Loachapoka, Alabama — Tornados

Tornados Near Loachapoka, Alabama

A list of all F1 or larger tornados that touched down near Loachapoka, Alabama over the last 75 years. Data courtesy of NOAA Severe Weather Database.

The nearest tornado to Loachapoka, Alabama is 1953-4-18 - F3 Tornado, about 1.2 miles away. There are 20 tornados in the surrounding area, listed below with distances and a map.

Nearest Tornados by Distance

#	Tornado	Distance
1.	1953-4-18 - F3 Tornado	1.2 mi.
2.	2009-4-10 - F1 Tornado	1.8 mi.
3.	1971-2-26 - F1 Tornado	3.3 mi.
4.	2011-11-16 - F2 Tornado	6 mi.
5.	2016-11-30 - F1 Tornado	7.1 mi.
6.	2009-2-28 - F1 Tornado	7.8 mi.
7.	1972-1-10 - F2 Tornado	8.5 mi.
8.	1980-4-13 - F2 Tornado	8.7 mi.
9.	2013-4-11 - F2 Tornado	9.6 mi.
10.	1984-4-22 - F1 Tornado	9.6 mi.
11.	2009-4-10 - F1 Tornado	9.7 mi.
12.	1994-3-24 - F1 Tornado	10 mi.
13.	2017-1-22 - F1 Tornado	10.4 mi.
14.	1954-12-5 - F3 Tornado	11.5 mi.
15.	1984-4-19 - F1 Tornado	11.7 mi.
16.	1984-5-3 - F2 Tornado	12.4 mi.
17.	2017-1-21 - F1 Tornado	12.4 mi.
18.	2007-1-7 - F1 Tornado	12.7 mi.
19.	2019-3-3 - F4 Tornado	13 mi.
20.	2005-8-29 - F1 Tornado	13 mi.

Tornado Locations

The strongest tornado recorded near Loachapoka was an F4 in March 2019, about 13 miles away, causing 90 injuries and 23 deaths.

Tornadoes Per Decade Near Loachapoka

	Tornadoes (F1+)
1950s	22
1960s	37
1970s	53
1980s	63
1990s	38
2000s	84
2010s	89
2020s	45

Tornado season near Loachapoka peaks in April, which accounts for 104 of the 431 recorded F1+ tornadoes in the area.

Tornadoes by Month Near Loachapoka

	Tornadoes (F1+)
Jan	55
Feb	39
Mar	73
Apr	104
May	42
Jun	14
Jul	5
Aug	11
Sep	8
Oct	3
Nov	54
Dec	23

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Loachapoka, Alabama — Tornados

Tornados Near Loachapoka, Alabama