Tornado History Map

Jackson County, Alabama tornado history

65 tornadoes recorded in or across Jackson County from 1958 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 Jackson County

The Storm Prediction Center records 65 tornadoes whose paths touched Jackson County, Alabama between 1958 and 2025. They killed 24 people and injured 172. The busiest month is May, with 20 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF4 on 27 April 2011. The most recent was on 25 May 2025.

  • 65tornadoes
  • 24deaths
  • 172injuries
  • 603per 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 Jackson County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01625%
F1 / EF12742%
F2 / EF21117%
F3 / EF3711%
F4 / EF446%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Jackson County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 20 in 2010s.1950s11960s21970s41980s51990s42000s122010s202020s17

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

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s2
1970s4
1980s5
1990s4
2000s12
2010s20
2020s17
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 20 in May.Jan2Feb1Mar11Apr14May20Jun2Jul1Aug2Sep0Oct3Nov8Dec1
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PeriodCount
Jan2
Feb1
Mar11
Apr14
May20
Jun2
Jul1
Aug2
Sep0
Oct3
Nov8
Dec1

Records for Jackson County

Notable tornadoes in Jackson 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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