Opp, AL tornado history
20 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Opp, AL from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 119th of 155 Alabama cities with a tornado on record. None was rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on December 9, 2024 (EF0, 0.3-mile path); the strongest, on April 19, 2020, was rated EF2.
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 Opp, AL
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2024 | EF0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Covington County, AL | 5.7 mi |
| Apr 19, 2020 | EF2 | 1.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Covington County, AL | 8.1 mi |
| Jun 21, 2017 | EF1 | 4.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Covington County, AL | 4.4 mi |
| Dec 25, 2012 | EF0 | 0.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Coffee County, AL | 9.2 mi |
| Aug 29, 2012 | EF1 | 3.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Geneva County, AL | 7.8 mi |
| Mar 2, 2012 | EF0 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Coffee County, AL | 4.4 mi |
| Nov 15, 2006 | F2 | 15.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Covington County, AL | 2.5 mi |
| May 31, 2005 | F0 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Covington County, AL | 4.3 mi |
| Mar 2, 1999 | F0 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Covington County, AL | 3.5 mi |
| Sep 28, 1998 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Covington County, AL | 3.5 mi |
| Apr 17, 1998 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Covington County, AL | 0.5 mi |
| Nov 21, 1997 | F1 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Covington County, AL | 1.1 mi |
| Jan 11, 1996 | F1 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Coffee County, AL | 7.6 mi |
| May 9, 1995 | F0 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Covington County, AL | 4.4 mi |
| Feb 21, 1990 | F1 | 1.5 mi | 0 / 10 | Covington County, AL | 0.5 mi |
| Sep 15, 1984 | F1 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Covington County, AL | 1.2 mi |
| May 19, 1980 | F1 | 19.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Covington County, AL | 3.4 mi |
| May 3, 1978 | F1 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Covington County, AL | 5.8 mi |
| Mar 31, 1976 | F2 | 3.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Covington County, AL | 9.1 mi |
| Dec 24, 1964 | F0 | 21.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Covington County, AL | 0.5 mi |
More: Covington County tornadoes · Alabama tornado history · Opp 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 7, 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 Opp
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 3 tornadoes within 10 miles of Opp in damage surveys (1 EF2, 1 EF1, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2024 | EF0 | 80 mph | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 / 0 | 06:06–06:07 UTC | NWS Mobile |
| Apr 19, 2020 | EF2 | 120 mph | 4.9 mi | 740 yd | 0 / 1 | 03:46–03:56 UTC | NWS Mobile |
| Jun 21, 2017 | EF1 | 95 mph | 4.9 mi | 75 yd | 0 / 0 | 23:57–00:08 UTC | NWS Mobile |
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.