Tuscaloosa, Alabama tornadoes

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28confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Tuscaloosa since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: March 15, 2025, EF1.

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Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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The record

At a glance

Total28within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.4average since 1950
Peak monthMarch8 of 28
StrongestF5Mar 3, 1966
Deaths135whole paths, see note
Injuries2,249whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

80 Jan: 3Feb: 3Mar: 8Apr: 6May: 0Jun: 0Jul: 1Aug: 0Sep: 1Oct: 0Nov: 3Dec: 3JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

March is the peak month, with 8 of 28 tornadoes.

By time of day

40 12 AM: 2: 0: 13 AM: 1: 0: 16 AM: 0: 0: 09 AM: 0: 0: 112 PM: 1: 3: 43 PM: 3: 2: 26 PM: 3: 1: 29 PM: 1: 0: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 2:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

30 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 01970: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 3: 0: 1: 1: 01980: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 0: 0: 1: 01990: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 2: 1: 02000: 2: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 02010: 0: 2: 1: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02020: 1: 2: 1: 0: 0: 119501960197019801990200020102020

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
5
EF1
10
EF2
6
EF3
3
EF4
3
EF5
1

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

EF4, April 27, 2011

64 deaths, 1,500 injuries Strongest

F5, March 3, 1966

202.5 mile path Longest path

202.5 miles, F5

March 3, 1966, whole path Widest

2,600 yards, EF4

April 27, 2011
Every tornado

All 28 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Mar 15, 2025EF111.54 mi600 yd00
Mar 30, 2022EF13.88 mi400 yd00
Mar 17, 2021EF10.53 mi150 yd00
Mar 17, 2021EF122.03 mi550 yd00
Apr 12, 2020EF19.86 mi230 yd00
Apr 28, 2014EF112.47 mi1,500 yd013
Jan 23, 2012EF20.45 mi400 yd00
Apr 27, 2011EF480.68 mi2,600 yd641500
Apr 15, 2011EF318.37 mi500 yd00
Apr 30, 2005F06.9 mi100 yd00
Nov 18, 2003F16.3 mi100 yd02
Dec 16, 2000F418 mi750 yd11144
Mar 10, 2000F03.3 mi50 yd00
Apr 8, 1998F319.5 mi300 yd01
Jan 28, 1997F22 mi73 yd01
Jan 24, 1997F210 mi200 yd110
Jul 4, 1995F00.5 mi50 yd00
Feb 3, 1990F16 mi40 yd03
Nov 20, 1988F30.5 mi400 yd08
Nov 10, 1984F214 mi400 yd00
Dec 3, 1983F10.1 mi30 yd00
Dec 8, 1978F00.3 mi20 yd00
Sep 6, 1977F28.3 mi100 yd00
Mar 18, 1975F12 mi50 yd00
Mar 13, 1975F00.5 mi50 yd00
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Tuscaloosa and its county

Tuscaloosa is in Tuscaloosa County, where NOAA has recorded 93 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.