7 tornadoes touched down in Alabama in June 2023, across 4 counties. That is more than double the June average of 1.1 over the previous 30 years, and the most in a June since 1957.
The busiest day was June 14, 2023, when 2 tornadoes crossed Barbour and Henry counties.
The strongest was an EF1 near Bay Minette on June 16, 2023, with a 7.0-mile path up to 30 yards wide. No deaths or injuries were reported.
2 of the 7 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.
- 9:40 AM
EF1 in Henry County
S. Highway 431 and uprooted some trees. It then demolished half of a large out building right along the highway removing the roof and collapsing the walls. An adjacent small office building had substantial roof damage.
- 11:09 AM
EF1 near Eufaula
National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in far eastern Barbour County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 110 mph. The tornado touched down in a forested area between Sandy Lane west of Highway 30.
2 days later
11:21 PMEF0 near Daphne
A brief EF-0 tornado touched down on the south side of County Road 64, just west of the County Road 66 intersection. The tornado moved southeast and stayed to the south of County Road 64. The end point is estimated.
8 hours later
7:00 AMEF1 near Bay Minette
An unusual anticyclonic tornado began just west of the Middle River associated with the anticyclonic bookend vortex of a powerful Mesoscale Convective System moving across the area.
16 hours later
11:21 PMEF0 in Mobile County
NWS Storm Survey found a weak EF-0 tornado associated with a QLCS near Irvington. The tornado began just south of Old Pascagoula Rd where a couple large hardwood limbs were snapped and very weak convergence was noted through this area.
16 hours later
3:30 PMEF0 in Baldwin County
A miniature supercell produced a weak tornado northeast of Elsanor on the evening of 6/17/2023.
2 days later
12:00 PMEF1 near Foley
A tornado began just west of Benton Road in the trees prior to moving over a field and farmhouse. It was here that the first notable damage occurred. A farm building had its entire roof removed which was reinforced with hurricane straps.
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