Tornado History

Chambers Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Chambers, Alabama. The records below identify 24 tornadoes from 1971 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of EF3 (Severe damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $4.7M, with 0 deaths and 2 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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24recorded tornadoes
EF3 (Severe damage)highest rating
$4.7Mminimum property damage
March 15, 2025latest tornado
15 milongest listed path
1600 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

EF3 April 27, 20112011F2 March 5, 19891989F2 January 10, 19721972F2 April 2, 19741974EF2 March 2, 20122012EF2 January 12, 20232023F1 February 26, 19711971F1 November 21, 19731973F1 April 22, 19841984EF1 April 27, 20112011EF1 April 27, 20112011F1 April 30, 20052005EF1 November 30, 20162016EF1 April 5, 20172017EF1 January 12, 2023F0 November 15, 2006EF0 February 28, 2011F0 July 6, 2005EF0 November 1, 2018EF0 November 1, 2018EF0 October 10, 2020EF0 April 5, 2022EF0 January 3, 2023EF0 March 15, 2025© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • EF3 (Severe damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)3
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)2
  • F1 (Moderate damage)4
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)5
  • F0 (Light damage)2
  • EF0 (Light damage)7

Most Active Years

  • 20114
  • 20233
  • 20052
  • 20182
  • 19711
  • 19721
  • 19731
  • 19741

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, 2011EF3Chambers, Alabama4.77 mi400 yd00$2.0M
March 5, 1989F2Chambers, Alabama15 mi100 yd00$2.5M
January 10, 1972F2Chambers, Alabama4.5 mi50 yd00$25K
April 2, 1974F2Chambers, Alabama0 mi33 yd00$25K
March 2, 2012EF2Chambers, Alabama11.41 mi1000 yd02N/A
January 12, 2023EF2Chambers, Alabama12.62 mi1600 yd00N/A
February 26, 1971F1Chambers, Alabama7.3 mi50 yd00$25K
November 21, 1973F1Chambers, Alabama0 mi33 yd00$25K
April 22, 1984F1Chambers, Alabama10 mi60 yd00$25K
April 27, 2011EF1Chambers, Alabama5.01 mi100 yd00$10K
April 27, 2011EF1Chambers, Alabama5.24 mi150 yd00$5K
April 30, 2005F1Chambers, Alabama1 mi200 yd00$3K

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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.