How many EF3 tornadoes have hit Alabama?

Alabama has recorded 144 EF3 tornadoes since 1950, resulting in 110 fatalities.

What was the deadliest EF3 tornado in Alabama?

The deadliest EF3 tornado in Alabama occurred on 2011-04-27 in Walker, causing 9 fatalities.

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EF3 Tornadoes in Alabama

Wind speed: 136–165 mph

Severe damage: entire stories destroyed, heavy cars thrown

144

Total

110

Fatalities

2,207

Injuries

17.1 mi

Avg Path

408 yd

Avg Width

Deadliest Events

Date	EF	County	Path (mi)	Fatalities	Injuries
2011-04-27	EF3	Walker	18.9	9	20	View →
1953-04-18	EF3		39.8	8	495	View →
2002-11-10	EF3	Fayette, Walker, Winston, Cullman	72.6	7	53	View →
2011-04-27	EF3	Greene, Hale, Bibb	72.1	7	50	View →
2023-01-12	EF3	Autauga, Elmore, Coosa, Tallapoosa	82.3	7	16	View →
1995-02-16	EF3	Cullman, Marshall	14.0	6	130	View →
2021-03-25	EF3	Calhoun, Cherokee	38.2	6	10	View →
1984-05-03	EF3	Montgomery, Elmore	7.0	5	37	View →
1996-03-06	EF3	Dallas	19.0	4	40	View →
2002-11-10	EF3	Fayette, Walker, Winston	44.3	4	38	View →

Longest Paths

Date	EF	County	Path (mi)	Fatalities	Injuries
2023-01-12	EF3	Autauga, Elmore, Coosa, Tallapoosa	82.3	7	16	View →
2021-03-25	EF3	Hale, Perry, Bibb, Chilton	79.7	0	13	View →
2002-11-10	EF3	Fayette, Walker, Winston, Cullman	72.6	7	53	View →
2011-04-27	EF3	Greene, Hale, Bibb	72.1	7	50	View →
1968-11-03	EF3	Mobile, Baldwin, Escambia	70.4	0	18	View →
1988-11-04	EF3	Franklin, Colbert, Lawrence	60.0	0	16	View →
1957-04-08	EF3	Marion, Winston, Lawrence	51.4	0	0	View →
1954-12-05	EF3		51.0	0	7	View →
2021-03-25	EF3	Bibb, Shelby, St. Clair	50.1	0	5	View →
1974-04-03	EF3	Morgan, Limestone, Madison, Jackson	46.5	2	7	View →

Most Affected Counties

DeKalb (10)Cullman (10)Jefferson (9)Tuscaloosa (8)Marshall (8)Fayette (7)Walker (7)Morgan (7)Jackson (7)Limestone (7)

Yearly Trend

Year	Count
1950	1
1952	4
1953	5
1954	3
1956	1
1957	3
1958	1
1959	1
1961	6
1962	1
1963	1
1964	5
1965	3
1967	4
1968	2
1970	1
1971	7
1972	1
1973	5
1974	7
1975	1
1976	4
1977	2
1978	1
1979	1
1981	1
1982	2
1983	5
1984	2
1985	5
1986	4
1988	3
1992	1
1993	1
1994	2
1995	1
1996	2
1997	1
1998	1
2000	1
2001	2
2002	2
2008	2
2009	1
2010	4
2011	9
2012	2
2014	4
2016	2
2018	1
2021	5
2022	1
2023	2
2024	2
2025	2

