Tornado History Map

Covington County, Alabama tornado history

51 tornadoes recorded in or across Covington County from 1956 to 2024, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Covington County

The Storm Prediction Center records 51 tornadoes whose paths touched Covington County, Alabama between 1956 and 2024. They killed 2 people and injured 22. The busiest month is May, with 8 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 3 May 1956. The most recent was on 10 December 2024.

  • 51tornadoes
  • 2deaths
  • 22injuries
  • 495per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Covington County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02447%
F1 / EF11631%
F2 / EF2918%
F3 / EF312%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating12%

Covington County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 13 in 1990s.1950s21960s21970s51980s61990s132000s132010s42020s6

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1960s2
1970s5
1980s6
1990s13
2000s13
2010s4
2020s6
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 8 in May.Jan3Feb4Mar5Apr6May8Jun5Jul3Aug0Sep3Oct6Nov5Dec3
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PeriodCount
Jan3
Feb4
Mar5
Apr6
May8
Jun5
Jul3
Aug0
Sep3
Oct6
Nov5
Dec3

Records for Covington County

  • Deadliest: Alabama tornado12 March 2001, F1, 2 deaths, 1 injury, 3.2 miles long
  • Strongest: Alabama tornado3 May 1956, F3, 2 injuries, 3.8 miles long
  • Longest path: Alabama tornado15 April 2011, EF2, 23 miles long
  • Most recent: Alabama tornado10 December 2024, EF0, 0.3 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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