Tornadoes · United States · Alabama

Tornadoes in Chilton County, Alabama

44 tornadoes have crossed Chilton County since 1950, 34th of the 67 counties in Alabama with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.7 years. They have killed 3 people and injured 62. 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
3
Injuries
62
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF3, March 15, 2025

The deadliest in Chilton County

  1. EF3, Autauga, Dallas and Chilton counties, AlabamaMarch 15, 20252 killed, 2 injured
  2. F3, Chilton and Coosa counties, AlabamaNovember 17, 19681 killed, 24 injured

The strongest

  1. EF3, Hale, Perry, Bibb and Chilton counties, AlabamaMarch 25, 2021EF3, 79.7 mi (128 km)
  2. F3, Chilton and Coosa counties, AlabamaNovember 17, 1968F3, 32.3 mi (52 km)
  3. EF3, Autauga, Dallas and Chilton counties, AlabamaMarch 15, 2025EF3, 24.3 mi (39 km)
  4. F2, Autauga, Chilton and Coosa counties, AlabamaNovember 24, 2004F2, 49.0 mi (79 km)
  5. EF2, Perry and Chilton counties, AlabamaJanuary 23, 2012EF2, 39.8 mi (64 km)
  6. EF2, Chilton and Coosa counties, AlabamaMarch 2, 2012EF2, 28.3 mi (45 km)
  7. F2, Chilton and Coosa counties, AlabamaJanuary 3, 1982F2, 15.0 mi (24 km)
  8. EF2, Chilton and Coosa counties, AlabamaMarch 25, 2021EF2, 14.7 mi (24 km)
  9. F2, Chilton County, AlabamaMarch 16, 1973F2, 9.7 mi (16 km)
  10. F2, Autauga and Chilton counties, AlabamaJanuary 3, 1982F2, 8.0 mi (13 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 29 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Chilton County. Each year links to every tornado in Alabama that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
2025222EF3
20243EF1
20231EF1
2021613EF3
20192EF1
20181EF0
20172EF1
20123EF2
201111EF0
20101EF1
20091EF0
20081EF1
20071EF1
20041F2
20001F0
19981F0
19961F0
19831F1
1982316F2
19761F2
19751F1
19731F2
19681124F3
196714F1
19611F1
19582F1
19571F1
19541F1
195312F2

Every tornado that crossed Chilton County

44 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
March 15, 20258:50 PM CDTEF3Autauga24.31,00022
March 15, 20257:57 PM CDTEF1Shelby7.5250
December 28, 202411:57 PM CSTEF0Chilton6.0150
April 2, 202410:49 PM CDTEF1Chilton15.1450
April 2, 202410:28 PM CDTEF1Dallas8.3600
January 3, 20231:39 PM CSTEF1Chilton2.5250
December 29, 202110:01 PM CSTEF1Chilton10.9400
May 4, 20215:19 PM CDTEF0Perry24.8620
March 25, 20219:01 PM CDTEF2Chilton14.7850
March 25, 20214:26 PM CDTEF3Hale79.72,30013
March 17, 20215:12 PM CDTEF2Chilton5.8400
March 17, 20211:56 PM CDTEF1Chilton3.0500
March 14, 20197:39 PM CDTEF0Chilton11.9350
March 14, 20196:37 PM CDTEF1Perry9.4300
February 7, 20186:03 AM CSTEF0Chilton2.5300
October 7, 20178:47 PM CDTEF1Chilton5.9150
October 7, 20178:20 PM CDTEF0Chilton3.050
March 2, 201210:01 PM CSTEF2Chilton28.3700
January 23, 20126:36 AM CSTEF1Chilton3.6500
January 23, 20124:37 AM CSTEF2Perry39.8880
April 27, 20119:48 PM CDTEF0Chilton1.9501$102,000
March 25, 20107:59 PM CDTEF1Chilton2.8200$35,000
September 16, 200910:58 AM CDTEF0Chilton0.730$10,000
February 17, 20081:05 PM CSTEF1Chilton1.2200$150,000
April 11, 20073:47 PM CDTEF1Chilton1.0200$11,000
November 24, 20045:49 AM CSTF2Autauga49.01,400$630,000
April 3, 20001:53 PM CDTF0Chilton1.040$50,000
April 18, 19986:24 PM CDTF0Chilton1.030
November 30, 199610:45 PM CSTF0Chilton3.050$200,000
December 3, 19835:45 PM CSTF1Chilton0.230$5,000 to $50,000
January 3, 19825:30 PM CSTF1Chilton0.1134$5,000 to $50,000
January 3, 19825:22 PM CSTF2Autauga8.08012$50,000 to $500,000
January 3, 19824:18 PM CSTF2Chilton15.0140$50,000 to $500,000
March 12, 197610:50 PM CSTF2Chilton0.150$5,000 to $50,000
March 13, 19754:55 PM CDTF1Chilton1.050$5,000 to $50,000
March 16, 19737:30 AM CSTF2Chilton9.777$50,000 to $500,000
November 17, 196812:45 PM GMT-6F3Chilton32.3400124$500,000 to $5 million
March 6, 19676:00 PM GMT-6F1Chilton0.1104$5,000 to $50,000
December 11, 19618:05 PM GMT-6F1Chilton2.0150$500 to $5,000
April 29, 19587:40 AM GMT-5F1Chilton12.1100$5,000 to $50,000
April 29, 19587:30 AM GMT-5F0Chilton0.110$500 to $5,000
December 20, 19572:53 AM GMT-6F1Chilton0.110$50,000 to $500,000
February 28, 19542:00 AM GMT-6F1Chilton12.5167$500 to $5,000
May 1, 19536:15 PM GMT-5F2Chilton1.51002$5,000 to $50,000

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.