Other EF Scales

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All EF3 Tornadoes

Date	EF	County	Path (mi)	Fatalities	Injuries
1950-04-18	EF3	Mobile	14.0	0	15	View →
1952-02-13	EF3	Tuscaloosa, Fayette	5.6	1	14	View →
1952-02-13	EF3	Jefferson	0.1	1	26	View →
1952-02-29	EF3	DeKalb	3.3	0	12	View →
1952-03-03	EF3	Pickens	3.3	0	6	View →
1953-01-20	EF3	Walker	1.5	0	0	View →
1953-01-23	EF3	Clarke	6.5	0	1	View →
1953-02-20	EF3	Colbert	0.1	1	8	View →
1953-04-18	EF3		39.8	8	495	View →
1953-04-06	EF3	Jefferson	0.5	0	12	View →
1954-12-05	EF3		51.0	0	7	View →
1954-12-05	EF3	Calhoun	24.7	0	26	View →
1954-03-13	EF3		7.0	2	20	View →
1956-05-03	EF3	Covington	3.8	0	2	View →
1957-04-08	EF3	Marion, Winston, Lawrence	51.4	0	0	View →
1957-04-08	EF3	Morgan, Marshall	38.8	2	90	View →
1957-04-08	EF3	Cullman, Morgan, Marshall	16.3	0	0	View →
1958-04-06	EF3	Marshall, Jackson	25.7	0	1	View →
1959-05-12	EF3	Jefferson	8.6	0	5	View →
1961-12-10	EF3	Escambia	0.2	0	1	View →
1961-12-11	EF3	Calhoun	3.3	0	0	View →
1961-12-11	EF3	Perry	9.4	0	2	View →
1961-03-31	EF3		8.2	0	7	View →
1961-03-07	EF3	Fayette, Walker	25.9	0	1	View →
1961-03-07	EF3	Cullman, Morgan, Marshall	19.3	0	8	View →
1962-03-21	EF3	Etowah	2.3	0	10	View →
1963-03-17	EF3	Bibb	2.7	0	4	View →
1964-03-25	EF3	Winston	5.4	0	7	View →
1964-03-09	EF3	Franklin	10.4	0	1	View →
1964-03-09	EF3	Lauderdale	5.2	2	2	View →
1964-04-28	EF3	Talladega	0.1	0	1	View →
1964-04-28	EF3		15.7	0	10	View →
1965-02-11	EF3	Pickens	1.5	0	18	View →
1965-03-17	EF3	Colbert, Lauderdale, Limestone	29.8	0	22	View →
1965-04-15	EF3	Jackson, DeKalb	9.6	0	2	View →
1967-10-24	EF3	Lauderdale	11.9	0	1	View →
1967-10-24	EF3	Colbert, Lawrence	15.0	0	3	View →
1967-12-18	EF3	Sumter	7.6	0	0	View →
1967-05-06	EF3	Jefferson	4.3	1	25	View →
1968-11-17	EF3	Chilton, Coosa	32.3	1	24	View →
1968-11-03	EF3	Mobile, Baldwin, Escambia	70.4	0	18	View →
1970-03-19	EF3	Chambers	2.0	2	14	View →
1971-12-20	EF3	Monroe	1.0	0	1	View →
1971-02-26	EF3	Greene	4.3	0	0	View →
1971-02-04	EF3	Marion, Franklin	34.1	1	13	View →
1971-03-02	EF3	Pike, Barbour	23.8	0	0	View →
1971-03-02	EF3	Clarke	4.9	0	0	View →
1971-03-03	EF3	Pike	2.0	0	0	View →
1971-09-17	EF3	Coffee	0.3	0	0	View →
1972-01-13	EF3	Henry, Barbour	16.8	0	2	View →
1973-11-27	EF3	Madison	14.1	0	42	View →
1973-12-29	EF3	Coffee, Dale	11.6	0	11	View →
1973-12-29	EF3	Henry	15.0	0	2	View →
1973-12-30	EF3	Dale	1.5	0	14	View →
1973-05-27	EF3	Jefferson, St. Clair, Etowah	41.6	1	44	View →
1974-12-19	EF3	Pike	0.5	0	1	View →
1974-12-19	EF3	Pike	11.3	0	1	View →
1974-01-26	EF3	Randolph	21.3	1	7	View →
1974-01-28	EF3	Fayette	0.8	0	0	View →
1974-04-01	EF3	Madison	8.4	1	6	View →
1974-04-03	EF3	Cherokee	20.9	0	9	View →
1974-04-03	EF3	Morgan, Limestone, Madison, Jackson	46.5	2	7	View →
1975-01-10	EF3	St. Clair	18.8	1	60	View →
1976-03-12	EF3	Autauga	16.5	0	4	View →
1976-03-12	EF3	Elmore	4.9	0	15	View →
1976-03-20	EF3	Cullman	9.3	0	17	View →
1976-03-20	EF3	Blount	19.2	0	11	View →
1977-03-30	EF3	DeKalb	9.2	0	2	View →
1977-04-04	EF3	St. Clair	7.3	1	0	View →
1978-04-18	EF3	Monroe	10.5	0	30	View →
1979-11-25	EF3	Montgomery, Elmore	10.2	0	20	View →
1981-04-01	EF3	Russell	0.1	2	23	View →
1982-04-25	EF3	Mobile	1.5	0	0	View →
1982-04-26	EF3	Lamar, Marion	12.0	0	0	View →
