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EF2 tornado in Geneva County, Alabama

Tornado January 25, 2026 · Geneva County, Alabama

EF2
Rating
3.6 mi
Path length
900 yd
Path width
$200K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 900 yards (0.51 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF2 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF2 is considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, consistent with estimated gusts of 111–135 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tornado touched down in a western Geneva neighborhood causing mainly EF-1 damage between Campbell and Magnolia Avenues. EF- 2 damage occurred downtown on Commerce St. where roofing material was peeled off three adjacent low-rise buildings. After crossing a swampy area, a significant number of snapped trees were observed on either side of the SR 52 bridge over the Choctawhatchee River. The tornado continued east causing sporadic damage on McDougald St. in Eunola, Spring Creek Road, and East CR 4 before lifting near Spring Creek itself. Both EF-2 areas had maximum winds of 115 mph.

The wider storm

A line of strong to severe storms ahead of a cold front brought damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes to the tri-state area.

Began near Geneva (31.0369, -85.8784).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Houston CountyEF0 Houston County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1311728. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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