Severe Weather History


Hazard archive · 1950 — present

Tornado in Montgomery County, Alabama

58

Recorded events

9

Direct deaths

97

Direct injuries

$16.0M

Property damage

Tornado in Montgomery County, Alabama: 58 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured F3. That places the county #268 nationally and #14 statewide for this hazard.

Decade by decade

Tornado in Montgomery County, Alabama: events per decade

Tornado in Montgomery County, Alabama: recorded events per decade
Tornado in Montgomery County, Alabama: recorded events per decade

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for tornado in Montgomery County is the 2000s, when 18 of the county's 58 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 Montgomery County archive, tornado makes up 11.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #268 for this hazard and #14 within Alabama, putting it in the 90.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Seasonality

Events by month

5Jan
5Feb
12Mar
11Apr
2May
3Jun
3Jul
3Aug
1Sep
0Oct
7Nov
6Dec

Mar is the peak month for tornado in Montgomery County with 12 recorded events, while Oct 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

DateScalePath lengthMax widthOrigin
1969-04-18EF452.4 mi500 ydCrossed in
1984-05-03EF37.0 mi800 ydTouched down here
1979-11-25EF310.2 mi150 ydTouched down here
2022-11-30EF29.9 mi700 ydCrossed in
1996-03-06EF24.0 mi200 ydTouched down here
2022-04-05EF212.7 mi1,100 ydCrossed in
2007-03-01EF224.6 mi600 ydCrossed in
2006-11-15EF26.8 mi250 ydTouched down here
1996-03-18EF219.0 mi100 ydCrossed in
1975-01-10EF22.0 mi100 ydTouched down here
Source: NOAA SPC SVRGIS tornado tracks · path geometry intersected with county boundaries

Significant events

Deadliest on record

DateLocationScaleDeathsInjuriesDamage
May 3, 1984F3537$2.5M
Mar 6, 1996MONTGOMERYF2217$1.5M
Nov 30, 2022BOYLSTONEF222$0
Nov 25, 1979F3020$2.5M
Nov 15, 2006PINEDALEF206$500K
Jan 19, 2001MONTGOMERYF004$450K
Apr 19, 1978F103$250K
Mar 1, 2007DEVENPORTEF002$650K
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

Most recent

Latest recorded events

DateLocationMagnitudeDamage
Jan 25, 2026MC GEHEESEF0$0
Dec 29, 2024LONDONEF0$0
Dec 29, 2024SPRAGUEEF1$0
Dec 29, 2024MC GEHEESEF1$0
Dec 29, 2024MC GEHEESEF0$0
Jan 4, 2023MITYLENEEF1$0
Nov 30, 2022BOYLSTONEF2$0
Apr 5, 2022CURRYEF0$0
Apr 5, 2022CURRYEF2$0
May 4, 2021BOYLSTONEF0$0
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC · recent entries may be preliminary

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Quick answers

Frequently asked

How many tornado events are on record in Montgomery County, Alabama?

58 tornado events are recorded in Montgomery County between 1956 and 2026, causing 9 direct deaths.

What is the strongest tornado recorded in Montgomery County?

The strongest tornado on record in Montgomery County measured F3.

Where does the tornado data for Montgomery 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.

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“Tornado in Montgomery County, Alabama.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/alabama/montgomery-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.


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