Tornadoes · United States · Alabama

Tornadoes in Greene County, Alabama

29 tornadoes have crossed Greene County since 1950, 58th of the 67 counties in Alabama with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.6 years. They have killed 74 people and injured 1,574. 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
29
Deaths
74
Injuries
1,574
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
EF4, April 27, 2011

The deadliest in Greene County

  1. EF4 Tuscaloosa–Birmingham tornado, AlabamaApril 27, 201164 killed, 1,500 injured
  2. EF3, Greene, Hale and Bibb counties, AlabamaApril 27, 20117 killed, 50 injured
  3. F3, Hale and Greene counties, AlabamaMarch 10, 19922 killed, 7 injured
  4. EF2, Greene and Hale counties, AlabamaFebruary 3, 20221 killed, 8 injured

The strongest

  1. EF4 Tuscaloosa–Birmingham tornado, AlabamaApril 27, 2011EF4, 80.7 mi (130 km)
  2. EF3, Greene, Hale and Bibb counties, AlabamaApril 27, 2011EF3, 72.1 mi (116 km)
  3. EF3, Greene and Tuscaloosa counties, AlabamaApril 15, 2011EF3, 18.4 mi (30 km)
  4. F3, Hale and Greene counties, AlabamaMarch 10, 1992F3, 18.0 mi (29 km)
  5. F3, Greene County, AlabamaFebruary 26, 1971F3, 4.3 mi (7 km)
  6. EF2, Greene and Hale counties, AlabamaJanuary 12, 2023EF2, 39.0 mi (63 km)
  7. EF2, Greene and Hale counties, AlabamaFebruary 3, 2022EF2, 25.9 mi (42 km)
  8. EF2, Hale and Greene counties, AlabamaApril 15, 2011EF2, 24.1 mi (39 km)
  9. EF2, Sumter and Greene counties, AlabamaApril 15, 2011EF2, 8.7 mi (14 km)
  10. F2, Greene County, AlabamaFebruary 23, 1977F2, 0.2 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 16 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Greene County. Each year links to every tornado in Alabama that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20251EF1
20241EF1
20231EF2
2022718EF2
20212EF1
20152EF1
20141EF0
20115711551EF4
201012EF1
20081EF1
20052F1
20031F0
1992127F3
197711F2
19711F3
195715F1

Every tornado that crossed Greene County

29 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
March 15, 20253:08 PM CDTEF1Greene26.51,200
December 28, 202410:13 PM CSTEF1Hale14.81,760
January 12, 20239:54 AM CSTEF2Greene39.0675
November 29, 20229:44 PM CSTEF1Greene19.31,200
April 13, 20229:35 PM CDTEF1Greene17.6400
March 30, 20229:38 PM CDTEF1Greene1.2270
March 30, 20229:10 PM CDTEF1Greene8.8275
March 22, 20226:04 PM CDTEF0Greene3.3250
March 22, 20226:00 PM CDTEF0Greene0.9150
February 3, 20221:38 PM CSTEF2Greene25.91,70018
May 2, 20213:45 PM CDTEF0Greene1.445
March 25, 20213:57 PM CDTEF1Greene12.1600
January 3, 20155:19 PM CSTEF0Greene1.3100
January 3, 20154:55 PM CSTEF1Greene1.6400
November 23, 201411:35 AM CSTEF0Greene2.0150
April 27, 20115:30 PM CDTEF3Greene72.11,760750$36 million
April 27, 20114:43 PM CDTEF4Tuscaloosa–Birmingham tornado80.72,600641500$2.2 billion
April 15, 20114:44 PM CDTEF2Hale24.1880$3.4 million
April 15, 20114:35 PM CDTEF2Sumter8.73251
April 15, 20113:14 PM CDTEF3Greene18.4500$7.1 million
April 24, 201011:19 AM CDTEF1Marengo8.22002$170,000
March 4, 200812:49 AM CSTEF1Greene5.6300$150,000
September 25, 20055:37 PM CDTF1Greene6.0250$250,000
September 25, 20053:54 PM CDTF0Greene0.125
April 25, 20032:25 PM CDTF0Hale4.450$103,000
March 10, 19922:05 AM CSTF3Hale18.044027$50,000 to $500,000
February 23, 19777:00 PM CSTF2Greene0.2301$500 to $5,000
February 26, 197111:00 AM CSTF3Greene4.350$50,000 to $500,000
November 18, 19572:30 PM GMT-6F1Greene28.0105$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.