Tornado History

Hale Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Hale, Alabama. The records below identify 56 tornadoes from 1957 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $47.5M, with 10 deaths and 143 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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56recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$47.5Mminimum property damage
March 15, 2025latest tornado
26 milongest listed path
2300 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 May 27, 19731973EF3 April 27, 20112011F3 March 10, 19921992EF3 March 25, 20212021EF3 March 25, 20212021EF2 April 15, 20112011EF2 April 15, 20112011F2 November 10, 19661966F2 March 16, 19731973F2 December 11, 19611961F2 March 16, 19731973EF2 February 3, 20222022EF2 February 3, 20222022EF2 January 12, 20232023EF2 January 12, 2023EF1 April 27, 2011F1 November 18, 1957F1 June 4, 1982EF1 October 22, 2007EF1 May 3, 2009F1 September 13, 1979F1 December 3, 1983F1 February 12, 1984F1 November 30, 2006F1 November 30, 2006EF1 April 24, 2010F1 August 29, 1983EF1 November 30, 2016EF1 March 17, 2021EF1 April 13, 2022EF1 November 29, 2022EF1 January 12, 2023EF1 December 28, 2024EF1 February 16, 2025EF0 April 24, 2010EF0 February 13, 2007F0 January 7, 2005F0 November 24, 2001EF0 April 19, 2009EF0 September 5, 2011F0 November 8, 2000F0 November 30, 2006F0 November 24, 2001F0 April 25, 2003EF0 February 27, 2009EF0 February 7, 2018EF0 April 14, 2019EF0 December 16, 2019EF0 March 3, 2020EF0 April 13, 2022EF0 March 22, 2022EF0 January 3, 2023EF0 March 15, 2025EF0 March 15, 2025EF0 February 16, 2025EFU November 29, 2022© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F3 (Severe damage)1
  • EF3 (Severe damage)3
  • F2 (Considerable damage)4
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)6
  • F1 (Moderate damage)8
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)11
  • F0 (Light damage)6
  • EF0 (Light damage)15
  • Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

  • 20227
  • 20115
  • 20234
  • 20254
  • 19733
  • 20063
  • 20093
  • 20213

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
May 27, 1973F4Hale, Alabama26 mi800 yd172$25.0M
April 27, 2011EF3Hale, Alabama25.18 mi1760 yd640$17.0M
March 10, 1992F3Hale, Alabama14 mi440 yd27$250K
March 25, 2021EF3Hale, Alabama10.02 mi1400 yd00N/A
March 25, 2021EF3Hale, Alabama17.68 mi2300 yd06N/A
April 15, 2011EF2Hale, Alabama20.76 mi880 yd00$3.0M
April 15, 2011EF2Hale, Alabama2.2 mi700 yd00$374K
November 10, 1966F2Hale, Alabama1 mi100 yd00$250K
March 16, 1973F2Hale, Alabama9.5 mi33 yd00$250K
December 11, 1961F2Hale, Alabama8.3 mi150 yd00$25K
March 16, 1973F2Hale, Alabama4.5 mi100 yd00$25K
February 3, 2022EF2Hale, Alabama16.35 mi1700 yd18N/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.