Tornadoes · United States · Alabama

Tornadoes in Autauga County, Alabama

44 tornadoes have crossed Autauga County since 1950, 33rd of the 67 counties in Alabama with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.7 years. They have killed 12 people and injured 93. None was rated F4 or above.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The United States rated tornadoes on Ted Fujita’s F scale until 31 January 2007 and on the Enhanced Fujita scale after it. Both run from 0 to 5, and both rate the damage rather than measure the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

  1. F0 / EF040 to 72 mph on the F scale, 65 to 85 mph on the EF scale

    Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.

  2. F1 / EF173 to 112 mph on the F scale, 86 to 110 mph on the EF scale

    Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.

  3. F2 / EF2113 to 157 mph on the F scale, 111 to 135 mph on the EF scale

    Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.

  4. F3 / EF3158 to 206 mph on the F scale, 136 to 165 mph on the EF scale

    Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.

  5. F4 / EF4207 to 260 mph on the F scale, 166 to 200 mph on the EF scale

    Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.

  6. F5 / EF5261 to 318 mph on the F scale, over 200 mph on the EF scale

    Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.

  7. Unrated

    The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

Now

Tornadoes
44
Deaths
12
Injuries
93
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF3, January 12, 2023

The deadliest in Autauga County

  1. EF3, Autauga, Elmore, Coosa and Tallapoosa counties, AlabamaJanuary 12, 20237 killed, 16 injured
  2. EF3, Autauga County, AlabamaApril 15, 20113 killed, 4 injured
  3. EF3, Autauga, Dallas and Chilton counties, AlabamaMarch 15, 20252 killed, 2 injured

The strongest

  1. EF3, Autauga, Elmore, Coosa and Tallapoosa counties, AlabamaJanuary 12, 2023EF3, 82.3 mi (132 km)
  2. EF3, Autauga, Dallas and Chilton counties, AlabamaMarch 15, 2025EF3, 24.3 mi (39 km)
  3. F3, Autauga County, AlabamaMarch 12, 1976F3, 16.5 mi (27 km)
  4. EF3, Autauga and Elmore counties, AlabamaFebruary 17, 2008EF3, 14.7 mi (24 km)
  5. EF3, Autauga County, AlabamaApril 15, 2011EF3, 9.3 mi (15 km)
  6. F2, Autauga, Chilton and Coosa counties, AlabamaNovember 24, 2004F2, 49.0 mi (79 km)
  7. F2, Autauga and Elmore counties, AlabamaMarch 29, 1977F2, 20.5 mi (33 km)
  8. F2, Autauga County, AlabamaApril 29, 1963F2, 10.6 mi (17 km)
  9. EF2, Autauga County, AlabamaApril 15, 2011EF2, 10.0 mi (16 km)
  10. F2, Autauga County, AlabamaNovember 24, 2004F2, 9.7 mi (16 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 23 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Autauga County. Each year links to every tornado in Alabama that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
2025122EF3
20233716EF3
20213EF1
201942EF1
20182EF0
20171EF1
20121EF1
2011834EF3
20101EF1
20091EF0
2008150EF3
20071EF1
20054F1
200421F2
20011F1
20001F0
19991F0
19851F0
1982312F2
197712F2
197614F3
19751F1
19631F2

Every tornado that crossed Autauga County

44 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
March 15, 20258:50 PM CDTEF3Autauga24.31,00022
March 26, 20239:39 PM CDTEF0Autauga1.0200
January 12, 202312:40 PM CSTEF3Autauga82.31,500716
January 3, 20231:18 PM CSTEF0Autauga3.260
May 4, 20216:17 PM CDTEF1Autauga10.6330
March 17, 20218:35 PM CDTEF0Autauga0.175
March 17, 20211:24 PM CDTEF1Autauga2.9150
March 14, 20198:44 PM CDTEF1Autauga7.1250
March 3, 20191:19 PM CSTEF0Autauga0.670
January 19, 20192:04 PM CSTEF1Autauga9.14002
January 19, 20191:47 PM CSTEF1Dallas6.175
December 1, 20183:49 PM CSTEF0Autauga0.3100
February 7, 20187:04 AM CSTEF0Autauga2.0150
October 7, 20177:31 PM CDTEF1Autauga3.9625
March 2, 20129:15 PM CSTEF1Perry18.9700
December 22, 20112:02 PM CSTEF0Autauga10.2100$65,000
April 15, 201110:47 PM CDTEF3Autauga9.340034$1.2 million
April 15, 20119:29 PM CDTEF1Autauga3.0800$40,000
April 15, 20119:29 PM CDTEF2Autauga10.0800$309,000
April 15, 20119:06 PM CDTEF0Autauga4.450$40,000
April 15, 20118:56 PM CDTEF1Autauga13.4200$458,000
April 15, 20118:48 PM CDTEF1Autauga7.9200$440,000
February 28, 20115:05 PM CSTEF0Autauga8.9200$77,000
November 30, 20109:57 AM CSTEF1Autauga5.8150$58,000
May 23, 20091:55 PM CDTEF0Autauga0.450$10,000
February 17, 20082:58 PM CSTEF3Autauga14.744050$10 million
February 13, 20076:22 PM CSTEF1Autauga1.1200$10,000
November 28, 20056:41 PM CSTF0Autauga5.4150$30,000
July 6, 20052:56 PM CDTF0Autauga0.225$2,000
July 6, 20051:36 PM CDTF0Autauga0.225$3,000
July 6, 20051:27 PM CDTF1Autauga0.330$10,000
November 24, 20046:24 AM CSTF2Autauga9.75001$900,000
November 24, 20045:49 AM CSTF2Autauga49.01,400$630,000
November 24, 20013:54 PM CSTF1Autauga9.850$40,000
December 16, 20004:55 PM CSTF0Autauga0.220
May 7, 19991:06 PM CDTF0Autauga0.50$1,000
January 31, 19854:52 PM CSTF0Autauga0.550under $50
April 26, 19824:10 PM CDTF1Autauga12.0200$50,000 to $500,000
January 3, 19825:25 PM CSTF1Autauga1.577$500 to $5,000
January 3, 19825:22 PM CSTF2Autauga8.08012$50,000 to $500,000
March 29, 19773:00 PM CSTF2Autauga20.5502$50,000 to $500,000
March 12, 19768:30 PM CSTF3Autauga16.51004$500,000 to $5 million
January 10, 19754:45 PM CSTF1Autauga0.110$5,000 to $50,000
April 29, 19636:30 PM GMT-5F2Autauga10.6600$50,000 to $500,000

Nearby

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What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.