Tornadoes · United States · Alabama

Tornadoes in Escambia County, Alabama

31 tornadoes have crossed Escambia County since 1950, 52nd of the 67 counties in Alabama with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.5 years. They have killed 0 people and injured 46. 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
31
Deaths
0
Injuries
46
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF3, February 15, 2016

The strongest

  1. F3, Mobile, Baldwin and Escambia counties, AlabamaNovember 3, 1968F3, 70.4 mi (113 km)
  2. EF3, Escambia and Escambia counties, Florida and AlabamaFebruary 15, 2016EF3, 16.4 mi (26 km)
  3. F3, Escambia County, AlabamaDecember 10, 1961F3, 0.2 mi (0 km)
  4. EF2, Conecuh, Escambia and Covington counties, AlabamaApril 15, 2011EF2, 22.9 mi (37 km)
  5. EF2, Escambia and Conecuh counties, AlabamaJune 19, 2021EF2, 22.0 mi (35 km)
  6. EF2, Escambia and Covington counties, AlabamaFebruary 17, 2008EF2, 14.4 mi (23 km)
  7. F2, Escambia County, AlabamaMarch 2, 1972F2, 4.7 mi (8 km)
  8. F2, Escambia County, AlabamaDecember 15, 1972F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  9. F2, Escambia County, AlabamaNovember 5, 1974F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)
  10. F2, Escambia County, AlabamaJune 8, 1972F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

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

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20241EF1
2021120EF2
20171EF0
201623EF3
20112EF2
20091EF1
20081EF2
20052F0
20041F0
20031F0
20011F0
19954F0
19851F1
198311F1
19752F1
19741F2
197233F2
1968218F3
196121F3
19581F1

Every tornado that crossed Escambia County

31 tornadoes, newest first. 1 of them touched down in a neighboring state and ran in, so the record files it under that state rather than Alabama.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
December 28, 202410:13 PM CSTEF1Escambia2.350
June 19, 20217:31 AM CDTEF2Escambia22.065020$3.2 million
June 21, 20173:08 PM CDTEF0Escambia0.825
March 3, 20166:36 PM CSTEF1Escambia0.125$15,000
February 15, 20163:32 PM CSTEF3Escambia to AL16.43003$5.8 million
April 15, 201112:08 AM CDTEF2Conecuh22.9300$4.7 million
April 15, 201111:38 PM CDTEF1Escambia10.2150$100,000
March 26, 20096:55 AM CDTEF1Escambia2.41,000$30,000
February 17, 20081:04 PM CSTEF2Escambia14.4500$950,000
August 29, 20057:30 AM CDTF0Escambia2.030$10,000
July 6, 20057:20 AM CDTF0Escambia0.530$10,000
September 15, 20047:20 PM CDTF0Escambia3.030$3,000
February 21, 200311:35 PM CSTF0Escambia0.120$10,000
November 24, 20017:10 PM CSTF0Escambia0.120$30,000
October 4, 19957:00 PM CDTF0Escambia0.123$5,000 to $50,000
October 4, 19956:45 PM CDTF0Escambia0.123$5,000 to $50,000
October 4, 19956:30 PM CDTF0Escambia0.123$5,000 to $50,000
April 23, 19958:30 PM CDTF0Escambia0.130
October 28, 198511:15 AM CSTF1Escambia0.130$5,000 to $50,000
November 20, 19831:40 AM CSTF1Escambia1.51001$50,000 to $500,000
April 30, 19754:00 PM CDTF1Escambia0.320$5,000 to $50,000
April 10, 19754:00 AM CDTF1Escambia0.320$5,000 to $50,000
November 5, 19743:00 AM CSTF2Escambia0.110$500 to $5,000
December 15, 19727:00 AM CSTF2Escambia1.0503$500 to $5,000
June 8, 19723:00 PM CDTF2Escambia0.130$5,000 to $50,000
March 2, 19727:45 AM CSTF2Escambia4.710$500 to $5,000
November 3, 19685:55 PM GMT-6F3Mobile70.440018$50,000 to $500,000
May 27, 19685:30 PM GMT-5F1Escambia0.110$500 to $5,000
December 10, 19617:30 AM GMT-6F3Escambia0.2331$50,000 to $500,000
March 17, 19618:30 AM GMT-6F1Escambia4.110$5,000 to $50,000
February 26, 195811:30 PM GMT-6F1Escambia0.110$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.