Huntsville, Alabama tornadoes

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53confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Huntsville since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: May 27, 2025, EF0.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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The record

At a glance

Total53within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.7average since 1950
Peak monthApril16 of 53
StrongestEF5Apr 27, 2011
Deaths131whole paths, see note
Injuries1,074whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can run well beyond Huntsville.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

160 Jan: 2Feb: 1Mar: 4Apr: 16May: 13Jun: 3Jul: 4Aug: 2Sep: 0Oct: 1Nov: 4Dec: 3JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

April is the peak month, with 16 of 53 tornadoes.

By time of day

80 12 AM: 0: 0: 13 AM: 1: 0: 06 AM: 2: 1: 09 AM: 1: 4: 112 PM: 0: 4: 23 PM: 7: 3: 86 PM: 2: 4: 29 PM: 8: 2: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 5:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

70 1950: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 3: 0: 01970: 1: 0: 0: 1: 3: 0: 1: 1: 0: 01980: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 3: 0: 0: 0: 11990: 0: 0: 0: 1: 2: 1: 0: 1: 0: 02000: 0: 1: 0: 1: 2: 0: 0: 0: 1: 32010: 1: 7: 1: 2: 1: 1: 1: 0: 0: 12020: 0: 0: 1: 1: 4: 319501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0
16
EF1
17
EF2
11
EF3
4
EF4
3
EF5
2

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

The record

Notable tornadoes

Deadliest

EF5, April 27, 2011

72 deaths, 145 injuries Strongest

EF5, April 27, 2011

132 mile path Longest path

132 miles, EF5

April 27, 2011, whole path Widest

2,200 yards, EF5

April 27, 2011
Every tornado

All 53 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
May 27, 2025EF00.12 mi25 yd00
May 20, 2025EF18.68 mi280 yd00
May 20, 2025EF213.15 mi125 yd00
May 8, 2024EF14.35 mi200 yd00
May 8, 2024EF03.53 mi145 yd00
May 8, 2024EF29.51 mi550 yd00
May 8, 2024EF01.73 mi95 yd00
Jul 18, 2023EF02.4 mi100 yd00
Jan 1, 2022EF03.68 mi150 yd00
Dec 16, 2019EF11.25 mi25 yd00
Nov 29, 2016EF219.85 mi150 yd00
Jul 14, 2015EF00.91 mi75 yd00
Oct 3, 2014EF00.7 mi250 yd00
Apr 11, 2013EF11.34 mi75 yd00
Apr 11, 2013EF16.58 mi300 yd00
Mar 2, 2012EF333.99 mi250 yd00
Apr 27, 2011EF114.62 mi75 yd00
Apr 27, 2011EF11.42 mi75 yd00
Apr 27, 2011EF5132 mi2,200 yd72145
Apr 27, 2011EF17.6 mi500 yd00
Apr 27, 2011EF120.61 mi200 yd00
Apr 27, 2011EF13.09 mi100 yd00
Apr 27, 2011EF14.7 mi200 yd00
Jan 21, 2010EF26.6 mi150 yd01
Jun 3, 2009EF00.1 mi20 yd00
Nearby

Huntsville and its county

Huntsville spans 3 counties, each with its own record since 1950: Madison County (94 tornadoes), Limestone County (79), and Morgan County (54). A county's record counts every tornado inside its borders, while this page counts every path within 10 miles of the city, so the two overlap without matching.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. City point and population: US Census Bureau, 2024. Each path is a straight line between NOAA's start and end points.