Tornadoes · United States · Alabama

Tornadoes in Bibb County, Alabama

38 tornadoes have crossed Bibb County since 1950, 42nd of the 67 counties in Alabama with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.0 years. They have killed 14 people and injured 273. 1 was rated F4 or EF4 and 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
38
Deaths
14
Injuries
273
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, May 27, 1973

The deadliest in Bibb County

  1. F4, Hale, Perry, Bibb and Shelby counties, AlabamaMay 27, 19737 killed, 199 injured
  2. EF3, Greene, Hale and Bibb counties, AlabamaApril 27, 20117 killed, 50 injured

The strongest

  1. F4, Hale, Perry, Bibb and Shelby counties, AlabamaMay 27, 1973F4, 139.1 mi (224 km)
  2. EF3, Hale, Perry, Bibb and Chilton counties, AlabamaMarch 25, 2021EF3, 79.7 mi (128 km)
  3. EF3, Greene, Hale and Bibb counties, AlabamaApril 27, 2011EF3, 72.1 mi (116 km)
  4. EF3 Centreville–Columbiana tornado, AlabamaMarch 25, 2021EF3, 50.1 mi (81 km)
  5. EF3 Centreville–Montevallo tornado, AlabamaMarch 30, 2022EF3, 29.2 mi (47 km)
  6. F3, Bibb County, AlabamaMarch 17, 1963F3, 2.7 mi (4 km)
  7. EF2, Hale, Bibb and Tuscaloosa counties, AlabamaFebruary 3, 2022EF2, 7.6 mi (12 km)
  8. F2, Bibb County, AlabamaMay 12, 1959F2, 4.9 mi (8 km)
  9. F2, Bibb County, AlabamaApril 22, 1984F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 20 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Bibb County. Each year links to every tornado in Alabama that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20251EF0
20232EF1
202232EF3
2021218EF3
20201EF1
20192EF1
20181EF0
20173EF1
20131EF1
20116750EF3
20074EF1
20001F0
19881F1
19842F2
19833F1
19801F1
197317199F4
19651F1
196314F3
19591F2

Every tornado that crossed Bibb County

38 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
March 15, 20257:39 PM CDTEF0Bibb7.675
January 12, 202311:30 AM CSTEF1Perry17.3500
January 3, 202312:41 PM CSTEF0Bibb2.8100
March 30, 20229:53 PM CDTEF3Centreville–Montevallo tornado29.21,2002
March 22, 20229:08 PM CDTEF0Bibb2.8100
February 3, 20222:30 PM CSTEF2Hale7.6725
March 25, 20214:26 PM CDTEF3Hale79.72,30013
March 25, 202112:53 PM CDTEF3Centreville–Columbiana tornado50.11,1405
March 3, 20206:28 AM CSTEF1Bibb6.2525
December 16, 201910:00 PM CSTEF1Bibb2.6300
December 16, 20199:49 PM CSTEF0Bibb3.1200
February 7, 20185:51 AM CSTEF0Bibb0.750
August 31, 20177:42 PM CDTEF0Bibb0.335
August 31, 20177:28 PM CDTEF1Bibb0.6200
August 31, 20176:57 PM CDTEF1Bibb6.5100
April 11, 20134:18 PM CDTEF1Bibb20.2800
December 22, 20111:25 PM CSTEF0Bibb2.6150$15,000
December 22, 201112:56 PM CSTEF0Bibb0.125$3,000
April 27, 20117:32 PM CDTEF1Bibb5.450$20,000
April 27, 20116:50 PM CDTEF1Hale8.6300$625,000
April 27, 20115:30 PM CDTEF3Greene72.11,760750$36 million
April 15, 20114:00 PM CDTEF1Bibb21.81,760$89,000
October 22, 200712:01 AM CDTEF1Bibb7.7200$12,000
April 11, 20073:47 PM CDTEF1Chilton1.0200$11,000
February 13, 20075:48 PM CSTEF0Bibb7.5250$10,000
February 13, 20075:10 PM CSTEF1Bibb9.7400$105,000
March 10, 20009:11 PM CSTF0Bibb12.0100$40,000
January 19, 19886:15 PM CSTF1Bibb6.0440$50,000 to $500,000
April 22, 19845:51 AM CSTF2Bibb1.080$50,000 to $500,000
April 19, 19844:57 PM CSTF0Bibb0.110$50 to $500
December 3, 19835:10 PM CSTF1Bibb15.060$5,000 to $50,000
December 3, 19834:50 PM CSTF1Hale14.060$5,000 to $50,000
August 22, 19833:37 PM CDTF1Bibb0.370$50,000 to $500,000
March 8, 19806:30 AM CSTF1Bibb6.173$500 to $5,000
May 27, 19736:20 PM CDTF4Hale139.18007199$5 million to $50 million
July 24, 19652:30 PM GMT-5F1Bibb0.1100$500 to $5,000
March 17, 196310:00 AM GMT-6F3Bibb2.71004
May 12, 19591:10 PM GMT-5F2Bibb4.9100

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.