10 tornadoes touched down in Alabama in April 2025, across 8 counties. That is below the April average of 14.9 over the previous 30 years.
The busiest day was April 6, 2025, when 6 tornadoes crossed Barbour, Choctaw, Dallas and 3 other counties. Tornadoes also broke out on April 5, 2025 (3).
The strongest was an EF1 near Sheffield on April 5, 2025, with a 28.8-mile path up to 280 yards wide. No deaths were reported; 5 people were injured.
6 of the 10 touched down at night, between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Tornadoes by day
Tornado by tornado
As they happened, with notes from the damage surveys.
- 3:38 PM
EF1 in Lauderdale County
A tornado crossed over from Tishomingo County across the Tennessee River into Lauderdale County where it intensified into an EF-1. Drone imagery courtesy of Lauderdale County EMA showed large swaths of tree damage through far northwestern Lauderdale County, typically not accessible through traditional road networks.
2 days later
9:18 PMEF1 near Sheffield
A tornado touched down near Pride, where numerous trees were damaged or uprooted, and a small farm building sustained minor roof damage.
- 9:25 PM
EF1 near Sheffield
S. Highway 72 near Hawk Pride Mountain Road before crossing the highway and tracking along County Road 24 into southern Tuscumbia. Most damage indicators consisted of uprooted trees; however, one location featured a snapped hardwood trunk, supporting the peak wind estimate of 105 mph.
- 9:45 PM
EF1 near Florence
Aerial UAV-drone data provided by Lauderdale County Emergency Management confirmed that an EF-1 tornado tracked from the Center Star area to near Pine Haven Shores. The damage path began near County Road 107 and tracked east-southeast through the Bluewater Creek area.
- 12:33 AM
EF1 near Scottsboro
A tornado developed in the waterway west of Holiday Shores Drive in Marshall County. The first-observed damage was a swath of softwood trees along the shore. Here, the trees were snapped and uprooted.
5 hours later
5:54 AMEF0 in Choctaw County
This tornado is a continuation of an EF2 tornado that began in Lauderdale County Mississippi. The tornado continued into Choctaw County Alabama producing EF-0 damage as it crossed Concord Rd in two separate places before dissipating.
- 7:58 AM
EF1 in Wilcox County
The tornado likely began near Godboldt Ave and Cedar Ave in Pine Hill where a few trees were uprooted in a weakly convergent pattern. The tornado then continued east towards county road 5 producing weak tree damage.
- 7:59 AM
EF1 in Wilcox County
The tornado began in the woods behind the intersection of Old Selma Rd and Highway 5 where it resulted in snaps of large hardwood limbs and some uprooted small trees. An unattached awning to a gas station was lofted and tossed about 50 yards into a tree.
- 9:13 AM
EF1 near Selma
This comma-head tornado touched down on the southern edge of an open field off of Dallas County Road 143, just north of Sixmile Creek. There were a few large pine limbs snapped at this location, while to the north side of this open field it caused more significant tree damage with a few trees snapped or uprooted.
12 hours later
9:21 PMEF0 in Barbour County
The National Weather Service surveyed damage consistent with a low-end EF-0 in northwest Barbour County. The tornado touched down just west of CR 9 near the Mays Rd intersection. The tornado continued north crossing Star Hill Rd where a small outdoor shed was damaged along with a few softwood trees.
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