Tornado History

Ripley Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Ripley, Alabama as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 6 matching records from 2000 through 2024. The strongest matching rating is EF3 (Severe damage), the latest matching tornado is May 8, 2024, and minimum reported property damage totals $96K.

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6recorded tornadoes

EF3 (Severe damage)highest rating

$96Kminimum property damage

May 8, 2024latest tornado

7.65 milongest listed path

450 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

EF3 (Severe damage)1
F1 (Moderate damage)1
EF1 (Moderate damage)1
EF0 (Light damage)3

Most Active Years

20001
20081
20111
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20241

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	Min. property damage
May 8, 2024	EF3	Limestone, Alabama	1.65 mi	228 yd	N/A
December 16, 2000	F1	Limestone, Alabama	1.4 mi	40 yd	$95K
February 20, 2014	EF1	Limestone, Alabama	5.06 mi	450 yd	N/A
April 4, 2008	EF0	Limestone, Alabama	0.25 mi	25 yd	$1K
April 27, 2011	EF0	Limestone, Alabama	7.19 mi	150 yd	N/A
August 10, 2023	EF0	Limestone, Alabama	7.65 mi	225 yd	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.