Local tornado history

Birmingham, Alabama Tornado History Map

Explore recorded tornado activity near Birmingham, Alabama, including historical tornado paths, EF ratings, path lengths, and nearby storm events.

Tornadoes since 1950160within 25 mi of Birmingham

Strongest recordedEF5nearby on record

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Closest notable tornado1.0 miEF2 · January 13, 1976 →

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Recorded tornado paths near Birmingham

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Tornado events on record

160 events

							Status
January 13, 1976	EF2	1.0	0.3	50	1	0	Historical Record
April 20, 1996	EF0	1.0	0.3	45	0	0	Historical Record
April 29, 1991	EF0	1.0	0.3	33	0	0	Historical Record
December 10, 2012	EF1	2.0	1.1	250	0	0	Historical Record
April 15, 1956	EF4	2.7	21.3	200	200	25	Historical Record
April 4, 1977	EF5	2.8	14.7	550	130	22	Historical Record
May 17, 1969	EF1	2.8	0.1	10	0	0	Historical Record
December 10, 2023	EF1	3.6	3.0	600	0	0	Historical Record
November 9, 1979	EF1	3.6	0.5	27	0	0	Historical Record
December 10, 2023	EF1	3.7	1.8	200	0	0	Historical Record
June 22, 2017	EF1	3.8	8.3	255	0	0	Historical Record
May 27, 1963	EF2	3.8	0.1	10	0	0	Historical Record
May 6, 1967	EF3	3.9	4.3	200	25	1	Historical Record
March 5, 1963	EF4	4.0	14.9	667	35	0	Historical Record
May 30, 1979	EF1	4.3	25.8	20	1	0	Historical Record
May 4, 1979	EF0	4.5	0.1	10	0	0	Historical Record
November 4, 1974	EF1	4.5	1.5	20	0	0	Historical Record
April 27, 2011	EF4	4.8	80.7	2600	1500	64	Historical Record
April 11, 2011	EF1	4.9	0.4	100	0	0	Historical Record
April 2, 2000	EF1	4.9	4.5	400	0	0	Historical Record
January 25, 2021	EF3	5.4	10.4	900	30	1	Historical Record
December 19, 1967	EF2	5.5	2.0	10	0	0	Historical Record
November 18, 1957	EF2	5.5	8.2	100	35	1	Historical Record
April 8, 1998	EF5	5.7	30.3	1320	259	32	Historical Record
April 27, 2011	EF2	6.1	7.8	200	20	0	Historical Record
June 28, 1982	EF1	6.3	2.5	60	1	0	Historical Record
April 3, 2000	EF1	6.3	5.7	350	0	0	Historical Record
October 27, 1972	EF2	6.4	17.1	50	0	0	Historical Record
March 25, 2021	EF1	6.4	4.8	700	0	0	Historical Record
March 28, 1984	EF1	6.4	0.1	60	0	0	Historical Record
May 27, 1973	EF3	6.8	41.6	800	44	1	Historical Record
February 3, 1990	EF1	6.8	3.0	50	15	0	Historical Record
May 2, 1984	EF0	6.8	1.0	80	0	0	Historical Record
February 3, 1990	EF1	7.0	7.0	50	2	0	Historical Record
May 12, 1959	EF3	7.0	8.6	440	5	0	Historical Record
January 10, 1975	EF1	7.0	0.1	10	0	0	Historical Record
April 27, 2011	EF1	7.6	3.4	100	0	0	Historical Record
April 29, 1958	EF2	7.6	0.5	100	0	0	Historical Record
December 25, 2015	EF2	7.6	0.9	130	0	0	Historical Record
April 8, 2006	EF1	7.6	2.3	100	1	0	Historical Record
January 23, 2012	EF3	7.9	15.7	800	75	1	Historical Record
October 26, 2010	EF1	8.2	4.3	200	0	0	Historical Record
August 16, 1985	EF1	8.4	0.2	40	0	0	Historical Record
February 26, 1971	EF1	8.4	2.0	50	0	3	Historical Record
April 8, 2006	EF1	8.7	3.2	100	0	0	Historical Record
March 3, 1966	EF1	9.0	0.1	10	2	0	Historical Record
February 13, 1952	EF3	9.2	0.1	200	26	1	Historical Record
