Montgomery, Alabama tornadoes

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29confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Montgomery since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: December 29, 2024, EF1.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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Each path is a straight line from where the tornado started to where it ended, which is all most NOAA records hold. Tap a path for its details.

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The record

At a glance

Total29within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.4average since 1950
Peak monthMarch6 of 29
StrongestF3May 3, 1984
Deaths9whole paths, see note
Injuries93whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

60 Jan: 5Feb: 0Mar: 6Apr: 4May: 2Jun: 0Jul: 1Aug: 2Sep: 1Oct: 0Nov: 5Dec: 3JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

March is the peak month, with 6 of 29 tornadoes.

By time of day

40 12 AM: 2: 0: 13 AM: 2: 1: 46 AM: 1: 1: 09 AM: 2: 1: 112 PM: 3: 1: 03 PM: 1: 2: 26 PM: 1: 1: 09 PM: 1: 0: 112 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

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

By year, 1950 to 2025

40 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 01970: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 1: 11980: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01990: 0: 0: 2: 0: 0: 0: 4: 0: 0: 02000: 2: 2: 0: 1: 1: 0: 1: 0: 0: 12010: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 02020: 0: 2: 1: 1: 1: 019501960197019801990200020102020

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
6
EF1
15
EF2
6
EF3
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

F3, May 3, 1984

5 deaths, 37 injuries Strongest

F3, May 3, 1984

7 mile path Longest path

121.7 miles, F2

December 23, 1956, whole path Widest

800 yards, F3

May 3, 1984
Every tornado

All 29 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Dec 29, 2024EF13.94 mi250 yd00
Jan 4, 2023EF11.87 mi130 yd01
Nov 30, 2022EF29.85 mi700 yd22
Dec 10, 2021EF00.19 mi50 yd00
May 4, 2021EF110.63 mi330 yd00
Jan 21, 2017EF10.68 mi200 yd00
Apr 6, 2016EF06.01 mi250 yd00
Nov 16, 2011EF10.88 mi75 yd00
Apr 10, 2009EF126.07 mi440 yd00
Nov 15, 2006F26.84 mi250 yd06
Sep 16, 2004F00.1 mi35 yd00
Jul 1, 2003F04.7 mi60 yd00
Mar 2, 2001F12.2 mi100 yd00
Jan 19, 2001F02.3 mi100 yd04
Mar 19, 2000F13.3 mi60 yd00
Jan 9, 2000F00.1 mi20 yd01
Mar 6, 1996F24 mi200 yd217
Mar 6, 1996F11.5 mi80 yd00
Mar 6, 1996F11.5 mi80 yd00
Mar 6, 1996F11 mi80 yd00
Aug 27, 1992F15 mi50 yd01
Aug 27, 1992F10.2 mi50 yd00
May 3, 1984F37 mi800 yd537
Apr 22, 1984F10.2 mi10 yd00
Nov 25, 1979F310.2 mi150 yd020
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Montgomery and its county

Montgomery is in Montgomery County, where NOAA has recorded 60 tornadoes since 1950. 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.