Tornado History

Lee Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Lee, Alabama. The records below identify 43 tornadoes from 1953 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of EF4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $13.7M, with 29 deaths and 322 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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43recorded tornadoes
EF4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$13.7Mminimum property damage
May 3, 2025latest tornado
34.7 milongest listed path
1600 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

EF4 March 3, 20192019F3 April 18, 19531953F3 December 5, 19541954EF3 April 29, 20142014F2 January 10, 19751975F2 April 13, 19801980EF2 February 28, 20092009F2 May 3, 19841984EF1 November 16, 20112011EF1 April 10, 20092009EF1 March 1, 20072007EF1 February 28, 20092009EF1 April 10, 20092009F1 June 8, 19781978EF1 April 10, 2009F1 August 15, 1957EF1 November 30, 2016EF1 January 21, 2017EF1 January 21, 2017EF1 January 22, 2017EF1 March 3, 2019EF0 May 23, 2009F0 August 2, 1994F0 July 6, 2005F0 November 24, 2004EF0 April 10, 2009F0 September 28, 1998EF0 May 13, 2012EF0 April 11, 2013EF0 March 1, 2016EF0 April 6, 2016EF0 April 6, 2016EF0 February 15, 2016EF0 March 31, 2016EF0 January 21, 2017EF0 January 21, 2017EF0 January 21, 2017EF0 January 21, 2017EF0 January 22, 2017EF0 November 1, 2018EF0 July 21, 2018EF0 December 10, 2023EF0 May 3, 2025© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • EF4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F3 (Severe damage)2
  • EF3 (Severe damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)3
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)2
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)11
  • F0 (Light damage)4
  • EF0 (Light damage)18

Most Active Years

  • 20178
  • 20097
  • 20166
  • 20182
  • 20192
  • 19531
  • 19541
  • 19571

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
March 3, 2019EF4Lee, Alabama23.55 mi1600 yd2390N/A
April 18, 1953F3Lee, Alabama34.7 mi33 yd6195$2.5M
December 5, 1954F3Lee, Alabama19.4 mi100 yd04$250K
April 29, 2014EF3Lee, Alabama11.14 mi1200 yd013N/A
January 10, 1975F2Lee, Alabama0 mi33 yd00$2.5M
April 13, 1980F2Lee, Alabama11.3 mi440 yd013$2.5M
February 28, 2009EF2Lee, Alabama8.29 mi500 yd03$1.1M
May 3, 1984F2Lee, Alabama0.4 mi100 yd01$250K
November 16, 2011EF1Lee, Alabama31.38 mi700 yd02$4.0M
April 10, 2009EF1Lee, Alabama5.5 mi300 yd00$150K
March 1, 2007EF1Lee, Alabama1.9 mi100 yd00$100K
February 28, 2009EF1Lee, Alabama0.31 mi100 yd00$65K

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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.