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Tornado in Mobile County, Alabama
129 tornadoes events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Tornado.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Mobile County, Alabama, has 129 tornado events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 50 different years.
March is the busiest month, with 21 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 58 events against 28 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 4% of the 3,206 tornado events recorded in Alabama; its 10.5 per 100 square miles compares with 6.3 statewide.
NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to tornadoes.
By rating: 63 at (E)F0, 49 at (E)F1, 12 at (E)F2, 4 at (E)F3, 0 at (E)F4, 0 at (E)F5 and 1 unrated. Tornadoes before 2007 carry the original Fujita rating.
Compared with Alabama
| Measure | Mobile County | Alabama | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado events since 1950 | 129 | 3,206 | 81,281 |
| Per 100 square miles | 10.5 | 6.3 | 2.3 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 3.1 | 6.4 | 2.4 |
| Deaths recorded | 1 | 692 | 6,410 |
| Busiest month | March | April | May |
By year
Seasonality
7Feb
2Mar
21Apr
17May
12Jun
12Jul
9Aug
6Sep
8Oct
17Nov
8Dec
10
Magnitude distribution
Enhanced Fujita scale wind estimates
- EF0/F0
- 65–85 mph (EF0)
- EF1/F1
- 86–110 mph (EF1)
- EF2/F2
- 111–135 mph (EF2)
- EF3/F3
- 136–165 mph (EF3)
- EF4/F4
- 166–200 mph (EF4)
- EF5/F5
- over 200 mph (EF5)
- Unrated
- no rating recorded
Tornado rating as recorded (Fujita scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita after).
Recorded events
All 129 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2026 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2025 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2025 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Dec 2024 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Dec 2024 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Dec 2024 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Dec 2024 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2023 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2023 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jan 2023 | Tornado | EF2 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 2022 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 2022 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 2022 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 2022 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 2022 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2022 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2022 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2022 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2021 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | 3 | County |
| 19 Jun 2021 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 10 Oct 2020 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2020 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2020 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2020 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2020 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2020 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2020 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Nov 2019 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Oct 2019 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Oct 2019 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Oct 2019 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2019 | Tornado | EF0 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Oct 2017 | Tornado | EF0 | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2013 | Tornado | EF1 | $1.5M | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Dec 2012 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Dec 2012 | Tornado | EF2 | $1.4M | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Dec 2012 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2011 | Tornado | EF1 | $45K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2011 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2011 | Tornado | EF0 | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2011 | Tornado | EF2 | — | — | — | 4 | County |
| 9 Mar 2011 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Oct 2010 | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2008 | Tornado | EF0 | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Oct 2007 | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Oct 2007 | Tornado | EF1 | $750K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2005 | Tornado | F0 | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2005 | Tornado | F0 | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2005 | Tornado | F0 | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2005 | Tornado | F0 | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Nov 2004 | Tornado | F0 | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2004 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2003 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Sep 2002 | Tornado | F0 | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2002 | Tornado | F0 | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 2002 | Tornado | F0 | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Tornado | F0 | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Nov 2000 | Tornado | F0 | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Nov 2000 | Tornado | F2 | $100K | — | — | 2 | County |
| 24 Apr 2000 | Tornado | F1 | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Oct 1999 | Tornado | F1 | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Oct 1999 | Tornado | F0 | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Nov 1997 | Tornado | F3 | $2.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Oct 1997 | Tornado | F0 | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jan 1996 | Tornado | F1 | $100K | — | 1 | 3 | County |
| 10 May 1995 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 1995 | Tornado | F0 | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Dec 1990 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1990 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1989 | Tornado | F2 | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 1989 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Apr 1989 | Tornado | F0 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 1987 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1987 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Dec 1983 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 1983 | Tornado | F1 | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Feb 1983 | Tornado | F0 | $25K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 25 Apr 1982 | Tornado | F3 | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 1982 | Tornado | F1 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1980 | Tornado | F2 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1980 | Tornado | F0 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 1980 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 1980 | Tornado | F1 | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 1980 | Tornado | F1 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 1980 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1979 | Tornado | F0 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 1979 | Tornado | F0 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 1979 | Tornado | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 1978 | Tornado | F1 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1978 | Tornado | F0 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 1978 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Nov 1977 | Tornado | F1 | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1977 | Tornado | F2 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Nov 1975 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 10 Jan 1975 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 1974 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Dec 1973 | Tornado | F2 | $25K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 10 Jul 1973 | Tornado | F0 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1973 | Tornado | F0 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 1972 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 1971 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 1969 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Nov 1968 | Tornado | F3 | $250K | — | — | 14 | County |
| 30 Oct 1967 | Tornado | F2 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 1967 | Tornado | F1 | $250 | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 1965 | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 1961 | Tornado | F1 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1960 | Tornado | F2 | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 1960 | Tornado | F2 | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1960 | Tornado | F1 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jan 1960 | Tornado | F1 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Mar 1959 | Tornado | F1 | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 1957 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | 4 | County |
| 31 Mar 1957 | Tornado | F1 | $30 | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 1953 | Tornado | F2 | $3K | — | — | 2 | County |
| 4 Apr 1952 | Tornado | F1 | $25K | — | — | 2 | County |
| 18 Apr 1950 | Tornado | F3 | $25K | — | — | 15 | County |
Questions and answers
How many tornado events has Mobile County had?
129 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of tornadoes became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded tornado event in Mobile County?
11 Mar 2026 (Tornado, EF1). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging tornado event recorded in Mobile County?
The tornado of 21 Nov 1997, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $2.0M.
How does Mobile County compare with Alabama for tornado?
10.5 events per 100 square miles against 6.3 statewide; the county holds 129 of the state's 3,206 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Tornado hub and the county page.