Tornado events in Baldwin County, Alabama The tornado events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 116 tornado events on record for Baldwin County, Alabama, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest tornado event on record is on 26 Oct 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 25 tornado events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Tornado.

Newest tornado events on record

Oct 26 2025

TornadoEF1

1 mile NE of ELBERTA

Dec 29 2024

TornadoEF1

1 mile NNE of SUMMERDALE

Jan 9 2024

TornadoEF0

3 miles SSE of BELFOREST

TornadoEF1

2 miles S of STEELWOOD

TornadoEF1

3 miles SW of STEELWOOD

Jun 19 2023

TornadoEF1

4 miles SE of WEEKS BAY

Jun 17 2023

TornadoEF0

At TAYLORS CAMP

Jun 15 2023

TornadoEF0

3 miles W of LOXLEY

Oct 29 2022

TornadoEF1

1 mile SSE of SPANISH FT

TornadoEF0

At DAPHNE

TornadoEF0

2 miles W of BON SECOUR

TornadoEF0

2 miles SSE of POINT CLEAR

TornadoEF1

3 miles W of GULF SHRS

TornadoEF1

3 miles SSE of MAGNOLIA SPGS

May 6 2022

TornadoEF1

1 mile ENE of DAPHNE

Mar 30 2022

TornadoEF0

3 miles ENE of ROSINTON

TornadoEF0

At POINT CLEAR

Mar 22 2022

TornadoEF1

1 mile W of SUMMERDALE

Apr 19 2020

TornadoEF1

2 miles WSW of TAYLORS CAMP

Apr 22 2018

TornadoEF0

2 miles NNE of ELBERTA. Damage estimate: $25 thousand

TornadoEF0

4 miles ESE of GASQUE. Damage estimate: $25 thousand

TornadoEF0

3 miles NNE of OAK. Damage estimate: $100 thousand

Oct 7 2017

TornadoEF0

2 miles SSW of GULF SHRS

TornadoEF0

1 mile NNW of ORANGE BEACH. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Jun 21 2017

TornadoEF0

2 miles SE of SUMMERDALE

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. A tornado before February 2007 has a rating on the Fujita scale (F). A later tornado has a rating on the Enhanced Fujita scale (EF).

Tornado events by year

Tornado events on record for Baldwin County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1960s	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	2	2	9
1970s	1	2	1	1	3	5	0	1	1	1	16
1980s	4	3	2	3	0	5	0	0	0	4	21
1990s	4	3	1	0	1	1	0	1	2	4	17
2000s	4	7	3	0	6	1	2	0	1	0	24
2010s	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	9
2020s	1	0	10	3	4	1	0 (part of the year)				19

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Tornado events are on record from 1950. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan4 events
Feb6 events
Mar12 events
Apr11 events
May9 events
Jun9 events
Jul5 events
Aug3 events
Sep11 events
Oct20 events
Nov21 events
Dec5 events

Magnitudes on record

Tornado events on record for Baldwin County by rating
Rating	Wind estimate of the scale	Events
EF0 or F0	65 to 85 mph (EF0)	60
EF1 or F1	86 to 110 mph (EF1)	38
EF2 or F2	111 to 135 mph (EF2)	15
EF3 or F3	136 to 165 mph (EF3)	3
EF4 or F4	166 to 200 mph (EF4)	0
EF5 or F5	more than 200 mph (EF5)	0
Unrated	no rating on record	0

Tornadoes may contain multiple segments. A tornado that crosses a county line or state line is considered a separate segment.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

The Enhanced F-scale still is a set of wind estimates (not measurements) based on damage.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NWS Storm Prediction Center, Enhanced Fujita Tornado Damage Scale, copied on 2 Oct 2026.

The wind estimates are those of the Enhanced Fujita scale.

Beside the other counties

Tornado events on record: Baldwin County beside the total of the counties of Alabama and of the United States
Measure	Baldwin	All counties of Alabama	All counties of the United States
Tornado events, 1950 to 2026	116	3,206	81,254
Events for each 100 square miles	7.3	6.3	2.3
Events for each 10,000 residents	4.8	6.4	2.4

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More tornado events on record

