Tornadoes near Opelika, Alabama
Since 1950, 28 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Opelika in Lee County, and 6 tornadoes came within 2 miles of the town center. The most recent was an EF0 tornado on .
- Within 10 mi
- 28
- Within 2 mi
- 6
- Deaths
- 6
- Strongest
- F3
- Most recent
- May 3, 2025
Deadliest tornadoes near Opelika
| Date | Rating | County | Distance (mi) | Path (mi) | Deaths | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F3 | Lee | 5.5 | 34.7 | 6 | 195 | View → |
Tornadoes by rating
Tornadoes by decade
2
1950s
2
1970s
2
1980s
1
1990s
7
2000s
12
2010s
2
2020s
All tornadoes within 10 miles of Opelika
| Date | Rating | County | Distance (mi) | Path (mi) | Deaths | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF0 | Lee | 5.9 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF0 | Chambers | 9.5 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF0 | Chambers, Lee | 8.3 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF0 | Lee | 0.5 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF1 | Lee | 1.8 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF0 | Lee | 8.4 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF0 | Lee | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF0 | Lee | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF0 | Lee | 7.9 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF1 | Macon, Lee | 9.9 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF0 | Lee | 7.5 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF0 | Lee | 7.3 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF0 | Lee | 2.4 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF1 | Macon, Lee | 1.7 | 33.4 | 0 | 2 | View → | |
| EF1 | Lee | 8.0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF1 | Lee | 9.9 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| EF2 | Lee | 7.9 | 8.3 | 0 | 3 | View → | |
| EF1 | Lee | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F0 | Lee | 9.2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F0 | Chambers | 7.9 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F0 | Lee | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F0 | Lee | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F1 | Chambers | 8.8 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F2 | Lee | 0.7 | 11.3 | 0 | 13 | View → | |
| F2 | Lee | 9.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F1 | Chambers, Lee | 4.8 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | View → | |
| F3 | Lee | 2.9 | 19.4 | 0 | 4 | View → | |
| F3 | Lee | 5.5 | 34.7 | 6 | 195 | View → |
Distance is measured from the center of Opelika 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 Opelika(217 injuries in all).