The Town Files

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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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. 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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Methodology. We ranked 112 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Alabama (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: