18 tornadoes touched down in Alabama in March 2026, across 10 counties. That is above the March average of 9.6 over the previous 30 years.
The busiest day was March 11, 2026, when 10 tornadoes crossed Choctaw, Escambia and Mobile counties. Tornadoes also broke out on March 12, 2026 (6).
The strongest was an EF1 near Dothan on March 12, 2026, with a 7.1-mile path up to 200 yards wide. No deaths or injuries were reported.
17 of the 18 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.
- 6:40 PM
EF0 near Hueytown
The National Weather Service surveyed damage in western Jefferson County and determined that an EF-0 tornado occurred, embedded within a larger area of straight-line wind damage. The tornado began south of Lock 17 Rd near Betty Hill Rd, where several softwood trees were uprooted, knocking down power lines.
2 days later
9:28 PMEF1 in Choctaw County
The EF-1 tornado began just west of Wildflower Rd south of Highway 84 near Isney, Alabama. The tornado resulted in a few uprooted and snapped trees as it passed over Wildflower Rd.
- 9:38 PM
EF1 in Choctaw County
This short EF-1 tornado began just north of Souwilpa Road resulting in a couple softwood trunk snaps before crossing Souwilpa Road resulting in a couple uprooted trees and destroying an outbuilding that was pulled southward towards the path.
- 9:42 PM
EF1 in Choctaw County
The brief EF-1 tornado began along Souwilpa road near Alabama Highway 187 where it uprooted and snapped a couple of trees. A very narrow convergence path was noted as it crossed Highway 17 peaking in intensity as it snapped a few small softwood pines before likely dissipating in the woods east of Highway 17.
- 10:49 PM
EF0 in Mobile County
The EF-0 tornado began along Mason Ferry Rd west of Georgetown, Alabama where it resulted in a few large branches snapped. The tornado continued through the forest on the north side of Mason Ferry rd before reaching McDavid rd where large branches and a large softwood tree was uprooted in a clear convergent pattern.
- 10:53 PM
EF1 in Mobile County
The EF-1 tornado began south of Mason Ferry Rd just south of McDavid Rd. The start point was difficult to determine as the end point of another tornado and the start point of this tornado were close in proximity to each other.
- 11:07 PM
EF0 near Prichard
Available high resolution satellite imagery revealed a brief EF0 tornado occurred in the Turnerville area, tracking across Dixie Road and Salco Road. The tornado caused mainly minor tree damage along its track, reaching a peak width just across Salco Road around 100 yards wide.
- 11:20 PM
EF0 in Mobile County
Available high resolution satellite imagery revealed a brief EF0 tornado tracked along Dawes Road just northeast of Dees. The tornado remained primarily within forest causing minor tree damage along its track.
- 11:24 PM
EF0 in Mobile County
Available high resolution satellite imagery was able to reveal an EF0 tornado tracked north of Interstate 10 near Grand Bay. The tornado began north of Pascagoula Road solely in forest causing minor tree damage.
- 11:36 PM
EF0 in Mobile County
Available high resolution satellite imagery revealed a weak EF0 tornado tracked from Irvington through the Laurendine area causing sporadic minor tree damage all along its track. The track of the tornado is further supported by the presence of a radar tornado debris signature.
- 11:53 PM
EF1 in Escambia County
Poarch Creek Reservation A brief EF1 tornado impacted the Poarch Creek Indian Reservation.
- 2:03 AM
EF0 near Troy
A localized area of storm damage was surveyed by NWS Birmingham Meteorologists along Highway 87 to the north of Spring Hill. The damage in this area was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with several Housing Authority duplexes sustaining significant roof damage on the west side of 87.
- 2:36 AM
EF0 in Barbour County
An area of damage was surveyed along John C Martin Rd to the south of Clayton and the damage was determined to be the result of a brief, EF0 tornado. The tornado touched down just east of a couple chicken houses where it damaged the roof of a metal outbuilding and ejected pieces of tin into a nearby field.
- 2:46 AM
EF0 in Russell County
Damage was surveyed on County Rd 26 on the eastern side of Hatchechubbee and determined to be consistent with a brief, EF0 tornado. The tornado tracked nearly parallel to County Rd 26 where several softwood and hardwood trees were uprooted along various tree lines.
- 3:07 AM
EF1 in Henry County
An EF-1 tornado touched down east of Poor Creek and tracked east, south of CR 25 before lifting at CR 27. Along the way, the tornado snapped and uprooted a large swath of trees, overturned an outbuilding, significantly damaged the roof of one mobile home and shifted another off its base.
- 3:09 AM
EF1 near Dothan
An aerial survey indicated that a tornado touched down northwest of Newville, AL damaging the roof of a two-story business near the intersection of West Columbia Road and Reynolds Street.
- 3:18 AM
EF1 near Dothan
A tornado touched down on Waldon Road south of Kinsey, AL where a home sustained very minor shingle damage. As the tornado travelled east along Lynn Jarvis Road, it tore the roof off a small shed.
4 days later
9:48 PMEF1 in Lauderdale County
A storm survey team determined that a tornado touched down in an open field west of Earnest Street and south of Highway 4 in Lexington. As it approached Earnest Street, it caused an open outdoor structure propped up on cinder blocks to slide to the north as well as snapped 4x4s and uprooted trees.
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