Tornadoes near Fort Payne, Alabama
Since 1950, 36 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Fort Payne in DeKalb County, and 0 tornadoes came within 2 miles of the town center. The most recent was an EF1 tornado on .
- Within 10 mi
- 36
- Within 2 mi
- 0
- Deaths
- 29
- Strongest
- EF5
- Most recent
- May 27, 2024
Well-known tornadoes nearby
- Rainsville tornado, EF5, April 27, 2011. 25 deaths, 7.7 mi from Fort Payne.
Deadliest tornadoes near Fort Payne
| Date | Rating | County | Distance (mi) | Path (mi) | Deaths | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF5 | DeKalb | 7.7 | 33.7 | 25 | 0 | Rainsville tornado → | |
| F2 | Cherokee | 8.2 | 8.2 | 2 | 4 | View → | |
| F2 | Marshall, DeKalb | 6.8 | 29.1 | 2 | 12 | View → |
Tornadoes by rating
Tornadoes by decade
1
1950s
4
1970s
1
1980s
5
1990s
11
2000s
11
2010s
3
2020s
All tornadoes within 10 miles of Fort Payne
| Date | Rating | County | Distance (mi) | Path (mi) | Deaths | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF1 | Cherokee | 9.9 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF1 | DeKalb | 8.2 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF1 | DeKalb | 5.5 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF1 | DeKalb | 9.0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF1 | DeKalb | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF1 | DeKalb | 7.2 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF2 | DeKalb | 2.6 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF2 | DeKalb | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | View → | |
| EF2 | DeKalb | 9.8 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF2 | DeKalb | 2.2 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF5 | DeKalb | 7.7 | 33.7 | 25 | 0 | Rainsville tornado → | |
| EF4 | DeKalb | 6.9 | 16.6 | 0 | 5 | View → | |
| EF3 | DeKalb | 9.3 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF3 | DeKalb | 3.3 | 21.3 | 0 | 10 | View → | |
| EF1 | DeKalb | 7.2 | 5.3 | 0 | 13 | View → | |
| EF0 | DeKalb | 8.0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF3 | Marshall, Jackson, DeKalb | 8.3 | 32.5 | 0 | 5 | View → | |
| EF1 | DeKalb | 6.9 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F0 | DeKalb | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F0 | Cherokee | 8.7 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F0 | Cherokee | 5.9 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F0 | DeKalb | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F1 | DeKalb | 9.8 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F2 | Cherokee | 8.2 | 8.2 | 2 | 4 | View → | |
| F2 | DeKalb | 5.7 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F0 | DeKalb | 9.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F2 | DeKalb | 9.1 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 | View → | |
| F3 | DeKalb | 3.9 | 23.0 | 0 | 20 | View → | |
| F0 | DeKalb | 9.1 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | View → | |
| F1 | DeKalb | 7.2 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 | View → | |
| F3 | DeKalb | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0 | 3 | View → | |
| F2 | DeKalb | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | View → | |
| F4 | DeKalb | 2.3 | 5.4 | 0 | 19 | View → | |
| F2 | Jackson, DeKalb | 7.8 | 23.5 | 0 | 9 | View → | |
| F2 | Marshall, DeKalb | 6.8 | 29.1 | 2 | 12 | View → | |
| F3 | DeKalb | 4.0 | 3.3 | 0 | 12 | View → |
Distance is measured from the center of Fort Payne 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 Fort Payne(133 injuries in all).