5 tornadoes touched down in Alabama in August 2020, across 4 counties. That is more than double the August average of 1.4 over the previous 30 years, and the most in an August since 2017.
The busiest day was August 28, 2020, when 4 tornadoes crossed Cullman, Morgan and Winston counties.
The strongest was an EF1 near Haleyville on August 28, 2020, with a 8.8-mile path up to 325 yards wide. No deaths or injuries were reported.
Tornadoes by day
Tornado by tornado
As they happened, with notes from the damage surveys.
- 11:13 AM
Unrated tornado near Huntsville
A local research meteorologist located at Ditto Landing witnessed a tornado and possibly a waterspout at times on and adjacent to Hobbs Island along the Tennessee River.
5 days later
3:02 PMEF1 near Haleyville
National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northeastern Winston County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 105 mph. The tornado developed in a wooded area east of County Road 195.
- 3:36 PM
EF1 near Haleyville
NWS Meteorologists surveyed damage in northeastern Winston County and determined it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 95 mph.
- 4:27 PM
EF1 in Cullman County
A storm survey concluded that the damage in northwestern Cullman County was consistent with an EF-1 tornado with winds up to 87 mph. It appeared that the tornado touched down near CR 1069 where it caused minor damage to a farm building and knocked down several small to large tree branches.
- 4:58 PM
EF0 near Cullman
A storm survey determined damage near Eva, near the Cullman-Morgan County line, was consistent with an EF-0 tornado with winds up to 84 mph. The tornado began in Cullman County where it caused tree damage in the form of large branches being knocked down before moving into Morgan County.