Tornadoes near Anniston, Alabama

Since 1950, 19 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Anniston in Calhoun County, and 3 tornadoes came within 2 miles of the town center. The most recent was an EF1 tornado on .

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Within 10 mi
19
Within 2 mi
3
Deaths
3
Strongest
F3
Most recent
May 20, 2025

Deadliest tornadoes near Anniston

DateRatingCountyDistance (mi)Path (mi)DeathsInjuries
F3Calhoun2.74.0251View →
F2Talladega, Calhoun0.715.210View →

Tornadoes by rating

EF0 / F0: 4EF1 / F1: 6EF2 / F2: 7EF3 / F3: 2

Tornadoes by decade

4
1960s
2
1970s
3
1980s
1
1990s
7
2000s
1
2010s
1
2020s

All tornadoes within 10 miles of Anniston

DateRatingCountyDistance (mi)Path (mi)DeathsInjuries
EF1Calhoun1.43.500View →
EF0Calhoun5.70.800View →
EF1Calhoun8.01.100View →
EF1Calhoun8.60.000View →
EF2Cleburne10.00.400View →
EF0Calhoun4.50.100View →
F2Talladega, Calhoun0.715.210View →
F1Calhoun5.67.705View →
F0Calhoun8.00.300View →
F1Calhoun6.34.200View →
F2Talladega, Calhoun4.13.005View →
F3Calhoun2.74.0251View →
F1Calhoun7.98.000View →
F2Calhoun8.41.000View →
F0Calhoun0.71.000View →
F2Calhoun2.63.802View →
F2Calhoun2.30.100View →
F2Calhoun8.44.300View →
F3Etowah6.32.3010View →

Distance is measured from the center of Anniston to the straight line between each tornado's start and end points. Deaths and injuries are for each tornado's whole Alabama path, not only near Anniston(73 injuries in all).

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