10 tornadoes touched down in Alabama in May 2026, across 8 counties. That is above the May average of 5.6 over the previous 30 years.
The busiest day was May 22, 2026, when 7 tornadoes crossed Choctaw, Clarke, Cullman and 2 other counties.
The strongest was an EF1 near Dothan on May 25, 2026, with a 11.2-mile path up to 200 yards wide. No deaths or injuries were reported.
Tornadoes by day
Tornado by tornado
As they happened, with notes from the damage surveys.
- 8:02 AM
EF1 in Mobile County
Preliminary ground survey confirms low end EF1 damage northeast of Grand Bay, Alabama. Maximum intensity of 88 mph was found on Jim McNeil Loop Road where several large tree limbs were down over a compact area.
- 8:16 AM
EF0 near Mobile
Available Sentinel 2 satellite imagery and available radar data with a tornado debris signature revealed a weak EF0 tornado occurred near Theodore Industrial Park. Minor tree damage was evident, beginning along the tree line north of Degussa Road.
15 days later
8:28 AMEF0 in Choctaw County
Available Sentinel 2 satellite imagery revealed a weak EF0 tornado occurred in the Isney area. The tornado began south of Wildflower Road, tracking northeast across Poultry Road, causing a roughly 180-yard-wide corridor of tree damage.
- 9:33 AM
EF1 in Clarke County
Available Sentinel 2 satellite imagery revealed an EF1 tornado occurred in the Smyer area off of Highway 69. The tornado remained solely within forest staying just east of Highway 69. It tracked northeast for approximately 3 miles causing a 100-yard-wide corridor of tree damage.
- 9:43 AM
EF1 near Demopolis
A tornado developed along Sparks Road, east of Demopolis, near the Marengo County/Hale County line, where several hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted, and a residence had siding damage either from wind or fallen trees.
- 9:47 AM
EF0 in Marengo County
A brief tornado occurred in the Exmoor community along County Road 6, between County Road 7 and Lewis Road. The tornado began along the back tree line of a property then moved northeast where it shifted a camper northward a few feet off of its cinder block supports.
- 9:52 AM
EF1 in Clarke County
Available Sentinel 2 satellite imagery revealed that an EF1 tornado tracked across forested parts of Clarke County in the Campbell area just west of Highway 69. The tornado remained solely within the forest, causing an approximately 250 yard wide corridor of tree damage.
- 11:13 AM
EF1 in Tuscaloosa County
The tornado touched down just north of Interstate 20/59 nearly 2 miles east of exit 89 in a largely open field with a few trees here and there, one of which was uprooted.
- 11:57 AM
EF1 near Cullman
S. Highway 278 and west of Holly Pond near the intersection of County Roads 1650 and 1682. There, it quickly assumed EF1 status, uprooting a hardwood tree, and causing door damage to small farm outbuildings nearby.
3 days later
6:20 PMEF1 near Dothan
S. 84 near Cowarts in Houston County, damaging trees and outbuildings. A pool screen was damaged at a home along Omussee Road, with additional tree and minor damage to homes. The tornado damaged the WDHN television station as it crossed Highway 52, breaking windows and damaging the roof.
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