DeKalb | ||
| EF4 | April 27, 2011 | 64 | 1500 | Tuscaloosa to N of Birmingham | Greene, Tuscaloosa, Jefferson | ||
| EF4 | April 27, 2011 | 1 | 0 | Fackler to NE of Bridgeport | Jackson | ||
| EF3 | April 27, 2011 | 0 | 25 | S of Hamilton to Haleyville | Marion, Winston | ||
| EF3 | April 27, 2011 | 7 | 50 | W of Forkland to Eoline | Hale, Greene, Bibb | ||
| EF4 | April 27, 2011 | 7 | 17 | Yantley to N of Uniontown | Choctaw, Sumter, Marengo, Hale, Perry | ||
| EF3 | April 27, 2011 | 0 | 0 | S of Winfield | Fayette | ||
| EF5 | April 27, 2011 | 25 | 0 | Lakeview to Rainsville to S of Shiloh | DeKalb | ||
| EF4 | April 27, 2011 | 22 | 85 | W of Margaret to SE of Forney | Jefferson, St. Clair, Calhoun, Etowah, Cherokee | ||
| EF4 | April 27, 2011 | 7 | 30 | Lake Martin Reservoir | Elmore, Tallapoosa, Chambers | ||
| EF3 | January 22, 2012 | 1 | 75 | Center Point to Clay | Jefferson, St. Clair | ||
| EF3 | March 2, 2012 | 0 | 0 | S of Athens to N of New Market | Limestone, Madison | ||
| EF3 | April 11, 2013 | 1 | 9 | N of Pickensville | Pickens | ||
| EF3 | April 28, 2014 | 2 | 30 | W to N of Athens | Limestone | ||
| EF3 | April 28, 2014 | 0 | 0 | E of Cullman | Cullman | ||
| EF3 | April 28, 2014 | 0 | 0 | E of Boaz | Etowah, DeKalb | ||
| EF3 | April 28, 2014 | 0 | 13 | Smiths Station | Russell, Lee | ||
| EF3 | February 15, 2016 | 0 | 3 | W of Pollard | Escambia | ||
| EF3 | November 29, 2016 | 0 | 0 | S of Decatur | Morgan | ||
| EF3 | November 29, 2016 | 4 | 9 | E of Pisgah to N of Ider | Jackson, DeKalb | ||
| EF3 | March 19, 2018 | 0 | 4 | Jacksonville to N of Fruithurst | Calhoun, Cleburne | ||
| EF4 | March 3, 2019 | 23 | 90 | E of Tuskegee to Smiths Station | Macon, Russell | ||
| EF3 | December 16, 2019 | 0 | 2 | W of Lisman | Choctaw | ||
| EF3 | January 25, 2021 | 1 | 30 | Fultondale to Center Point | Jefferson | ||
| EF3 | March 25, 2021 | 0 | 0 | E of Moundville | Hale, Tuscaloosa | ||
| EF3 | March 25, 2021 | 0 | 13 | N of Greensboro to S of Calera | Hale, Perry, Bibb, Chilton, Shelby | ||
| EF3 | March 25, 2021 | 0 | 5 | N of West Blocton to S of Leeds | Bibb, Shelby, St. Clair | ||
| EF3 | March 25, 2021 | 6 | 10 | E of Ragland to N of Piedmont | Calhoun, Cherokee | ||
| EF3 | March 30, 2022 | 0 | 2 | S to NE of Brent | Perry, Bibb, Shelby | ||
| EF3 | January 12, 2023 | 7 | 16 | W of Deatsville to N of LaFayette | Autauga, Elmore, Coosa, Tallapoosa, Chambers | ||
| EF3 | March 31, 2023 | 1 | 5 | N of New Market | Madison | ||
| EF3 | May 8, 2024 | 0 | 0 | W of Athens | Lawrence, Limestone | ||
| EF3 | May 8, 2024 | 0 | 7 | W to E of Henagar | Jackson, DeKalb | ||
| EF3 | March 15, 2025 | 2 | 2 | S of Plantersville to W of Clanton | Dallas, Chilton | ||
| EF3 | March 15, 2025 | 0 | 0 | SE of Alexander City to Daviston | Tallapoosa |