Tornado History

St. Clair Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on St. Clair, Alabama. The records below identify 43 tornadoes from 1964 through 2024, including a highest listed rating of EF4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $236.4M, with 17 deaths and 122 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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43recorded tornadoes
EF4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$236.4Mminimum property damage
December 29, 2024latest tornado
28.85 milongest listed path
2000 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

EF4 April 27, 20112011F3 May 27, 19731973F3 January 10, 19751975F3 April 4, 19771977F2 April 8, 19981998EF2 April 27, 20112011F2 November 24, 20012001F2 November 24, 20012001F2 May 27, 19731973F2 April 4, 19771977F2 April 4, 19771977F2 December 16, 20002000F2 November 27, 19651965F2 March 6, 19671967EF2 March 19, 2018F1 February 3, 1990F1 March 16, 1973EF1 February 26, 2008EF1 May 3, 2009F1 May 7, 2003EF1 December 10, 2008EF1 May 3, 2009F1 November 10, 2002F1 April 28, 1964F1 April 5, 1985EF1 August 25, 2008EF1 April 19, 2009EF1 January 23, 2012EF1 January 19, 2017EF1 March 19, 2018EF1 March 25, 2021EF1 December 29, 2024F0 April 15, 1994F0 November 24, 2004F0 May 7, 2003F0 March 29, 1976F0 July 19, 2002EF0 February 21, 2014EF0 April 28, 2014EF0 March 14, 2019EF0 March 14, 2019EF0 February 17, 2022EF0 December 29, 2024© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • EF4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F3 (Severe damage)3
  • F2 (Considerable damage)9
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)2
  • F1 (Moderate damage)6
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)11
  • F0 (Light damage)5
  • EF0 (Light damage)6

Most Active Years

  • 19733
  • 19773
  • 20083
  • 20093
  • 20012
  • 20022
  • 20032
  • 20112

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 27, 2011EF4St. Clair, Alabama28.85 mi1760 yd1330$200.0M
May 27, 1973F3St. Clair, Alabama28.1 mi800 yd00$25.0M
January 10, 1975F3St. Clair, Alabama18.8 mi150 yd160$2.5M
April 4, 1977F3St. Clair, Alabama7.3 mi150 yd10$250K
April 8, 1998F2St. Clair, Alabama14.4 mi200 yd212$2.0M
April 27, 2011EF2St. Clair, Alabama3.84 mi200 yd05$865K
November 24, 2001F2St. Clair, Alabama4.5 mi100 yd02$500K
November 24, 2001F2St. Clair, Alabama10.1 mi125 yd00$300K
May 27, 1973F2St. Clair, Alabama8.4 mi500 yd00$250K
April 4, 1977F2St. Clair, Alabama0.5 mi20 yd00$250K
April 4, 1977F2St. Clair, Alabama3.3 mi80 yd00$250K
December 16, 2000F2St. Clair, Alabama8.5 mi200 yd02$175K

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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.