Tornado History

Perry Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Perry, Alabama. The records below identify 41 tornadoes from 1961 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $30.6M, with 0 deaths and 5 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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41recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$30.6Mminimum property damage
March 15, 2025latest tornado
15.45 milongest listed path
2300 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 May 27, 19731973F3 December 11, 19611961EF3 March 25, 20212021EF3 March 30, 20222022F2 March 6, 19671967EF2 April 27, 20112011F2 April 22, 19741974F2 September 20, 19791979EF2 April 15, 20112011F2 December 17, 19611961EF2 January 23, 20122012EF2 March 30, 20222022EF1 April 27, 20112011F1 October 13, 20012001F1 March 6, 1996EF1 April 19, 2009EF1 November 30, 2010EF1 April 19, 2009EF1 March 2, 2012EF1 January 23, 2012EF1 November 17, 2014EF1 March 14, 2019EF1 April 12, 2020EF1 January 3, 2023EF1 January 12, 2023F0 March 10, 2000EF0 April 15, 2011F0 March 10, 2000EF0 February 13, 2007F0 December 16, 2000EF0 January 26, 2012EF0 December 1, 2018EF0 April 14, 2019EF0 March 14, 2019EF0 March 14, 2019EF0 December 16, 2019EF0 May 4, 2021EF0 January 12, 2023EF0 March 15, 2025EF0 March 15, 2025EF0 February 16, 2025© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F3 (Severe damage)1
  • EF3 (Severe damage)2
  • F2 (Considerable damage)4
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)4
  • F1 (Moderate damage)2
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)11
  • F0 (Light damage)3
  • EF0 (Light damage)13

Most Active Years

  • 20195
  • 20114
  • 20124
  • 20003
  • 20233
  • 20253
  • 19612
  • 20092

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, 1973F4Perry, Alabama11.2 mi800 yd00$25.0M
December 11, 1961F3Perry, Alabama9.4 mi100 yd02$250K
March 25, 2021EF3Perry, Alabama9.58 mi2300 yd00N/A
March 30, 2022EF3Perry, Alabama6.66 mi1200 yd00N/A
March 6, 1967F2Perry, Alabama2.3 mi200 yd00$2.5M
April 27, 2011EF2Perry, Alabama1.92 mi350 yd00$645K
April 22, 1974F2Perry, Alabama2 mi800 yd00$250K
September 20, 1979F2Perry, Alabama3 mi27 yd02$250K
April 15, 2011EF2Perry, Alabama0.8 mi500 yd00$38K
December 17, 1961F2Perry, Alabama5.4 mi100 yd01$25K
January 23, 2012EF2Perry, Alabama15.45 mi880 yd00N/A
March 30, 2022EF2Perry, Alabama6 mi620 yd00N/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.