44
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
41
Direct injuries
$4.7M
Property damage
Tornado in Chilton County, Alabama: 44 recorded events between 1953 and 2025. The strongest on record measured F3. That places the county #513 nationally and #29 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Chilton County, Alabama: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Chilton County is the 2020s, when 12 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 Chilton County archive, tornado makes up 13.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 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
Mar is the peak month for tornado in Chilton County with 14 recorded events, while Jun 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-05-27 | EF4 | 139.1 mi | 800 yd | Crossed in |
| 2025-03-15 | EF3 | 24.3 mi | 1,000 yd | Crossed in |
| 1968-11-17 | EF3 | 32.3 mi | 400 yd | Touched down here |
| 2021-03-25 | EF3 | 79.7 mi | 2,300 yd | Crossed in |
| 2021-03-25 | EF2 | 14.7 mi | 850 yd | Touched down here |
| 2021-03-17 | EF2 | 5.8 mi | 400 yd | Touched down here |
| 2012-01-23 | EF2 | 39.8 mi | 880 yd | Crossed in |
| 2012-03-02 | EF2 | 28.3 mi | 700 yd | Touched down here |
| 2004-11-24 | EF2 | 49.0 mi | 1,400 yd | Crossed in |
| 1982-01-03 | EF2 | 15.0 mi | 140 yd | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 1968 | F3 | 1 | 24 | $2.5M | |
| Jan 3, 1982 | F2 | 0 | 6 | $250K | |
| Jan 3, 1982 | F1 | 0 | 4 | $25K | |
| Mar 7, 1967 | F1 | 0 | 4 | $25K | |
| May 1, 1953 | F2 | 0 | 2 | $25K | |
| Apr 28, 2011 | COOPER | EF0 | 0 | 1 | $102K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2025 | LESILE | EF2 | $0 |
| Mar 16, 2025 | MINOOKA | EF0 | $0 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | MINERAL SPGS | EF0 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2024 | PLETCHER | EF1 | $0 |
| Apr 3, 2024 | RIDERVILLE | EF1 | $0 |
| Jan 3, 2023 | CLANTON WARE IS ARPT | EF1 | $0 |
| Dec 30, 2021 | MINOOKA | EF1 | $0 |
| May 4, 2021 | STANTON | EF0 | $0 |
| Mar 26, 2021 | FALAKTO | EF2 | $0 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | WESSINGTON | EF1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Chilton County
- Thunderstorm Wind 167
- Hail 93
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Within a larger area of straight line wind damage, a short tornado damage path was found near and northeast of exit 205 on Interstate 65, southeast of the city of Clanton. The heaviest damage was sustained by a mobile home along County Road 41, where two large oak trees fell on the mobile home and demolished it. Several fast food restaurant signs and a couple of road signs were damaged or destroyed, and a couple hundred trees were also snapped off or uprooted.
A tornado briefly touched down near the intersection of US Hwy 31 and CR 24, just northwest of Verbena and uprooted a few oak trees. The tornado moved northeast, and crossed CR 597 where it damaged a metal carport of one single family home and the roof of a mobile home. In addition, many trees were knocked down in a 50 yd wide path. The tornado quickly dissipated along CR 59, south of CR 24. Damage along this path was consistent with an EF0 rating and winds of 80 mph.
A weak tornado touched down just south of the city of Jemison. The tornado knocked down some power lines along US 31 that went over the top of a train. A few automobiles were flipped over and severely damaged. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along the path. Several homes sustained varying degrees of roof damage. One home had the front porch removed. Beginning: 32 56.282/86 44.206 Ending: 32 56.840/86 43.392
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Chilton County, Alabama?
44 tornado events are recorded in Chilton County between 1953 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Chilton County?
The strongest tornado on record in Chilton County measured F3.
Where does the tornado data for Chilton 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 Chilton County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/chilton-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.