Tornado History

Calhoun Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Calhoun, Alabama. The records below identify 32 tornadoes from 1954 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of EF4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $131.1M, with 19 deaths and 133 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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32recorded tornadoes
EF4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$131.1Mminimum property damage
May 20, 2025latest tornado
32.45 milongest listed path
1900 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

EF4 April 27, 20112011F3 December 3, 19831983F3 December 5, 19541954F3 December 11, 19611961EF3 March 19, 20182018EF3 March 25, 20212021F2 April 2, 20002000F2 November 22, 19671967F2 December 30, 19691969F2 April 5, 19851985F2 November 24, 20042004F2 April 28, 19641964F2 March 6, 19671967F2 March 29, 19761976EF1 April 27, 2011F1 November 24, 2001F1 March 6, 2003EF1 August 25, 2008F1 August 29, 2005F1 April 18, 1998F1 March 15, 1982F1 April 8, 2006EF1 August 25, 2008F1 April 3, 1974EF1 March 19, 2018EF1 May 20, 2025F0 February 23, 1975F0 December 16, 2000EF0 April 4, 2008EF0 March 19, 2018EF0 March 14, 2019EF0 November 30, 2022© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • EF4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F3 (Severe damage)3
  • EF3 (Severe damage)2
  • F2 (Considerable damage)8
  • F1 (Moderate damage)7
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)5
  • F0 (Light damage)2
  • EF0 (Light damage)4

Most Active Years

  • 20083
  • 20183
  • 19672
  • 20002
  • 20112
  • 19541
  • 19611
  • 19641

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.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
April 27, 2011EF4Calhoun, Alabama17.62 mi1760 yd825$122.0M
December 3, 1983F3Calhoun, Alabama4 mi150 yd251$2.5M
December 5, 1954F3Calhoun, Alabama24.7 mi100 yd026$250K
December 11, 1961F3Calhoun, Alabama3.3 mi200 yd00$250K
March 25, 2021EF3Calhoun, Alabama32.45 mi1700 yd610N/A
March 19, 2018EF3Calhoun, Alabama20.92 mi1900 yd04N/A
April 2, 2000F2Calhoun, Alabama1.7 mi100 yd16$300K
November 22, 1967F2Calhoun, Alabama3.8 mi33 yd02$250K
December 30, 1969F2Calhoun, Alabama8.6 mi100 yd00$250K
April 5, 1985F2Calhoun, Alabama1 mi200 yd00$250K
November 24, 2004F2Calhoun, Alabama10.7 mi500 yd10$85K
April 28, 1964F2Calhoun, Alabama4.3 mi33 yd00$25K

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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.