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 strong to 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. April through June account for 56 of the 183 tornadoes on record near Fairhope.
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 6 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Preliminary reports are revised, merged, and sometimes withdrawn — historically about 23% are consolidated downward once surveys complete.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.
Broadcast media shared video of a tornado near the Tensaw River via social media. Time and location estimated from radar with TDS evident. (MOB)
Trees down on Buzbee Rd... including one tree that fell onto a trailer. Time estimated from radar. (MOB)
Corrects previous tornado report from 2 N Carpenter. A brief EF-0 tornado touched down just west of Highway 225 between Kilcrease Rd and Green Jordan Rd and lifted just (MOB)
A NWS storm survey found a weak EF-1 tornado began near Howells Ferry Rd then progressed southeast toward Moffett Rd resulting in several uprooted hardwood trees along (MOB)
Available Sentinel 2 satellite imagery and available radar data with a tornado debris signature revealed a weak EF0 tornado occurred near Theodore Industrial Park. Mino (MOB)
Available high resolution satellite imagery revealed a weak EF0 tornado tracked from Irvington through the Laurendine area causing sporadic minor tree damage all along (MOB)
Within 25 miles of Fairhope. Quoted text is the report narrative exactly as filed. Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary storm reports, updated daily.
What storm spotters reported near Fairhope
2 local storm reports have been filed within 25 miles of Fairhope and since confirmed into the NOAA archive, the earliest on May 29, 2025 and the most recent on October 26, 2025. They are already counted in the Fairhope totals above; quoted below is the narrative each reporting office filed at the time.
NWS Storm survey found an EF-1 tornado with a max wind of 95 mph occured near Kleinschmidt Road and County Road 87 northeast of Elberta Alabama. The tornado moved north (MOB)
Tree damage reported in the Princeton Woods neighborhood. (MOB)
Source: National Weather Service and trained-spotter local storm reports, relayed by the NOAA Storm Prediction Center.
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, according to NOAA Storm Prediction Center records.
Notable Tornadoes Near Fairhope
What the record shows near Fairhope
The 2020s are the busiest decade on record so far near Fairhope, with 42 of the 183 confirmed tornadoes within 25 miles. The Fairhope record runs from the 1950s to today.
Of the tornadoes rated near Fairhope, 156 reached EF0 or EF1 and 27 reached EF2 or stronger. The most intense on record near Fairhope is rated EF3, of which 5 are logged.
Across the last 20 years Fairhope has averaged 3.2 confirmed tornadoes a year within 25 miles, 64 in total. 2022 was the busiest of them with 18, and 5 of those years passed with none at all.