How many EF4 tornadoes have hit Alabama?

Alabama has recorded 35 EF4 tornadoes since 1950, resulting in 297 fatalities.

What was the deadliest EF4 tornado in Alabama?

The deadliest EF4 tornado in Alabama occurred on 2011-04-27 in Greene, Tuscaloosa, Jefferson, causing 64 fatalities.

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EF4 Tornadoes in Alabama

Wind speed: 166–200 mph

Devastating damage: well-built homes leveled, structures blown away

Total

297

Fatalities

3,626

Injuries

35.4 mi

Avg Path

739 yd

Avg Width

Deadliest Events

Date	EF	County	Path (mi)	Fatalities	Injuries
2011-04-27	EF4	Greene, Tuscaloosa, Jefferson	80.7	64	1500	View →
1956-04-15	EF4	Jefferson	21.3	25	200	View →
2019-03-03	EF4	Lee	68.0	23	90	View →
1994-03-27	EF4	St. Clair, Calhoun, Cherokee	50.0	22	150	View →
2011-04-27	EF4	St. Clair, Calhoun, Etowah	97.3	22	85	View →
1989-11-15	EF4	Madison	18.5	21	463	View →
2011-04-27	EF4	DeKalb	47.0	14	50	View →
2011-04-27	EF4	Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Fayette	127.8	13	54	View →
2000-12-16	EF4	Tuscaloosa	18.0	11	144	View →
1964-01-24	EF4	Shelby	3.3	10	6	View →

Longest Paths

Date	EF	County	Path (mi)	Fatalities	Injuries
1973-05-27	EF4	Hale, Perry, Bibb, Shelby	139.1	7	199	View →
2011-04-27	EF4	Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Fayette	127.8	13	54	View →
1974-04-03	EF4	Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Fayette, Walker	110.6	3	178	View →
2011-04-27	EF4	St. Clair, Calhoun, Etowah	97.3	22	85	View →
2011-04-27	EF4	Greene, Tuscaloosa, Jefferson	80.7	64	1500	View →
2019-03-03	EF4	Lee	68.0	23	90	View →
1969-04-18	EF4	Butler, Crenshaw, Montgomery, Bullock	52.4	2	14	View →
1994-03-27	EF4	St. Clair, Calhoun, Cherokee	50.0	22	150	View →
2011-04-27	EF4	DeKalb	47.0	14	50	View →
2011-04-27	EF4	Cullman, Morgan, Marshall	46.9	6	48	View →

Most Affected Counties

Tuscaloosa (5)Morgan (4)Jefferson (3)Walker (3)DeKalb (3)Jackson (3)Blount (2)Marshall (2)Cullman (2)Shelby (2)

Yearly Trend

Year	Count
1952	1
1953	2
1955	1
1956	1
1957	2
1963	2
1964	1
1967	1
1969	1
1971	1
1973	2
1974	1
1975	1
1989	1
1994	1
1995	1
2000	1
2001	1
2007	2
2008	2
2010	1
2011	7
2019	1

Other EF Scales

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All EF4 Tornadoes

Date	EF	County	Path (mi)	Fatalities	Injuries
1952-03-22	EF4	Morgan	21.6	4	50	View →
1953-05-01	EF4	Clay	12.1	7	12	View →
1953-05-01	EF4	Choctaw	0.1	2	3	View →
1955-04-24	EF4	Morgan	8.6	5	20	View →
1956-04-15	EF4	Jefferson	21.3	25	200	View →
1957-11-17	EF4	Walker	7.2	4	15	View →
1957-11-18	EF4	Blount, Marshall	26.1	3	12	View →
1963-03-11	EF4	Cullman	28.0	2	6	View →
1963-03-05	EF4	Jefferson	14.9	0	35	View →
1964-01-24	EF4	Shelby	3.3	10	6	View →
1967-03-06	EF4	Walker	20.9	2	25	View →
1969-04-18	EF4	Butler, Crenshaw, Montgomery, Bullock	52.4	2	14	View →
1971-04-23	EF4	Monroe	25.4	0	0	View →
1973-05-19	EF4	DeKalb	5.4	0	19	View →
1973-05-27	EF4	Hale, Perry, Bibb, Shelby	139.1	7	199	View →
1974-04-03	EF4	Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Fayette, Walker	110.6	3	178	View →
1975-02-23	EF4	Tuscaloosa	14.4	1	49	View →
1989-11-15	EF4	Madison	18.5	21	463	View →
1994-03-27	EF4	St. Clair, Calhoun, Cherokee	50.0	22	150	View →
1995-05-18	EF4	Limestone, Madison, Jackson	39.0	1	55	View →
2000-12-16	EF4	Tuscaloosa	18.0	11	144	View →
2001-11-24	EF4	Blount, Etowah	10.1	0	22	View →
2007-03-01	EF4	Wilcox	6.1	1	2	View →
2007-03-01	EF4	Coffee	10.3	9	50	View →
2008-02-06	EF4	Lawrence, Morgan	16.7	4	23	View →
2008-02-06	EF4	Jackson	10.9	1	12	View →
2010-04-24	EF4	DeKalb	16.6	0	5	View →
2011-04-27	EF4	Cullman, Morgan, Marshall	46.9	6	48	View →
2011-04-27	EF4	Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Fayette	127.8	13	54	View →
2011-04-27	EF4	DeKalb	47.0	14	50	View →
2011-04-27	EF4	Greene, Tuscaloosa, Jefferson	80.7	64	1500	View →
2011-04-27	EF4	Jackson	20.2	1	0	View →
2011-04-27	EF4	St. Clair, Calhoun, Etowah	97.3	22	85	View →
2011-04-27	EF4	Elmore, Tallapoosa, Chambers	44.2	7	30	View →
2019-03-03	EF4	Lee	68.0	23	90	View →