Tornado History

Athens Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Athens, Alabama as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 8 matching records from 2000 through 2025. The strongest matching rating is EF3 (Severe damage), the latest matching tornado is May 20, 2025, and minimum reported property damage totals $3.5M.

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8recorded tornadoes

EF3 (Severe damage)highest rating

$3.5Mminimum property damage

May 20, 2025latest tornado

15.56 milongest listed path

600 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

EF3 (Severe damage)1
F2 (Considerable damage)1
EF1 (Moderate damage)2
F0 (Light damage)2
EF0 (Light damage)2

Most Active Years

20042
20001
20131
20141
20191
20241
20251

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

Date	Rating	Area	Length	Width	Deaths	Injuries	Min. property damage
April 28, 2014	EF3	Limestone, Alabama	15.56 mi	600 yd	2	30	N/A
December 16, 2000	F2	Limestone, Alabama	4.8 mi	60 yd	0	0	$150K
December 28, 2024	EF1	Limestone, Alabama	3.87 mi	160 yd	0	0	$2.4M
May 20, 2025	EF1	Limestone, Alabama	2.76 mi	160 yd	0	0	$927K
May 17, 2013	EF0	Limestone, Alabama	2.04 mi	50 yd	0	0	$50K
March 5, 2004	F0	Limestone, Alabama	2 mi	75 yd	0	0	N/A
March 5, 2004	F0	Limestone, Alabama	1.5 mi	75 yd	0	0	N/A
December 29, 2019	EF0	Limestone, Alabama	5.07 mi	50 yd	0	0	N/A

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.