41
Recorded events
9
Direct deaths
88
Direct injuries
$269.0M
Property damage
Tornado in Coffee County, Alabama: 41 recorded events between 1954 and 2023. The strongest on record measured F3. That places the county #598 nationally and #39 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Coffee County, Alabama: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Coffee County is the 1970s, when 8 of the county's 41 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 Coffee County archive, tornado makes up 6.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #598 for this hazard and #39 within Alabama, putting it in the 79.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Apr is the peak month for tornado in Coffee County with 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-03-01 | EF4 | 10.3 mi | 500 yd | Touched down here |
| 1986-11-25 | EF3 | 44.0 mi | 200 yd | Touched down here |
| 1983-05-16 | EF3 | 1.5 mi | 150 yd | Touched down here |
| 1973-12-29 | EF3 | 11.6 mi | 67 yd | Touched down here |
| 1971-09-17 | EF3 | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 1972-01-13 | EF2 | 6.3 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 2006-11-15 | EF2 | 19.8 mi | 650 yd | Touched down here |
| 1994-03-09 | EF2 | 3.0 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
| 1984-03-05 | EF2 | 0.9 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
| 1973-04-18 | EF2 | 1.0 mi | 100 yd | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2007 | ENTERPRISE MUNI ARPT | EF4 | 9 | 50 | $250.0M |
| Apr 18, 1973 | F2 | 0 | 14 | $2.5M | |
| Dec 29, 1973 | F3 | 0 | 11 | $2.5M | |
| Mar 5, 1984 | F2 | 0 | 4 | $250K | |
| Nov 26, 1986 | F3 | 0 | 3 | $2.5M | |
| Nov 15, 2006 | ELBA | F0 | 0 | 2 | $350K |
| Nov 26, 1986 | F1 | 0 | 2 | $250K | |
| Dec 7, 1995 | Jack | 0 | 0 | 1 | $30K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2023 | SHELL ARMY FIELD | EF0 | $25K |
| Apr 20, 2020 | LOWRY MILL | EF0 | $50K |
| Dec 26, 2012 | DAMASCUS | EF0 | $5K |
| Dec 25, 2012 | BASIN | EF0 | $2K |
| Aug 30, 2012 | KINSTON | EF0 | $5K |
| Jun 10, 2012 | COOL SPRINGS | EF0 | $0 |
| Mar 2, 2012 | BROOKLYN | EF0 | $0 |
| Apr 8, 2010 | DAMASCUS | EF0 | $0 |
| Dec 14, 2009 | JAVA | EF0 | $0 |
| Oct 8, 2008 | ENTERPRISE | EF1 | $4.0M |
Other hazards here
More from Coffee County
- Thunderstorm Wind 430
- Hail 55
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A tornado touched down just south of the Enterprise Civic Center. It moved to the east-northeast and lifted just east of Boll Weevil Circle near the Walmart. It caused extensive damage to the civic center, with several windows blown out and much of its roof removed. The winds damaged several vehicles outside the Enterprise Senior Center. A building attached to the old Bama Cotton Mill collapsed. More than a hundred homes and businesses were also damaged. Fortunately, no injuries or deaths were reported. The tornado was rated an EF-1 with winds estimated from 100 to 105 mph.
An F1 tornado touched down on CR 725 near Enterprise. One residence suffered roof damage. Camp Wiregrass sustained moderate to severe damage with several buildings crumpled, trees and power lines down, and scattered debris. Numerous customers in Enterprise were without electric service. A semi was blown over at Con Agra.
A tornado touched down about two miles east of Frisco in the New Hope Community causing extensive damage. Five homes and two mobile homes were damaged; one chicken house was destroyed and five others were damaged. Two houses had the roofs blown completely off.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Coffee County, Alabama?
41 tornado events are recorded in Coffee County between 1954 and 2023, causing 9 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Coffee County?
The strongest tornado on record in Coffee County measured F3.
Where does the tornado data for Coffee 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 Coffee County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/coffee-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.