Tornado History Map

Cullman County, Alabama tornado history

100 tornadoes recorded in or across Cullman County from 1951 to 2021, 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 Cullman County

The Storm Prediction Center records 100 tornadoes whose paths touched Cullman County, Alabama between 1951 and 2021. They killed 38 people and injured 584. The busiest month is April, with 27 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF4 on 27 April 2011. The most recent was on 31 March 2021.

  • 100tornadoes
  • 38deaths
  • 584injuries
  • 1,361per 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 Cullman County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02424%
F1 / EF13838%
F2 / EF22424%
F3 / EF31010%
F4 / EF444%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Cullman County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 21 in 2000s.1950s71960s71970s91980s171990s92000s212010s192020s11

The 2020s only run to 2021, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s7
1960s7
1970s9
1980s17
1990s9
2000s21
2010s19
2020s11
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 27 in Apr.Jan6Feb9Mar18Apr27May13Jun2Jul2Aug9Sep1Oct1Nov12Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan6
Feb9
Mar18
Apr27
May13
Jun2
Jul2
Aug9
Sep1
Oct1
Nov12
Dec0

Records for Cullman County

Notable tornadoes in Cullman County

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

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