Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- The April 1956 Birmingham tornado an F4 tornado which struck Jefferson County, Alabama, killing 25 and injuring 200
- The April 1977 Birmingham tornado an F5 tornado which struck the northern suburbs of Jefferson County, Alabama, killing 22 and injuring 125.
- The April 1998 Birmingham tornado, an F5 which affected the western and northern suburbs of Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama killing 32. One of the deadliest in U.S. history.
- The April 2011 Birmingham tornado (part of the April 25–28, 2011 tornado outbreak), an EF4 which caused major damage in Tuscaloosa and large portions of the northern and western suburbs of Birmingham, killing 64 people.
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