Millbrook, AL tornado history
33 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Millbrook, AL from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 51st of 155 Alabama cities with a tornado on record. 5 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on March 26, 2023 (EF0, 1.0-mile path); the strongest, on January 12, 2023, was rated EF3. The deadliest, on January 12, 2023, killed 7 along its path.
Dashed circle: 10 miles from the city's Census center point. A tornado counts when its recorded path passes inside the circle. Paths run straight from start to end point, as SPC records them.
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Every tornado within 10 miles of the center of Millbrook, AL
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2023 | EF0 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Autauga County, AL | 6.8 mi |
| Jan 12, 2023 | EF3 | 82.3 mi | 7 / 16 | Autauga County, AL | 9.8 mi |
| Jan 3, 2023 | EF2 | 9.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Elmore County, AL | 8.7 mi |
| Nov 29, 2022 | EF2 | 9.8 mi | 2 / 2 | Elmore County, AL | 5.0 mi |
| Feb 3, 2022 | EF0 | 2.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Elmore County, AL | 10.0 mi |
| May 4, 2021 | EF1 | 10.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Autauga County, AL | 3.2 mi |
| Mar 14, 2019 | EF2 | 8.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Elmore County, AL | 9.9 mi |
| Jan 19, 2019 | EF2 | 18.1 mi | 0 / 4 | Elmore County, AL | 8.1 mi |
| Jan 21, 2017 | EF1 | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Elmore County, AL | 9.3 mi |
| Jan 23, 2012 | EF1 | 4.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Elmore County, AL | 1.7 mi |
| Apr 15, 2011 | EF3 | 9.3 mi | 3 / 4 | Autauga County, AL | 8.3 mi |
| Feb 28, 2011 | EF0 | 8.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Autauga County, AL | 3.9 mi |
| Nov 30, 2010 | EF1 | 5.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Autauga County, AL | 3.7 mi |
| Feb 17, 2008 | EF3 | 14.7 mi | 0 / 50 | Autauga County, AL | 2.1 mi |
| Nov 24, 2004 | F0 | 2.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Elmore County, AL | 2.0 mi |
| Mar 2, 2001 | F1 | 2.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, AL | 9.4 mi |
| Dec 16, 2000 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Autauga County, AL | 4.7 mi |
| May 7, 1999 | F0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Autauga County, AL | 4.4 mi |
| Jan 24, 1997 | F1 | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Elmore County, AL | 4.6 mi |
| Mar 18, 1996 | F1 | 0.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Elmore County, AL | 9.0 mi |
| Mar 5, 1996 | F1 | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, AL | 9.4 mi |
| Mar 5, 1996 | F1 | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, AL | 9.4 mi |
| Mar 5, 1996 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, AL | 9.4 mi |
| Apr 11, 1995 | F1 | 4.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Elmore County, AL | 1.3 mi |
| Aug 27, 1992 | F1 | 5.0 mi | 0 / 1 | Montgomery County, AL | 8.4 mi |
| May 3, 1984 | F3 | 7.0 mi | 5 / 37 | Montgomery County, AL | 3.8 mi |
| Apr 22, 1984 | F1 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Montgomery County, AL | 8.8 mi |
| Nov 12, 1982 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Elmore County, AL | 7.0 mi |
| Apr 26, 1982 | F1 | 12.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Autauga County, AL | 6.7 mi |
| Nov 25, 1979 | F3 | 10.2 mi | 0 / 20 | Montgomery County, AL | 8.6 mi |
| May 4, 1979 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Elmore County, AL | 9.4 mi |
| Mar 29, 1977 | F2 | 20.5 mi | 0 / 2 | Autauga County, AL | 8.4 mi |
| Jan 10, 1975 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Autauga County, AL | 6.6 mi |
More: Elmore County tornadoes · Alabama tornado history · Millbrook hail history · Alabama damaging wind
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) tornado file, 1950–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Ratings are the ones the National Weather Service assigned: Fujita (F) scale before Feb 1, 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Paths are drawn as straight lines from the start to the end point SPC records; real paths curve. City and county boundaries: US Census Bureau.
NWS Damage Survey Paths Near Millbrook
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 13 tornadoes within 10 miles of Millbrook in damage surveys (2 EF3, 4 EF2, 5 EF1, 2 EF0). On the map, those paths follow the survey, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, instead of a straight line from start to end.
| Date | Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2023 | EF0 | 75 mph | 1.0 mi | 200 yd | 0 / 0 | 02:39–02:41 UTC | NWS Birmingham |
| Jan 12, 2023 | EF3 | 150 mph | 82.3 mi | 1,500 yd | 7 / 16 | 18:40–20:08 UTC | NWS Birmingham |
| Jan 3, 2023 | EF2 | 120 mph | 9.1 mi | 800 yd | 0 / 0 | 19:42–19:59 UTC | NWS Birmingham |
| Nov 29, 2022 | EF2 | 120 mph | 9.9 mi | 650 yd | 2 / 2 | 09:15–09:29 UTC | NWS Birmingham |
| Feb 3, 2022 | EF0 | 80 mph | 2.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 23:02–23:05 UTC | NWS Birmingham |
| May 4, 2021 | EF1 | 100 mph | 10.7 mi | 330 yd | 0 / 0 | 23:17–23:28 UTC | NWS Birmingham |
| Mar 14, 2019 | EF2 | 120 mph | 8.6 mi | 650 yd | 0 / 0 | 02:32–02:48 UTC | NWS Birmingham |
| Jan 19, 2019 | EF2 | 135 mph | 18.1 mi | 700 yd | 0 / 4 | 20:52–21:15 UTC | NWS Birmingham |
| Jan 21, 2017 | EF1 | 100 mph | 1.5 mi | 450 yd | 0 / 0 | 13:55–13:58 UTC | NWS Birmingham |
| Jan 23, 2012 | EF1 | 100 mph | 4.0 mi | 200 yd | 0 / 0 | 13:48–13:55 UTC | NWS Birmingham |
| Apr 15, 2011 | EF3 | 150 mph | 9.5 mi | 400 yd | 3 / 4 | 03:47–04:01 UTC | NWS Birmingham |
| Apr 15, 2011 | EF1 | 90 mph | 13.4 mi | 200 yd | 0 / 0 | 01:56–02:00 UTC | NWS Birmingham |
| Apr 15, 2011 | EF1 | 90 mph | 7.9 mi | 200 yd | 0 / 0 | 01:48–01:59 UTC | NWS Birmingham |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.