Tornadoes in Choctaw County, Alabama

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.

Tornadoes

34

Deaths

9

Injuries

30

F4 and above

2

Worst on record

EF4, April 27, 2011

1. EF4, Smith, Jasper, Clarke, Choctaw, Sumter, Marengo and Perry counties, Mississippi and AlabamaApril 27, 20117 killed, 17 injured
2. F4, Choctaw County, AlabamaMay 1, 19532 killed, 3 injured

1. EF4, Smith, Jasper, Clarke, Choctaw, Sumter, Marengo and Perry counties, Mississippi and AlabamaApril 27, 2011EF4, 122.0 mi (196 km)
2. F4, Choctaw County, AlabamaMay 1, 1953F4, 0.1 mi (0 km)
3. EF3, Jones, Wayne, Clarke and Choctaw counties, Mississippi and AlabamaDecember 16, 2019EF3, 61.2 mi (98 km)
4. EF2, Choctaw and Marengo counties, AlabamaApril 15, 2011EF2, 38.8 mi (62 km)
5. EF2, Choctaw and Marengo counties, AlabamaMarch 30, 2022EF2, 37.4 mi (60 km)
6. EF2, Wayne, Choctaw, Clarke and Marengo counties, Mississippi and AlabamaMarch 17, 2021EF2, 36.6 mi (59 km)
7. F2, Choctaw County, AlabamaFebruary 26, 1958F2, 20.9 mi (34 km)
8. EF2, Choctaw and Marengo counties, AlabamaJanuary 21, 2017EF2, 20.4 mi (33 km)
9. F2, Choctaw County, AlabamaNovember 17, 1968F2, 11.5 mi (19 km)
10. EF2, Choctaw and Marengo counties, AlabamaMarch 25, 2021EF2, 9.6 mi (16 km)

Warnings in force in Choctaw CountyThe forecast for Choctaw CountyThe live radar over Choctaw CountyEvery county in Alabama

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.

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