Did Huntsville Alabama get a tornado?

More than one tornado has struck Huntsville, Alabama in its history. The first documented tornado to strike Huntsville occurred in April 1822. An F2 tornado struck on the evening of April Fools’ Day 1884.

Where was the biggest tornado in Alabama?

2011 Tuscaloosa–Birmingham tornado

EF4 tornado
A flattened residence in Concord, Alabama after the EF4 tornado
Formed	April 27, 2011, 4:43 p.m. CDT (UTC−05:00)
Duration	1 hour, 31 minutes
Dissipated	April 27, 2011, 6:14 p.m. CDT (UTC–05:00)

When was the biggest tornado in Alabama?

2011 Super Outbreak

The storm system responsible for the historic tornado outbreak across the Southern United States on April 27
Duration	April 25–28, 2011
Highest winds	210 mph (340 km/h) (Hackleburg/Phil Campbell, AL EF5 on April 27)
Tornadoes confirmed	360 confirmed (Record for a continuous outbreak)
Max. rating1	EF5 tornado

Where is Tornado Alley?

It stretches from North Texas up through Oklahoma, Nebraska and South Dakota. Bluestein says there are few reasons everyone is so aware of Tornado Alley.

Does Huntsville Alabama get snow?

Huntsville, Alabama gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year. Huntsville averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

What states don’t have tornadoes?

10 States with the Fewest Tornadoes

STATE	ANNUAL TORNADOES	POPULATION
Rhode Island	0	1.057 million
Alaska	0	737,438
Massachusetts	1	6.902 million
New Jersey	2	8.909 million

What causes a tornado to stop?

It causes air on the ground to rotate, and begin to rip up the earth. When the funnel cloud meets the churning air near the ground, it becomes a tornado. When the updrafts lose energy, the tornado does too, and it slowly disappears.