76
Recorded events
6
Direct deaths
164
Direct injuries
$34.1M
Property damage
Tornado in Marshall County, Alabama: 76 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured F4. That places the county #131 nationally and #8 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Marshall County, Alabama: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Marshall County is the 2010s, when 26 of the county's 76 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Marshall County archive, tornado makes up 8.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #131 for this hazard and #8 within Alabama, putting it in the 95.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for tornado in Marshall County with 33 recorded events, while Aug is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
| Date | Scale | Path length | Max width | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-04-27 | EF4 | 127.8 mi | 1,408 yd | Crossed in |
| 2011-04-27 | EF4 | 46.9 mi | 880 yd | Crossed in |
| 1957-11-18 | EF4 | 26.1 mi | 100 yd | Crossed in |
| 1995-02-16 | EF3 | 14.0 mi | 703 yd | Crossed in |
| 1957-04-08 | EF3 | 38.8 mi | 200 yd | Crossed in |
| 2010-04-24 | EF3 | 17.7 mi | 1,320 yd | Touched down here |
| 2009-04-10 | EF3 | 32.5 mi | 440 yd | Touched down here |
| 1985-04-05 | EF3 | 8.0 mi | 277 yd | Touched down here |
| 1958-04-06 | EF3 | 25.7 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 1957-04-08 | EF3 | 16.3 mi | 10 yd | Crossed in |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2011 | RUTH | EF4 | 5 | 48 | $0 |
| Apr 20, 2009 | LITTLE NEW YORK | EF1 | 1 | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 25, 2010 | NIXON CHAPEL | EF3 | 0 | 35 | $14.0M |
| Mar 27, 1994 | Guntersville | F2 | 0 | 30 | $5.0M |
| Mar 8, 1961 | F3 | 0 | 8 | $250K | |
| Nov 24, 2001 | UNION GROVE | F2 | 0 | 7 | $400K |
| Nov 18, 1957 | F4 | 0 | 6 | $250K | |
| Apr 10, 2009 | GRANT | EF3 | 0 | 5 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2025 | ALLEN XRDS | EF1 | $0 |
| Apr 6, 2025 | KIRBYTOWN | EF0 | $0 |
| Apr 6, 2025 | KIRBYTOWN | EF0 | $0 |
| Apr 6, 2025 | KIRBYTOWN | EF1 | $0 |
| Feb 16, 2025 | DOUGLAS | EF1 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | RED HILL | EF1 | $0 |
| Apr 12, 2020 | BOAZ | EF2 | $0 |
| Jan 11, 2020 | UNION GROVE | EF2 | $0 |
| Jan 11, 2020 | ARAB | EF0 | $0 |
| May 9, 2019 | MC VILLE | EF1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Marshall County
- Thunderstorm Wind 500
- Hail 202
- Flash Flood 65
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
An EF-1 tornado touched down just south of Gin Road in the Asbury community. A mobile home was completely destroyed with the content blown 40 yards and the frame blown 60 yards. Tragically, one occupant suffered fatal injuries with another suffering life threatening injuries. The tornado continued to track northeast destroying one large chicken house and damaging several others. Several barns and outbuildings sustained substantial damage. The tornado weakened as it continued to move northeast before lifting near Asbury Road.
A long track EF-3 tornado produced severe damage in the towns of Albertville and Geraldine. The city of Albertville was especially hard hit with severe damage to numerous residences, Albertville High School and several large retail buildings. Extensive tree damage was also observed throughout the damage path. The tornado crossed into DeKalb County just east of County Road 372.
A tornado travelled southwest to northeast across an area just south of the city of Guntersville. The tornado apparently began along Highway 79 South then cross Big Spring Creek damaging a number of residential structures along Spring Creek Drive. The tornado appeared to weaken, but was still strong enough to rip off the top part of the roof to the Marshall Nursing Home and damaging several houses near the entrance to Happy Home. It crossed U.S. Highway 431 near the high school taking out some trees on the side of the mountain and damaging a couple of homes. A total of 103 houses were damaged, 45 of them along Spring Creek Drive and eight along Highway 79 South.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Marshall County, Alabama?
76 tornado events are recorded in Marshall County between 1957 and 2025, causing 6 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Marshall County?
The strongest tornado on record in Marshall County measured F4.
Where does the tornado data for Marshall County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Tornado in Marshall County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/marshall-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.