25 Small Towns in Alabama With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950
Ranked by tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950 among 112 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Alabama. #1 is Greenville, AL (8 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950).
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25Opp, Alabama
21 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
6,771 people · Covington County · median home $115,700 · income $41,347 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow
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24West End-Cobb Town, Alabama
20 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
3,128 people · Calhoun County · median home $83,900 · income $55,323 · Jan low 34°F · 1 in snow
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23Weaver, Alabama
20 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
3,339 people · Calhoun County · median home $162,300 · income $49,435 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow
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22Monroeville, Alabama
19 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
5,951 people · Monroe County · median home $122,900 · income $32,513 · Jan low 38°F · 0 in snow
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21Satsuma, Alabama
19 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
6,749 people · Mobile County · median home $219,400 · income $101,042 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow
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20Elba, Alabama
17 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
3,508 people · Coffee County · median home $114,500 · income $44,792 · Jan low 38°F · 0 in snow
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19Evergreen, Alabama
17 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
3,520 people · Conecuh County · median home $98,700 · income $40,700 · Jan low 37°F · 1 in snow
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18Roanoke, Alabama
17 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
5,311 people · Randolph County · median home $154,300 · income $47,105 · Jan low 32°F · 0 in snow
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17Tuskegee, Alabama
17 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
9,395 people · Macon County · median home $104,800 · income $38,000 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow
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16Moulton, Alabama
16 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
3,398 people · Lawrence County · median home $123,900 · income $57,813 · Jan low 30°F · 2 in snow
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15Heflin, Alabama
16 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
3,431 people · Cleburne County · median home $171,700 · income $46,711 · Jan low 30°F · 1 in snow
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14Columbiana, Alabama
16 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
4,462 people · Shelby County · median home $259,500 · income $80,546 · Jan low 36°F · 1 in snow
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13Piedmont, Alabama
16 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
4,787 people · Calhoun County · median home $114,800 · income $40,506 · Jan low 29°F · 0 in snow
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12Atmore, Alabama
15 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
8,391 people · Escambia County · median home $157,800 · income $38,862 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow
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11La Fayette, Alabama
14 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
2,684 people · Chambers County · median home $85,900 · income $32,601 · Jan low 30°F · 0 in snow
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10Thomasville, Alabama
13 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
3,649 people · Clarke County · median home $116,000 · income $42,671 · Jan low 37°F · 0 in snow
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9Citronelle, Alabama
13 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
3,946 people · Mobile County · median home $193,500 · income $43,870 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow
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8Geneva, Alabama
13 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
4,245 people · Geneva County · median home $100,600 · income $47,102 · Jan low 35°F · 0 in snow
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7Lanett, Alabama
13 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
6,970 people · Chambers County · median home $95,600 · income $42,357 · Jan low 32°F · 0 in snow
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6Bay Minette, Alabama
12 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
8,107 people · Baldwin County · median home $173,000 · income $44,523 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow
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5Livingston, Alabama
11 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
3,436 people · Sumter County · median home $156,100 · income $24,236 · Jan low 33°F · 0 in snow
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4Centre, Alabama
10 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
3,587 people · Cherokee County · median home $158,400 · income $44,664 · Jan low 29°F · 1 in snow
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3Union Springs, Alabama
9 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
3,358 people · Bullock County · median home $80,400 · income $26,250 · Jan low 35°F · 1 in snow
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2Brewton, Alabama
9 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
5,276 people · Escambia County · median home $150,100 · income $50,721 · Jan low 38°F · 0 in snow
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1Greenville, Alabama
8 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
7,374 people · Butler County · median home $115,000 · income $40,822 · Jan low 37°F · 1 in snow
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Same ranking, other places
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- 25 Small Towns in New York With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950
- 25 Small Towns in Michigan With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950
- 25 Small Towns in Texas With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950
- 25 Small Towns in New Jersey With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950
- 25 Small Towns in Florida With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950
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- 25 Small Towns in Illinois With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)