Tornadoes near Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Since 1950, 42 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Muscle Shoals in Colbert County, and 11 tornadoes came within 2 miles of the town center. The most recent was an EF1 tornado on .
- Within 10 mi
- 42
- Within 2 mi
- 11
- Deaths
- 2
- Strongest
- F3
- Most recent
- May 20, 2025
Deadliest tornadoes near Muscle Shoals
Tornadoes by rating
Tornadoes by decade
5
1950s
6
1960s
1
1970s
3
1980s
4
1990s
9
2000s
6
2010s
8
2020s
All tornadoes within 10 miles of Muscle Shoals
| Date | Rating | County | Distance (mi) | Path (mi) | Deaths | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF1 | Colbert, Lawrence, Lauderdale, Limestone | 8.1 | 17.1 | 0 | 1 | View → | |
| EF1 | Colbert, Lauderdale | 0.2 | 28.8 | 0 | 5 | View → | |
| EF1 | Colbert | 1.7 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF1 | Lauderdale | 8.4 | 13.4 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF1 | Colbert | 0.4 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF1 | Colbert | 6.7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF2 | Lauderdale | 4.5 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF0 | Colbert | 2.5 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF2 | Colbert | 5.0 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF1 | Colbert | 5.3 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF2 | Franklin, Colbert | 9.2 | 10.9 | 0 | 3 | View → | |
| EF1 | Colbert | 1.1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF1 | Colbert | 0.7 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | View → | |
| EF0 | Colbert | 9.8 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF1 | Colbert | 4.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F0 | Colbert | 7.9 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F1 | Colbert | 4.7 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F1 | Colbert | 1.3 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F0 | Lauderdale | 9.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F1 | Lauderdale | 8.8 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F1 | Lauderdale | 3.8 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F1 | Lauderdale | 5.9 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F0 | Colbert | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F0 | Colbert | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F1 | Colbert | 7.4 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | View → | |
| F1 | Colbert | 5.0 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F1 | Colbert | 0.4 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | View → | |
| F3 | Franklin, Colbert, Lawrence | 6.5 | 60.0 | 0 | 16 | View → | |
| F1 | Lauderdale | 10.0 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F2 | Colbert | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | View → | |
| F1 | Lauderdale | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | View → | |
| F1 | Colbert | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F1 | Colbert | 2.0 | 14.4 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F3 | Colbert, Lawrence | 4.9 | 15.0 | 0 | 3 | View → | |
| F3 | Lauderdale | 5.5 | 11.9 | 0 | 1 | View → | |
| F3 | Colbert, Lauderdale, Limestone | 0.4 | 29.8 | 0 | 22 | View → | |
| F2 | Colbert | 6.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F2 | Colbert, Lawrence, Lauderdale | 9.4 | 19.2 | 1 | 1 | View → | |
| F2 | Colbert | 10.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 7 | View → | |
| F2 | Lauderdale | 7.7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F3 | Colbert | 3.6 | 0.1 | 1 | 8 | View → | |
| F2 | Lauderdale | 9.6 | 1.5 | 0 | 6 | View → |
Distance is measured from the center of Muscle Shoals 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 Muscle Shoals(79 injuries in all).