Tornado events on record for Baldwin County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Injuries	On record for
4 Sep 2011	Tornado	EF1	$200 thousand	0	County
9 Mar 2011	Tornado	EF2	none	0	County
24 Oct 2010	Tornado	EF1	$45 thousand	1	County
1 Sep 2008	Tornado	EF0	$20 thousand	0	County
15 Nov 2006	Tornado	F0	$50 thousand	0	County
15 Nov 2006	Tornado	F1	$100 thousand	0	County
28 Aug 2005	Tornado	F0	$4 thousand	0	County
27 Nov 2004	Tornado	F2	$400 thousand	4	County
27 Nov 2004	Tornado	F0	$30 thousand	0	County
27 Nov 2004	Tornado	F1	$200 thousand	0	County
27 Nov 2004	Tornado	F0	$15 thousand	0	County
24 Nov 2004	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
15 Sep 2004	Tornado	F0	$3 thousand	0	County
5 Nov 2002	Tornado	F0	$10 thousand	0	County
25 Sep 2002	Tornado	F0	$25 thousand	0	County
25 Sep 2002	Tornado	F0	$15 thousand	0	County
13 Oct 2001	Tornado	F0	$10 thousand	0	County
13 Oct 2001	Tornado	F0	$20 thousand	0	County
13 Oct 2001	Tornado	F1	$50 thousand	0	County
13 Oct 2001	Tornado	F3	$250 thousand	0	County
13 Oct 2001	Tornado	F0	$15 thousand	0	County
13 Oct 2001	Tornado	F2	$200 thousand	0	County
13 Oct 2001	Tornado	F0	$25 thousand	0	County
8 Nov 2000	Tornado	F0	$10 thousand	0	County
8 Nov 2000	Tornado	F1	$200 thousand	0	County
8 Nov 2000	Tornado	F1	$150 thousand	0	County
8 Nov 2000	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
12 Jul 1999	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
31 May 1999	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
29 May 1999	Tornado	F0	$10 thousand	0	County
23 Feb 1999	Tornado	F0	$10 thousand	0	County
27 Sep 1998	Tornado	F0	$3 thousand	0	County
19 Sep 1998	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
18 Jul 1997	Tornado	F0	$20 thousand	0	County
22 Apr 1995	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
3 Dec 1994	Tornado	F0	$50 thousand	0	County
24 Nov 1992	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	1	County
29 Apr 1991	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
29 Apr 1991	Tornado	F0	$250 thousand	0	County
1 Mar 1991	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
17 May 1990	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
15 Mar 1990	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
15 Mar 1990	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
15 Mar 1990	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
7 Nov 1989	Tornado	F0	$3 thousand	0	County
8 Jun 1989	Tornado	F1	$2.5 million	10	County
8 Jun 1989	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
19 May 1989	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
29 Oct 1985	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	County
23 Sep 1985	Tornado	F0	$25 thousand	0	County
6 Jul 1985	Tornado	F0	$25 thousand	0	County
1 May 1985	Tornado	F0	$3 thousand	0	County
11 Feb 1985	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	County
15 Nov 1983	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	County
20 Jul 1983	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	County
14 Apr 1983	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	County
7 May 1982	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	County
25 Apr 1982	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	County
18 Aug 1981	Tornado	F0	$30	0	County
22 Mar 1981	Tornado	F1	none	0	County
10 Feb 1981	Tornado	F2	$2.5 million	62	County
23 Nov 1980	Tornado	F0	$25 thousand	0	County
17 May 1980	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	County
17 May 1980	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	County
13 Apr 1980	Tornado	F2	$25 thousand	0	County
30 Jun 1979	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	County
29 Jun 1978	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
25 Oct 1977	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	County
6 Nov 1975	Tornado	F0	$25 thousand	0	County
13 Mar 1975	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	County
16 Feb 1975	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	County
16 Feb 1975	Tornado	F2	$250 thousand	0	County
10 Jan 1975	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	County
7 Sep 1974	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
19 Mar 1974	Tornado	F0	$250	0	County
6 Feb 1974	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
31 Dec 1973	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	County
13 Nov 1972	Tornado	F2	$25 thousand	0	County
16 Sep 1971	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	County
16 Sep 1971	Tornado	F2	$250 thousand	0	County
2 Jun 1970	Tornado	F2	$25 thousand	0	County
22 Aug 1969	Tornado	F1	$30	0	County
8 Jul 1969	Tornado	F0	$250	0	County
3 Nov 1968	Tornado	F3	$250 thousand	4	County
3 Nov 1968	Tornado	F3	$250 thousand	0	County
10 Dec 1967	Tornado	F2	$250 thousand	0	County
30 Oct 1967	Tornado	F2	$25 thousand	1	County
10 Nov 1966	Tornado	F2	$25 thousand	0	County
24 Dec 1964	Tornado	F2	$25 thousand	3	County
31 Mar 1962	Tornado	F2	$250 thousand	0	County
18 Apr 1950	Tornado	F2	$3 thousand	0	County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Mobile/Pensacola (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Tornado events on record for Baldwin County, Alabama". https://countyhazards.com/county/al/baldwin/tornado/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most tornado events on record for Baldwin County?: November has 21 of the 116 tornado events on record from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many tornado events are on record for Alabama?: NCEI has 3,206 tornado events on record for Alabama from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Baldwin County compare with the other counties of Alabama?: The counties of Alabama have 6.3 tornado events for each 100 square miles. Baldwin County has 7.3.
Which tornado ratings are on record for Baldwin County?: 98 tornado events have a rating of EF0, F0, EF1 or F1. 18 events have a higher rating.