44
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
11
Direct injuries
$3.6M
Property damage
Tornado in Barbour County, Alabama: 44 recorded events between 1954 and 2026. The strongest on record measured F3. That places the county #513 nationally and #29 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Barbour County, Alabama: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Barbour County is the 2000s, when 14 of the county's 44 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 Barbour County archive, tornado makes up 17.0% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #513 for this hazard and #29 within Alabama, putting it in the 82.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for tornado in Barbour County with 9 recorded events, while Jul 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-11-25 | EF3 | 44.0 mi | 200 yd | Crossed in |
| 1972-01-13 | EF3 | 16.8 mi | 200 yd | Crossed in |
| 1971-03-02 | EF3 | 23.8 mi | 10 yd | Crossed in |
| 1954-12-05 | EF2 | 71.5 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 2020-03-31 | EF2 | 30.0 mi | 350 yd | Touched down here |
| 2019-03-03 | EF2 | 30.9 mi | 860 yd | Touched down here |
| 2019-03-03 | EF2 | 6.7 mi | 700 yd | Touched down here |
| 2017-04-05 | EF2 | 10.4 mi | 1,140 yd | Touched down here |
| 2006-11-15 | EF2 | 19.8 mi | 650 yd | Crossed in |
| 1980-05-20 | EF2 | 11.5 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2017 | ALSTON | EF0 | 0 | 3 | $0 |
| Dec 5, 1954 | F2 | 0 | 3 | $3K | |
| Oct 4, 1964 | F2 | 0 | 2 | $3K | |
| Jan 13, 2006 | CLAYTON | F0 | 0 | 1 | $250K |
| May 20, 1980 | F2 | 0 | 1 | $25K | |
| Jun 28, 1957 | F2 | 0 | 1 | $25K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 | CLAYTON MUNI ARPT | EF0 | $0 |
| Apr 7, 2025 | GARMON XRDS | EF0 | $0 |
| Dec 10, 2023 | BLUE SPGS | EF0 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | EUFAULA | EF1 | $0 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | BETHEL | EF1 | $0 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | LINDSEY | EF0 | $0 |
| Apr 5, 2022 | EUFAULA | EF1 | $0 |
| Mar 9, 2022 | CLAYTON MUNI ARPT | EF1 | $0 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | COTTON HILL | EF2 | $0 |
| Jan 11, 2020 | BAKERHILL | EF1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Barbour County
- Thunderstorm Wind 128
- Hail 72
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The tornado touched down in the White Oak Shores Community, about nine miles south of Eufaula along Walter F. George Lake. Several hundred trees were snapped off or uprooted along the path. Numerous mobile homes were damaged and some were totally destroyed at White Oak Shores. The tornado then tracked northeastward across White Oak Creek Park and into the far southern part of the Woodlawn Subdivision. The tornado track ended at the Chattahoochee River.
The tornado touched down at the intersection of CR-72 and AL-33, near Blue Springs State Park. It then traveled northeastward about 2 miles, before lifting at CR-41 just east of the park. Four houses and one mobile home sustained roof damage, and several trees were snapped off.
The tornado touched down just southwest of the intersection of CR-33 and CR-72, where it damaged the roof of a mobile home, and tore off a covered deck and a portion of the attached roof of another home. Several large trees were also uprooted in this area. The tornado then tracked northeastward near Blue Springs State Park, with limited tree damage. Near the intersection of CR-70 and CR-41, a pecan tree was partially snapped and twisted, and another home sustained significant roof damage. Tornado debris punctured the roof of another home across the street. A total of 4 homes and one mobile home was damaged.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Barbour County, Alabama?
44 tornado events are recorded in Barbour County between 1954 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Barbour County?
The strongest tornado on record in Barbour County measured F3.
Where does the tornado data for Barbour 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 Barbour County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/barbour-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.