May 31, 2004	EF0	9.2	4.2	150	0	0	Historical Record
March 1, 2007	EF1	9.3	0.9	400	0	0	Historical Record
May 3, 2009	EF0	9.3	2.6	200	0	0	Historical Record
April 25, 1980	EF2	9.7	6.2	100	0	0	Historical Record
April 11, 2008	EF0	9.7	0.3	30	0	0	Historical Record
February 17, 2022	EF1	9.8	12.6	400	0	0	Historical Record
March 17, 2021	EF0	10.2	3.5	660	1	0	Historical Record
April 30, 2005	EF1	10.2	11.6	100	0	0	Historical Record
April 24, 1978	EF0	10.3	0.1	50	0	0	Historical Record
April 28, 2014	EF2	10.5	5.5	1800	3	0	Historical Record
May 31, 2004	EF0	10.6	1.7	150	0	0	Historical Record
April 28, 2014	EF2	10.7	5.1	600	0	0	Historical Record
November 28, 2005	EF0	10.8	0.4	75	0	0	Historical Record
December 14, 2020	EF0	11.1	4.8	350	0	0	Historical Record
November 10, 1966	EF1	11.5	0.1	10	0	0	Historical Record
March 17, 2021	EF1	11.5	2.8	650	0	0	Historical Record
March 5, 1989	EF0	11.7	0.3	20	0	0	Historical Record
April 14, 2019	EF0	11.7	6.5	600	0	0	Historical Record
February 26, 2008	EF1	11.7	0.5	150	0	0	Historical Record
March 25, 2021	EF3	12.2	50.1	1140	5	0	Historical Record
February 3, 1990	EF1	12.6	2.0	50	0	0	Historical Record
May 1, 1953	EF1	12.6	0.1	10	0	0	Historical Record
November 10, 2002	EF2	12.8	15.2	450	3	0	Historical Record
May 4, 1953	EF0	12.8	0.1	10	0	0	Historical Record
March 27, 1994	EF2	12.9	12.0	300	53	0	Historical Record
May 3, 2009	EF1	13.5	1.4	300	0	0	Historical Record
February 26, 2008	EF1	13.6	2.8	500	0	1	Historical Record
May 23, 1973	EF1	13.7	1.0	400	4	0	Historical Record
February 17, 2022	EF1	13.8	4.7	1100	0	0	Historical Record
March 10, 2000	EF1	13.8	1.5	200	0	0	Historical Record
December 29, 1973	EF1	14.4	0.5	50	0	0	Historical Record
May 7, 1984	EF1	14.9	1.0	100	2	0	Historical Record
February 27, 2009	EF0	14.9	1.8	25	0	0	Historical Record
March 1, 2016	EF2	15.1	5.6	465	4	0	Historical Record
April 3, 1974	EF2	15.1	1.0	800	0	0	Historical Record
April 20, 1963	EF1	15.2	0.1	10	0	0	Historical Record
April 3, 2000	EF0	15.4	3.0	40	0	0	Historical Record
February 10, 1990	EF1	15.5	1.0	30	0	0	Historical Record
March 16, 1973	EF2	15.5	4.3	10	5	0	Historical Record
April 28, 2014	EF1	15.6	7.6	913	0	0	Historical Record
February 6, 2020	EF2	15.8	9.9	700	0	0	Historical Record
August 15, 1976	EF2	15.8	0.5	30	0	0	Historical Record
April 28, 2014	EF1	16.0	8.8	800	4	0	Historical Record
March 6, 1971	EF2	16.0	4.9	300	2	0	Historical Record
November 24, 2001	EF2	16.1	13.4	125	1	0	Historical Record
January 10, 1975	EF2	16.1	2.0	100	4	0	Historical Record
January 10, 1975	EF1	16.6	0.2	50	14	0	Historical Record
April 29, 1963	EF2	16.7	0.1	10	0	0	Historical Record
April 19, 2009	EF0	16.8	2.0	800	0	0	Historical Record
October 14, 2012	EF0	17.0	0.3	200	0	0	Historical Record
August 16, 1985	EF1	17.2	0.1	30	0	0	Historical Record
April 27, 2011	EF4	17.3	97.3	1760	85	22	Historical Record
August 16, 1985	EF2	17.4	3.0	600	0	0	Historical Record
March 6, 1967	EF4	17.5	20.9	440	25	2	Historical Record
April 12, 2020	EF2	17.8	6.9	940	0	0	Historical Record
August 16, 1985	EF1	17.8	3.0	50	0	0	Historical Record
April 6, 1953	EF3	17.9	0.5	37	12	0	Historical Record
