Fairhope, AL Tornado History — 183 Tornadoes Since 1950
How many tornadoes has Fairhope, AL had?
Fairhope has had 183 tornadoes on record within 25 miles since 1950, including 5 violent (EF3+) tornadoes.
When was the most recent tornado near Fairhope?
The most recent tornado within 25 miles of Fairhope was an EF1 on October 26, 2025.
When is tornado season in Fairhope?
October is historically the peak month for tornadoes near Fairhope, with 33 on record. Spring through early summer (April–June) generally sees the highest activity across most of the central and southern United States.
At a Glance
Recent Tornado Activity Near Fairhope
The last 20 years of confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles — 64 total, averaging 3.2 per year over this window.
Preliminary tornado reports near Fairhope since December 29, 2025
These are 5 preliminary reports, not confirmed tornadoes. They have not yet been through an NWS damage survey, and are not counted in the confirmed totals above.
Preliminary reports are revised, merged, and sometimes withdrawn — historically about 23% are consolidated downward once surveys complete. Ratings are omitted until a survey assigns one.
Confirmed records above are complete through December 29, 2025. NOAA publishes the confirmed archive annually, so tornadoes after that date appear here first and move into the totals above once finalized.
Within 25 miles of Fairhope. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary storm reports, updated daily.
Tornadoes by Decade
Tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita Rating
F0–F5 ratings (pre-2007) are grouped with their EF equivalents. The Enhanced Fujita scale replaced the original Fujita scale in February 2007.
Tornadoes by Month
Have any tornadoes near Fairhope been fatal?
No fatalities are on record within 25 miles of Fairhope from any of the 183 tornadoes since 1950, though 64 injuries have been reported. NOAA Storm Prediction Center records.
Notable Tornadoes Near Fairhope
About Tornadoes in Fairhope
This overview was written July 28, 2026. The tornado counts and notable-event figures elsewhere on this page reflect the latest data and may differ from this summary.
Fairhope occupies the eastern shore of Mobile Bay in Baldwin County, Alabama, where tornadoes tend to ride in on cool-season fronts and on tropical systems moving ashore from the Gulf — the local tornado history is dotted with October, November, and December dates as much as springtime ones.
An F3 tornado struck on November 3, 1968, injuring 18 people along a 70.4-mile track that spread to 400 yards wide and caused $275,000 in property damage. Decades later, October 13, 2001 brought both an F3 that grew to 440 yards across and an F2 to the area on the same day.
The modern EF era has kept the same rhythm around Mobile Bay. On March 9, 2011, a pair of EF2 tornadoes moved through, one of them injuring four people. An EF2 on December 25, 2012 carved a 5.15-mile path and did $1,350,000 in property damage. Late October 2022 saw EF0 and EF1 tornadoes touch down on back-to-back days, October 29 and 30, and the cool-season pattern carried into recent years when an EF1 struck on October 27, 2025.