# Tornadoes in Alabama since 1950: 2,681, #9 in the US (Map + Data) | InstaMaps

> Alabama has 2,681 tornadoes (3.7% of the US), #9 by count and #11 per person. From NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Tornadoes in Alabama since 1950

Alabama has recorded **2,681 tornadoes since 1950**: 3.7% of the US total of 73,424\. That ranks **#9 by count** and **#11 per person** (51.98 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Alabama has recorded 2,681 tornadoes since 1950, 3.7% of the US total of 73,424.
* That ranks #9 of 51 by count and #11 per person (51.98 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 9,610.
* Alabama’s busiest year was 2011, with 140 tornadoes; it averages 35.3 a year.
* 42 were rated F4/EF4 or stronger.
* Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025.

#11

national rank (per capita)

2,681

tornadoes

51.98

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/), 1950–2025\. Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Alabama: 2,681 rows (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/alabama.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/us.csv)

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## Alabama tornado history, 1950–2025

### By decade

1950s134

1960s154

1970s264

1980s252

1990s251

2000s597

2010s584

2020s445

### By strength

| F0/EF0  | 905   |
| ------- | ----- |
| F1/EF1  | 1,081 |
| F2/EF2  | 498   |
| F3/EF3  | 144   |
| F4/EF4  | 35    |
| F5/EF5  | 7     |
| Unrated | 11    |

F-scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Busiest year: 2011 (140).

### The strongest: every F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 in Alabama, newest first

2019-03-03 · EF42011-04-27 · EF42011-04-27 · EF52011-04-27 · EF42011-04-27 · EF42011-04-27 · EF42011-04-27 · EF42011-04-27 · EF52011-04-27 · EF42011-04-27 · EF42010-04-24 · EF42008-02-06 · EF42008-02-06 · EF42007-03-01 · EF42007-03-01 · EF42001-11-24 · F42000-12-16 · F41998-04-08 · F51995-05-18 · F41994-03-27 · F41989-11-15 · F41977-04-04 · F51975-02-23 · F41974-04-03 · F51974-04-03 · F41974-04-03 · F51974-04-03 · F51973-05-27 · F41973-05-19 · F41971-04-23 · F41969-04-18 · F41967-03-06 · F41964-01-24 · F41963-03-11 · F41963-03-05 · F41957-11-18 · F41957-11-17 · F41956-04-15 · F41955-04-24 · F41953-05-01 · F4

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