May 27, 1973	EF2	18.1	1.0	500	3	0	Historical Record
November 27, 1965	EF2	18.3	14.5	10	0	0	Historical Record
November 24, 2004	EF0	18.4	1.0	50	0	0	Historical Record
March 25, 2010	EF1	18.4	2.7	100	0	0	Historical Record
April 11, 2008	EF0	18.6	0.1	30	0	0	Historical Record
October 8, 1960	EF0	18.7	0.1	10	0	0	Historical Record
May 6, 1976	EF2	18.7	0.2	50	0	0	Historical Record
April 11, 2007	EF1	18.8	0.6	40	0	0	Historical Record
March 30, 2022	EF1	18.9	4.5	135	0	0	Historical Record
April 15, 2011	EF0	19.0	1.4	50	0	0	Historical Record
January 23, 2012	EF2	19.5	13.1	880	1	1	Historical Record
March 26, 2009	EF0	19.7	3.7	35	0	0	Historical Record
November 28, 2005	EF0	19.7	0.1	30	0	0	Historical Record
April 29, 1958	EF1	19.8	0.3	300	0	0	Historical Record
April 8, 1998	EF2	19.8	14.4	200	12	2	Historical Record
May 3, 2009	EF1	19.9	0.9	100	0	0	Historical Record
April 19, 2009	EF0	19.9	3.3	100	0	0	Historical Record
April 12, 2020	EF1	20.0	9.0	950	0	0	Historical Record
July 8, 1977	EF2	20.6	0.5	100	0	0	Historical Record
February 21, 1997	EF0	21.2	0.5	50	0	0	Historical Record
May 6, 2009	EF1	21.2	0.4	50	0	0	Historical Record
December 8, 1978	EF1	21.3	1.0	100	1	0	Historical Record
April 22, 1995	EF1	21.3	1.5	60	0	0	Historical Record
February 21, 2014	EF0	21.3	4.2	150	0	0	Historical Record
April 27, 2011	EF2	21.3	3.2	200	3	0	Historical Record
April 27, 2011	EF3	21.4	20.3	200	0	0	Historical Record
December 10, 2008	EF1	21.5	3.9	300	0	0	Historical Record
November 10, 2002	EF1	21.5	4.3	300	0	0	Historical Record
May 7, 2003	EF0	21.8	0.2	25	0	0	Historical Record
April 24, 2010	EF3	21.9	29.6	400	0	0	Historical Record
December 29, 2024	EF1	22.3	1.5	175	0	0	Historical Record
July 11, 1982	EF1	22.3	1.2	30	0	0	Historical Record
April 3, 2000	EF2	22.3	11.1	300	0	0	Historical Record
September 22, 2006	EF2	22.5	1.3	100	0	0	Historical Record
May 3, 2009	EF1	22.6	16.6	800	0	0	Historical Record
April 12, 1953	EF1	22.8	0.5	100	0	0	Historical Record
December 3, 1983	EF1	22.9	15.0	60	0	0	Historical Record
November 24, 2001	EF0	23.1	0.2	30	0	0	Historical Record
February 3, 1990	EF1	23.1	2.0	50	11	0	Historical Record
May 12, 1959	EF2	23.1	4.9	100	0	0	Historical Record
April 15, 1994	EF0	23.3	0.5	50	0	0	Historical Record
August 16, 1985	EF1	23.5	0.1	30	0	0	Historical Record
April 26, 1966	EF0	23.5	0.1	10	0	0	Historical Record
March 19, 1986	EF2	23.7	0.2	73	0	0	Historical Record
April 28, 2014	EF1	23.8	4.5	675	0	0	Historical Record
April 27, 2011	EF2	24.0	3.8	200	5	0	Historical Record
March 20, 1980	EF1	24.0	0.1	50	0	0	Historical Record
May 3, 1984	EF1	24.1	1.0	60	0	0	Historical Record
November 15, 1983	EF2	24.3	0.5	33	0	0	Historical Record
March 22, 2022	EF0	24.3	2.8	100	0	0	Historical Record
April 28, 2014	EF2	24.5	14.6	1300	2	0	Historical Record
April 26, 1970	EF1	24.7	3.3	300	0	0	Historical Record
April 30, 2005	EF1	24.7	2.2	150	0	0	Historical Record
April 15, 2011	EF1	24.7	4.4	100	0	0	Historical Record
April 1, 1974	EF2	24.8	16.9	800	11	0	Historical Record
June 22, 2017	EF0	25.0	0.3	50	0	0	Historical Record

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