Tornado History Map

DeKalb County, Alabama tornado history

83 tornadoes recorded in or across DeKalb County from 1952 to 2025, 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 DeKalb County

The Storm Prediction Center records 83 tornadoes whose paths touched DeKalb County, Alabama between 1952 and 2025. They killed 46 people and injured 276. The busiest month is April, with 39 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF5 on 27 April 2011. The most recent was on 20 May 2025.

  • 83tornadoes
  • 46deaths
  • 276injuries
  • 1,068per 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 DeKalb County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01316%
F1 / EF12834%
F2 / EF22429%
F3 / EF31417%
F4 / EF434%
F5 / EF511%
Unknown rating00%

DeKalb County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 31 in 2010s.1950s31960s41970s71980s31990s112000s102010s312020s14

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s3
1960s4
1970s7
1980s3
1990s11
2000s10
2010s31
2020s14
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 39 in Apr.Jan2Feb3Mar10Apr39May14Jun1Jul0Aug0Sep0Oct3Nov8Dec3
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PeriodCount
Jan2
Feb3
Mar10
Apr39
May14
Jun1
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct3
Nov8
Dec3

Records for DeKalb County

Notable tornadoes in DeKalb 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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