Tornado History

Pike Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Pike, Alabama. The records below identify 52 tornadoes from 1954 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of F3 (Severe damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $4.7M, with 0 deaths and 15 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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52recorded tornadoes
F3 (Severe damage)highest rating
$4.7Mminimum property damage
March 15, 2025latest tornado
27.61 milongest listed path
1400 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F3 December 19, 19741974F3 March 2, 19711971F3 March 3, 19711971F3 December 19, 19741974F2 November 15, 20062006F2 July 3, 19721972F2 November 26, 19861986F2 February 6, 19581958F2 April 27, 19611961F2 January 5, 19621962F2 January 20, 19741974EF2 December 25, 20122012EF2 March 15, 20252025F1 March 5, 19891989F1 July 16, 1989F1 November 9, 2000EF1 February 17, 2008F1 November 24, 2001F1 May 25, 1973F1 December 5, 1954F1 May 17, 1969F1 April 23, 1971F1 March 4, 1981EF1 March 23, 2012EF1 December 25, 2012EF1 November 17, 2014EF1 August 6, 2015EF1 February 15, 2016EF1 January 21, 2017EF1 April 27, 2017EF1 April 14, 2019EF1 April 5, 2022EF0 August 25, 2008F0 September 28, 1998F0 September 28, 1998F0 September 28, 1998F0 November 24, 2001F0 September 16, 2004F0 September 16, 2004EF0 August 25, 2008EF0 April 14, 2019EF0 April 14, 2019EF0 November 27, 2019EF0 March 31, 2020EF0 March 31, 2020EF0 March 31, 2020EF0 August 30, 2021EF0 April 5, 2022EF0 January 9, 2022EF0 November 30, 2022EF0 November 30, 2022Unknown April 18, 1969© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F3 (Severe damage)4
  • F2 (Considerable damage)7
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)2
  • F1 (Moderate damage)9
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)10
  • F0 (Light damage)6
  • EF0 (Light damage)13
  • Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

  • 20225
  • 20194
  • 19713
  • 19743
  • 19983
  • 20083
  • 20123
  • 20203

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
December 19, 1974F3Pike, Alabama11.3 mi300 yd00$250K
March 2, 1971F3Pike, Alabama23.8 mi33 yd00$25K
March 3, 1971F3Pike, Alabama2 mi33 yd00$25K
December 19, 1974F3Pike, Alabama0.5 mi100 yd01$2K
November 15, 2006F2Pike, Alabama15.44 mi650 yd00$500K
July 3, 1972F2Pike, Alabama0.3 mi200 yd00$250K
November 26, 1986F2Pike, Alabama8 mi150 yd01$250K
February 6, 1958F2Pike, Alabama11.3 mi200 yd00$25K
April 27, 1961F2Pike, Alabama0 mi33 yd02$25K
January 5, 1962F2Pike, Alabama2 mi33 yd00$25K
January 20, 1974F2Pike, Alabama0 mi30 yd00$25K
December 25, 2012EF2Pike, Alabama15.7 mi600 yd02N/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.