11 tornadoes touched down in Alabama in October 2022, across 2 counties. That is more than double the October average of 3 over the previous 30 years, and the most in an October since 2010.
The busiest day was October 29, 2022, when 11 tornadoes crossed Baldwin and Mobile counties.
The strongest was an EF1 in Mobile County on October 29, 2022, with a 4.9-mile path up to 250 yards wide. No deaths or injuries were reported.
2 of the 11 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.
- 4:03 PM
EF0 in Mobile County
An EF-0 tornado likely began just to the south of Government Boulevard near Theodore tracking north across the area. The beginning point of the tornado is estimated by a radar confirmed debris signature that started in a heavily wooded area to the south of Government Boulevard.
- 4:10 PM
EF0 near Gulf Shores
The tornado likely started south of county road 49 in Skunk Bayou. The tornado moved north resulting in uprooted softwood pines, one snapped pine along county road 49. A chicken coop was flipped and a barn destroyed just west of Carver Rd.
- 4:16 PM
EF1 near Foley
Tornado likely began in a field to the southeast of county road 49 and moved northeast across county road 49 south of Bay Rd E. Several wood power poles were snapped at this location; however, age of power poles suggested lower bound and lack of other damage indicators.
- 4:23 PM
EF0 near Mobile
An EF-0 tornado came onshore near the southern end of Mobile Downtown Airport. The start point of this is based on visual confirmation of the tornado via pictures and video. The tornado crossed parts of the airport, with no notable damage being reported.
- 5:40 PM
EF1 in Mobile County
Tornado likely began in a field to the southwest the Pecan Terrace subdivision and moved north-northeast as it crossed Old Pascagoula Rd. The damage was predominantly confined to trees and fences as the tornado moved toward Dep Busby Rd.
- 5:50 PM
EF1 near Gulf Shores
Additional surveys and satellite imagery shows that the Tornado likely began as a waterspout over Oyster Bay and crossed Oyster Bay rd. A swath of tall grass was flatted as it crossed the road as the tornado tracked through a heavily forested area southeast of County Road 6.
- 5:57 PM
EF0 near Prichard
A weak EF-0 tornado with peak winds of 75mph likely began in Pine Grove along Threemile Creek and quickly moved north across Moffett Road where a tornado debris signature became apparent on radar.
- 6:09 PM
EF0 near Prichard
Tornado began along Lucerne Drive and moved north-northeast as it crossed Overlook Road. The damage along Lucerne Drive was predominantly confined to trees and fences as the tornado moved toward Donham Drive.
- 7:51 PM
EF0 near Fairhope
A very brief EF0 tornado with peak winds of around 85mph touched down off of Scenic Highway 98 by James Lowe Lane in southwestern Baldwin County.
- 8:19 PM
EF0 near Daphne
The tornado likely began south of Daphne Ave where light tree debris was noted. Sporadic light wind damage was noted before this location. The tornado then crossed Daphne Ave where it brought down a couple hardwoods including a couple significant snaps.
- 8:29 PM
EF1 near Daphne
An EF1 tornado began in the Spanish Fort area of Baldwin County with peak winds of 90mph. This tornado likely began near or just southwest of Waites Lane where it snapped and uprooted a couple hardwood trees.
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