1983-11-15	EF3	Cullman	17.0	0	19	View →
1983-12-03	EF3	Calhoun	4.0	2	51	View →
1983-12-06	EF3	Dallas	13.0	1	19	View →
1983-05-16	EF3	Coffee	1.5	0	1	View →
1983-05-19	EF3	DeKalb	1.2	0	3	View →
1984-03-24	EF3	Jackson	4.0	0	0	View →
1984-05-03	EF3	Montgomery, Elmore	7.0	5	37	View →
1985-04-05	EF3	Cullman	3.0	0	0	View →
1985-04-05	EF3	Marshall	8.0	0	5	View →
1985-04-05	EF3	Etowah	8.0	0	1	View →
1985-08-16	EF3	Morgan, Limestone	45.0	0	2	View →
1985-08-16	EF3	Cullman, Morgan	32.0	0	6	View →
1986-11-25	EF3	Coffee, Dale, Barbour	44.0	0	4	View →
1986-03-12	EF3	Pickens	16.0	2	0	View →
1986-03-12	EF3	Lamar	6.0	0	0	View →
1986-03-12	EF3	Marion	2.5	0	0	View →
1988-11-20	EF3	Tuscaloosa	0.5	0	8	View →
1988-11-04	EF3	Franklin, Colbert, Lawrence	60.0	0	16	View →
1988-01-19	EF3	Cullman	10.0	0	35	View →
1992-03-10	EF3	Greene, Hale	18.0	2	7	View →
1993-02-21	EF3	Cherokee	19.0	0	5	View →
1994-03-27	EF3	DeKalb	23.0	0	20	View →
1994-06-26	EF3	Limestone	3.0	0	0	View →
1995-02-16	EF3	Cullman, Marshall	14.0	6	130	View →
1996-03-18	EF3	Elmore, Tallapoosa	24.0	0	0	View →
1996-03-06	EF3	Dallas	19.0	4	40	View →
1997-11-21	EF3	Mobile	1.0	0	0	View →
1998-04-08	EF3	Pickens, Tuscaloosa	19.5	0	1	View →
2000-12-16	EF3	Etowah, Cherokee	12.8	0	14	View →
2001-10-13	EF3	Baldwin	1.0	0	0	View →
2001-11-24	EF3	Pickens, Lamar, Fayette, Walker	38.9	2	1	View →
2002-11-10	EF3	Fayette, Walker, Winston	44.3	4	38	View →
2002-11-10	EF3	Fayette, Walker, Winston, Cullman	72.6	7	53	View →
2008-01-10	EF3	Tuscaloosa	5.6	0	0	View →
2008-02-17	EF3	Autauga, Elmore	14.7	0	50	View →
2009-04-10	EF3	Marshall, Jackson, DeKalb	32.5	0	5	View →
2010-04-24	EF3	Walker, Jefferson, Blount	29.6	0	0	View →
2010-04-24	EF3	Marshall	17.7	0	35	View →
2010-04-24	EF3	DeKalb	21.3	0	10	View →
2010-04-24	EF3		14.3	0	0	View →
2011-04-15	EF3	Greene, Tuscaloosa	18.4	0	0	View →
2011-04-15	EF3	Marengo	15.3	1	4	View →
2011-04-15	EF3	Autauga	9.3	3	4	View →
2011-04-27	EF3	Pickens, Tuscaloosa	22.5	0	4	View →
2011-04-27	EF3	Tuscaloosa, Jefferson	20.3	0	0	View →
2011-04-27	EF3	Walker	18.9	9	20	View →
2011-04-27	EF3	Marion, Winston	31.8	0	25	View →
2011-04-27	EF3	Greene, Hale, Bibb	72.1	7	50	View →
2011-04-27	EF3	Fayette	8.0	0	0	View →
2012-01-23	EF3	Jefferson, St. Clair	15.7	1	75	View →
2012-03-02	EF3	Limestone, Madison	34.0	0	0	View →
2014-04-28	EF3	Limestone	15.6	2	30	View →
2014-04-28	EF3	Cullman	8.9	0	0	View →
2014-04-28	EF3	Etowah, DeKalb	11.7	0	0	View →
2014-04-29	EF3	Russell, Lee	11.4	0	13	View →
2016-11-29	EF3	Morgan	6.2	0	0	View →
2016-11-30	EF3	Jackson, DeKalb	13.5	4	9	View →
2018-03-19	EF3	Cleburne	35.2	0	4	View →
2021-01-25	EF3	Jefferson	10.4	1	30	View →
2021-03-25	EF3	Hale, Tuscaloosa	11.1	0	0	View →
2021-03-25	EF3	Bibb, Shelby, St. Clair	50.1	0	5	View →
2021-03-25	EF3	Calhoun, Cherokee	38.2	6	10	View →
2021-03-25	EF3	Hale, Perry, Bibb, Chilton	79.7	0	13	View →
2022-03-30	EF3	Perry, Bibb, Shelby	29.2	0	2	View →
2023-01-12	EF3	Autauga, Elmore, Coosa, Tallapoosa	82.3	7	16	View →
2023-04-01	EF3		12.0	1	5	View →
2024-05-08	EF3	Lawrence, Limestone	3.8	0	0	View →
2024-05-08	EF3	Jackson, DeKalb	12.3	0	7	View →
2025-03-15	EF3	Dallas, Autauga, Chilton	24.3	2	2	View →
2025-03-15	EF3	Tallapoosa	20.4	0	0	View →