Tornado History

Limestone Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Limestone, Alabama. The records below identify 73 tornadoes from 1958 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of F5 (Incredible damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $1.0B, with 24 deaths and 287 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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73recorded tornadoes
F5 (Incredible damage)highest rating
$1.0Bminimum property damage
May 20, 2025latest tornado
39 milongest listed path
1320 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F5 April 3, 19741974F5 April 3, 19741974EF4 April 27, 20112011F4 May 18, 19951995F3 April 3, 19741974F3 August 16, 19851985EF3 April 28, 20142014EF3 May 8, 20242024F2 March 11, 19631963F2 April 5, 19581958F2 December 16, 20002000EF2 May 6, 20092009EF2 March 2, 20122012EF2 March 19, 20182018EF2 May 20, 2025EF1 December 28, 2024EF1 May 20, 2025F1 May 17, 2003F1 May 6, 2003F1 April 17, 1982F1 May 30, 2004EF1 December 24, 2008F1 December 16, 2000F1 May 3, 1984F1 April 7, 2006EF1 April 27, 2011EF1 March 2, 2012EF1 June 5, 2014EF1 February 20, 2014EF1 February 20, 2014EF1 December 16, 2019EF1 January 1, 2022EF1 January 12, 2023EF1 May 8, 2024EF1 May 8, 2024EF1 May 20, 2025EF0 May 17, 2013EF0 May 17, 2013F0 May 9, 2006EF0 April 10, 2009EF0 April 2, 2009EF0 April 4, 2008EF0 May 8, 2008EF0 October 26, 2010EF0 April 4, 2008EF0 January 1, 2022F0 March 5, 2004F0 March 5, 2004F0 October 18, 2004F0 April 7, 2006F0 May 9, 2006EF0 July 28, 2009EF0 May 25, 2011EF0 May 25, 2011EF0 May 25, 2011EF0 May 25, 2011EF0 April 27, 2011EF0 April 27, 2011EF0 April 27, 2011EF0 April 27, 2011EF0 April 27, 2011EF0 March 2, 2012EF0 March 2, 2012EF0 April 20, 2015EF0 March 31, 2016EF0 December 16, 2019EF0 December 29, 2019EF0 August 10, 2023EF0 April 2, 2024EF0 May 20, 2025EFU August 19, 2016EFU July 26, 2020EFU May 20, 2025© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F5 (Incredible damage)2
  • F4 (Devastating damage)1
  • EF4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F3 (Severe damage)2
  • EF3 (Severe damage)2
  • F2 (Considerable damage)3
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)4
  • F1 (Moderate damage)7
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)14
  • F0 (Light damage)6
  • EF0 (Light damage)28
  • Unknown rating3

Most Active Years

  • 201111
  • 20245
  • 20255
  • 20044
  • 20064
  • 20084
  • 20094
  • 20124

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 3, 1974F5Limestone, Alabama17.7 mi500 yd1180N/A
April 3, 1974F5Limestone, Alabama18.8 mi500 yd541N/A
April 27, 2011EF4Limestone, Alabama18.86 mi1320 yd475$1.0B
May 18, 1995F4Limestone, Alabama39 mi1300 yd155$5.0M
April 3, 1974F3Limestone, Alabama3.8 mi700 yd00$2.5M
August 16, 1985F3Limestone, Alabama23 mi100 yd00$2.5M
April 28, 2014EF3Limestone, Alabama15.56 mi600 yd230N/A
May 8, 2024EF3Limestone, Alabama1.65 mi228 yd00N/A
March 11, 1963F2Limestone, Alabama22.2 mi33 yd13$2.5M
April 5, 1958F2Limestone, Alabama10.5 mi50 yd00$250K
December 16, 2000F2Limestone, Alabama4.8 mi60 yd00$150K
May 6, 2009EF2Limestone, Alabama2.22 mi75 yd00$40K

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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.